This skill should be used when the user asks to "buddy evolve", "evolve buddy", "change my buddy", "customize buddy", "I want a different buddy", "change buddy species", or "make my buddy shiny".
Transform the user's Claude Code Buddy terminal pet through an interactive evolution experience.
Run pre-flight checks:
plutil -extract companion json -o - ~/.claude.json 2>/dev/null || echo "{}"
Read the current buddy name from the output. Then display the discovery scene — the current buddy encountering a mysterious mushroom. Use the buddy's actual name and match the ASCII art to the current species from metadata if available:
Species ASCII Art (use the one matching the current species):