Every month, Pokémon Go has a set of special events called Spotlight Hours that run each Tuesday from 6pm to 7pm local time.
These are much smaller events that work as mini-Community Days and showcase one specific species of Pokémon each week by boosting its spawn rates. They also include special boosts that give useful bonuses like double capture XP or Candy.
There can be anywhere from four to five Spotlight Hours per month depending on how many Tuesdays are on the calendar month and how Niantic wants to roll things out. The Spotlight Hour boosts also tend to change from week to week.
Typically, Spotlight Hours will reflect ongoing events and work as add-ons by giving players a chance to capture multiple Pokémon of a similar nature, such as Johto Pokémon spawning near or during a Johto event.
For October, there isn’t really a set theme, but players can get plenty of bonuses for catching Pokémon like Binacle and Doduo.
Any Pokémon that can appear as a Shiny during their Spotlight Hour will be marked with an asterisk. And don’t forget that there are Raid hours and other events basically every week that run around these Spotlight Hour times, even if they don’t tie in.
All Pokémon Go Adventures Abound Spotlight Hours, dates, and bonuses in October 2023
- Slowpoke*: Oct. 3
- 2x Candy for transferring Pokémon
- Shroomish*: Oct. 10
- 2x XP for evolving Pokémon
- Pumpkaboo*: Oct. 17
- 2x Stardust for catching Pokémon
- Phantump*: Oct. 24
- 2x XP for catching Pokémon
- Yamask*: Oct. 31
- 2x Candy for catching Pokémon
Since Spotlight Hours basically work like mini-Community Days, be sure to check out what actual Community Day events are coming up on the schedule each month too.
