
How to get Dusk Form Lycanroc in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet might seem a bit confusing, given the RPGs’ different spin on a day and night cycle, but the requirements remain largely the same. You need a certain kind of Rockruff and, once you find it, you have to act fast if you want its special evolution.
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How to get Dusk Form Lycanroc in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Rockruff evolves at level 25 and only turns into Dusk Form Lycanroc if:
- It evolves during the evening, between day and night
- Rockruff has the Own Tempo ability
A Rockruff without Own Tempo or who evolves during the day or night will transform into a different version of Lycanroc.

Scarlet and Violet’s time cycle is separate from your Switch’s internal clock, so even if you change your Switch’s time, it won’t have any effect on the game.
A full day takes roughly 35 minutes to pass, so you only have a couple of minutes between day and night when you can evolve your Rockruff into Dusk Form Lycanroc.
You can tell dusk arrived by opening your map and checking the circle icon at the top center. At dusk, it turns orange.
The best way to make sure your Rockruff levels up in that time is using EXP Candy or a Rare Candy to bump their level up. You can get EXP Candy from Tera Raid battles, so complete a few of those if you haven’t already.
Where to find Rockruff with Own Tempo in Scarlet and Violet

Own Tempo is Rockruff’s special ability, which means your chances of finding a Rockruff with that ability in the wild are quite low. It’s not completely impossible, though, and you may have some luck searching for Rockruff in:
- East Province Area One
- South Province Area Two
- South Province Area Four
- West Province Area One
Serebii’s Joe Merrick said the fixed location Wild Tera Rockruff is in West Province Area One, just to the east of Cascarrafa and pictured above, will always have the Own Tempo ability. We haven’t encountered many Wild Tera Rockruff there just yet to confirm whether each one has that ability, but if you’re in the area, it’s certainly worth checking out.
Check out our full Pokémon Scarlet and Violet walkthrough for more tips and tricks!
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I went and tried the Rockruff at the location you mentioned and it definitely had the Own Tempo ability!
The location shown in the photo is one of multiple locations that it can spawn. If it isn't in the shown location, check the wild Tera spawns around the city for the Rockruff one.
Unfortunately there is a known bug many players are encountering when trying to evolve Rockruff into any version and it just not evolving at all. Which really sucks for those of us who enjoy breeding good stats or Mesuda method.
location shown on map lead straight to Rockruff lvl 25 tera with Own Tempo ability. thx!
Hello! This is absolutely true. I went to the east of cascarraffa and found a wild tera rockruff with own tempo. Can't guarantee every time, but the first time I tried the rockruff did have own tempo!
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