The Spotlight Hour in Pokémon Go is a weekly event that will highlight one, special, surprise Pokémon and a special bonus effect.
Originally this bonus took place during the Mystery Bonus Hour, but this mini-event was merged with Spotlight hour at the beginning of April 2020.
For one hour, the chosen Pokemon will appear more frequently in the wild, allowing you to catch as many as you can. This could help you fill in a missing entry in the Pokédex or find a strong Pokémon for raiding.
Meanwhile the bonus will provide you with important assistance on your Pokémon Go journey. This could be anything from double transfer candy, allowing you to evolve Pokémon faster, or double catch stardust.
Like with the established Community Day event, Spotlight Hour is designed to get players out playing Pokémon Go as part of a community.
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Here's everything you need to know about the next Spotlight Hour events:
Spotlight Hour date | Spotlight Hour time | Spotlight Pokémon | Spotlight Bonus | |
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Tuesday, 5th November | 6pm - 7pm hora local | Surskit | ![]() | Double Transfer Candy |
Tuesday, 12th November | 6pm - 7pm hora local | Smoliv | ![]() | Double Evolution XP |
Tuesday, 19th November | 6pm - 7pm hora local | Teddiursa and Combee | ![]() ![]() | Double Catch Stardust |
Tuesday, 26th November | 6pm - 7pm hora local | Joltik | ![]() | Double Catch XP |
If you're planning on taking part in a Spotlight Hour, then there's a couple of ways you can prepare for the event.
The first is to ensure that you have enough Poké Balls and berries. You only have an hour to catch as many of the chosen Pokémon as possible - you don't want to waste it spinning PokéStops.
The second is to ensure that you have space left in your Pokémon Storage Box. Just like with items, you don't want to waste some of the Spotlight Hour transferring unwanted Pokémon, unless the current bonus is double transfer candy.
Thirdly, it's worth checking to see if you have any spare lures. Using a lure will increase the amount of Pokémon you encounter in the wild for half an hour, so, if you use one during the Spotlight Hour, it should also help you encounter more of the mystery Pokémon.
Finally, since Mystery Bonus Hour has now been merged with this event it's a good idea, depending on the bonus, to use a spare Lucky Egg or Star Piece during this hour.
This will further increase the XP or Stardust bonus you receive, which is a great advantage if you're trying to climb the level ranks of Pokémon Go quickly, or to build out your team for the Go Battle League.
Used wisely and with the right Spotlight Bonus, it's an effective way to get XP fast in Pokémon Go.
The Max Out Season is here and includes a new global event, Wild Area, and the current 2024 Halloween event brings us Morpeko and the Halloween cup.You can now catch Dynamax Pokémon through Max Battles. Primero, sin embargo, ¡debe visitar puntos de potencia para recolectar partículas máximas y completar el máximo! Quest. No te olvides de probar rutas, intercambio de regalos y juego de fiesta mientras estás cazando Pokémon raros, peleando en la Liga de Batalla Go o compitiendo en exhibiciones de Pokéstop.
So you have an idea of what to expect in the future, here's a list of all previous Pokémon Go Spotlight Hour Pokémon since the mini-events debut in February 2020 :
Here are the Spotlight Hours which occurred during 2021 :
Here are the Spotlight Hour which occurred in 2022 :
Below you'll find the Spotlight Hours which occurred during 2023 :
Here are the Spotlight Hours for 2024 :
Although Mystery Bonus hour has merged with Spotlight Hour, here's a list of all the bonuses that took place during this mini-event from its debut in February 2020. This will give you an idea of what bonuses to expect in the future:
Good luck with your Spotlight Hour endeavours!