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There's an easy way to pick how Eevee evolves in 'Pokémon Go'

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If you've been playing "Pokémon GO," chances are you've wondered why Eevee seems to randomly evolve.

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Some have suggested that an Eevee will evolve differently based on its special attack or which team you belong to, but so far there's been no conclusive evidence to support the theories.

In the original game, Eevees were given special stones that made them evolve differently.

Unlike every other Pokémon in the game, Eevee can evolve into three different creatures: Jolteon, Flareon, and Vaporeon.

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It turns out that there is a way to choose how your Eevee evolves in "Pokémon GO."

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Redditor "smithnigel" figured the easter egg out by referencing the original Pokémon anime show.

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"The Eevee Brothers from the original anime were named Rainer, Pyro, Sparky and they owned a Vaporeon, Flareon and Jolteon respectively. If you nickname your Eevee either Rainer, Pyro or Sparky, your Eevee will evolve into that desired Eeveelution!"

So change the name of your Eevee to one of the three Eevee Brothers, and it will evolve correspondingly.

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Naming an Eevee "Sparky" will make it evolve into Jolteon, "Rainer" will get you Vaporeon, and "Pyro" will get you Flareon.

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Many have already reported that the tip works, but some have said nicknaming an Eevee doesn't work the second time around.

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So if you're trying to evolve multiple Eevees into Jolteons, for example, you may be out of luck.

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