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They got rid of location-based evolutions since it would require them to add certain themed areas to every future game, plus animated mossy and icy boulders, which they don’t want to fucking do anymore. That I get. But Espeon, Umbreon, and Sylveon will likewise never evolve via Sun, Moon, and Shiny Stones, respectively, because those evos require no extra graphical work or resources on GF’s part