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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Shiny Spotlight |
haunter
|
pokemon tower andares inferiores |
| 13 | Shiny Spotlight |
magmar
|
pokemon mansion 1o andar |
| 20 | Shiny Spotlight |
porygon
|
celadon city arredores |
| 27 | Shiny Spotlight |
hitmonchan
|
victory road 3o andar |
February
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Shiny Spotlight |
slowbro
|
seafoam islands entrada |
| 10 | Shiny Spotlight |
jynx
|
seafoam islands subsolo |
| 17 | Shiny Spotlight |
victreebel
|
cerulean cave profundezas |
| 24 | Shiny Spotlight |
doduo
|
rota 12 silence bridge |
March
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Shiny Spotlight |
goldeen
|
rota 10 |
| 10 | Shiny Spotlight |
ivysaur
|
evolution grove estagio 2 |
| 17 | Shiny Spotlight |
gyarados
|
cerulean cave profundezas |
| 24 | Shiny Spotlight |
vaporeon
|
indigo plateau lago central |
| 31 | Shiny Spotlight |
scyther
|
safari zone area central |
April
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Shiny Spotlight |
hypno
|
cerulean cave entrada |
| 14 | Shiny Spotlight |
exeggcute
|
safari zone area central |
| 21 | Shiny Spotlight |
poliwag
|
porto de vermilion |
| 28 | Shiny Spotlight |
pikachu
|
power plant gerador central viridian forest |
May
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | Shiny Spotlight |
persian
|
cerulean cave entrada |
| 12 | Shiny Spotlight |
ditto
|
pokemon tower andares inferiores |
| 19 | Shiny Spotlight |
muk
|
rota 17 cycling road |
| 26 | Shiny Spotlight |
psyduck
|
cerulean cape rota 5 |
June
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Shiny Spotlight |
staryu
|
cerulean cape seafoam islands subsolo |
| 09 | Shiny Spotlight |
parasect
|
cerulean cave labirinto |
| 16 | Shiny Spotlight |
cubone
|
rock tunnel |
| 23 | Shiny Spotlight |
weedle
|
arredores de pallet |
| 30 | Shiny Spotlight |
dragonair
|
dragon s den entrada oculta rota 23 |
July
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Shiny Spotlight |
farfetchd
|
rota 12 silence bridge |
| 14 | Shiny Spotlight |
raichu
|
power plant entrada |
| 21 | Shiny Spotlight |
alakazam
|
cerulean cave entrada |
| 28 | Shiny Spotlight |
magikarp
|
dragon s den entrada oculta rota 23 porto de vermilion |
August
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Shiny Spotlight |
geodude
|
mt moon |
| 11 | Shiny Spotlight |
mr-mime
|
indigo plateau montanhas |
| 18 | Shiny Spotlight |
charizard
|
apex dragon cave apex grove santuario final |
| 25 | Shiny Spotlight |
magnemite
|
power plant gerador central rota 10 |
September
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Shiny Spotlight |
nidoking
|
victory road 2o andar |
| 08 | Shiny Spotlight |
dodrio
|
rota 17 cycling road |
| 15 | Shiny Spotlight |
beedrill
|
viridian depths |
| 22 | Shiny Spotlight |
gloom
|
rota 9 mid evolutions |
| 29 | Shiny Spotlight |
zubat
|
mt moon |
October
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Shiny Spotlight |
jigglypuff
|
rota 3 |
| 13 | Shiny Spotlight |
paras
|
mt moon |
| 20 | Shiny Spotlight |
seel
|
rota maritima 19 |
| 27 | Shiny Spotlight |
nidorina
|
rota 9 mid evolutions |
November
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Shiny Spotlight |
vulpix
|
rota 3 |
| 10 | Shiny Spotlight |
oddish
|
rota 24 nugget bridge |
| 17 | Shiny Spotlight |
dragonite
|
apex dragon cave |
| 24 | Shiny Spotlight |
drowzee
|
rota 8 |
December
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Shiny Spotlight |
exeggutor
|
cerulean cave profundezas |
| 08 | Shiny Spotlight |
squirtle
|
evolution grove rota especifica |
| 15 | Shiny Spotlight |
dratini
|
dragon s den entrada oculta rota 23 |
| 22 | Shiny Spotlight |
pidgeot
|
viridian depths |
| 29 | Shiny Spotlight |
poliwhirl
|
rota 21 |
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.