Matutinal Pokémon

Kangaskhan seen in the morning

Some Pokémon are matutinal, which means they appear more frequently in the wild in the morning, or do not appear at all unless it is morning. This only applies to Generation II and Generation IV, where time is a major feature; while Generation VII features time-based encounters, it doesn't differentiate morning from daytime encounter-wise.

In Generation II

Pokémon active in the morning

Pokémon Games Locations Butterfree G S C Route 2 Beedrill G S C Route 2 Ledyba G S C Routes 2, 30, 31, and 37 Ledyba G S C Routes 2, 30, 31, 36, and 37, National Park Ledian G S C Route 2 Ledian G S C Routes 2 and 37 Teddiursa G S C Dark Cave Phanpy G S C Routes 45 and 46

Pokémon active in the morning and daytime

Pokémon Games Locations Caterpie G S C Routes 2, 30, and 31, Ilex Forest, National Park Caterpie G S C Routes 2, 24, 25, 30, and 31, Ilex Forest, National Park Metapod G S C Routes 2 and 30, Ilex Forest, National Park Metapod G S C Routes 25 and 30, Ilex Forest, National Park Butterfree G S C Routes 2 and 25 Weedle G S C Routes 2, 30, and 31, Ilex Forest, National Park Weedle G S C Routes 30 and 31, Ilex Forest, National Park Kakuna G S C Routes 2, 30, and 31, Ilex Forest, National Park Pidgey G S C Routes 1, 2, 5, 6, 25, 29, 30, 31, 35, 36, and 37, National Park Pidgey G S C Routes 1, 2, 5, 25, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, and 37, Ilex Forest, National Park Pidgeotto G S C Routes 2, 8, 13, 14, 25, 37, and 43 Pidgeotto G S C Routes 2, 5, 8, 10, 13, 14, 25, 27, 37, and 43 Rattata G S C Routes 6, 7, 11, 38, and 39 Raticate G S C Route 7 Spearow G S C Routes 3, 7, 9, 10, 33, 42, and 46 Spearow G S C Routes 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 33, 42, and 46 Fearow G S C Routes 9 and 10 Fearow G S C Routes 9, 10, and 42 Ekans G S C Routes 3, 4, 32, 33, and 42 Arbok G S C Routes 3, 4, 26, 27, 28, and 42, Mt. Silver (exterior) Pikachu G S C Route 2 Sandshrew G S C Routes 3 and 4, Mt. Moon, Union Cave Sandslash G S C Route 26 and Victory Road Nidoran♀ G S C National Park Nidorina G S C Routes 13 and 14 Nidoran♂ G S C National Park Nidorino G S C Routes 13 and 14 Venonat G S C Routes 25 and 43 Growlithe G S C Routes 8, 35, 36, and 37 Ponyta G S C Routes 26, 27, and 28 Rapidash G S C Route 28 Farfetch'd G S C Routes 38, 39, and 43 Doduo G S C Routes 26, 27, and 28, Mt. Silver (exterior) Dodrio G S C Routes 26, 27, and 28, Mt. Silver (exterior) Dodrio G S C Routes 27 and 28, Mt. Silver (exterior) Seel G S C Whirl Islands Cubone G S C Rock Tunnel Marowak G S C Routes 9 and 10, Rock Tunnel Lickitung G S C Route 44 Rhyhorn G S C Victory Road Rhydon G S C Victory Road Kangaskhan G S C Rock Tunnel Jynx G S C Ice Path Tauros G S C Routes 38 and 39 Sentret G S C Routes 1 and 29 Sentret G S C Routes 1, 29, and 43 Furret G S C Route 1 Furret G S C Routes 1 and 43 Hoppip G S C Routes 13, 14, 32, and 33 Hoppip G S C Routes 11, 13, 14, 29, 30, 31, 32, and 33 Skiploom G S C Route 14 Snubbull G S C Routes 5, 6, 7, 8, 34, and 35 Granbull G S C Route 6 Ursaring G S C Dark Cave Swinub G S C Ice Path Corsola G S C Routes 14*, 19, 20, 21, 34, 40, and 41, Olivine City*, Cianwood City, Cerulean City, Cherrygrove City, Cinnabar Island, Safari Zone* Skarmory G S C Route 45 Donphan G S C Route 45 Smeargle G S C Ruins of Alph Miltank G S C Routes 38 and 39

Pokémon active in the morning and night

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*

In Generation IV

Pokémon active in the morning

Pokémon Games Locations Butterfree D P Pt HG SS Viridian Forest Beedrill D P Pt HG SS Viridian Forest Ledian D P Pt HG SS Route 229 Ledian D P Pt HG SS Route 2 Kricketot D P Pt HG SS Route 206

Pokémon active in the morning and daytime

Pokémon Games Locations Caterpie D P Pt HG SS Routes 2, 30, and 31, Ilex Forest, National Park, Viridian Forest Metapod D P Pt HG SS Routes 2 and 31, Ilex Forest, National Park, Viridian Forest Butterfree D P Pt HG SS Route 2 Weedle D P Pt HG SS Routes 30 and 31, Ilex Forest, National Park, Viridian Forest Kakuna D P Pt HG SS Routes 30 and 31, Ilex Forest, Viridian Forest Pidgey D P Pt HG SS Routes 1, 2, 5, 6, 25, 29, 30, 31, 35, 36, and 37, National Park, Viridian Forest Rattata D P Pt HG SS Route 7 Spearow D P Pt HG SS Routes 3, 7, 9, 10, 22, 33, 42, and 46 Fearow D P Pt HG SS Route 226 Fearow D P Pt HG SS Routes 9, 10, 16, 17, 18, and 22 Poliwhirl D P Pt HG SS Cerulean Cave (Super Rod) Bellsprout D P Pt HG SS Routes 224 and 230 Graveler D P Pt HG SS Cliff Cave Farfetch'd D P Pt HG SS Routes 38, 39, 47, and 48 Doduo D P Pt HG SS Routes 22, 27, and 28, Mt. Silver (exterior) Dodrio D P Pt HG SS Route 27 Dodrio D P Pt HG SS Route 26 Sentret D P Pt HG SS Routes 1 and 29 Furret D P Pt HG SS Route 1 Ledyba D P Pt HG SS Routes 2, 30, 31, and 37 Hoppip D P Pt HG SS Routes 13, 14, 15, 32, and Route 33 Skiploom D P Pt HG SS Route 14 Wooper D P Pt HG SS Cliff Cave Quagsire D P Pt HG SS Cliff Cave Corsola D P Pt HG SS Routes 19, 34, and 40, Cherrygrove City, Olivine City, Cianwood City, Union Cave (Good Rod and Super Rod) Wurmple D P Pt HG SS Routes 204 and 205, Eterna Forest Meditite D P Pt HG SS Route 217 and Acuity Lakefront Tropius D P Pt HG SS Great Marsh (Areas 1 and 2) Starly D P Pt HG SS Great Marsh (Areas 1 and 2) Budew D P Pt HG SS Great Marsh (Areas 1 and 2) Chatot D P Pt HG SS Routes 213 and 222 Chatot D P Pt HG SS Routes 222 and 224

Pokémon active in the morning and night

Pokémon Games Locations 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

Related articles

• Diurnal Pokémon
• Nocturnal Pokémon

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