Alright so here’s the deal with Pawmi evolution in Pokémon GO. Buckle up, ’cause it was more annoying than I thought at first.
Getting Stuck in the Pawmi Phase
Right, so I started off excited. Found a decent Pawmi. Nice stats, seemed like a keeper. Grabbed enough candy just catching those little orange furballs everywhere. Felt good, hit evolve.
First big surprise: Pawmi turns into… Pawmo. Okay, that’s cool. But then I wanted the big guy, Pawmot. More candy? Fine, I went out again, grinded some more catches and Pinap Berries. Got enough. Hit evolve on Pawmo.
Nada. Zilch. Absolutely nothing happened. My finger hovered over the evolve button on Pawmo, grayed out like my hopes. Sat there scratching my head. “250 Candies are RIGHT there! Why won’t it work?!” Felt seriously confused.
The Walking Bit I Totally Forgot
Took me like five minutes of staring at the screen before it clicked. The game didn’t tell me squat upfront. I vaguely remembered something about “walking your buddy”? Hadn’t even thought about that step.
So, fine. Made Pawmo my buddy. Popped him out for a stroll. Figured, “How bad could it be?” Started walking my usual route around the park. Kept glancing down, waiting for the magic “Ready to Evolve!” notification on the buddy screen.
Walked more. And more. Felt like ages. Legit checked my fitness app – gone well past the needed distance. Still no evolve button. Seriously?! Now I’m muttering at my phone. “I walked the stupid distance! Give me Pawmot!”
The Missing Piece: The “Pawnalysis”
Feeling defeated, almost rage-quit the game. But then I remembered a post in some random forum ages ago about “steps resetting” or some junk. Went digging through buddy history and game files stuff.
Here’s the stupid part nobody tells you: Pawmo starts counting steps ONLY after you made it your buddy AND you caught or evolved THAT SPECIFIC Pawmo. Previous walking? Doesn’t count. Total rip-off.
Felt like slamming my head against the table. So I had to:
- Make sure I was looking at the Pawmo I wanted to evolve.
- Make THAT exact Pawmo my buddy.
- Walk a fresh 10km. Not steps I did earlier. Fresh. Walking.
- Grind out the candies again ’cause I spent some earlier like an idiot.
Finally Getting That Big Fuzzball
Resigned myself to another hour of walking. Seriously felt like crossing a desert. Phone buzzing finally! “Ready to Evolve!” Sweet relief.
Opened buddy screen. YES, the evolve button was lit up! Smacked it instantly. Saw the Pawmo glow properly this time and turn into the big, cool Pawmot.
Lessons learned? The hard way, obviously:
- Plan from the start if you want Pawmot. That little orange dude needs patience.
- Don’t bother evolving Pawmi until you got spare candy AND walking time lined up.
- The walking HAS TO BE WITH THAT SPECIFIC BUDDY AFTER YOU SET IT. No shortcuts. Zero.
- Keep an eye on the buddy screen. It tells you your progress for evolving Pawmo.
- If the evolve button doesn’t light up after walking and having candy? Restart the stupid game. That fixed it once for me.
So yeah, Pawmi’s line? Looks cute, evolves like a pain in the neck. Hope this saves someone the hours of frustration I went through!
