Pokémon GO tends to do a lot of things differently from the franchise's mainline entries. This extends to things like how you battle others, how you can level up, and how you evolve certain Pokémon. Even a Gen 1 Pokémon like Lickitung has unique evolution requirements in Pokémon GO.
Luckily, if you're looking to evolve Lickitung in Pokémon GO the process is pretty straightforward, at least on paper. However, it's far from a piece of cake. Here's how you can evolve Lickitung into LickiLicky in Pokémon GO.
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How to evolve Lickitung in Pokemon GO
In order to evolve your Lickitung into a LickiLicky, you will need to do two things: feed it 100 Lickitung Candies and give it a Sinnoh Stone. Unfortunately, this is way easier said than done, as acquiring both sets of items will be quite a challenge for any player in Pokémon GO.
How to get Lickitung Candies
Getting all 100 Lickitung Candies will be quite a grind, requiring you to catch more Lickitungs than you'll know what to do with. To help with this, we recommend you use lure items like Pinap Berries, as well as keep Lickytung as your Buddy Pokémon throughout the process.
How to get a Sinnoh Stone
You won't want to wait until after collecting 100 Lickitung Candies to start trying to acquire a Sinnoh Stone. This is because, in Pokémon GO, the only way to get evolutionary items like the Sinnoh Stone is by spinning Photo Discs at PokeStops and Gyms.
Unfortunately, the Sinnoh Stone has a very low drop rate sitting at just 1%. You can boost your chances by spinning the same Photo Disc for seven days straight, giving you a bunch of bonus items on the seventh day. Luckily, all you need to evolve Lickitung is a single Sinnoh Stone, so how long it takes you to get it is up to chance. May luck be on your side!
That's all the info you need to evolve your Lickitung into a LickiLicky in Pokémon GO. You might also be interested in how to evolve Cosmoem and how to catch Mienfoo in the game.