Next Pokémon GO Spotlight Hour Announced

Master the Pokémon GO Spotlight Hour: Your December 2024 Guide

Pokémon GO's Spotlight Hours, 60-minute events featuring boosted spawns of a specific Pokémon, return in December 2024. This guide details each event, including shiny availability and strategic tips for maximizing your gains.

Upcoming Spotlight Hour:

The next Spotlight Hour is Tuesday, December 10, 6-7 PM local time, featuring Murkrow with double Catch XP. Murkrow and its evolution, Honchcrow, are both shiny-capable.

December 2024 Spotlight Hour Schedule:

Spotlight Hour Deep Dive:

This section provides a closer look at each featured Pokémon, considering rarity, evolution requirements, and battle effectiveness.

Murkrow: Relatively rare, evolving into Honchkrow requires 100 Murkrow Candy and a Sinnoh Stone. While Honchcrow's offensive stats are decent, its defensive weaknesses limit its PvP utility. Raids might be a better application.

Slugma & Bergmite: This double feature offers a chance to stock up on both Fire and Ice types. Bergmite evolves into the Raid and GO Battle League-viable Avalugg with 50 Candy. Slugma evolves into Macargo, which is less strategically valuable.

Delibird: A Christmas-themed event featuring a rare costumed variant. Primarily for collectors, its battle effectiveness is low.

Togetic: A relatively rare wild spawn. Evolving into Togekiss (100 Candy + Sinnoh Stone) yields a strong Pokémon for PvP and Raids. Prioritize this Spotlight Hour.

Maximizing Spotlight Hour:

Prepare by stocking up on Poké Balls, activating Lucky Eggs, Star Pieces, and Incense. Post-event, sort through your catches, transferring weaker Pokémon and prioritizing high-IV individuals. Utilize search commands (e.g., "4*&age0," "3*&age0," "4*&[Pokemon Name]") to efficiently locate your best catches. Strategically plan item usage to maximize each hour's bonus.

Pokémon GO is available now.

Updated 12/9/2024