Lycanroc

() is a -type Pokémon introduced in Generation VII. It is the evolved form of Rockruff.
==Biology==
===Physiology===
Lycanroc Midday Form concept art.jpg|Concept artwork of Midday Lycanroc.
Lycanroc Midnight Form concept art.jpg|Concept artwork of Midnight Lycanroc.
Lycanroc Dusk Form concept art.jpg|Concept artwork of Dusk Lycanroc.
In its Midday Form, Lycanroc resembles a quadrupedal wolf, having brown fur with white markings around its paws, neck, and tail. It has a long bushy tail, pointed ears, and blue eyes, and the pebbles around its neck as a Rockruff have now grown into long, rocky spikes resembling the rays of a sun.
In its Midnight Form, Lycanroc is a slouched bipedal wolf, with dark red fur and a thick mane that runs from its back to the top of its head. It has a short, stubby tail, folded ears and eyes that glow bright red with no visible iris or sclera. A fringe of black fur hangs over its face, and two pointed rocks emerge from either side of its waist, which is similar to the extinct thylacine's stripes.
In its Dusk Form, Lycanroc resembles the Midday form. It has orange fur, green eyes, and a mane that runs from its back to its head, which resembles the both the Midday Form and Midnight Form's mane. Whenever it attacks, its eyes can turn red to make it look like the Midnight Form.
===Behavior===
As Rockruff nears evolution, it becomes more aggressive and prone to howling loudly. It then runs away and disappears, only returning to its trainer once it has evolved. In Paldea, farmers use Lycanroc as guard dogs in order to protect their crops from Deerling. 
====Midday form====
The midday form of Lycanroc tend to live in mountains. They are solitary hunters and avoid making packs as to prevent disputes. However, they are fiercely loyal to a trainer that had accepted them during their rambunctious time as a Rockruff. 
====Midnight form====
The midnight form of Lycanroc prefers to let its enemy get the first hit before delivering a devastating counterattack. They are predisposed to violence and easy to get excited by a worthy opponent, signified with their glowing eyes. They will not accept trainers that they feel are poor battlers or give questionable orders.
====Dusk form====
The dusk form of Lycanroc are usually cool, calm and collected, and very loyal to the trainers they deeply trusted, as well as containing a powerful fighting spirit. When a battle gets heated, they choose to attack directly or use counterattacks that inflict double damages on their opponents. Overall, the dusk form of Lycanroc has a mixed personality, with traits from both the Midday and Midnight forms.
==Evolution==
Lycanroc is the evolved form of Rockruff, at level 25. Rockruff evolves into a different form of Lycanroc depending on the time of day. If it evolves in the daytime, it will become the Midday Form; whereas if it evolves in the nighttime, it will become the Midnight Form. In the Evening Twilight time, only Rockruff who has the event-exclusive ability Own Tempo will evolve into the Dusk Form during 17:00 to 17:59.
==Game info==
===Locations===
===Pokédex entries===
===Stats===
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===Learnset===
====Leveling====
=====Midday Form=====
=====Midnight Form=====
=====Dusk Form=====
====TM====
====Breeding====
====Tutoring====
===Sprites===
==Appearances==
===Anime===
Gladion Lycanroc.png|Gladion's Lycanroc.
Ash Lycanroc.png|Ash's Lycanroc.
Ash's Rockruff evolves into a Dusk Form Lycanroc in Rising from the Ruins!, where it was with a Midday and Midnight forms of Lycanroc.
====Main====
*Ash's Lycanroc
====Supporting====
*Gladion's Lycanroc
*Olivia's Lycanroc
*Blanca's Lycanroc
====Minor====
*Lycanroc (SM015)
*Cross' Lycanroc
==Trivia==
*It was teased early on that Rockruff's evolution was to be unique and had a "certain secret". It was later revealed by leaks to be based on a werewolf, which was confirmed in the CoroCoro magazine.
*Rockruff's split evolution follows two common trends of small quadrupedal canine Pokémon: some, such as Growlithe and Vulpix evolve in more "adult" but still animal-like quadrupedal forms, while others like Fennekin and Zorua become bipedal and anthropomorphic upon evolving. The Midday and Dusk forms follows the former, while the Midnight form follows the latter.
*Each form of Lycanroc has its own animation of using Splintered Stormshards. When the Midday Form uses it, the background shows a midday sun. When the Midnight Form uses it, the background is a moon. When the Dusk form uses it, the background is a setting sun.
*Unlike in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Dusk Form Lycanroc can be encountered and caught in the wild in Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet although the encounter rate is very small. In Sword and Shield, Dusk Form Lycanroc can only be caught in raid dens while in Scarlet and Violet, it can be obtained in both the overworld and raids (albeit at 6 star raids).
===Origin===
All of the forms of Lycanroc appear to be based on the extinct Japanese wolf which was associated with rocks and mountains. Wolves are also sometimes referred to as "yamainu" in Japan, which translates to "mountain dog".
Its Midday form is based on regular wolves, especially the Japanese wolf. Its duality with its Midnight form may be based on the "voluntary" werewolf (a version that changes from man to wolf at will and keeps control of its mind).
Its Midnight form is based on werewolves. Its appearance of red eyes, bared teeth and folded ears resembling a stereotypical "mad dog". Its duality with its Midday form may be based on the "involuntary" werewolf (a version that turns into a monstrous man-wolf hybrid on a full moon and becomes a vicious rampaging beast).
Its Dusk form appears similar to wolves and dingos while also sharing traits of its Midday and Midnight counterparts.
===Etymology===
Lycanroc comes from lycanthrope (another name for a werewolf) and rock.
==Gallery==
===Midday Form===
0745Lycanroc-Midday SM anime.png|Midday Form
0745Lycanroc Midday Dream.png
0745Lycanroc Midday Pokémon HOME.png
0745Lycanroc Midday Masters.png
Lycanroc concept.PNG|Midday form
Lycanroc concept 2.PNG|Midday form 2
LycanrocMiddaySprite.png
LycanrocMiddaySprite2.png
Lycanroc (Midday) Sun and Moon Guardians Rising.jpg
File:Lycanroc TCG Masakazu Fukuda.jpg
Lycanroc Midday-GO.png
===Midnight Form===
0745Lycanroc-Midnight SM anime.png|Midnight Form
0745Lycanroc Midnight Dream.png
0745Lycanroc Midnight Pokémon HOME.png
0745Lycanroc Midnight Masters.png
lycanroc concept 3.PNG|Midnight form
lycanroc concept 4.PNG|Midnight form 2
LycanrocMidnightSprite.png
LycanrocMidnightSprite2.png
Lycanroc (Midnight) Sun and Moon Guardians Rising.jpg
So-TaroLycanroc Midnight TCG.jpg
AnesakiDynamicLycanroc Midnight TCG.png
Lycanroc Midnight-GO.png
===Dusk Form===
0745Lycanroc-Dusk SM anime.png|Dusk Form
0745Lycanroc-Dusk SM anime 2.png
0745Lycanroc-Dusk SM anime 3.png
0745Lycanroc Dusk Dream.png
0745Lycanroc Dusk Masters.png
0745Lycanroc Dusk Pokémon HOME.png
Dusk Lycanroc Z-move Art.png
LycanrocDuskSprite.png
Lycanroc_concept_6.png
Lycanroc_(Dusk_Form)_Sun_and_Moon_Forbidden_Light.jpg
Megumi Mizutani Forbidden Light Dusk Lycanroc.png
==References==
Category:Pokémon with multiple formes
Category:Undiscovered group Pokémon
Category:Time Evolution Pokémon
Category:Canine like