Applin's evolutions are weird and wonderful, and as of generation nine, there are three of them for you to collect: Appletun, Flapple, and Dipplin. Three evolutions require different items, but we're here to talk you through what you need and how to use them. We can even tell you where to catch Applin. There's no point in knowing how to evolve it if you don't have one, after all.
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Where can I catch Applin?
We'll talk you through how to evolve Applin in this guide, but your first port of call should be knowing how to catch one. You can find these fruity creatures in Pokémon Sword and Shield, as well as Scarlet and Violet. To help you out, below we have a list of where they are. But we must warn you, these 'mon are quite a rare sight.
Here is where you can find an Applin in the wild:
- Sword and Shield - Axew's Eye, Bridge Field, Dappled Grove, Dusty Bowl, Giant's Mirror, Rolling Fields, Route Five, Stony Wilderness
- Expansion pass locations - Challenge Beach, Fields of Honor, Forest of Focus, Insular Sea, Loop Lagoon, Soothing Wetlands, Stepping-Stone Sea, Training Lowlands, Workout Sea
- Scarlet and Violet - North Province Area One and Two, East Province Area One and Two, South Province Area One, Two, and Four, West Province Area Three, Casseroya Lake, Tagtree Thicket
- Expansion pass locations - Apple Hills, Kitakami Road, Mossfell Confluence
How do I evolve Applin?
Applin needs a sweet, tart, or syrupy apple to evolve. The sweet apple evolves Applin into Appletun, the tart apple causes it to evolve into Flapple, and the syrupy apple turns Applin into Dipplin.
Now, despite having the right items, you might notice that Applin still isn't evolving as you'd expect. This is due to the fact that its evolutions are game exclusives, with Appletun only appearing in Shield, and Flapple only appearing in Sword. So, the only way to get both of them in their respective eighth generation games is to trade with a friend. Dipplin, meanwhile, isn't part of the Galar lineup, instead debuting in the Scarlet and Violet DLC, The Teal Mask.
Where do I get sweet, tart, and syrupy apple items?
So you've got your Applin and now you want to evolve it. Here's where to get the sweet and tart apple items in Pokémon Sword and Shield. Head to Hammerlocke's exit to Route Six, and look for a boy wearing an orange jacket. He asks to see your Applin as he's somewhat of an enthusiast. Don't worry - he gives it straight back, along with the evolution item for your game copy. Sweet and tart apples also occasionally come as rewards from any Battle Café in the Galar region.
In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, there are a couple of places to find the two fruity items. You can find the apples listed for sale at the auction house in Porto Marinada, and you can purchase them from any Delibird Present store once you defeat at least three Gym Leaders. The items cost 2,200 Pokédollars from this store.
Introduced in Scarlet and Violet's Teal Mask DLC, you can find the syrupy apple item by going to Mossfell Confluence. There is an unattended stall selling the apples for 500 Pokédollars each.
Where can I catch Flapple?
If you don't want to go through the hassle of using an evolution item, you can catch Flapple in a couple of games on Nintendo Switch. Just head to the following locations:
- Sword - Dappled Grove, Axew's Eye, Stony Wilderness, Bridge Field, Giant's Mirror
- Scarlet and Violet - tera raid battles and the Mossfell Confluence in The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC
Where can I catch Appletun?
Appletun is wandering the world in both the eighth generation and ninth generation games:
- Shield - Bridge Field, Axew's Eye, Giant's Mirror, Dappled Grove, and Stony Wilderness
- Scarlet and Violet - five-star Terra Raid battles and the Mossfell Confluence in The Hidden Treasures of Area Zero DLC
Where can I catch Dipplin?
Unlike Appletun and Flapple, you're only hope of getting Dipplin without evolving Applin is to encounter it in a four-star Terra Raid battle during the Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC for Scarlet and Violet. You can't catch it anywhere else.
If, by some small chance, you catch Dipplin, you can evolve it again into Hydrapple, a Gen nine 'mon. Hydrapple evolves when you level your Dipplin up while knowing Dragon Cheer.
Is Applin in Pokémon Go?
Yes, Applin is in Pokémon Go, debuting as part of the Sweet Discoveries event in April 2025. To evolve Applin into Flapple, you need to give it 200 candies and 20 tart apples, while you need to give it 200 candies and 20 sweet apples to get Appletun.
Following Dipplin's debut on October 10 2025, if you want a Dipplin, it's 20 Syrupy Apples and the usual 200 Applin candies. To grab the Syrupy Apples, you'll want to use a Mossy Lure.
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