How to Get All of the Mega Evolution Stones in Pokémon X and Y

If you played Pokémon X or Pokémon Y and thought, “Wow, Mega Evolution is cool, I should collect every stone,” the game’s answer was basically: “Great idea. Please enjoy this stylish scavenger hunt with weird timing requirements.”

This guide walks you through how to get all Mega Evolution Stones in Pokémon X and Y, including the story freebies, the postgame-only stones, the nighttime sparkle hunt, the version exclusives, and the one awkward fossil in the room: Blazikenite. If your goal is to build a complete Mega collection in Kalos, this is the clean, no-nonsense map you want open in the next tab while your 3DS clock judges you.

One important truth up front: you cannot naturally obtain every single Mega Stone on one fresh cartridge. A few stones are version-exclusive, and Blazikenite was originally tied to the special Torchic event rather than normal gameplay. Still, you can get nearly all of them in one run, and the rest can be added through trading.

How Mega Evolution Stones Work in Pokémon X and Y

In Kalos, Mega Evolution is temporary and only happens during battle. Your trainer needs a Key Stone in the Mega Ring, and the Pokémon needs to hold its matching Mega Stone. No matching stone, no Mega Evolution. No bond with your monster? Well, emotionally that hurts, but mechanically the stone is the important part.

The collection process breaks down into three categories:

1. Story and NPC gift stones

These come from the main adventure or from talking to specific people. They are the easiest ones to grab because the game more or less hands them to you if you keep moving.

2. Postgame reward stones

A few are unlocked after the credits and come from special battles, catches, or trades.

3. Hidden field stones

Most of the remaining Mega Stones only appear after you upgrade your Mega Ring, and only from 8:00 PM to 8:59 PM according to your 3DS system clock. During that one-hour window, they appear as sparkles on the ground.

Before You Start the Full Mega Stone Hunt

To unlock the big nighttime scavenger hunt, finish these steps first:

Beat the Elite Four and Champion.
Go to Kiloude City via Lumiose Station.
Battle at the Battle Maison at least enough to trigger your rival.
Defeat your rival in north Kiloude City.
Meet Professor Sycamore at the Anistar City sundial to upgrade your Mega Ring.

Once that is done, hidden Mega Stones can be found between 8 PM and 9 PM. For a smoother sweep, bring Pokémon with Surf, Waterfall, and Rock Smash. Kalos loves making you solve treasure hunts with plumbing and geology.

All Mega Stones You Can Get Before the Main Story Ends

Venusaurite, Charizardite X or Y, and Blastoisinite

Professor Sycamore gives you one of the Kanto starters in Lumiose City, and that starter comes with its matching Mega Stone. If you pick Bulbasaur, you get Venusaurite. If you pick Charmander, you get Charizardite X in Pokémon X or Charizardite Y in Pokémon Y. If you pick Squirtle, you get Blastoisinite.

If you do not choose a particular starter, that missing stone can later be purchased postgame from the Stone Emporium in Lumiose City on a repeating daily rotation. That means your starter choice is not permanent doom. Kalos is dramatic, but not that dramatic.

Lucarionite

You receive Lucarionite from Korrina at the Tower of Mastery after the Mega Evolution battle. This is the game’s grand “welcome to Mega Evolution” moment, and it is about as subtle as a Lucario punching through a wall.

Abomasite

You get Abomasite after rescuing Abomasnow in Frost Cavern. This one is story-based and easy to miss only if you somehow stop paying attention while saving a giant angry snow tree.

Ampharosite

Head to Azure Bay and talk to the old man on the island near the fisherman. He gives you Ampharosite. This is one of the nicer stone pickups because it comes from a conversation instead of a timed floor sparkle hiding behind a decorative shrub.

Gengarite

In Laverre City, speak to the black-haired girl near the house in the northern part of town. She gives you Gengarite. Very fitting that Gengar’s stone comes from an NPC who feels just a little suspicious.

Aerodactylite

After your fossil business in Ambrette Town, talk to the scientist on the right side of the Fossil Lab to receive Aerodactylite. If you like your Megas prehistoric and mildly furious, this one is for you.

Blazikenite

Blazikenite is the oddball. In the original release of Pokémon X and Y, it was not obtained through normal gameplay. It came with the special event Torchic distributed via Mystery Gift. So if you are playing today on an untouched save, this is the stone most likely to require a legitimate trade rather than an in-game pickup.

Postgame Mega Stones That Do Not Need the 8 PM Hunt

Absolite

After you reach Kiloude City and battle at the Battle Maison, defeat your rival in the north part of the city. Your rival rewards you with Absolite. Nice and tidy. No cave maze. No fountain puzzle. Just a rival battle and a shiny reward.

Mewtwonite X or Mewtwonite Y

Catch Mewtwo in the Unknown Dungeon, west of Pokémon Village. Once you catch it, you receive the version-specific Mega Stone automatically: Mewtwonite X in Pokémon X and Mewtwonite Y in Pokémon Y.

Gardevoirite

In postgame, go to Café Soleil in Lumiose City and trade a Pokémon with Diantha. She gives you a Ralts holding Gardevoirite. It is one of the classier Mega Stone acquisitions in the game. Naturally, Kalos makes you get it in a café.

All Hidden Mega Stones Found Between 8 PM and 9 PM

Once your Mega Ring is upgraded, these stones appear as glowing pickups during the one-hour nightly window. This is the part of the hunt where your route planning matters.

Reflection Cave

Alakazite can be found on the lowest floor of Reflection Cave.

Glittering Cave

Kangaskhanite is inside Glittering Cave, near the early side path area. If you enter and take the first right-hand route, you are in the correct neighborhood.

Santalune Forest

Near the Route 2 exit, you can find one of two version exclusives:
Pinsirite in Pokémon X
Heracronite in Pokémon Y

Couriway Town

Gyaradosite is in southeast Couriway Town, around the cluster of waterfalls. Check the middle waterfall area.

Frost Cavern

Scizorite is found behind Abomasnow in Frost Cavern. The game is not being poetic here. It is quite literally behind the giant ice shrub.

Route 16

Near the roller skaters on Route 16, you get another version split:
Manectite in Pokémon X
Houndoominite in Pokémon Y

Shabboneau Castle

Mawilite is upstairs in Shabboneau Castle, on the second floor.

Laverre City

Medichamite is near the well in Laverre City.

Cyllage Gym

Inside Cyllage Gym, the rock-climbing gym, you find another version-exclusive pair:
Tyranitarite in Pokémon X
Aggronite in Pokémon Y

Chamber of Emptiness

Banettite is in the Chamber of Emptiness. Ironically, the chamber is less empty once you know where the loot is.

Victory Road

Garchompite is near the stone structure on an outside section of Victory Road. Use Rock Smash to reach the area.

Version-Exclusive Mega Stones in Pokémon X and Y

If you want a truly complete collection across the pair, keep these exclusives in mind:

Pokémon X exclusives: Charizardite X, Mewtwonite X, Pinsirite, Manectite, Tyranitarite.
Pokémon Y exclusives: Charizardite Y, Mewtwonite Y, Heracronite, Houndoominite, Aggronite.

The good news is that Mega Stones can be traded by having a Pokémon hold them. So if you have both versions, a friend, or a trading setup, you can bridge the gap. If not, your single cartridge is still able to collect almost everything that belongs to its own version.

The Fastest Way to Collect Every Obtainable Stone

If you want efficiency instead of wandering around Kalos like a confused treasure goblin, use this order:

First, collect every story and NPC stone during your normal playthrough: Lucarionite, Abomasite, Ampharosite, Gengarite, Aerodactylite, and your chosen Kanto starter stone.

Second, after the credits, unlock Kiloude City, battle at the Battle Maison, defeat your rival for Absolite, then meet Sycamore at the Anistar sundial for the Mega Ring upgrade.

Third, start your 8 PM to 9 PM Mega Stone route. Fly intelligently. Hit the farthest caves and route detours first, then clean up town pickups like Medichamite and Mawilite later. Bring the required field moves so you are not forced to leave halfway through the only hour that matters.

Fourth, finish the special postgame pickups: Mewtwonite X/Y after catching Mewtwo, Gardevoirite from Diantha, and any missing Kanto starter stones from the Stone Emporium rotation.

Finally, trade for the stones your version cannot naturally spawn, plus Blazikenite if you never had the event Torchic.

What the Mega Stone Hunt Actually Feels Like

The funny thing about collecting all the Mega Stones in Pokémon X and Y is that it turns the game into something very different from a normal Pokémon adventure. For most of the story, Kalos feels relaxed, bright, and fashionable. Then postgame rolls around, Professor Sycamore upgrades your ring, and suddenly you are not just a Champion. You are a very determined person sprinting through caves at 8:17 PM because a tiny sparkle might be hiding behind a wall.

That is part of the charm. The Mega Stone hunt gives Kalos a weird second life. Towns you had basically finished with suddenly matter again. Frost Cavern stops being “that icy place from earlier” and becomes “the Scizorite stop.” Santalune Forest, which seemed important for about ten minutes near the start of the game, returns to relevance because version-exclusive bug stones are just hanging out there after dark like they pay rent.

There is also a very specific kind of satisfaction that comes from learning the rhythm of the hunt. At first, the 8 PM requirement feels annoying. Then it starts to feel like an event. You check the clock, line up Fly points, load up a team with Surf, Waterfall, and Rock Smash, and go on a one-hour grand tour of Kalos. It is one of the few moments in the series where item collection feels almost athletic. Not hard, exactly, but wonderfully deliberate.

It also makes Mega Evolution feel more special. These stones are not all bought in one boring menu. They are tied to caves, rival battles, city corners, fossil labs, waterfalls, and a sundial that practically screams “important lore object.” By the time you finish, your Mega collection feels earned. You remember where each stone came from because the game made you engage with the world to get it.

And then there is the comedy of the edge cases. Blazikenite is the collector’s headache. The Kanto starter stones have their own shop rotation. Mewtwo waits until the postgame because apparently one legendary cave boss was not enough. Diantha gives you Gardevoirite through a trade in a café because Kalos refuses to be normal for even one minute. The whole system is a little messy, a little theatrical, and somehow exactly right for Generation VI.

If you are replaying Pokémon X or Pokémon Y today, the Mega Stone hunt is one of the best reasons to stick around after the credits. It adds structure to the postgame, rewards exploration, and turns Mega Evolution from a cool mechanic into a collection quest with real personality. In other words, it is not just about getting stronger. It is about finishing the fashionably overcomplicated treasure hunt that Kalos clearly wanted you to experience all along.

Final Thoughts

If you want to get all Mega Evolution Stones in Pokémon X and Y, the trick is knowing which stones are tied to the story, which ones come from postgame rewards, and which ones only appear during the 8 PM to 9 PM Mega Ring window. Once you understand that split, the hunt becomes much easier.

For most players, the real endgame is simple: beat the Champion, upgrade the Mega Ring, plan a clean nighttime route, and trade for the stones your version cannot provide. Do that, and Kalos becomes a Mega Evolution playground instead of a giant region full of “wait, where was that sparkle again?” moments.

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