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

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: December 10th

The next Spotlight Hour is Tuesday, December 10th, from 6-7 PM local time. Murkrow will be the featured Pokémon, with a 2x Catch XP bonus. Murkrow and its evolution, Honchkrow, are both shiny-capable.

December 2024 Spotlight Hour Schedule:

Spotlight Hour Deep Dive:

This section provides a breakdown of 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 weak.

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

Delibird (Holiday): A rare, costumed variant, primarily valuable for collectors and those seeking a shiny. Not particularly strong in battle.

Togetic: A relatively rare wild spawn, Togetic evolves into the powerful Togekiss with 100 candies and a Sinnoh Stone. Togekiss excels in raids and GO Battle League. This Spotlight Hour is highly recommended.

Maximizing Your Spotlight Hour:

Prepare by stocking up on Poké Balls, activating Lucky Eggs, Star Pieces, and Incense. Plan ahead to utilize each hour's bonus effectively (e.g., transferring duplicates before Delibird's Transfer Candy bonus). Use search commands (e.g., "4*&age0," "3*&age0," "4*&[Pokemon Name]") to quickly find your best catches.

Pokémon GO is available now. This article was updated on 12/9/2024.