That's a pretty long time..... Seems like it'd leave them pretty vulnerable.

Most of my Pokémon are fully evolved already, sorry. The few that aren't need special circumstances for it, not just growing stronger--there are different ways to do it, after all.

[Have a little smile, as he reaches out to give the Flareon tummy rubs.]

Like this little girl. She needed a Fire Stone to become what she is now.