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

by Aaron Jan 25,2025

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 to catch 'em all!

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, Honchkrow, are capable of being Shiny.

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)	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 ideal for Candy accumulation and potential Shiny hunting. Evolution to Honchkrow requires 100 Murkrow Candy and a Sinnoh Stone. Honchkrow's offensive capabilities are decent, but its defense is lacking.

murkrow honchkrow

Slugma & Bergmite: A dual feature offering a chance to stock up on both Fire and Ice types. Bergmite, a rarer spawn, evolves into Avalugg (50 Candy), a strong contender in Raids and GO Battle League. Slugma evolves into Macargo (50 Candy), but is less strategically valuable.

Bergmite Avalugg Macargo

Delibird (Holiday): A rare costumed variant, perfect for Shiny hunters. Not particularly useful in battles.

Delibird

Togetic: A relatively rare wild spawn, making this Spotlight Hour crucial for obtaining Shinies and high-IV Togetic for evolution into Togekiss (100 Candy + Sinnoh Stone). Togekiss excels in GO Battle League and Raids.

togetic Togekiss

Spotlight Hour Preparation:

Stock up on Poké Balls.
Utilize Lucky Eggs, Star Pieces, and Incense.
Allocate extra time for post-event sorting and transferring.
Strategically use items to maximize bonus effects. (e.g., transferring duplicates before Delibird's Spotlight Hour).
Use in-game search commands (4*&age0, 3*&age0, 4*&[Pokemon Name]) to find your best catches.

Pokémon GO is available now. (Article updated 12/9/2024)

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