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

Author : Hazel Jan 26,2025

Maximize Your Pokémon GO December 2024 Spotlight Hours!

Pokémon GO's December 2024 Spotlight Hours offer exciting opportunities to catch specific Pokémon and earn bonus rewards. This guide provides a complete schedule and strategies to optimize your gameplay.

Next 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 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 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 Strategies:

This section offers detailed analysis of each Pokémon's rarity, evolution requirements, and battle effectiveness to help you prioritize your efforts.

Murkrow: Relatively rare, evolves into Honchkrow (100 Candy + Sinnoh Stone). Honchkrow's offensive capabilities are valuable in Raids.

murkrow honchkrow

Slugma & Bergmite: A dual Spotlight Hour. Bergmite (evolves into Avalugg with 50 Candy) is a valuable Ice-type for Raids and GO Battle League. Slugma (evolves into Magcargo with 50 Candy) is less strategically useful.

Bergmite Avalugg Macargo

Delibird (Holiday Ribbon): A rare costumed variant, primarily valuable for collectors. Limited battle utility.

Delibird

Togetic: Relatively rare, evolves into Togekiss (100 Candy + Sinnoh Stone). Togekiss is highly effective in Raids and GO Battle League. Prioritize this Spotlight Hour.

togetic Togekiss

Preparation for Spotlight Hours:

  • 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 rewards. (e.g., Transferring duplicates before Delibird's Spotlight Hour).
  • Use search commands: "4*&age0", "3*&age0", "4*&[Pokemon Name]" to find your best catches.

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