How do night and day work in Pokemon Go?

On top of that, certainPokemon with special evolutionsonly evolve during certain times of day!

Thanks to Reddit userTheBilingualSnailfor confirming when this change went live.

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The issue is that Niantics opacity in how this system works means that players are left to guess.

TheMight and Mastery Seasonand itsseasonal questhas arrived.

it’s possible for you to now catchDynamax PokemonthroughMax Battles.

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First, however, you gotta visitPower Spots to collect Max Particlesand complete theTo the Max!

When do nocturnal and diurnal spawns change in Pokemon Go?

This is where things getcomplicated.

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However, research dating back to 2018 shows thatthe spawn swap is actually sunset/sunrise +2 hours.

This means that nocturnal Pokemon come out aroundtwo hours after sunsetand diurnal Pokemon come out aroundtwo hours after sunrise.

The maths is not exact, however, since we dont have Niantics feed-in data.

Pokemon Solrock

Thanks tokairalityandmikeleemikeyon Reddit for collating this information back in 2018, based on when Lunatone and Solrock appear.

Hope this helps you continue catching Pokemon - whether its night or day!