2 quick Pokemon MD explorers of time and darkness question

Do you pokemon ever evolve? because the person I am playing as (Squirtle) is level 26 and I kinda thought he would of evolved by now.

And

Can you recruit new pokemon in Marowak’s training areas?

Do you pokemon ever evolve? because the person I am playing as (Squirtle) is level 26 and I kinda thought he would of evolved by now.

Yes, your Pokemon can evolve, but not until a certain point late in the game.

Apparently, to evolve you or your partner, you have to graduate from the guild after the credits, and also capture a few legendaries including Palkia. However, other Pokemon you have recruited may evolve as soon as you find Luminous Spring, as long as they have met evolution conditions.

I’m not too sure about your second question though, as I never really noticed.