Matutinal Pokémon

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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 applies to Generation II, Generation IV, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and Generation IX, where time is a major feature; while Generation VII features time-based encounters, it doesn't differentiate morning from daytime encounter-wise.

A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in that location in the specified game. A white background with colored text means that the Pokémon cannot be found there.

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

Generation IX

All Pokémon that are matutinal in Scarlet and Violet are also diurnal; while the game makes distinction between morning and day, all of the probability weight values are the same for these two periods.

Pokémon active during morning and daytime

Pokémon Games Locations Mankey S V Wistful Fields Yanma S V Kitakami Road, Crystal Pool Starly S V Reveler's Road, Mossfell Confluence, Fellhorn Gorge Staravia S V Mossfell Confluence, Fellhorn Gorge Staraptor S V Fellhorn Gorge Ducklett S V Mossfell Confluence, Fellhorn Gorge Vullaby S V Fellhorn Gorge, Paradise Barrens Cutiefly S V Kitakami Road, Mossfell Confluence, Wistful Fields Ribombee S V Kitakami Road, Mossfell Confluence, Wistful Fields

The Pokémon below are not found exclusively durning morning and daytime, but have higher probability weights during these periods of time.

Pokémon Games Locations Sentret S V Apple Hills, Reveler's Road Furret S V Reveler's Road Tandemaus S V Oni Mountain, Wistful Fields, Paradise Barrens

Pokémon active during morning, daytime, and evening

Pokémon Games Locations Sunkern S V Pokémon League, South Province (Area One), South Province (Area Two) Sunflora S V South Province (Area Six), Tagtree Thicket, North Province (Area One), North Province (Area Three), Glaseado Mountain (northern) Espeon S V West Province (Area Three), North Province (Area Three), Dalizapa Passage (western) Ralts S V South Province (Area One) Kirlia S V East Province (Area Two), West Province (Area Two), Glaseado Mountain (northern) Gardevoir S V Glaseado Mountain (northern) Gallade S V South Province (Area Six), North Province (Area One), Dalizapa Passage (northern), Glaseado Mountain Starly S V South Province (Area Two), South Province (Area Four) Staravia S V South Province (Area Four), West Province (Area Two), West Province (Area Three), Dalizapa Passage (western) Staraptor S V Casseroya Lake Riolu S V Reveler's Road, Fellhorn Gorge, Wistful Fields

Pokémon active during morning, daytime, and night

Pokémon Games Locations Poltchageist S V Reveler's Road, Mossfell Confluence

Related articles

• Diurnal Pokémon
• Vespertine Pokémon
• Nocturnal Pokémon

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