Starting on Tuesday, June 21, 6-7 pm local time, Spinarak will be the spotlight for Pokémon Go players. Spotlight hour happens every Tuesday from 6-7 pm and features one Pokémon. During Spotlight Hour, players can find the chosen Pokémon more frequently, and the chance of catching a Shiny Pokémon also increases. Participating in Spotlight Hour will help players get more Spinarak candy so they can evolve Spinarak into Ariados.
In addition to finding Spinarak more frequently during Pokémon Go's Spotlight Hour, players will get a special bonus of 2x Evolution experience. This bonus changes every week; previously, Pokémon Go's Spotlight Hour offered double stardust. Double Evolution during this week's Spotlight Hour will be especially helpful to players who want to earn lots of XP; every time a player evolves a Pokémon during tonight's Spotlight Hour will earn twice the amount of XP for evolutions.
Spinarak is a Bug/Poison Pokémon who first appeared in the second generation of Pokémon Games. Bug-type Pokémon are strong against grass, poison, and psychic-type Pokémon, but weak against fire, fighting, flying, and ghost-type Pokémon. Poison-type Pokémon are strong against grass, bug, and fairy Pokémon, but weak against poison, ground, rock, and ghost-type Pokémon. Poison Pokémon are not affected by Steel-type Pokémon in Pokémon Go.
How To Participate in Spinarak Spotlight Hour in Pokemon Go
Players can hunt for Shiny Spinaraks or look for Spinaraks with high stats during the Spotlight Hour in Pokémon Go. Wild Spinarak in Pokémon Go have a max of 923, a max attack of 105, a max defense of 73, and max 120 stamina. Shiny Pokémon are rare types of Pokémon that are differently colored. When players encounter Shiny Pokémon in the game, they will not only be a different color but will have a Shiny symbol in a circle above the . Other than being rare, Shiny Pokémon do not offer anything else; they do not have boosted stats, special moves, or any more powerful than their regular counterparts. One of the benefits of Shiny Pokémon in Pokémon Go is unlocking the Shiny Pokémon once ten are caught, a different way of catag rare finds. Use a Razz Berry or Golden Razz Berry to increase the chance of catching a Shiny Spinarak if encountered.
Spinarak is the third Spotlight Pokémon for June 2022 in Pokémon Go. The first Spotlight Pokémon this month was Generation 3's Nose, with a double Catch Candy bonus. Last week was Generation 2's Mantine with a double Transfer Candy bonus. After this week, with Spinarak as the Spotlight, there will be one more Spotlight Pokémon: Pikachu in a TCG Hat, with a double Catch Stardust bonus. Pikachu has had a variety of outfits, hats, and special versions over the course of Pokémon Go's history. TCG Hat Pikachu in Pokémon Go is part of a larger crossover event happening from Thursday, June 16 to Thursday, June 30, so even though Pikachu won't be in the Spotlight until next week, players can still find and catch him out in the wild until the end of the month.
Pokémon GO is available now on iOS and Android.
