Pokémon GO Spotlight Hour: Mark Your Calendars

Author : Patrick Jan 27,2025

Maximize Your Pokémon GO December 2024 Spotlight Hours!

Pokémon GO's Spotlight Hours offer a 60-minute window of boosted spawns for a specific Pokémon. This guide details December 2024's Spotlight Hours, including dates, featured Pokémon, bonuses, and shininess potential. Prepare strategically to make the most of these limited-time events!

Upcoming Pokémon GO Spotlight Hour:

The next Spotlight Hour is Tuesday, December 10th, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, featuring Murkrow with double Catch XP. Murkrow and its evolution, Honchkrow, 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

sableye murkrow Slugma & Bergmite Bergmite Delibird togetic

Spotlight Hour Deep Dive:

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

Murkrow: A relatively rare spawn, Murkrow evolves into Honchkrow using 100 candies and a Sinnoh Stone. While Honchkrow's offensive capabilities are decent, its defensive stats are lacking.

murkrow honchkrow

Slugma & Bergmite: This double feature presents a chance to acquire both Fire and Ice types. Bergmite evolves into Avalugg (50 candies), a strong contender for GO Battle League and Raids. Slugma evolves into Macargo (50 candies), but is less strategically valuable.

Bergmite Avalugg Slugma Macargo

Delibird: A holiday-themed Pokémon with a rare costumed variant. Primarily valuable for collectors and Shiny hunters.

Delibird

Togetic: A relatively rare wild spawn, Togetic evolves into Togekiss (100 candies and a Sinnoh Stone), a highly effective Pokémon for GO Battle League and Raids. This Spotlight Hour is highly recommended.

togetic Togekiss

Spotlight Hour Preparation:

  • Stock up on Poké Balls.
  • Utilize Lucky Eggs, Star Pieces, and Incense.
  • Allocate time for post-event sorting and transferring.
  • Strategically use items to maximize bonus effects. (e.g., transfer duplicates before Delibird hour, evolve during Togetic hour with a Lucky Egg).
  • Use search commands: "4*&age0", "3*&age0", "4*&[Pokemon Name]" to find your best catches.

Pokémon GO is available now.

Updated 12/9/2024