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Pokémon Spotlight Hour is an occasional event that features increased spawnrate of Pokémon in the wild.[1] It occurs on Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in local time zone.
Since April 2020, Pokémon Spotlight Hour is combined with Mystery Bonus Hour, featuring both a Pokémon and a special bonus.[2]
List of Pokémon Spotlight Hours
Following Pokémon Spotlight Hours took or will take place in 2020.
| Date | Featured Pokémon | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| August 25th | Geodude | Double catch Stardust Shiny Geodude possible
|
| August 18th | Venipede | Double evolving XP Part of Unova Week |
| August 11th | Sableye | Double transfer Candy Shiny Sableye possible
|
| August 4th | Horsea | Double catch Candy Shiny Horsea possible Part of Dragon Week |
| July 28th | Buizel | Double catch XP |
| July 21st | Oddish | Double catch Stardust Shiny Oddish possible Part of Summer Event |
| July 14th | Zubat | Double evolving XP Shiny Zubat possible Part of Team GO Rocket Event |
| July 7th | Taillow | Double transfer Candy Shiny Taillow possible Part of the 4th Anniversary |
| June 30th | Kricketot | Double catch Candy Part of Bug Out 2020 |
| June 23rd | Clefairy | Double catch XP Shiny Clefairy possible Part of Summer Solstice |
| June 16th | Numel | Double catch Stardust |
| June 9th | Patrat | Double evolve XP Shiny Patrat possible
|
| May 26th | Bronzor | Double transfer Candy Shiny Bronzor possible Part of Throwback Challenge 2020: Sinnoh |
| May 19th | Poochyena | Double catch Candy Shiny Poochyena possible Part of Throwback Challenge 2020: Hoenn |
| May 12th | Sunkern | Double catch XP Shiny Sunkern possible Part of Throwback Challenge 2020: Johto |
| May 5th | Shellder | Double catch Stardust Shiny Shellder possible Part of Throwback Challenge 2020: Kanto |
| April 28th | Pidgey | Double evolve XP Shiny Pidgey possible
|
| April 21st | Wobbuffet | Double transfer Candy Shiny Wobbuffet possible[3]
|
| April 14th | Magnemite | Double catch Candy Shiny Magnemite possible
|
| April 7th | Purrloin | Double catch XP |
| March 3rd March 10th March 17th March 24th March 31st | Increased spawnpoints | Official blog announced generic spawnrate increase on every next Tuesday[4] |
| February 18th | Increased spawnpoints | |
| February 11th | Spoink | Shiny Spoink possible
|
| February 4th | Onix | Shiny Onix possible
|
Trivia
- This event was canceled on February 25th, 2020.[5]
- This event is canceled on June 2nd, 2020.[6] It is likely because of the global downtime on June 1st, from around 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. PDT.[7]
- Pokémon Spotlight Hours on March 3rd, 10th and 17th, 2020 were canceled in Japan, South Korea and Italy due to the coronavirus outbreak.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ February events to make your heart flutter!. Pokémon GO Live. Retrieved on 2020-02-01.
- ↑ April Pokémon Spotlight Hours. Pokémon GO Live. Retrieved on 2020-04-05.
- ↑ PokemonGoApp. If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny Wobuffet!. Twitter. Retrieved on 2020-04-19.
- ↑ Stardust bonuses, Shadow Entei, Thundurus in raids, and more in March!. Pokémon GO Live. Retrieved on 2020-02-29.
- ↑ PokemonGoApp. (2020, February 24). Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour will not be happening this week, but you can look forward to them returning next week.. Twitter. Retrieved on 2020-02-25.
- ↑ Zekrom’s Pokémon GO debut and more in June!. Pokémon GO Live. Retrieved on 2020-05-30.
- ↑ Pokémon GO will be down on Monday, June 1, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7). Pokémon GO Live. Retrieved on 2020-05-30.
- ↑ 日本・韓国・イタリア地域における3月のコンテンツについて. Pokémon GO Live Japan. Retrieved on 2020-03-03.
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