Spotlight Hour in Pokémon GO
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Spotlight Hour is an evening hour built around one featured Pokémon, and it usually lands on a Thursday. The events calendar names the Pokémon for each one, sometimes with its evolutions listed beside it.
- This week ExpectedThursday, November 5, 20266 PM to 7 PM local time
- Next ExpectedThursday, November 12, 20266 PM to 7 PM local time
When it runs
It runs every Thursday, 6 PM to 7 PM local time, so the start is 6 PM wherever you're playing. The calendar also lists one off its usual day: Sun, Sept 13. Scopely's Daily Discoveries post: “Grookey* Scorbunny* Sobble*”
Later on the calendar
- Thu, Nov 19, 20266 PM to 7 PM local time · expected
- Thu, Nov 26, 20266 PM to 7 PM local time · expected
- Thu, Dec 3, 20266 PM to 7 PM local time · expected
- Thu, Dec 10, 20266 PM to 7 PM local time · expected
By month
Past dates
Thu, Oct 29, 2026Gastly
Thu, Oct 22, 2026Morelull
Thu, Oct 15, 2026Stufful
Thu, Oct 8, 2026Elgyem
Thu, Oct 1, 2026Seedot
Thu, Sept 24, 2026Rattata
Sun, Sept 13, 2026Houndour, Houndoom
Thu, Sept 10, 2026Weedle, Kakuna, Beedrill
Dates and hours from the Pokémon GO events calendar, the Pokémon GO events calendar.
Questions people ask
What is Spotlight Hour in Pokémon GO?
Spotlight Hour is an evening hour built around one featured Pokémon, and it usually lands on a Thursday. The events calendar names the Pokémon for each one, sometimes with its evolutions listed beside it.
What time does Spotlight Hour start?
It runs every Thursday, 6 PM to 7 PM local time, so the start is 6 PM wherever you're playing. The calendar also lists one off its usual day: Sun, Sept 13.
When is the next Spotlight Hour?
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 6 PM to 7 PM local time. That date is expected from the weekly cadence.