FC 25 Evolutions: Best players to upgrade and all requirements

As a reminder from FC 24, Evolutions are a fairly new addition to Ultimate Team designed to allow those lower-rated players to transform into more useful ones.

Different Evolution pathways have limits, usually capping specific attributes. Once you’ve chosen your player and fulfilled the requirements (usually after playing a select number of games or scoring a few goals), they’ll be upgraded.

If you’re stuck on who to upgrade, here are a few of our top picks for the FC 25 Evolutions.

Intro to Stat Limits Evolution: Best players, requirements & upgrades

The best players to use in the FC 25 Intro to Stat Limits Evolution are Marcus Rashford, Ángel Correa, Karim Adeyemi, Darwin Núñez and Iñaki Williams.

With the Evolution improving your player’s Shooting and Dribbling, we’re prioritising attacking players here, especially those in the top leagues with good Pace.

Rashford, Adeyemi and Williams all already have over 85 Pace, and can provide good links throughout the year in FC 25. However, keep in mind that some of these players may be better suited for the Ultimate Edition Evolution, listed below.

Outside of the wingers, Correa and Núñez both have consistent high base stats for strikers, especially in Pace, Shooting and Dribbling, so upgrading either one of these could leave you with a great forward for those early Division Rivals or FUT Champs matches.

Intro to Stat Limits Evolution Upgrades

• OVR: +1
• Shooting: +3 (Max 86)
• Dribbling: +2 (Max 87)
• Skill Moves: +1 Star (Max 3)

Intro to Stat Limits Evolution Requirements

• OVR: Maximum 82

Intro to Stat Limit Challenges

• Level 1: Play 3 matches in Rush, Rivals, or Squad Battles on min Semi-Pro difficulty using your active EVO player in-game.
• Level 2: Win 2 matches in Rush, Rivals, or Squad Battles on min Semi-Pro difficulty using your active EVO player in-game.

Club Member Reward Evolution: Best players, requirements & upgrades

The best players to use in the Club Member Reward Evolution are Denzel Dumfries, Diogo Dalot and Nahuel Molina.

This Evolution gives the upgraded player the RB Falseback++ Role, so we’re only focusing on those who are primarily RBs, as opposed to pacey CBs who can also play on the right (sorry, Micky van de Ven fans).

Each of these players play in one of the top leagues for Ultimate Team chemistry. So, alongside their high Pace and overall consistent stats, they’re great picks for the Club Member Reward.

Club Member Reward Evolution Upgrades

• OVR: +2
• Pace: +4 (Max 89)
• Shooting: +1
• Passing: +3
• Dribbling: +3
• Defending: +2
• Physical: +2
• PlayStyles: Incisive Pass and Rapid
• Role++: RB Falseback++

Club Member Reward Evolution Requirements

• OVR: Max 82
• Position: RB
• Max PlayStyles: 7

Club Member Reward Evolution Challenges

• Level 1: Play 3 matches in Rush, Rivals, or Squad Battles on min Semi-Pro difficulty using your active EVO player in-game AND Win 2 matches in Rush, Rivals, or Squad Battles on min Semi-Pro difficulty using your active EVO player in-game.
• Level 2: Play 3 matches in Rush, Rivals, or Squad Battles on min Semi-Pro difficulty using your active EVO player in-game AND Achieve 1 Clean Sheet in Rush, Rivals, or Squad Battles on min Semi-Pro difficulty using your active EVO player in-game.

Ultimate Edition Evolution: Best players, requirements & upgrades

The best Ultimate Edition Evolution players are Ángel Correa, Gabriel Jesus, Iñaki Williams and Nicolas Jackson.

This Evolution makes use of one of the major changes to Evolutions this year, which sees certain stats capped at limits. These limits mean that Evolution upgrades won’t increase certain attributes (eg Pace) past a designated number. Here, players cannot see their Pace go above 87, or their Shooting above 87, for example.

However, this doesn't mean we should ignore players who already have high stats, as we can improve their other attributes. Iñaki Williams already has the Pace but lacks slightly in the Shooting and Dribbling areas - which is what this Evolution can upgrade. Gabriel Jesus is one of the best dribblers available in the Premier League, but this Evolution can give him a much-needed boost to his Pace.

Ultimate Edition Evolution Upgrades

• OVR: +2
• Pace: +5 (Max 87)
• Shooting: +4 (Max 87)
• Passing: +3 (Max 90)
• Dribbling: +3 (Max 85)
• Defending: +1
• Physical: +3
• PlayStyle: First Touch
• PlayStyle+: Power Shot
• Skill Moves: +1 Star (Max 4 Star)

Ultimate Edition Evolution Requirements

• OVR: Max 82
• Position: ST
• Max PlayStyles: 7
• Max PlayStyle+: 0

Ultimate Edition Evolution Challenges

Level 1: N/A

Level 2: Win 3 matches in Rush, Rivals or Squad Battles on min Semi-Pro difficulty using your active EVO player in-game AND Score 3 goals using your active EVO player in Rush, Rivals, or Squad Battles on min Semi-Pro difficulty.

From Box-to-Box Evolution: Best players, requirements & upgrades

The best players to use in the From Box-to-Box Evolution are Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Joelinton, Segi Darder and Lo'eau LaBonta.

As this Evolution gives your CM a boost across all stats, we're looking for those players with the highest overalls across all stats, alongside being able to link up well with other nations and leagues.

Loftus-Cheek is the standout here, almost hitting the fabled 'Gullit Gang' level of stats (80 in all face attributes). Linking with both Serie A and England, he already has a 4-star weak foot and 4-star skills, so could fit in many of your FC 25 tactics looking beyond the first few weeks.

Finally, don't fall into the trap of thinking that a player who already has the Box-to-Box+ Role will receive a Box-to-Box++ Role. It appears the FC 25 Player Role system doesn't scale as stats do. Those with the existing Role will stay at that level. So don't expect Kobbie Mainoo to become a Box-to-Box++, for example.

From Box-to-Box Evolution Upgrades

• OVR: +2
• Pace: +2
• Shooting: +2
• Passing: +3
• Dribbling: +2
• Defending: +2
• Physical: +2
• PlayStyle: Relentless
• Player Role: Box-to-Box+
• Skill Moves: +1 Star (Max 4 Star)

From Box-to-Box Evolution Requirements

• OVR: Max 82
• Pace: Max 85
• Position: CM
• Max PlayStyles: 7

From Box-to-Box Evolution Challenges

• Level 1: Play 3 matches in Rush, Rivals, or Squad Battles on min Semi-Pro difficulty using your active EVO player in-game AND Win 2 matches in Rush, Rivals, or Squad Battles on min Semi-Pro difficulty using your active EVO player in-game.
• Level 2: Play 4 matches in Rush, Rivals, or Squad Battles on min Semi-Pro difficulty using your active EVO player in-game AND Win 3 matches in Rush, Rivals, or Squad Battles on min Semi-Pro difficulty using your active EVO player in-game.
• Level 3: Win 3 matches in Rush, Rivals, or Squad Battles on min Semi-Pro difficulty using your active EVO player in-game AND Achieve 3 Clean Sheets in Rush, Rivals, or Squad Battles on min Semi-Pro difficulty using your active EVO player in-game.

Sprint Supreme Evolution: Best players, requirements & upgrades

The best players to use in the Sprint Supreme Evolution are Cristian Romero, Matthijs De Ligt and Andreas Christensen.

These are all solid CBs already, who are just lacking in the pace department. With these upgrades, the cards could become much more useable in-game.

However, we'd also recommend using this upgrade to further increase the pace of any CB who already has pretty high speed. Using this upgrade on Ibrahima Konaté, for example, won't increase his Sprint Speed, but will move his Acceleration from 69 to a solid 78.

Sprint Supreme Evolution Upgrades

• Acceleration: +10 (Max 78)
• Sprint Speed: +10 (Max 78)

Sprint Supreme Evolution Requirements

• OVR: Max 84
• Position: CB

Sprint Supreme Evolution Challenges

• Level 1: Play 5 matches in Rush, Rivals, or Squad Battles on min Semi-Pro difficulty using your active EVO player in-game AND Win 3 matches in Rush, Rivals, or Squad Battles on min Semi-Pro difficulty using your active EVO player in-game.
• Level 2: Play 5 matches in Rush, Rivals, or Squad Battles on min Semi-Pro difficulty using your active EVO player in-game AND Win 4 matches in Rush, Rivals, or Squad Battles on min Semi-Pro difficulty using your active EVO player in-game.

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