#0745 · Alola · Generation 7

Lycanroc

Wolf Pokémon · Rock-type

Lycanroc is a Rock-type Pokémon, the Wolf Pokémon, number 745 (#0745) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 7 and comes from the Alola region. It is 0.8 m tall and weighs 25 kg.

Lycanroc is the Wolf Pokémon, a Rock type with three different forms: a calm Midday Form, a wild Midnight Form with glowing eyes, and a rare Dusk Form that evolves only in the evening. All three carry sharp rocks in their manes.

How to pronounce Lycanroc

Lycanroc is pronounced LY-kun-rok. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Lycanroc said out loud:

In Japanese it is ルガルガン (Lugarugan).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Midday Lycanroc is a light-brown quadruped wolf, 0.8 m tall and 25 kg, with a white mane around four rocks arranged like a sun. Midnight Lycanroc is a hunched, red-furred wolf, 1.1 m and 25 kg, with a mane swept into a crescent moon and pinkish-red glowing eyes. Dusk Lycanroc is 0.8 m and 25 kg, orange-gold with green eyes that glow red in battle. The Pokédex says Midday's mane rocks cut like knives and broken pieces are treasured as lucky charms.

Behaviour

Midday Lycanroc is calm and cautious, backs prey into a corner and obeys a Trainer it trusts; Bulbapedia adds that people use it to guard fields against Deerling. Midnight Lycanroc is reckless: the Pokédex says it will happily take injuries to defeat an opponent and may disobey orders it dislikes. Dusk Lycanroc mixes both, normally never barks, and is the most troublesome to raise.

Habitat

In Alola, Midday and Midnight live in Vast Poni Canyon. In Scarlet and Violet they mostly live in Paldea's North Province and in Kitakami, with Dusk Form only in North Province Area One. It is not available in Legends: Z-A.

Powers

Midday has Keen Eye, Sand Rush and hidden Steadfast; Midnight has Keen Eye, Vital Spirit and hidden No Guard; Dusk has Tough Claws. Midday and Dusk learn Accelerock, Midnight starts with Counter, and Lycanroc alone can use the Z-Move Splintered Stormshards. All three have 115 or more base Attack, and Midday's 112 Speed is the quickest.

Name origin

Lycanroc may combine 'lycanthrope' and 'rock'. The Japanese name is Lugarugan (ルガルガン), which may combine loup-garou or rougarou (werewolf legends), garuru (a growl) and gan ('rock').

Design inspiration

Lycanroc echoes the extinct Japanese and Hokkaido wolves, whose old link with mountains may explain its Rock type, while Midnight Form resembles a werewolf. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Lycanroc evolves from Rockruff, and its three forms cannot change into each other afterwards.

In the games

Lycanroc evolves from Rockruff in Sun and Moon, its debut games, with Midday and Midnight Forms; the Dusk Form followed in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. In Scarlet and Violet it appears in 4-star and 6-star Tera Raid Battles.

In the anime

Gladion's Midnight Form debuted in 'A Glaring Rivalry!' and struck up a rivalry with Ash's Lycanroc. Olivia's Midday Form debuted in 'The Island Whisperer!'.

Fun facts

• Lycanroc and Mr. Mime share the record for Abilities: each can have six different ones, counting all their forms.
• Ash's Rockruff evolving into a Dusk Form in 'Rising from the Ruins!' was the form's debut, about three months before Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon came out.
• The QR code in Dusk Form's Pokédex entry is really the one for Midday Form, Bulbapedia says.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Lycanroc (Pokémon) · Serebii: Lycanroc (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 75
• Attack: 115
• Defense: 65
• Sp. Atk: 55
• Sp. Def: 65
• Speed: 112

Lycanroc’s base stat total is 487. Its highest stat is Attack.

Type matchups

What is Lycanroc weak to?

Lycanroc takes extra damage from Water (2×), Grass (2×), Fighting (2×), Ground (2×), Steel (2×) moves.

It resists Normal (½×), Fire (½×), Poison (½×), Flying (½×).

Evolution

What does Lycanroc evolve from?

Lycanroc evolves from Rockruff (Level 25, during the day or Level 25, at night or Level 25, at dusk). Dusk Form only comes from an Own Tempo Rockruff.

Lycanroc is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: Rockruff, Lycanroc.

Forms

• Midnight Lycanroc (Forme): Rock-type, base stat total 487 (HP 85, Attack 115, Defense 75, Sp. Atk 55, Sp. Def 75, Speed 82). Abilities: Keen Eye, Vital Spirit, No Guard (hidden).
• Dusk Lycanroc (Forme): Rock-type, base stat total 487 (HP 75, Attack 117, Defense 65, Sp. Atk 55, Sp. Def 65, Speed 110). Ability: Tough Claws.

Abilities

• Keen Eye: Prevents accuracy from being lowered.
• Sand Rush: Doubles Speed during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.
• Steadfast (hidden ability): Raises Speed one stage upon flinching.

Moves

Moves Lycanroc learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

“Evo” means Lycanroc learns the move the moment it evolves: Sucker Punch.

TM moves (47)

Lycanroc can learn 47 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Charm, Agility, Mud-Slap, Scary Face, Protect, Fire Fang, Thunder Fang, Trailblaze, Facade, Bulldoze, Snarl, Swift, Rock Tomb, Endure, Sunny Day, Sandstorm, Dig, Brick Break, Zen Headbutt, Psychic Fangs, Bulk Up, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Rock Blast, Stomping Tantrum, Rest, Rock Slide, Taunt, Swords Dance, Iron Head, Substitute, Iron Defense, Drill Run, Crunch, Stealth Rock, Hyper Voice, Play Rough, Helping Hand, Earth Power, Stone Edge, Giga Impact, Close Combat, Tera Blast, Roar, Double-Edge, Endeavor.

Egg moves (3), which Rockruff can hatch knowing:Endeavor, Last Resort, Thrash.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Field.
• Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920).
• Catch rate: 90 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 2 Attack effort values.
• Base experience yield: 170.

Pokédex entries

With swift movements, this Pokémon gradually backs its prey into a corner. Lycanroc's fangs are always aimed toward opponents' weak spots. (Shield)

This Lycanroc is calm and cautious. The rocks jutting from its mane are razor sharp. (Sword)

The rocks in its mane are sharper than a knife. Fragments that break off are treasured as good luck charms. (Ultra Moon)

The sharp rocks in its mane can cut like knives. Lycanroc wears its prey down by degrees before finishing them off. (Ultra Sun)

When properly raised from a young age, it will become a trustworthy partner that will absolutely never betray its Trainer. (Moon)

Its quick movements confuse its enemies. Well equipped with claws and fangs, it also uses the sharp rocks in its mane as weapons. (Sun)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Fastest Rock type in Gen 7: 112 Speed.
• Taller than 39% of all Pokémon (0.8 m).
• Heavier than 47% of all Pokémon (25 kg).
• Base stat total 487, ranked #369 of 1,025.
• Its best stat is Speed, ranked #62 of 1,025.
• One of 74 Rock-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 147 brown Pokémon.
• Number 24 of 88 Pokémon introduced in Generation 7 (Alola).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 60 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 90: about 11.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Has 2 alternate forms.
• Appears in 6 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Lycanroc (Pokémon), Serebii: Lycanroc (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (LY-kun-rok): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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