Event Calendar
Every scheduled event for the year, worked out in advance. Each Friday one pocket monster is far more likely to appear shiny — the whole year is listed below, so you can plan for yours.
January
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Shiny Spotlight |
gyarados
|
cerulean cave profundezas |
| 08 | Shiny Spotlight |
clefable
|
celadon city arredores |
| 15 | Shiny Spotlight |
ivysaur
|
evolution grove estagio 2 |
| 22 | Shiny Spotlight |
pikachu
|
power plant gerador central viridian forest |
| 29 | Shiny Spotlight |
dewgong
|
seafoam islands entrada |
February
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | Shiny Spotlight |
poliwrath
|
rota 21 |
| 12 | Shiny Spotlight |
graveler
|
rock tunnel |
| 19 | Shiny Spotlight |
bellsprout
|
rota 24 nugget bridge |
| 26 | Shiny Spotlight |
ninetales
|
pokemon mansion subsolo |
March
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | Shiny Spotlight |
hitmonlee
|
victory road 3o andar |
| 12 | Shiny Spotlight |
nidoking
|
victory road 2o andar |
| 19 | Shiny Spotlight |
tauros
|
safari zone area leste |
| 26 | Shiny Spotlight |
mankey
|
rota 2 |
April
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Shiny Spotlight |
dragonair
|
dragon s den entrada oculta rota 23 |
| 09 | Shiny Spotlight |
exeggutor
|
cerulean cave profundezas |
| 16 | Shiny Spotlight |
kakuna
|
viridian forest |
| 23 | Shiny Spotlight |
paras
|
mt moon |
| 30 | Shiny Spotlight |
nidoran-f
|
rota 2 |
May
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Shiny Spotlight |
wartortle
|
evolution grove estagio 2 |
| 14 | Shiny Spotlight |
gengar
|
cerulean cave entrada |
| 21 | Shiny Spotlight |
haunter
|
pokemon tower andares inferiores |
| 28 | Shiny Spotlight |
raichu
|
power plant entrada |
June
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Shiny Spotlight |
raticate
|
rota 5 |
| 11 | Shiny Spotlight |
kangaskhan
|
safari zone area central |
| 18 | Shiny Spotlight |
electabuzz
|
power plant entrada power plant gerador central |
| 25 | Shiny Spotlight |
scyther
|
safari zone area central |
July
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Shiny Spotlight |
metapod
|
viridian forest |
| 09 | Shiny Spotlight |
seaking
|
rota 21 |
| 16 | Shiny Spotlight |
venusaur
|
apex grove santuario final |
| 23 | Shiny Spotlight |
oddish
|
rota 24 nugget bridge |
| 30 | Shiny Spotlight |
fearow
|
viridian depths |
August
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Shiny Spotlight |
horsea
|
seafoam islands entrada |
| 13 | Shiny Spotlight |
venonat
|
rota 24 nugget bridge |
| 20 | Shiny Spotlight |
weezing
|
pokemon mansion 1o andar |
| 27 | Shiny Spotlight |
flareon
|
indigo plateau montanhas |
September
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Shiny Spotlight |
zubat
|
mt moon |
| 10 | Shiny Spotlight |
mr-mime
|
indigo plateau montanhas |
| 17 | Shiny Spotlight |
starmie
|
seafoam islands subsolo |
| 24 | Shiny Spotlight |
koffing
|
rota 17 cycling road |
October
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Shiny Spotlight |
meowth
|
rota 5 |
| 08 | Shiny Spotlight |
gastly
|
pokemon tower andares inferiores |
| 15 | Shiny Spotlight |
seadra
|
seafoam islands subsolo |
| 22 | Shiny Spotlight |
butterfree
|
viridian depths |
| 29 | Shiny Spotlight |
pinsir
|
safari zone area leste |
November
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | Shiny Spotlight |
magnemite
|
power plant gerador central rota 10 |
| 12 | Shiny Spotlight |
kadabra
|
rota 8 |
| 19 | Shiny Spotlight |
pidgey
|
arredores de pallet |
| 26 | Shiny Spotlight |
slowbro
|
seafoam islands entrada |
December
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Shiny Spotlight |
squirtle
|
evolution grove rota especifica |
| 10 | Shiny Spotlight |
weepinbell
|
rota 9 mid evolutions |
| 17 | Shiny Spotlight |
voltorb
|
power plant gerador central rota 10 |
| 24 | Shiny Spotlight |
krabby
|
cerulean cape rota 10 |
| 31 | Shiny Spotlight |
golbat
|
rock tunnel |
How the pick works
The featured pocket monster is drawn from a fixed, public hash of the date — nobody picks it by hand, and the same list comes out on every server, every time. During its day its shiny odds are 25x the usual, everywhere it can be encountered. Events run from 00:00 to 24:00 UTC.