Pokémon Go Spotlight Hours is back. Trainers can catch their favorite Pokémon again in this Spotlight Hour in October 2023. If you were wondering about the Pokémon Go Spotlight Hour schedule in October 2023, from this guide, you will be able to learn everything you need to know. Like the Out to Play and Ticket of Treats Pokémon events happening in October, this will also be a time-based event.
Spotlight Hour Schedule October 2023: Pokémon Go
Spotlight Hour allows players to play a different Pokémon with high boosted spawn rates and a special double bonus weekly. For this one hour, trainers could try to catch all the Pokémon of that specific species that catch. Niantic has announced that the next Spotlight Hour event will be on October 3, 2023. Trainers can participate in this event from 6 PM to 7 PM local time. Here is the Pokémon Go Spotlight Hour Schedule for October 2023,
| Spotlight Hour Date |
Time |
Spotlight Pokémon | Bonuses |
| October 3, 2023 | 6 PM to 7 PM | Slowpoke | Transfer Candy x2 |
| October 10, 2023 | 6 PM to 7 PM | Shroomish | Evolve XP x2 |
| October 17, 2023 | 6 PM to 7 PM | Pumpkaboo | Catch Stardust x2 |
| October 24, 2023 | 6 PM to 7 PM | Phantump | Catch XP x2 |
| October 31, 2023 | 6 PM to 7 PM | Yamask | Catch Candy x2 |
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Apart from Phantump, other Pokémon, which are Slowpoke, Shroomish, Pumpkaboo, and Yamask, will have shiny versions during the spotlight hour for trainers to catch. For Phantump, the shiny version is not available at the debut, but you might be able to encounter Shiny Phantump in the wild. As the first Spotlight Hour is nearing, here’s how to prepare for the event. This will help you to maximize the catching opportunities of the spotlighted Pokémon.
- Make sure you have enough Poke Balls to catch multiple Pokémon
- Make sure you have enough Berries to get Double cand and make catching easier
- Make room for the Pokémon by clearing out the Pokémon storage box.
- Have enough PokeCoins to buy Incense if needed.
Image Source: Niantic
Best Counters for Slowpoke
Slowpoke is a Water and Psychic-type Pokémon, making it vulnerable against Bug, Ghost, Grass, Electric and Dark Moves. The five best Pokémon you can use to beat Slowpoke are,
- Kartana
- Phermosa
- Xurkitree
- Zacian
- Zekrom
Best Counters for Shroomish
Shroomish is a Grass-type Pokemon that weakens it against the Flying, Poison, Bug, Fire, and Ice moves in Pokemon Go. Here are the best five Pokemon that you can use to beat Shrromish,
- Darmanian- Galarian Zen version
- Reshiram
- Pheromosa
- Volcarona
- Chandelure
To know more about the Pokemon Go October 2023 Spotlight Hour Event, watch the video below from LuckyBunz.
