Nocturnal Pokémon: Difference between revisions

Some Pokémon are nocturnal Pokémon, which means they appear more frequently in the wild at night, or do not appear at all unless it is night. This only applies to Generation II and Generation IV.

In Generation II

Pokémon active at night

Pokémon Games Locations Rattata G S C Routes 30 and 31 Rattata G S C Route 4 Raticate G S C Route 1 Clefairy G S C Routes 3 and 4 Zubat G S C Routes 3, 4, and 42 Zubat G S C Routes 3, 4, 9, 10, 30, 31, 32, 33, and 42 Golbat G S C Route 28, Rock Tunnel, and Mt. Silver (exterior) Oddish G S C Routes 5, 6, and 25 Oddish G S C Route 25, and Ilex Forest Gloom G S C Route 5 Venonat G S C Routes 9, 10, 13, 14, 25, and 43, Ilex Forest, National Park Venomoth G S C Routes 9, 10, 13, 14, 25, and 43 Meowth G S C Routes 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 38, and 39 Persian G S C Route 7 Psyduck G S C Routes 6, and 35, Ilex Forest, National Park Golduck G S C Mt. Silver (interior) Poliwag G S C Routes 30, 31, and 44 Poliwhirl G S C Routes 28 and 44, Mt. Silver (exterior) Gastly G S C Sprout Tower and Tin Tower Gastly G S C Routes 31, 32, and 36, Sprout Tower, Tin Tower Haunter G S C Route 8 Haunter G S C Route 8 and Rock Tunnel Drowzee G S C Routes 6, 11, 34, and 35* Hypno G S C Route 11 Staryu G S C Routes 14*, 19, 20, 21, 34, 40, and 41, Olivine City*, Cianwood City, Cerulean City, Cherrygrove City, Cinnabar Island, Safari Zone* Hoothoot G S C Routes 1, 2, 29, 30, 31, 35, 36, and 37, National Park Hoothoot G S C Routes 1, 2, 5, 25, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, and 37, Ilex Forest, National Park Quagsire G S C Routes 2, 8, 13, 14, and 43 Quagsire G S C Routes 2, 5, 8, 11, 13, 14, 25, 26, 27, 37, 38, 39, and 43 Spinarak G S C Routes 2, 30, 31, and 37 Spinarak G S C Routes 2, 30, 31, 36, and 37, National Park Ariados G S C Route 2 Ariados G S C Routes 2 and 37 Marill G S C Route 42 and Mt. Mortar Wooper G S C Route 32, Union Cave, and Ruins of Alph Quagsire G S C Routes 13, 14, 26, and 27, Union Cave, Ruins of Alph Murkrow G S C Route 7 Misdreavus G S C Mt. Silver (interior) Wobbuffet G S C Dark Cave Sneasel G S C Route 28 and Mt. Silver (exterior) Sneasel G S C Ice Cave Delibird G S C Ice Cave Houndour G S C Route 7 Stantler G S C Route 37

Pokémon active at night and in the morning

Pokémon Games Locations Zubat G S C Routes 32 and 33 Wooper G S C Route 32* Quagsire G S C Routes 10*, 13*, 14*, 26*, and 27*

Pokémon active at night and during the daytime

Pokémon Games Locations Raticate G S C Mt. Mortar Zubat G S C Mt. Mortar Golbat G S C Mt. Mortar and Mt. Silver (interior) Geodude G S C Mt. Mortar

In Generation IV

Pokémon active at night

Pokémon Games Locations Rattata D P Pt HG SS Routes 30 and 31 Zubat D P Pt HG SS Routes 203, 204, 206, 207, 208, 209, 211, 216, and 217, Acuity Lakefront Zubat D P Pt HG SS Routes 203, 204, 206, 207, 208, 209, 211, and 216 Zubat D P Pt HG SS Routes 3, 4, and 42, Cliff Cave Golbat D P Pt HG SS 227, Mt. Coronet (summit), and Stark Mountain (exterior) Golbat D P Pt HG SS 227, Mt. Coronet (summit), Stark Mountain (exterior), and Sendoff Spring Oddish D P Pt HG SS Routes 224 and 230 Oddish D P Pt HG SS Routes 5, 6, 24, and 25, Ilex Forest Gloom D P Pt HG SS Route 5 Venomoth D P Pt HG SS Routes 24 and 25 Gastly D P Pt HG SS Route 209 Gastly D P Pt HG SS Sprout Tower and Bell Tower Haunter D P Pt HG SS Route 7 Gengar D P Pt HG SS Old Chateau (Dual-slot mode) Staryu D P Pt HG SS Routes 19, 34, and 40, Cherrygrove City, Olivine City, Cianwood City, Union Cave (Good Rod and Super Rod) Hoothoot D P Pt HG SS Routes 210 and 211, Great Marsh Hoothoot D P Pt HG SS Routes 205, 210 and 211, Eterna Forest, Great Marsh (Areas 3 and 4) Hoothoot D P Pt HG SS Routes 1, 2, 29, 30, 31, 35, 36, and 37, Viridian Forest, National Park Noctowl D P Pt HG SS Routes 210, 211, 216, and 217, Lake Valor, Lake Acuity, Acuity Lakefront, Sendoff Spring, Great Marsh (Areas 1 and 2), Mt. Coronet (summit) Noctowl D P Pt HG SS Routes 210 and 211, Great Marsh, Mt. Coronet (summit) Noctowl D P Pt HG SS Routes 2, 8, 13, 14, 15, 43, and 47, Viridian Forest Ariados D P Pt HG SS Route 229 Ariados D P Pt HG SS Route 2 Wooper D P Pt HG SS Route 32 Quagsire D P Pt HG SS Routes 10, 13, 14, 15, 26, and 27 Murkrow D P Pt HG SS Eterna Forest and Lost Tower Murkrow D P Pt HG SS Routes 7 and 16 Misdreavus D P Pt HG SS Eterna Forest and Lost Tower Misdreavus D P Pt HG SS Cliff Cave and Mt. Silver (interior) Sneasel D P Pt HG SS Route 28 and Mt. Silver (exterior) Houndour D P Pt HG SS Route 7 Banette D P Pt HG SS Routes 225, 226, and 227, Stark Mountain (exterior) Banette D P Pt HG SS Routes 225 and 226 Duskull D P Pt HG SS Route 209 and Lost Tower Snorunt D P Pt HG SS Routes 216 and 217, Lake Acuity, Acuity Lakefront Rotom D P Pt HG SS Old Chateau (one only)

Pokémon active at night and in the morning

Pokémon Games Locations Beedrill D P Pt HG SS Viridian Forest Beedrill D P Pt HG SS Route 2 Clefairy D P Pt HG SS Mt. Coronet Zubat D P Pt HG SS Routes 32 and 33 Venonat D P Pt HG SS Routes 24 and 43 Spinarak D P Pt HG SS Routes 2, 30, 31, and 37 Cleffa D P Pt HG SS Mt. Coronet Kricketot D P Pt HG SS Routes 203, 204, and 207 Kricketot D P Pt HG SS Routes 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, and 207, Eterna Forest Kricketune D P Pt HG SS Route 206 and Valor Lakefront

Pokémon active at night and during the daytime

No Pokémon are active during both the night and daytime in Gen IV.

Related articles

• Matutinal Pokémon
• Diurnal Pokémon

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