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Best players for FC 26 Make Your National Pride Star Evolution
Destructoid has published a guide to EA Sports FC 26's "Make Your National Pride Star" Evolution, a card-upgrading feature available through the Season 9 Pass. The Evolution is split into two parts, with the first unlocking from Level 1 and the second from Level 14, allowing players to substantially boost a chosen card and ultimately transform it into a National Pride item.
The first evolution has four upgrade levels covering attributes such as Overall (to 95), Acceleration, Finishing, Dribbling, Passing and defensive stats, while the second adds further boosts including an extra Overall point, improved Ball Control, a four-star Weak Foot and four-star Skills. Entry requirements cap eligible cards at 94 Overall (then exactly 95 for part two) with a maximum of three PlayStyle+, and each upgrade step simply requires playing one match with the active EVO player. The guide recommends candidate cards including Paralluelo, Ronaldinho, Fede Valverde, Beckham, Messi, Iñaki Williams, Yamal, Hancko, Kanté and Bellingham, noting players should be able to add a fifth PlayStyle+ before Season 9 ends.
In short
- FC 26's National Pride Star Evolution runs across the Season 9 Pass.
- Two-part upgrade boosts a card to 95-plus Overall.
- Suggested picks include Messi, Ronaldinho, Yamal and Bellingham.
Explained simply
EA Sports FC 26 is a football video game where players collect digital cards representing real footballers and use them to build and manage a team. The game includes various features that allow players to improve these cards over time.
The "Make Your National Pride Star Evolution" is a system that lets players significantly enhance one of their cards in two stages, improving its capabilities such as speed, shooting accuracy and defensive skills. Players progress through these stages by using their chosen card in matches, though not every card is eligible to start with.
Since the Evolution feature has limited uses and specific eligibility rules, knowing which cards are best suited to this upgrade path is valuable. This helps players decide where to invest their effort for the greatest benefit and maximise what they get from the feature.