Why Won’t My Pokémon Evolve

Since I updated 2 days ago none of my Pokémon will evolve Scyther, Anorith, Caterpie just to name a few. I deleted the app and reinstalled it that didn’t help! And yes, they are all ready to evolve! When I hit the evolve button it takes me back to the Pokémon screen!


This is a UI bug that I have experienced myself. Essentially, the exit button slightly overlaps the evolve button. As a result, trying to evolve a Pokémon will exit the screen rather than evolving.

The following are solutions to get past this bug:

  • Press the far left side of the evolve button (credits to @Amy B)
  • Scroll until the evolve button is no longer parallel with the exit button.