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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Shiny Spotlight |
gastly
|
pokemon tower andares inferiores |
| 14 | Shiny Spotlight |
kabutops
|
indigo plateau lago central |
| 21 | Shiny Spotlight |
raichu
|
power plant entrada |
| 28 | Shiny Spotlight |
machop
|
porto de vermilion |
February
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Shiny Spotlight |
dewgong
|
seafoam islands entrada |
| 11 | Shiny Spotlight |
tangela
|
safari zone area leste |
| 18 | Shiny Spotlight |
golbat
|
rock tunnel |
| 25 | Shiny Spotlight |
gengar
|
cerulean cave entrada |
March
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Shiny Spotlight |
scyther
|
safari zone area central |
| 10 | Shiny Spotlight |
omanyte
|
cinnabar lab laboratorio p restauracao |
| 17 | Shiny Spotlight |
paras
|
mt moon |
| 24 | Shiny Spotlight |
growlithe
|
rota 8 |
| 31 | Shiny Spotlight |
oddish
|
rota 24 nugget bridge |
April
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Shiny Spotlight |
porygon
|
celadon city arredores |
| 14 | Shiny Spotlight |
kadabra
|
rota 8 |
| 21 | Shiny Spotlight |
kakuna
|
viridian forest |
| 28 | Shiny Spotlight |
arbok
|
victory road 2o andar |
May
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | Shiny Spotlight |
ekans
|
rota 3 |
| 12 | Shiny Spotlight |
weezing
|
pokemon mansion 1o andar |
| 19 | Shiny Spotlight |
persian
|
cerulean cave entrada |
| 26 | Shiny Spotlight |
wartortle
|
evolution grove estagio 2 |
June
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Shiny Spotlight |
kabuto
|
cinnabar lab laboratorio p restauracao |
| 09 | Shiny Spotlight |
dragonair
|
dragon s den entrada oculta rota 23 |
| 16 | Shiny Spotlight |
graveler
|
rock tunnel |
| 23 | Shiny Spotlight |
arcanine
|
pokemon mansion subsolo |
| 30 | Shiny Spotlight |
nidoran-f
|
rota 2 |
July
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Shiny Spotlight |
farfetchd
|
rota 12 silence bridge |
| 14 | Shiny Spotlight |
magneton
|
power plant entrada |
| 21 | Shiny Spotlight |
flareon
|
indigo plateau montanhas |
| 28 | Shiny Spotlight |
slowbro
|
seafoam islands entrada |
August
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Shiny Spotlight |
snorlax
|
apex dragon cave rota 12 silence bridge victory road 3o andar |
| 11 | Shiny Spotlight |
golduck
|
cerulean cave labirinto |
| 18 | Shiny Spotlight |
ponyta
|
pokemon mansion 1o andar |
| 25 | Shiny Spotlight |
geodude
|
mt moon |
September
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Shiny Spotlight |
krabby
|
cerulean cape rota 10 |
| 08 | Shiny Spotlight |
victreebel
|
cerulean cave profundezas |
| 15 | Shiny Spotlight |
exeggcute
|
safari zone area central |
| 22 | Shiny Spotlight |
caterpie
|
arredores de pallet |
| 29 | Shiny Spotlight |
sandslash
|
victory road 2o andar |
October
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Shiny Spotlight |
poliwag
|
porto de vermilion |
| 13 | Shiny Spotlight |
kingler
|
rota 21 |
| 20 | Shiny Spotlight |
charmander
|
evolution grove rota especifica |
| 27 | Shiny Spotlight |
eevee
|
celadon city arredores |
November
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Shiny Spotlight |
pidgeotto
|
rota 5 |
| 10 | Shiny Spotlight |
jigglypuff
|
rota 3 |
| 17 | Shiny Spotlight |
jolteon
|
indigo plateau montanhas |
| 24 | Shiny Spotlight |
wigglytuff
|
celadon city arredores |
December
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Shiny Spotlight |
aerodactyl
|
cinnabar lab laboratorio p restauracao indigo plateau montanhas |
| 08 | Shiny Spotlight |
muk
|
rota 17 cycling road |
| 15 | Shiny Spotlight |
omastar
|
indigo plateau lago central |
| 22 | Shiny Spotlight |
lickitung
|
victory road 3o andar |
| 29 | Shiny Spotlight |
seel
|
rota maritima 19 |
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.