Pokémon GO Spotlight Hour: Upcoming Events Revealed

Maximize Your Pokémon GO December 2024 Spotlight Hours!

Pokémon GO's Spotlight Hours offer a 60-minute window each month to catch specific Pokémon en masse. This guide details December 2024's Spotlight Hours, including dates, featured Pokémon, bonuses, and shininess potential. Prepare to optimize your catching strategy!

Upcoming Spotlight Hour: December 10th

The next Spotlight Hour is Tuesday, December 10th, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, featuring Murkrow and a 2x Catch XP bonus. Murkrow and its evolution, Honchcrow, are both Shiny-capable.

December 2024 Spotlight Hour Schedule:

Pokémon	Date & Time	Event Bonus	Shiny?
Sableye	December 3, 6-7 PM	2x Catch Stardust	Yes
Murkrow	December 10, 6-7 PM	2x Catch XP	Yes
Slugma & Bergmite	December 17, 6-7 PM	2x Catch Candy	Yes
Delibird (Holiday Ribbon)	December 24, 6-7 PM	2x Transfer Candy	Yes
Togetic	December 31, 6-7 PM	2x Evolution XP	Yes

Spotlight Hour Deep Dive:

This section provides insights into each Pokémon's rarity, evolution requirements, and battle effectiveness.

Murkrow: A relatively rare spawn, Murkrow requires 100 candies and a Sinnoh Stone to evolve into Honchcrow. While Honchcrow's offensive capabilities are decent, its defensive stats are lacking.

Slugma & Bergmite: This double feature offers a chance to catch both a Fire-type (Slugma, evolving into Macargo with 50 candies) and an Ice-type (Bergmite, evolving into Avalugg with 50 candies). Avalugg is a valuable Ice-type Pokémon for Raids and GO Battle League. Macargo is less strategically useful.

Delibird: This Spotlight Hour features a holiday-themed Delibird. While not a powerhouse in battles, it's a sought-after collectible, especially its Shiny variant.

Togetic: Togetic, evolving into Togekiss with 100 candies and a Sinnoh Stone, is a highly desirable Pokémon for both Raids and GO Battle League due to its well-rounded stats. This Spotlight Hour is a prime opportunity to acquire a strong Togekiss.

Preparation for Spotlight Hours:

To maximize your Spotlight Hour gains:

• Stock up on Poké Balls.
• Utilize Lucky Eggs, Star Pieces, and Incense.
• Allocate extra time for post-event sorting and transferring.
• Plan ahead to leverage bonus multipliers. For example, stockpile duplicate Pokémon before the Delibird event to maximize candy gains from transferring.

Search Commands for Optimal Catches:

Use these search commands in your Pokémon storage:

• 4*&age0: Find perfect IV Pokémon from the past day.
• 3*&age0: Find near-perfect IV Pokémon from the past day.
• 4*\[Pokémon Name]: Find perfect IV Pokémon of a specific species.

Pokémon GO Spotlight Hours are a fantastic opportunity to amass candies and hunt for high-IV Shiny Pokémon. Use this guide to plan your December strategy and catch 'em all!

Pokémon GO is available now.

This article was updated on 12/9/2024.