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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | Shiny Spotlight |
doduo
|
rota 12 silence bridge |
| 12 | Shiny Spotlight |
cubone
|
rock tunnel |
| 19 | Shiny Spotlight |
vaporeon
|
indigo plateau lago central |
| 26 | Shiny Spotlight |
seel
|
rota maritima 19 |
February
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Shiny Spotlight |
magmar
|
pokemon mansion 1o andar |
| 09 | Shiny Spotlight |
voltorb
|
power plant gerador central rota 10 |
| 16 | Shiny Spotlight |
magikarp
|
dragon s den entrada oculta rota 23 porto de vermilion |
| 23 | Shiny Spotlight |
kadabra
|
rota 8 |
March
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Shiny Spotlight |
raticate
|
rota 5 |
| 09 | Shiny Spotlight |
clefairy
|
mt moon |
| 16 | Shiny Spotlight |
electabuzz
|
power plant entrada power plant gerador central |
| 23 | Shiny Spotlight |
seaking
|
rota 21 |
| 30 | Shiny Spotlight |
rattata
|
arredores de pallet |
April
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Shiny Spotlight |
lapras
|
indigo plateau lago central |
| 13 | Shiny Spotlight |
gyarados
|
cerulean cave profundezas |
| 20 | Shiny Spotlight |
poliwag
|
porto de vermilion |
| 27 | Shiny Spotlight |
weepinbell
|
rota 9 mid evolutions |
May
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Shiny Spotlight |
pidgeotto
|
rota 5 |
| 11 | Shiny Spotlight |
gastly
|
pokemon tower andares inferiores |
| 18 | Shiny Spotlight |
gloom
|
rota 9 mid evolutions |
| 25 | Shiny Spotlight |
raichu
|
power plant entrada |
June
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Shiny Spotlight |
vileplume
|
cerulean cave profundezas |
| 08 | Shiny Spotlight |
magneton
|
power plant entrada |
| 15 | Shiny Spotlight |
tangela
|
safari zone area leste |
| 22 | Shiny Spotlight |
geodude
|
mt moon |
| 29 | Shiny Spotlight |
ninetales
|
pokemon mansion subsolo |
July
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Shiny Spotlight |
flareon
|
indigo plateau montanhas |
| 13 | Shiny Spotlight |
zubat
|
mt moon |
| 20 | Shiny Spotlight |
omastar
|
indigo plateau lago central |
| 27 | Shiny Spotlight |
wigglytuff
|
celadon city arredores |
August
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Shiny Spotlight |
rhydon
|
victory road 1o andar |
| 10 | Shiny Spotlight |
clefable
|
celadon city arredores |
| 17 | Shiny Spotlight |
charizard
|
apex dragon cave apex grove santuario final |
| 24 | Shiny Spotlight |
venusaur
|
apex grove santuario final |
| 31 | Shiny Spotlight |
venonat
|
rota 24 nugget bridge |
September
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Shiny Spotlight |
slowpoke
|
rota maritima 19 |
| 14 | Shiny Spotlight |
exeggutor
|
cerulean cave profundezas |
| 21 | Shiny Spotlight |
victreebel
|
cerulean cave profundezas |
| 28 | Shiny Spotlight |
nidoran-m
|
rota 2 |
October
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | Shiny Spotlight |
kingler
|
rota 21 |
| 12 | Shiny Spotlight |
nidoking
|
victory road 2o andar |
| 19 | Shiny Spotlight |
electrode
|
power plant entrada |
| 26 | Shiny Spotlight |
poliwhirl
|
rota 21 |
November
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Shiny Spotlight |
graveler
|
rock tunnel |
| 09 | Shiny Spotlight |
slowbro
|
seafoam islands entrada |
| 16 | Shiny Spotlight |
dodrio
|
rota 17 cycling road |
| 23 | Shiny Spotlight |
dragonair
|
dragon s den entrada oculta rota 23 |
| 30 | Shiny Spotlight |
goldeen
|
rota 10 |
December
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Shiny Spotlight |
butterfree
|
viridian depths |
| 14 | Shiny Spotlight |
blastoise
|
apex grove santuario final |
| 21 | Shiny Spotlight |
sandshrew
|
rota 3 |
| 28 | Shiny Spotlight |
dugtrio
|
diglett s cave |
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.