diff --git a/src/data/pokemon-evolutions.ts b/src/data/pokemon-evolutions.ts
index 9f6ae2dd3f5..9cfcad41c08 100644
--- a/src/data/pokemon-evolutions.ts
+++ b/src/data/pokemon-evolutions.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { Gender } from "./gender";
-import { FlinchChanceModifier } from "../modifier/modifier";
 import { Moves } from "./enums/moves";
 import { PokeballType } from "./pokeball";
 import Pokemon from "../field/pokemon";
@@ -216,7 +215,7 @@ export const pokemonEvolutions: PokemonEvolutions = {
   ],
   [Species.SLOWPOKE]: [
     new SpeciesEvolution(Species.SLOWBRO, 37, null, null),
-    new SpeciesEvolution(Species.SLOWKING, 1, EvolutionItem.LINKING_CORD, new SpeciesEvolutionCondition(p => !!p.scene.findModifier(m => (m instanceof FlinchChanceModifier) && (m as FlinchChanceModifier).pokemonId === p.id, true)), SpeciesWildEvolutionDelay.VERY_LONG)
+    new SpeciesEvolution(Species.SLOWKING, 1, EvolutionItem.LINKING_CORD, new SpeciesEvolutionCondition(p => true /* King's Rock */), SpeciesWildEvolutionDelay.VERY_LONG)
   ],
   [Species.MAGNEMITE]: [
     new SpeciesEvolution(Species.MAGNETON, 30, null, null)
@@ -1244,7 +1243,7 @@ export const pokemonEvolutions: PokemonEvolutions = {
   ],
   [Species.POLIWHIRL]: [
     new SpeciesEvolution(Species.POLIWRATH, 1, EvolutionItem.WATER_STONE, null, SpeciesWildEvolutionDelay.LONG),
-    new SpeciesEvolution(Species.POLITOED, 1, EvolutionItem.LINKING_CORD, new SpeciesEvolutionCondition(p => !!p.scene.findModifier(m => (m instanceof FlinchChanceModifier) && (m as FlinchChanceModifier).pokemonId === p.id, true)), SpeciesWildEvolutionDelay.VERY_LONG)
+    new SpeciesEvolution(Species.POLITOED, 1, EvolutionItem.LINKING_CORD, new SpeciesEvolutionCondition(p => true /* King's Rock */), SpeciesWildEvolutionDelay.VERY_LONG)
   ],
   [Species.WEEPINBELL]: [
     new SpeciesEvolution(Species.VICTREEBEL, 1, EvolutionItem.LEAF_STONE, null, SpeciesWildEvolutionDelay.LONG)