In Pokémon GO, there are some Pokémon that appear more frequently in the wild at night than during the day. Which monsters these are, we show you here.
The day and night rhythm of the game affects the spawning of wild monsters in Pokémon GO. It happens that some Pokémon appear even more frequently in the wild at night than during the day. The team from PokémonGOHub has noted in its research that there are at least 14 different species of Pokémon that are apparently nocturnal.
These Pokémon spawn more often at night
The basis of the GOHub team’s research was an overview of nocturnal Pokémon from the 1st and 2nd generations on Bulbapedia (You can find the original list here on Bulbagarden.net).
The monsters from this list were observed for research in Pokémon GO. Trainers noted that some monsters spawn significantly more at night than during the day.
In the study, “at night” refers to the time from about 8:00 PM to about 8:00 AM. The following Pokémon are considered nocturnal according to the results:
1st Generation
- Zubat and Golbat
- Nebulak and Alpollo
- Myrapla
- Mauzi
2nd Generation
- Hunduster
- Ariados
- Sniebel
- Morlord
- Hoot-Hoot and Noctuh
- Kramurx
- Traunfugil
A few Pokémon, such as Duflor, could not be definitively included in this list because the trainers’ research results were not clear. A definite result can be seen in the observations of Hoot-Hoot, which you can see in the following screenshot:
Nocturnal does not mean “exclusive”
The listed results do not mean that these Pokémon spawn exclusively at night, but rather that they are more frequently found during these times. Of course, you can encounter many Hoot-Hoot during the day, but even more at night.
Kramurx is noticed by many trainers very frequently during the day. However, this does not exclude higher spawn behavior at night. An interesting overview of the research results has been compiled by Reddit user KazanTheMan in the following image:
It is clear here that Hoot-Hoot and Murkrow (Kramurx) generally spawn very frequently per hour. However, between 8:00 PM and 8:00 AM, the rates are even significantly higher.
