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 |
venusaur
|
apex grove santuario final |
| 08 | Shiny Spotlight |
psyduck
|
cerulean cape rota 5 |
| 15 | Shiny Spotlight |
raticate
|
rota 5 |
| 22 | Shiny Spotlight |
gastly
|
pokemon tower andares inferiores |
| 29 | Shiny Spotlight |
tangela
|
safari zone area leste |
February
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | Shiny Spotlight |
spearow
|
rota 2 |
| 12 | Shiny Spotlight |
poliwrath
|
rota 21 |
| 19 | Shiny Spotlight |
charmeleon
|
evolution grove estagio 2 |
| 26 | Shiny Spotlight |
goldeen
|
rota 10 |
March
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | Shiny Spotlight |
onix
|
diglett s cave |
| 12 | Shiny Spotlight |
koffing
|
rota 17 cycling road |
| 19 | Shiny Spotlight |
pidgeot
|
viridian depths |
| 26 | Shiny Spotlight |
exeggcute
|
safari zone area central |
April
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Shiny Spotlight |
scyther
|
safari zone area central |
| 09 | Shiny Spotlight |
seadra
|
seafoam islands subsolo |
| 16 | Shiny Spotlight |
blastoise
|
apex grove santuario final |
| 23 | Shiny Spotlight |
meowth
|
rota 5 |
| 30 | Shiny Spotlight |
machop
|
porto de vermilion |
May
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Shiny Spotlight |
golbat
|
rock tunnel |
| 14 | Shiny Spotlight |
shellder
|
rota maritima 19 |
| 21 | Shiny Spotlight |
tauros
|
safari zone area leste |
| 28 | Shiny Spotlight |
bulbasaur
|
evolution grove rota especifica |
June
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Shiny Spotlight |
voltorb
|
power plant gerador central rota 10 |
| 11 | Shiny Spotlight |
machamp
|
victory road 1o andar |
| 18 | Shiny Spotlight |
staryu
|
cerulean cape seafoam islands subsolo |
| 25 | Shiny Spotlight |
porygon
|
celadon city arredores |
July
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Shiny Spotlight |
ninetales
|
pokemon mansion subsolo |
| 09 | Shiny Spotlight |
arcanine
|
pokemon mansion subsolo |
| 16 | Shiny Spotlight |
magnemite
|
power plant gerador central rota 10 |
| 23 | Shiny Spotlight |
cubone
|
rock tunnel |
| 30 | Shiny Spotlight |
snorlax
|
apex dragon cave rota 12 silence bridge victory road 3o andar |
August
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Shiny Spotlight |
kadabra
|
rota 8 |
| 13 | Shiny Spotlight |
jynx
|
seafoam islands subsolo |
| 20 | Shiny Spotlight |
parasect
|
cerulean cave labirinto |
| 27 | Shiny Spotlight |
electrode
|
power plant entrada |
September
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Shiny Spotlight |
abra
|
rota 24 nugget bridge |
| 10 | Shiny Spotlight |
slowbro
|
seafoam islands entrada |
| 17 | Shiny Spotlight |
tentacool
|
cerulean cape porto de vermilion |
| 24 | Shiny Spotlight |
sandshrew
|
rota 3 |
October
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Shiny Spotlight |
bellsprout
|
rota 24 nugget bridge |
| 08 | Shiny Spotlight |
dodrio
|
rota 17 cycling road |
| 15 | Shiny Spotlight |
butterfree
|
viridian depths |
| 22 | Shiny Spotlight |
chansey
|
safari zone area leste |
| 29 | Shiny Spotlight |
rapidash
|
pokemon mansion subsolo |
November
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | Shiny Spotlight |
pikachu
|
power plant gerador central viridian forest |
| 12 | Shiny Spotlight |
beedrill
|
viridian depths |
| 19 | Shiny Spotlight |
nidoran-f
|
rota 2 |
| 26 | Shiny Spotlight |
dragonair
|
dragon s den entrada oculta rota 23 |
December
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Shiny Spotlight |
kingler
|
rota 21 |
| 10 | Shiny Spotlight |
rattata
|
arredores de pallet |
| 17 | Shiny Spotlight |
nidoking
|
victory road 2o andar |
| 24 | Shiny Spotlight |
ponyta
|
pokemon mansion 1o andar |
| 31 | Shiny Spotlight |
ditto
|
pokemon tower andares inferiores |
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.