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When Is the Next Spotlight Hour in Pokemon GO? December 2024 Spotlight Hour Schedule

by Noah Jan 23,2025

Maximize Your Pokémon GO December 2024 Spotlight Hours!

Pokémon GO's Spotlight Hours offer a 60-minute window each month to amass a specific Pokémon. This guide details December 2024's Spotlight Hours, including dates, featured Pokémon, bonuses, and shiny availability. Plan your strategy to optimize your gains!

Upcoming Spotlight Hour:

The next Spotlight Hour is Tuesday, December 10th, from 6-7 PM local time, featuring Murkrow and double Catch XP. Murkrow and its evolution, Honchcrow, 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 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, making this Spotlight Hour crucial for Candy accumulation and finding a high-IV Murkrow for evolution into Honchkrow (requires 100 Candy + Sinnoh Stone). While Honchcrow's offensive capabilities are decent, its defensive stats are weaker.

murkrow honchkrow

Slugma & Bergmite: A double feature! Bergmite, a rare spawn, evolves into the Raid and GO Battle League-viable Avalugg (50 Candy). Slugma, while less useful in battles, is also less common now.

Bergmite Avalugg Macargo

Delibird (Holiday Ribbon): A rare costumed variant, ideal for completing your collection. Not a strong battler.

Delibird

Togetic: A relatively rare wild spawn, evolving into the highly sought-after Togekiss (100 Candy + Sinnoh Stone). Togekiss excels in GO Battle League and Raids. Prioritize this Spotlight Hour!

togetic Togekiss

Spotlight Hour Preparation:

  • Stock up on Poké Balls.
  • Utilize Lucky Eggs, Star Pieces, and Incense.
  • Allocate extra time for sorting and transferring Pokémon.
  • Plan ahead to maximize bonuses: For example, save duplicate Pokémon before Delibird's Spotlight Hour to maximize Candy gains from the transfer bonus. Similarly, prepare Pokémon for evolution before Togetic's Spotlight Hour to leverage the Evolution XP bonus. Use search filters (e.g., "4*&age0", "3*&age0", "4*&[Pokemon Name]") to quickly locate your best catches.

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

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