Best players for The Octopus Evolution in EA FC 25

Evolutions in EA FC 25 provide greater customization and the opportunity to improve the stats of your favorite players, though The Octopus Evolution comes with a cost. If you want to know the best players to select, look no further.

While the majority of Evolutions in EA FC 25 are available for free, others require paying coins or FC points up-front to unlock them. The Octopus Evolution is one of those, and due to the price tag, you won’t want to waste it.

Read on for all our tips on The Octopus Evolution, including what players to use.

All requirements for The Octopus Evolution in EA FC 25

The Octopus Evolution is the first paid Evolution of EA FC 25, with a price of 50,000 Coins or 750 FC Points required to unlock it. Once paid for, there are also other requirements that a player must meet to be eligible.

Any player must have CDM as a playable position, with a maximum overall of 81. On top of this, the player must have a maximum of 78 Pace and 78 Physicality, along with a maximum of 80 Agility and 80 Defending. We’ve listed all the requirements in the table below.

All upgrades for The Octopus Evolution in EA FC 25

The biggest upgrade from The Octopus Evolution in EA FC 25 is a fivefold increase in Overall rating. Several other stats, including Dribbling, Physicality, Passing, and pace, also receive boosts.

Stat limits apply for some of those, but they restrict how high certain cards can go. As a result, you may want to adjust the players you are considering. The full list of upgrades is below.

All challenges for The Octopus Evolution in EA FC 25

The Octopus Evolution in EA FC 25 has three stages of challenges, each of which must be completed before the next stage unlocks.

Unlike other Evolutions, The Octopus Evolution requires playing at least four Rivals matches. You can complete the wins in other modes, like Squad Battles, but levels two and three require playing two matches in Rivals.

Read the full list of challenges below.

Best players for The Octopus Evolution EA FC 25

Due to the stat limits in place for The Octopus Evolution, it’s actually best to look at players beneath 80 OVR who will benefit most from all the upgrades. While these won’t hit the maximum OVR of 85, they will excel from the all-round boosts.

In the Premier League, Wolves’ Joao Gomes, Tottenham’s Pape Sarr, Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton, and Liverpool’s Ryan Gravenberch are all solid choices, particularly as, excluding Sarr, they are from popular nations, which makes them easier to build into hybrid sides.

Elsewhere, Oriane Jean-Francois, Yacine Adli, Khepren Thuram, and Samuele Ricci are also good choices for hybrid sides, while Nicolas Seiweld and Filippa Angedahl are worth considering if you have players from their league, club, or nation in your team already.