Pokemon GO Spotlight Hour Announced: Catch Rates Soar in December

Master the Pokémon GO Spotlight Hour: Your Guide to December 2024 Events

Pokémon GO's Spotlight Hours, 60-minute events featuring boosted wild spawns of a specific Pokémon, return in December 2024. This guide provides a comprehensive overview of the month's schedule, highlighting each Pokémon's shininess potential, event bonuses, and strategic considerations.

Upcoming Spotlight Hour:

The next Spotlight Hour is Tuesday, December 10th, from 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 detailed analyses of each featured Pokémon, focusing on rarity, evolution requirements, and battle effectiveness.

Murkrow Spotlight Hour:

• Rarity: Currently a rarer spawn.
• Evolution: Evolves into Honchkrow using 100 Murkrow Candy and a Sinnoh Stone.
• Battle Effectiveness: Solid offense but poor defense; useful for Dark-type attacks in Raids.
• Murkrow → ![/uploads/93/1734948285676935bdd457c.webp] Honchkrow (100 Candy + Sinnoh Stone)

Slugma & Bergmite Spotlight Hour:

• Rarity: Both relatively rare spawns.
• Evolution: Slugma evolves into Macargo with 50 Candy; Bergmite evolves into Avalugg with 50 Candy.
• Battle Effectiveness: Avalugg excels in Raids and GO Battle League (Master League). Macargo is less useful.
• ![/uploads/92/1734948283676935bba5872.webp] Slugma → ![/uploads/43/1734948287676935bf36287.png] Macargo (50 Candy)
• ![/uploads/33/1734948283676935bbe5d1b.webp] Bergmite → ![/uploads/49/1734948286676935be85db1.png] Avalugg (50 Candy)

Delibird Spotlight Hour:

• Rarity: Rare Holiday-themed variant.
• Evolution: N/A
• Battle Effectiveness: Not very useful in battles. Primarily for collection.
• ![/uploads/40/1734948284676935bc6f493.png] Delibird (Holiday Ribbon)

Togetic Spotlight Hour:

• Rarity: Relatively rare wild spawn.
• Evolution: Evolves into Togekiss using 100 Togetic Candy and a Sinnoh Stone.
• Battle Effectiveness: Togekiss is a strong contender in GO Battle League and Raids.
• ![/uploads/72/1734948284676935bcd16d9.webp] Togetic → ![/uploads/71/1734948287676935bff2e86.webp] Togekiss (100 Candy + Sinnoh Stone)

Maximizing Spotlight Hour:

To maximize your gains, prepare by stocking up on Poké Balls, activating Lucky Eggs, Star Pieces, and Incense. Plan ahead to utilize the event bonuses effectively (e.g., transferring duplicates for Delibird's bonus). Use search commands (4*&age0, 3*&age0, 4*&[Pokemon Name]) to find your best catches.

This guide ensures you're ready to make the most of December's Pokémon GO Spotlight Hours. Remember to check our Pokémon GO Raid Schedule for upcoming raid events! Pokémon GO is available now. (Updated 12/9/2024)