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Pokémon That Evolve by Time of Day

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Day, night and dusk can select an evolution or one of its forms. Use the active game’s clock rules and satisfy its other requirements; there is no universal time window.

Daytime

Pokémon: 10

Riolu combines daytime with high friendship. Hisuian Sneasel instead needs its Razor Claw condition; simply waiting until morning does not replace the item.

0440
#0440Happiny 
0133
#0133EeveeMale
0406
#0406Budew 
0447
#0447Riolu 
0696
#0696Tyrunt 
0734
#0734Yungoos 
0744
#0744Rockruff 
0753
#0753Fomantis 
0868
#0868Milcery 
0215-hisui
#0215SneaselMale

Happiny→Chansey

  • Level up
  • Hold Oval Stone ×1
  • Time: Day

or

  • Use Oval Stone ×1
  • Time: Day
  • Choose Evolve manually once the requirements are met

In: Legends: Arceus

Eevee→Espeon

  • Level up
  • High friendship
  • Time: Day

Budew→Roselia

  • Level up
  • High friendship
  • Time: Day

Riolu→Lucario

  • Level up
  • High friendship
  • Time: Day

Tyrunt→Tyrantrum

  • Level up
  • Level 39 or higher
  • Time: Day

Yungoos→Gumshoos

  • Level up
  • Level 20 or higher
  • Time: Day

Rockruff→Lycanroc

  • Level up
  • Level 25 or higher
  • Time: Day
  • Ability: Keen Eye or Vital Spirit or Steadfast

In: Sun, Ultra Sun

Own Tempo identifies a distinct Rockruff variant, not an Ability Capsule/Patch change. Dusk hours depend on the game.

or

  • Level up
  • Level 25 or higher
  • Time: Day
  • Ability: Keen Eye or Vital Spirit or Steadfast

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Own Tempo identifies a distinct Rockruff variant, not an Ability Capsule/Patch change. Dusk hours depend on the game.

Fomantis→Lurantis

  • Level up
  • Level 34 or higher
  • Time: Day

Milcery→Alcremie

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Strawberry Sweet ×1
  • Spin clockwise for less than 5 seconds
  • Time: Day

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Vanilla Cream Berry Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Berry Sweet ×1
  • Spin clockwise for less than 5 seconds
  • Time: Day

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Vanilla Cream Love Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Love Sweet ×1
  • Spin clockwise for less than 5 seconds
  • Time: Day

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Vanilla Cream Star Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Star Sweet ×1
  • Spin clockwise for less than 5 seconds
  • Time: Day

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Vanilla Cream Clover Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Clover Sweet ×1
  • Spin clockwise for less than 5 seconds
  • Time: Day

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Vanilla Cream Flower Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Flower Sweet ×1
  • Spin clockwise for less than 5 seconds
  • Time: Day

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Vanilla Cream Ribbon Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Ribbon Sweet ×1
  • Spin clockwise for less than 5 seconds
  • Time: Day

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Ruby Cream Strawberry Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Strawberry Sweet ×1
  • Spin counterclockwise for less than 5 seconds
  • Time: Day

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Ruby Cream Berry Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Berry Sweet ×1
  • Spin counterclockwise for less than 5 seconds
  • Time: Day

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Ruby Cream Love Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Love Sweet ×1
  • Spin counterclockwise for less than 5 seconds
  • Time: Day

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Ruby Cream Star Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Star Sweet ×1
  • Spin counterclockwise for less than 5 seconds
  • Time: Day

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Ruby Cream Clover Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Clover Sweet ×1
  • Spin counterclockwise for less than 5 seconds
  • Time: Day

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Ruby Cream Flower Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Flower Sweet ×1
  • Spin counterclockwise for less than 5 seconds
  • Time: Day

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Ruby Cream Ribbon Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Ribbon Sweet ×1
  • Spin counterclockwise for less than 5 seconds
  • Time: Day

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Ruby Swirl Strawberry Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Strawberry Sweet ×1
  • Spin counterclockwise for more than 5 seconds
  • Time: Day

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Ruby Swirl Berry Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Berry Sweet ×1
  • Spin counterclockwise for more than 5 seconds
  • Time: Day

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Ruby Swirl Love Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Love Sweet ×1
  • Spin counterclockwise for more than 5 seconds
  • Time: Day

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Ruby Swirl Star Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Star Sweet ×1
  • Spin counterclockwise for more than 5 seconds
  • Time: Day

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Ruby Swirl Clover Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Clover Sweet ×1
  • Spin counterclockwise for more than 5 seconds
  • Time: Day

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Ruby Swirl Flower Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Flower Sweet ×1
  • Spin counterclockwise for more than 5 seconds
  • Time: Day

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Ruby Swirl Ribbon Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Ribbon Sweet ×1
  • Spin counterclockwise for more than 5 seconds
  • Time: Day

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Caramel Swirl Strawberry Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Strawberry Sweet ×1
  • Spin clockwise for more than 5 seconds
  • Time: Day

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Caramel Swirl Berry Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Berry Sweet ×1
  • Spin clockwise for more than 5 seconds
  • Time: Day

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Caramel Swirl Love Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Love Sweet ×1
  • Spin clockwise for more than 5 seconds
  • Time: Day

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Caramel Swirl Star Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Star Sweet ×1
  • Spin clockwise for more than 5 seconds
  • Time: Day

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Caramel Swirl Clover Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Clover Sweet ×1
  • Spin clockwise for more than 5 seconds
  • Time: Day

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Caramel Swirl Flower Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Flower Sweet ×1
  • Spin clockwise for more than 5 seconds
  • Time: Day

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Caramel Swirl Ribbon Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Ribbon Sweet ×1
  • Spin clockwise for more than 5 seconds
  • Time: Day

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Sneasel (Hisuian Form)→Sneasler

  • Level up
  • Hold Razor Claw ×1
  • Time: Day

or

  • Use Razor Claw ×1
  • Time: Day
  • Choose Evolve manually once the requirements are met

In: Legends: Arceus

Nighttime

Pokémon: 12

Eevee can reach Umbreon through its nighttime friendship route. Alolan Rattata is a game-specific exception: in Let’s Go it evolves at level 20 at any time, because those games have no day/night cycle.

0019-alola
#0019RattataAlolan Form
0104
#0104Cubone 
0133
#0133EeveeMale
0433
#0433Chingling 
0215
#0215SneaselMale
0207
#0207GligarMale
0698
#0698Amaura 
0744
#0744Rockruff 
0264-galar
#0264LinooneGalarian Form
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#0868Milcery 
0872
#0872Snom 
0971
#0971Greavard 

Rattata (Alolan Form)→Raticate (Alolan Form)

  • Level up
  • Level 20 or higher
  • Time: Night

Cubone→Marowak (Alolan Form)

  • Level up
  • Level 28 or higher
  • Time: Night
  • In Alola

In: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon

Evolve in Alola; Ultra Space in Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon produces the ordinary form instead.

Eevee→Umbreon

  • Level up
  • High friendship
  • Time: Night

Chingling→Chimecho

  • Level up
  • High friendship
  • Time: Night

Sneasel→Weavile

  • Level up
  • Hold Razor Claw ×1
  • Time: Night

or

  • Use Razor Claw ×1
  • Time: Night
  • Choose Evolve manually once the requirements are met

In: Legends: Arceus

Gligar→Gliscor

  • Level up
  • Hold Razor Fang ×1
  • Time: Night

or

  • Use Razor Fang ×1
  • Time: Night
  • Choose Evolve manually once the requirements are met

In: Legends: Arceus

Amaura→Aurorus

  • Level up
  • Level 39 or higher
  • Time: Night

Rockruff→Lycanroc (Midnight Form)

  • Level up
  • Level 25 or higher
  • Time: Night
  • Ability: Keen Eye or Vital Spirit or Steadfast

In: Moon, Ultra Moon

Own Tempo identifies a distinct Rockruff variant, not an Ability Capsule/Patch change. Dusk hours depend on the game.

or

  • Level up
  • Level 25 or higher
  • Time: Night
  • Ability: Keen Eye or Vital Spirit or Steadfast

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Own Tempo identifies a distinct Rockruff variant, not an Ability Capsule/Patch change. Dusk hours depend on the game.

Linoone (Galarian Form)→Obstagoon

  • Level up
  • Level 35 or higher
  • Time: Night

Milcery→Alcremie (Matcha Cream Strawberry Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Strawberry Sweet ×1
  • Spin clockwise for less than 5 seconds
  • Time: Night

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Matcha Cream Berry Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Berry Sweet ×1
  • Spin clockwise for less than 5 seconds
  • Time: Night

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Matcha Cream Love Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Love Sweet ×1
  • Spin clockwise for less than 5 seconds
  • Time: Night

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Matcha Cream Star Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Star Sweet ×1
  • Spin clockwise for less than 5 seconds
  • Time: Night

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Matcha Cream Clover Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Clover Sweet ×1
  • Spin clockwise for less than 5 seconds
  • Time: Night

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Matcha Cream Flower Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Flower Sweet ×1
  • Spin clockwise for less than 5 seconds
  • Time: Night

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Matcha Cream Ribbon Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Ribbon Sweet ×1
  • Spin clockwise for less than 5 seconds
  • Time: Night

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Mint Cream Strawberry Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Strawberry Sweet ×1
  • Spin counterclockwise for more than 5 seconds
  • Time: Night

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Mint Cream Berry Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Berry Sweet ×1
  • Spin counterclockwise for more than 5 seconds
  • Time: Night

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Mint Cream Love Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Love Sweet ×1
  • Spin counterclockwise for more than 5 seconds
  • Time: Night

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Mint Cream Star Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Star Sweet ×1
  • Spin counterclockwise for more than 5 seconds
  • Time: Night

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Mint Cream Clover Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Clover Sweet ×1
  • Spin counterclockwise for more than 5 seconds
  • Time: Night

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Mint Cream Flower Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Flower Sweet ×1
  • Spin counterclockwise for more than 5 seconds
  • Time: Night

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Mint Cream Ribbon Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Ribbon Sweet ×1
  • Spin counterclockwise for more than 5 seconds
  • Time: Night

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Lemon Cream Strawberry Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Strawberry Sweet ×1
  • Spin clockwise for more than 5 seconds
  • Time: Night

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Lemon Cream Berry Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Berry Sweet ×1
  • Spin clockwise for more than 5 seconds
  • Time: Night

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Lemon Cream Love Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Love Sweet ×1
  • Spin clockwise for more than 5 seconds
  • Time: Night

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Lemon Cream Star Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Star Sweet ×1
  • Spin clockwise for more than 5 seconds
  • Time: Night

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Lemon Cream Clover Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Clover Sweet ×1
  • Spin clockwise for more than 5 seconds
  • Time: Night

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Lemon Cream Flower Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Flower Sweet ×1
  • Spin clockwise for more than 5 seconds
  • Time: Night

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Lemon Cream Ribbon Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Ribbon Sweet ×1
  • Spin clockwise for more than 5 seconds
  • Time: Night

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Salted Cream Strawberry Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Strawberry Sweet ×1
  • Spin counterclockwise for less than 5 seconds
  • Time: Night

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Salted Cream Berry Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Berry Sweet ×1
  • Spin counterclockwise for less than 5 seconds
  • Time: Night

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Salted Cream Love Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Love Sweet ×1
  • Spin counterclockwise for less than 5 seconds
  • Time: Night

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Salted Cream Star Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Star Sweet ×1
  • Spin counterclockwise for less than 5 seconds
  • Time: Night

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Salted Cream Clover Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Clover Sweet ×1
  • Spin counterclockwise for less than 5 seconds
  • Time: Night

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Salted Cream Flower Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Flower Sweet ×1
  • Spin counterclockwise for less than 5 seconds
  • Time: Night

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Milcery→Alcremie (Salted Cream Ribbon Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Ribbon Sweet ×1
  • Spin counterclockwise for less than 5 seconds
  • Time: Night

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Snom→Frosmoth

  • Level up
  • High friendship
  • Time: Night

Greavard→Houndstone

  • Level up
  • Level 30 or higher
  • Time: Night

Dusk

Pokémon: 2

Own Tempo Rockruff needs the dusk window for Dusk Form Lycanroc. Milcery uses evening for Rainbow Swirl, with a Sweet and the correct spin. Neither the Dawn Stone nor Ursaring’s full-moon condition creates a separate dawn evolution group.

0744
#0744Rockruff 
0868
#0868Milcery 

Rockruff→Lycanroc (Dusk Form)

  • Level up
  • Level 25 or higher
  • Time: Dusk
  • Ability: Own Tempo

In: Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon

Own Tempo identifies a distinct Rockruff variant, not an Ability Capsule/Patch change. Dusk hours depend on the game.

or

  • Level up
  • Level 25 or higher
  • Time: Dusk
  • Ability: Own Tempo

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

Own Tempo identifies a distinct Rockruff variant, not an Ability Capsule/Patch change. Dusk hours depend on the game.

Milcery→Alcremie (Rainbow Swirl Strawberry Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Strawberry Sweet ×1
  • Spin in either direction for more than 10 seconds
  • Time: Dusk

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

The evening window depends on the game; in Sword/Shield it is 19:00–19:59.

Milcery→Alcremie (Rainbow Swirl Berry Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Berry Sweet ×1
  • Spin in either direction for more than 10 seconds
  • Time: Dusk

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

The evening window depends on the game; in Sword/Shield it is 19:00–19:59.

Milcery→Alcremie (Rainbow Swirl Love Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Love Sweet ×1
  • Spin in either direction for more than 10 seconds
  • Time: Dusk

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

The evening window depends on the game; in Sword/Shield it is 19:00–19:59.

Milcery→Alcremie (Rainbow Swirl Star Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Star Sweet ×1
  • Spin in either direction for more than 10 seconds
  • Time: Dusk

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

The evening window depends on the game; in Sword/Shield it is 19:00–19:59.

Milcery→Alcremie (Rainbow Swirl Clover Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Clover Sweet ×1
  • Spin in either direction for more than 10 seconds
  • Time: Dusk

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

The evening window depends on the game; in Sword/Shield it is 19:00–19:59.

Milcery→Alcremie (Rainbow Swirl Flower Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Flower Sweet ×1
  • Spin in either direction for more than 10 seconds
  • Time: Dusk

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

The evening window depends on the game; in Sword/Shield it is 19:00–19:59.

Milcery→Alcremie (Rainbow Swirl Ribbon Sweet)

  • Special evolution
  • Hold Ribbon Sweet ×1
  • Spin in either direction for more than 10 seconds
  • Time: Dusk

In: Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet

The evening window depends on the game; in Sword/Shield it is 19:00–19:59.

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