Togepi won't evolve in Pokemon Crystal, what am I missing?

it's friendship, not level. once its happiness is high enough it evolves the next time it levels up, and a rare candy counts if you don't want to grind for it. to get the friendship up: keep it in the party while you walk around, don't let it faint, and get the daily haircut in the goldenrod underground. the thing that quietly ruins it is the herb shop in goldenrod, those bitter herbs heal well but knock friendship down, so don't use them on togepi.