diff --git a/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Core.cs b/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Core.cs
index 435acfb12..b98029b02 100644
--- a/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Core.cs
+++ b/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Core.cs
@@ -503,11 +503,11 @@ internal static bool IsTradeEvolved(IReadOnlyList<EvoCriteria>[] chain, int pkmF
 
         internal static bool IsEvolutionValid(PKM pkm, int minSpecies = -1, int minLevel = -1)
         {
-            var curr = EvolutionChain.GetValidPreEvolutions(pkm);
+            var curr = EvolutionChain.GetValidPreEvolutions(pkm, minLevel: minLevel);
             var min = curr.FindLast(z => z.Species == minSpecies);
             if (min != null && min.Level < minLevel)
                 return false;
-            var poss = EvolutionChain.GetValidPreEvolutions(pkm, lvl: 100, skipChecks: true);
+            var poss = EvolutionChain.GetValidPreEvolutions(pkm, lvl: 100, minLevel: minLevel, skipChecks: true);
 
             if (minSpecies != -1)
             {
diff --git a/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Evolutions/EvolutionChain.cs b/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Evolutions/EvolutionChain.cs
index 63b6826d8..3e2a0a6f2 100644
--- a/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Evolutions/EvolutionChain.cs
+++ b/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Evolutions/EvolutionChain.cs
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ internal static int GetEvoChainSpeciesIndex(IReadOnlyList<EvoCriteria> chain, in
 
         private static List<EvoCriteria> GetEvolutionChain(PKM pkm, IEncounterable Encounter, int maxspec, int maxlevel)
         {
-            var vs = GetValidPreEvolutions(pkm);
+            var vs = GetValidPreEvolutions(pkm, minLevel: Encounter.LevelMin);
             if (Encounter.Species == maxspec)
             {
                 if (vs.Count != 1)
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ private static void CheckLastEncounterRemoval(IEncounterable Encounter, IReadOnl
             }
         }
 
-        internal static List<EvoCriteria> GetValidPreEvolutions(PKM pkm, int maxspeciesorigin = -1, int lvl = -1, bool skipChecks = false)
+        internal static List<EvoCriteria> GetValidPreEvolutions(PKM pkm, int maxspeciesorigin = -1, int lvl = -1, int minLevel = 1, bool skipChecks = false)
         {
             if (lvl < 0)
                 lvl = pkm.CurrentLevel;
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ internal static List<EvoCriteria> GetValidPreEvolutions(PKM pkm, int maxspecieso
 
             int tree = maxspeciesorigin == MaxSpeciesID_2 ? 2 : pkm.Format;
             var et = EvolutionTree.GetEvolutionTree(pkm, tree);
-            return et.GetValidPreEvolutions(pkm, maxLevel: lvl, maxSpeciesOrigin: maxspeciesorigin, skipChecks: skipChecks);
+            return et.GetValidPreEvolutions(pkm, maxLevel: lvl, maxSpeciesOrigin: maxspeciesorigin, skipChecks: skipChecks, minLevel: minLevel);
         }
 
         private static int GetMinLevelGeneration(PKM pkm, int generation)
diff --git a/Tests/PKHeX.Core.Tests/Legality/Illegal/Evolution/196 ★ - ESPEON - 20386C1C9080.pk4 b/Tests/PKHeX.Core.Tests/Legality/Illegal/Evolution/196 ★ - ESPEON - 20386C1C9080.pk4
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