How Evolve works
Every coin on Evolve is paired with a Pokémon. The market cap decides which form it shows, and every evolution pulls a buy from the pot.
- 01Pair
Pick a base Pokémon and launch your coin with it. Name, ticker and image are yours.
- 02Grow
Your coin trades on pump.fun. At $10k it evolves. At $30k it reaches its final form.
- 03Get bought
Each evolution triggers a buy from the Evolve pot. The tokens it buys stay locked for 30 days.
Evolution levels
A coin evolves the first time its market cap reaches each level. Once it evolves it stays evolved, even if the price drops later.
Basic form. The coin opens on the curve.
Stage 1. The pot buys the coin and locks it for 30 days.
Final form. The pot buys again and locks it for 30 days.
Mega Evolution. When the coin bonds on pump.fun, Evolve buys 5 SOL of it and locks it for 30 days.
$10k and $30k are market caps in US dollars, read from the chain.
The evolution pot
50% of every fee Evolve takes goes into the pot: our cut of every coin launched here plus the $EVOLVE fees. When a coin evolves, the pot buys it on the open market and locks what it bought for 30 days. Every buy shows on the coin and on the treasury page with its transaction.
Treasury →Fees
- Trading fee
- Set by pump.fun, same as any coin there
- Creator fee
- Split 50% to the launcher, 50% to Evolve
- The split
- Locked on chain at launch. Nobody can change it
- Launch fee
- 0.025 SOL
Bonding
Every coin trades on its pump.fun bonding curve. When the curve fills, pump.fun moves it to PumpSwap on its own. Evolutions keep counting after it bonds.
FAQ
Can I pick any Pokémon?
Any base Pokémon on the list. Each line evolves twice, so you always know what your coin turns into.
Do I need my own image?
No. Skip it and your coin uses its Pokémon’s art. Upload one if you want your own.
What does a launch cost?
The 0.025 SOL launch fee plus about 0.03 SOL of network rent, and any dev buy you add.
How do I get my creator fees?
Your coin’s creator fees collect in its pump.fun fee vault. Press Pay out on the Launch page (anyone can) and pump.fun sends your 50% straight to your wallet.
What is Mega Evolution?
When a coin fills its pump.fun bonding curve and bonds, it Mega Evolves into its strongest form, and Evolve buys 5 SOL of it and locks it for 30 days.
Who can see the buys?
Everyone. Each evolution buy and its lock link to Solscan.