How to make it night in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: Can you change time of day?

The Day and Night cycle in Pokemon games has become essential to the experience. Since certain Pokemon can only be found or evolved during a specific time of day, many players are wondering how to make it night in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet introduced players to numerous new mechanics, but also kept many elements that are already part of the franchise’s DNA. The Day and Night cycle is a big part of the experience for many reasons and it still has a big role to play in Gen 9.

Fans already know that certain Pokemon can only evolve during a specific time of day. For example, Eevee can only evolve into Umbreon during the night and into Espeon during the day. On the other hand, most Ghost and Dark-type Pokemon only appear at night. So, it’s very useful to know how to make it night in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

• Can you change the time of day in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet?
• How to make it night in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet
• All Pokemon that only appear during the day in Scarlet & Violet
• All Pokemon that only appear at night in Scarlet & Violet

Can you change the time of day in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet?

Unfortunately, the answer is no, you can’t change the time of day in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

While there are beds where players can take a nap, sleeping only heals the Pokemon in the party. Pokemon Legends: Arceus let players sleep to change the time of day as they pleased, but this is not a feature in Scarlet and Violet.

How to make it night in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet

Since you can’t change the time of day at will in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, all that’s left to do is wait. One in-game Day/Night cycle lasts around 72 minutes, which means you’ll have to wait approximately 30 minutes for nighttime to arrive. Alternatively, players can set their Nintendo Switch’s system clock approximately 30 minutes forward to speed things up.

These are the approximate durations of the four different phases of the Day/Night cycle in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet:

Time of Day	Duration	Map app icon
Dawn	3-6 minutes
Day	30-33 minutes
Dusk	3-6 minutes
Night	30-33 minutes

All daytime exclusive Pokemon in Scarlet & Violet

These are all the Pokemon that only appear during dawn and morning in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet:

• Lycanroc (Midday Form)
• Sunkern
• Sunflora
• Ralts
• Kirlia
• Gallade
• Gardevoir
• Starly
• Staravia
• Staraptor
• Espeon

All nighttime exclusive Pokemon in Scarlet & Violet

These are all the Pokemon that only appear during dusk and night in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet:

• Lycanroc (Dusk Form)
• Drifloon
• Drifblim
• Murkrow
• Honchkrow
• Haunter
• Misdreavus
• Mismagius
• Umbreon
• Venomoth
• Shuppet
• Banette

Do note that some of these Pokemon might appear during the day if they’re inside caves.

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