Pokémon GO: December 2024 Spotlight Hour Schedule Revealed

Maximize Your Pokémon GO December 2024 Spotlight Hours!

Pokémon GO's Spotlight Hours offer a 60-minute window of increased wild spawns for a specific Pokémon. This guide details December 2024's Spotlight Hours, including dates, featured Pokémon, bonuses, and shininess potential.

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 Shiny-capable.

December 2024 Spotlight Hour Schedule:

Spotlight Hour Deep Dive:

This section provides a strategic breakdown of each Pokémon's rarity, evolution requirements, and battle effectiveness.

Murkrow: A relatively rare spawn, making this Spotlight Hour ideal for Candy accumulation and evolving into Honchkrow (requires 100 Murkrow Candy + Sinnoh Stone). While Honchkrow's offensive capabilities are strong, its defensive stats are weak.

Slugma & Bergmite: A dual-featured Spotlight Hour. Bergmite, a rare spawn, evolves into the Raid and GO Battle League-viable Avalugg (50 Candy). Slugma, while less useful in battles, evolves into Macargo.

Delibird (Holiday): A rare, costumed variant. Primarily valuable for Shiny hunting, as its battle effectiveness is limited.

Togetic: A rare wild spawn. Evolves into the powerful Togekiss (100 Candy + Sinnoh Stone), a top contender in GO Battle League and Raids. Prioritize this Spotlight Hour for optimal Togekiss acquisition.

Spotlight Hour Preparation:

• 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 each hour's bonus (e.g., transfer duplicates before Delibird's Spotlight Hour).
• Use in-game search commands (e.g., "4*&age0," "3*&age0," "4*&[Pokemon Name]") to locate high-IV Pokémon.

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