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 |
gloom
|
rota 9 mid evolutions |
| 14 | Shiny Spotlight |
paras
|
mt moon |
| 21 | Shiny Spotlight |
electrode
|
power plant entrada |
| 28 | Shiny Spotlight |
nidoqueen
|
victory road 2o andar |
February
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Shiny Spotlight |
raichu
|
power plant entrada |
| 11 | Shiny Spotlight |
blastoise
|
apex grove santuario final |
| 18 | Shiny Spotlight |
electabuzz
|
power plant entrada power plant gerador central |
| 25 | Shiny Spotlight |
marowak
|
victory road 1o andar |
March
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Shiny Spotlight |
shellder
|
rota maritima 19 |
| 11 | Shiny Spotlight |
vulpix
|
rota 3 |
| 18 | Shiny Spotlight |
diglett
|
diglett s cave |
| 25 | Shiny Spotlight |
machoke
|
rock tunnel |
April
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Shiny Spotlight |
venonat
|
rota 24 nugget bridge |
| 08 | Shiny Spotlight |
gastly
|
pokemon tower andares inferiores |
| 15 | Shiny Spotlight |
golbat
|
rock tunnel |
| 22 | Shiny Spotlight |
fearow
|
viridian depths |
| 29 | Shiny Spotlight |
muk
|
rota 17 cycling road |
May
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Shiny Spotlight |
weedle
|
arredores de pallet |
| 13 | Shiny Spotlight |
tauros
|
safari zone area leste |
| 20 | Shiny Spotlight |
rhydon
|
victory road 1o andar |
| 27 | Shiny Spotlight |
seel
|
rota maritima 19 |
June
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Shiny Spotlight |
doduo
|
rota 12 silence bridge |
| 10 | Shiny Spotlight |
magmar
|
pokemon mansion 1o andar |
| 17 | Shiny Spotlight |
beedrill
|
viridian depths |
| 24 | Shiny Spotlight |
venusaur
|
apex grove santuario final |
July
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Shiny Spotlight |
lickitung
|
victory road 3o andar |
| 08 | Shiny Spotlight |
butterfree
|
viridian depths |
| 15 | Shiny Spotlight |
abra
|
rota 24 nugget bridge |
| 22 | Shiny Spotlight |
ekans
|
rota 3 |
| 29 | Shiny Spotlight |
sandslash
|
victory road 2o andar |
August
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | Shiny Spotlight |
rapidash
|
pokemon mansion subsolo |
| 12 | Shiny Spotlight |
charmeleon
|
evolution grove estagio 2 |
| 19 | Shiny Spotlight |
ninetales
|
pokemon mansion subsolo |
| 26 | Shiny Spotlight |
poliwrath
|
rota 21 |
September
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Shiny Spotlight |
kabutops
|
indigo plateau lago central |
| 09 | Shiny Spotlight |
metapod
|
viridian forest |
| 16 | Shiny Spotlight |
bellsprout
|
rota 24 nugget bridge |
| 23 | Shiny Spotlight |
pidgey
|
arredores de pallet |
| 30 | Shiny Spotlight |
parasect
|
cerulean cave labirinto |
October
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Shiny Spotlight |
grimer
|
rota 17 cycling road |
| 14 | Shiny Spotlight |
caterpie
|
arredores de pallet |
| 21 | Shiny Spotlight |
vaporeon
|
indigo plateau lago central |
| 28 | Shiny Spotlight |
raticate
|
rota 5 |
November
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Shiny Spotlight |
alakazam
|
cerulean cave entrada |
| 11 | Shiny Spotlight |
eevee
|
celadon city arredores |
| 18 | Shiny Spotlight |
cloyster
|
seafoam islands entrada |
| 25 | Shiny Spotlight |
snorlax
|
apex dragon cave rota 12 silence bridge victory road 3o andar |
December
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Shiny Spotlight |
magneton
|
power plant entrada |
| 09 | Shiny Spotlight |
arcanine
|
pokemon mansion subsolo |
| 16 | Shiny Spotlight |
tentacool
|
cerulean cape porto de vermilion |
| 23 | Shiny Spotlight |
psyduck
|
cerulean cape rota 5 |
| 30 | Shiny Spotlight |
slowpoke
|
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.