diff --git a/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Evolutions/EvolutionChain.cs b/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Evolutions/EvolutionChain.cs
index 0e9a8de2e..bb481f1cc 100644
--- a/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Evolutions/EvolutionChain.cs
+++ b/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Evolutions/EvolutionChain.cs
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ internal static List<EvoCriteria> GetValidPreEvolutions(PKM pkm, int maxspecieso
                 lvl = pkm.CurrentLevel;
             if (pkm.IsEgg && !skipChecks)
             {
-                return new List<EvoCriteria>
+                return new List<EvoCriteria>(1)
                 {
                     new EvoCriteria { Species = pkm.Species, Level = lvl, MinLevel = lvl },
                 };
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ internal static List<EvoCriteria> GetValidPreEvolutions(PKM pkm, int maxspecieso
 
             if (pkm.Species == 292 && lvl >= 20 && (!pkm.HasOriginalMetLocation || pkm.Met_Level + 1 <= lvl))
             {
-                return new List<EvoCriteria>
+                return new List<EvoCriteria>(2)
                 {
                     new EvoCriteria { Species = 292, Level = lvl, MinLevel = 20 },
                     new EvoCriteria { Species = 290, Level = lvl, MinLevel = 1 }
diff --git a/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Evolutions/EvolutionLineage.cs b/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Evolutions/EvolutionLineage.cs
index a5ad40949..3bd7f79b8 100644
--- a/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Evolutions/EvolutionLineage.cs
+++ b/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Evolutions/EvolutionLineage.cs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public List<EvoCriteria> GetExplicitLineage(PKM pkm, int maxLevel, bool skipChec
         {
             int lvl = maxLevel;
             var first = new EvoCriteria {Species = pkm.Species, Level = lvl, Form = pkm.AltForm};
-            var dl = new List<EvoCriteria> { first };
+            var dl = new List<EvoCriteria>(3) { first };
             for (int i = Chain.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--) // reverse evolution!
             {
                 bool oneValid = false;