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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Shiny Spotlight |
poliwhirl
|
rota 21 |
| 09 | Shiny Spotlight |
primeape
|
cerulean cave labirinto |
| 16 | Shiny Spotlight |
blastoise
|
apex grove santuario final |
| 23 | Shiny Spotlight |
machop
|
porto de vermilion |
| 30 | Shiny Spotlight |
bulbasaur
|
evolution grove rota especifica |
February
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Shiny Spotlight |
omastar
|
indigo plateau lago central |
| 13 | Shiny Spotlight |
dodrio
|
rota 17 cycling road |
| 20 | Shiny Spotlight |
pikachu
|
power plant gerador central viridian forest |
| 27 | Shiny Spotlight |
machoke
|
rock tunnel |
March
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | Shiny Spotlight |
rhydon
|
victory road 1o andar |
| 12 | Shiny Spotlight |
wigglytuff
|
celadon city arredores |
| 19 | Shiny Spotlight |
metapod
|
viridian forest |
| 26 | Shiny Spotlight |
goldeen
|
rota 10 |
April
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Shiny Spotlight |
ninetales
|
pokemon mansion subsolo |
| 09 | Shiny Spotlight |
tentacool
|
cerulean cape porto de vermilion |
| 16 | Shiny Spotlight |
lickitung
|
victory road 3o andar |
| 23 | Shiny Spotlight |
nidoqueen
|
victory road 2o andar |
| 30 | Shiny Spotlight |
weedle
|
arredores de pallet |
May
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Shiny Spotlight |
exeggutor
|
cerulean cave profundezas |
| 14 | Shiny Spotlight |
charmander
|
evolution grove rota especifica |
| 21 | Shiny Spotlight |
hypno
|
cerulean cave entrada |
| 28 | Shiny Spotlight |
gloom
|
rota 9 mid evolutions |
June
| 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 |
slowbro
|
seafoam islands entrada |
| 18 | Shiny Spotlight |
nidorina
|
rota 9 mid evolutions |
| 25 | Shiny Spotlight |
ditto
|
pokemon tower andares inferiores |
July
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Shiny Spotlight |
arcanine
|
pokemon mansion subsolo |
| 09 | Shiny Spotlight |
geodude
|
mt moon |
| 16 | Shiny Spotlight |
arbok
|
victory road 2o andar |
| 23 | Shiny Spotlight |
oddish
|
rota 24 nugget bridge |
| 30 | Shiny Spotlight |
weezing
|
pokemon mansion 1o andar |
August
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Shiny Spotlight |
chansey
|
safari zone area leste |
| 13 | Shiny Spotlight |
butterfree
|
viridian depths |
| 20 | Shiny Spotlight |
sandshrew
|
rota 3 |
| 27 | Shiny Spotlight |
cubone
|
rock tunnel |
September
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Shiny Spotlight |
spearow
|
rota 2 |
| 10 | Shiny Spotlight |
clefairy
|
mt moon |
| 17 | Shiny Spotlight |
mr-mime
|
indigo plateau montanhas |
| 24 | Shiny Spotlight |
farfetchd
|
rota 12 silence bridge |
October
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Shiny Spotlight |
parasect
|
cerulean cave labirinto |
| 08 | Shiny Spotlight |
marowak
|
victory road 1o andar |
| 15 | Shiny Spotlight |
charizard
|
apex dragon cave apex grove santuario final |
| 22 | Shiny Spotlight |
venonat
|
rota 24 nugget bridge |
| 29 | Shiny Spotlight |
beedrill
|
viridian depths |
November
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | Shiny Spotlight |
flareon
|
indigo plateau montanhas |
| 12 | Shiny Spotlight |
krabby
|
cerulean cape rota 10 |
| 19 | Shiny Spotlight |
golem
|
victory road 1o andar |
| 26 | Shiny Spotlight |
onix
|
diglett s cave |
December
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Shiny Spotlight |
caterpie
|
arredores de pallet |
| 10 | Shiny Spotlight |
fearow
|
viridian depths |
| 17 | Shiny Spotlight |
dragonite
|
apex dragon cave |
| 24 | Shiny Spotlight |
jigglypuff
|
rota 3 |
| 31 | Shiny Spotlight |
kakuna
|
viridian forest |
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.