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 |
flareon
|
indigo plateau montanhas |
| 09 | Shiny Spotlight |
charmeleon
|
evolution grove estagio 2 |
| 16 | Shiny Spotlight |
eevee
|
celadon city arredores |
| 23 | Shiny Spotlight |
ekans
|
rota 3 |
| 30 | Shiny Spotlight |
dratini
|
dragon s den entrada oculta rota 23 |
February
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Shiny Spotlight |
slowbro
|
seafoam islands entrada |
| 13 | Shiny Spotlight |
beedrill
|
viridian depths |
| 20 | Shiny Spotlight |
scyther
|
safari zone area central |
| 27 | Shiny Spotlight |
gyarados
|
cerulean cave profundezas |
March
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Shiny Spotlight |
farfetchd
|
rota 12 silence bridge |
| 13 | Shiny Spotlight |
vaporeon
|
indigo plateau lago central |
| 20 | Shiny Spotlight |
omastar
|
indigo plateau lago central |
| 27 | Shiny Spotlight |
arcanine
|
pokemon mansion subsolo |
April
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Shiny Spotlight |
marowak
|
victory road 1o andar |
| 10 | Shiny Spotlight |
muk
|
rota 17 cycling road |
| 17 | Shiny Spotlight |
clefable
|
celadon city arredores |
| 24 | Shiny Spotlight |
drowzee
|
rota 8 |
May
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Shiny Spotlight |
electrode
|
power plant entrada |
| 08 | Shiny Spotlight |
magneton
|
power plant entrada |
| 15 | Shiny Spotlight |
poliwrath
|
rota 21 |
| 22 | Shiny Spotlight |
charmander
|
evolution grove rota especifica |
| 29 | Shiny Spotlight |
kabutops
|
indigo plateau lago central |
June
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | Shiny Spotlight |
clefairy
|
mt moon |
| 12 | Shiny Spotlight |
cloyster
|
seafoam islands entrada |
| 19 | Shiny Spotlight |
krabby
|
cerulean cape rota 10 |
| 26 | Shiny Spotlight |
abra
|
rota 24 nugget bridge |
July
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Shiny Spotlight |
magmar
|
pokemon mansion 1o andar |
| 10 | Shiny Spotlight |
vulpix
|
rota 3 |
| 17 | Shiny Spotlight |
starmie
|
seafoam islands subsolo |
| 24 | Shiny Spotlight |
hitmonlee
|
victory road 3o andar |
| 31 | Shiny Spotlight |
wigglytuff
|
celadon city arredores |
August
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Shiny Spotlight |
omanyte
|
cinnabar lab laboratorio p restauracao |
| 14 | Shiny Spotlight |
nidorina
|
rota 9 mid evolutions |
| 21 | Shiny Spotlight |
gastly
|
pokemon tower andares inferiores |
| 28 | Shiny Spotlight |
magnemite
|
power plant gerador central rota 10 |
September
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Shiny Spotlight |
golem
|
victory road 1o andar |
| 11 | Shiny Spotlight |
charizard
|
apex dragon cave apex grove santuario final |
| 18 | Shiny Spotlight |
psyduck
|
cerulean cape rota 5 |
| 25 | Shiny Spotlight |
persian
|
cerulean cave entrada |
October
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Shiny Spotlight |
nidoking
|
victory road 2o andar |
| 09 | Shiny Spotlight |
poliwag
|
porto de vermilion |
| 16 | Shiny Spotlight |
rhyhorn
|
safari zone area central |
| 23 | Shiny Spotlight |
alakazam
|
cerulean cave entrada |
| 30 | Shiny Spotlight |
seel
|
rota maritima 19 |
November
| Date | Event | Pocket Monster | Where to hunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Shiny Spotlight |
aerodactyl
|
cinnabar lab laboratorio p restauracao indigo plateau montanhas |
| 13 | Shiny Spotlight |
paras
|
mt moon |
| 20 | Shiny Spotlight |
venonat
|
rota 24 nugget bridge |
| 27 | Shiny Spotlight |
lickitung
|
victory road 3o andar |
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.