Unveiling the Secrets of Nighttime Spawns in Pokemon GO Solstice Horizons

Pokemon GO Solstice Horizons has become a hot topic within the community, particularly due to the problem with nighttime spawns. The event includes a Collection Challenge that features various Pocket Monsters spawning at different times of the day. While some players have criticized the previous Remote Raid system, this new issue may seem like another problem. However, there is a deeper explanation behind it. The Solstice Horizons Collection Challenge consists of both a day and night section. However, numerous players have reported that encounters during the nighttime are not appearing, unlike during the daytime. Completing the Solstice Horizons Collection Challenge rewards players with Stardust and Fomantis encounters. Although many view this as a bug, there is more to the in-game day and night cycle than initially meets the eye.

Pokemon GO Solstice Horizons: When to Catch the Nighttime Spawns in Collection Challenge

During the Solstice Horizons event, Pokemon GO trainers can participate in a unique collection challenge. Depending on the time of day, trainers will encounter different Pokemon. The challenge is divided into two parts: the Daytime Collection Challenge and the Nighttime Collection Challenge. This means that certain Pokemon will only spawn during the day, while others will only appear at night.

Some Pokemon GO players may struggle to catch Pokemon during the nighttime spawn. They may mistakenly believe that there is a bug in the spawn mechanism, but it is actually functioning correctly. The in-game nighttime does not perfectly align with real-time; there is a noticeable time gap between the two. The game only recognizes it as night after several hours have passed since sunset in real life.

Many players are eager to find nighttime monsters in Pokemon GO, but they often overlook the game's day and night cycle. The developers at Niantic have intentionally made it difficult for players to come across these creatures during nighttime if the in-game time does not match real-time hours. This poses a particular challenge for players residing in high latitude areas, where the duration of nighttime is limited to only a few hours or, in some months, none at all.

Players can expect Pokemon GO to transition to nighttime two hours after sunset and return to daytime two hours after sunrise. The game operates with a nearly two-hour delay between the actual sunset and the game's nighttime mode.

The game's map visuals and spawns are influenced by the local sunrise and sunset times, which activate the visual night/day mode. Depending on where players are located geographically, they may have a limited duration of nighttime gameplay. However, around two hours after sunrise, it might become relatively easier to capture nighttime Pokemon.

Pokemon GO is available for Android and iOS.