Players of Pokemon Go face a choice with Rockruff, as it can evolve into either Midday, Midnight, or Dusk Lycanroc. Understanding the difference is key.
Making its entrance during the Season of Alola in March 2022, Rockruff, along with other Alola region Pokemon like Tapu Koko and Tapu Fini, enriched the Pokemon Go universe with its dual evolutionary options.
The loveable Puppy Pokemon is quite difficult to catch by itself as it doesn’t spawn in the wild, but adding both of its evolution forms, Midday Lycanroc, Midnight Lycanroc, and Dusk Lycanroc, to your Pokedex in the game will be even harder.
Below, you’ll find all the information you need to catch the Pokemon, how to evolve it into each Lycanroc form, and whether there are any differences between the Rockruff evolutions.
Contents
- How to get Rockruff in Pokemon Go
- How to evolve Rockruff into Midday Lycanroc
- How to evolve Rockruff into Midnight Lycanroc
- Which Rockruff evolution is better
- Is Dusk Lycanroc in Pokemon Go?
- When is Dusk in Pokemon Go?
How to get Rockruff in Pokemon Go
Rockruff made its debut in Pokemon Go on March 1, 2022, as part of the Season of Alola. The only way to get Rockruff in Pokemon Go is to defeat it in a 1-Star Raid or hatch it from a 10km Egg.
You can encounter Rockruff in One-Star Raids, Field Research task rewards, and by hatching it from Eggs during the Lustrous Odyssey event. This will run from Saturday, January 6, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. to Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. local time.
Unlike most of the other Alola region Pokemon that debuted during the Welcome to Alola event, Rockruff won’t spawn in the wild, making it quite rare for a non-Legendary.
How to evolve Rockruff into Midday Lycanroc in Pokemon Go
In order to evolve Rockruff into Midday Lycanroc, you’ll need to save up 50 Candy and evolve it during the day.
You can tell if it’s considered daytime because the sky on the in-game map will be light.
How to evolve Rockruff into Midnight Lycanroc in Pokemon Go
In order to evolve Rockruff into Midnight Lycanroc, you’ll need to save up 50 Candy and evolve it during the night.
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You can tell if it’s considered nighttime because the sky on the in-game map will be dark.
How to evolve Rockruff into Dusk Lycanroc in Pokemon Go
To evolve Rockruff into Lycanroc in Pokemon Go, one must catch the Dusk Form version of Rockruff to get the right form.
There’s no other catches to this evolution. Just catch Rockruff and look at the evolution screen to see if it’s the correct version.
Which Rockruff evolution is better?
Both forms of Lycanroc have similar stats, and they’re both pure Rock-types, but Midnight Lycanroc is the better option if you only have enough Candy to evolve one Rockruff right now.
While it has a lower Attack stat, it makes up for this with higher Defense and Stamina stats, and a better moveset that includes the brilliant Fast Move Counter and the low-cost Charged Move Psychic Fangs.
Neither form has much use in the Go Battle League, but Midnight Lycanroc could theoretically perform better. According to PvPoke, it ranks 350th in the Great League, while Midday Lycanroc ranks 848th.
Dusk Form Lycanroc, though, lags behind Midnight Lycanroc in PvP play.
That’s everything you need to know about Rockruff and its evolutions in Pokemon Go. Check out some of our other Pokemon Go guides below:
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