EA FC 25 Octopus 2 Evolution guide: Best players to use, all upgrades, requirements, and more

EA Sports has finally unveiled the EA FC 25 Octopus 2 Evolution on the Ultimate Team servers. This free EVO allows gamers to elevate their defensive midfielders' passing, defending, and other pivotal attributes across the board. The earlier edition of this evolution cost around 50,000 EA FC Coins or 750 EA FC Points and featured three levels. Surprisingly, EA has decided to make the EVO free this time (with two levels), allowing players to upgrade a large pool of midfielders in-game.

This article will shed some light on all the requirements, upgrades, and challenges pertaining to the EA FC 25 Octopus 2 EVO, so interested players can refer to this information.

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All requirements of the EA FC 25 Octopus 2 Evolution

These are the criteria to be eligible for this EA FC 25 Octopus 2 Evolution:

• Overall: Max 86
• Passing: Max 82
• Defending: Max 84
• PlayStyles: Max 10
• PlayStyles+: Max 1
• Roles++: Max 1
• Position: CDM

The criteria are quite straightforward and open up a large pool of eligible player cards.

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Best players to use in the EA FC 25 Octopus 2 Evolution

Tchouameni is a great player to use in this EVO (Image via EA Sports)

Let's take a quick look at some of the best players gamers should upgrade using this EVO:

• Aurelien Tchouameni: 85
• Blaze Matuidi: 86
• Ramires: 86
• Eduardo Camavinga: 83
• Manuel Ugarte: 85
• Sandro Tonali: 85
• Curtis Jones: 82
• Leon Goretzka: 83
• Sergej Milinkovic-Savic: 86

If used, the aforementioned player cards will receive slight boosts to their passing and defending attributes, making them more viable in the current EA FC 25 meta.

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All upgrades and challenges of the EA FC 25 Octopus 2 Evolution

The EVO offers several upgrades across the board (Image via EA Sports)

Like the standard free EVOs, the Octopus 2 evolution offers two levels. Here are the offered upgrades:

Level 1 upgrades

• Overall: 5
• Pace: 6
• Passing: 5
• Dribbling: 3
• Defending: 6
• PlayStyles: Slide Tackle

Level 2 upgrades

• Pace: 6
• Physical: 3
• PlayStyles: Press Proven
• Roles: Holding+, Deep Lying Playmaker++

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The challenges to complete the Octopus 2 Evolution in EA FC 25 Ultimate Team are quite straightforward, and can be attempted in several online game modes including Rush, Squad Battles, Division Rivals, and more. Here are the details:

Level 1 challenges:

• Win three matches in Rush, Rivals, Champions, or Squad Battles on minimum Semi-Pro difficulty using your active EVO player in the game.
• Play five matches in Rush, Rivals, Champions, or Squad Battles on minimum Semi-Pro difficulty using your active EVO player in the game.

Level 2 challenges:

• Win four matches in Rush, Rivals, Champions, or, Squad Battles on minimum Semi-Pro difficulty using your active EVO player.
• Play four matches in Rush, Rivals, Champions, or, Squad Battles on minimum Semi-Pro difficulty using your active EVO player.

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This free EVO is available in-game till January 26, 2025. Interested gamers must upgrade their defensive midfielders within this period.

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For more details on SBC and EA FC Evolutions, check out Sportskeeda's EA FC 25 page.