Lycanroc (Midday form)

Lycanroc (Japanese: ルガルガン, Hepburn: Rugarugan) (LIE-can-rock) is a rock-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VII. It is the evolved form of Rockruff.

Rock.

Can be a male or a female. It's a 50/50 on which gender it can be.

Tough Claws.

Height
0.8 m / 2'07"

Weight
25.0 kg / 55.1 lbs.

Evolves from Rockruff.

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.

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.

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.

Lycanroc is the evolved form of Rockruff, 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.

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).

Lycanroc comes from lycanthrope (another name for a werewolf) and rock.