Are Pokémon GO Shiny Rates Boosted During Spotlight Hours

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Catching Shiny Pokémon is one of the most exciting aspects of . In-game events such as Community Day and Raid Weekends encourage players to log on with increased chances of encountering these rare Pokémon. However, Spotlight Hour events don't quite offer the same perk, which can be a problem when Shiny Hunting in .

Spotlight Hour is a weekly event introduced in early 2020, along with Mystery Bonus Hour, which gave players more to do in. Originally, the former increased spawns of a given Pokémon for one hour, while the latter provided a chance to earn bonuses like double XP or Stardust. Eventually, the two were combined into the current-day Spotlight Hour, which offers a single, larger incentive to return to play on Tuesdays from 6pm to 7pm. Considering other in-game events, it is easy to assume that Spotlight Hours directly boost Shiny rates, but this isn't actually the case.

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It is well known that certain events like Community Days do increase the chances of encountering specific Shiny Pokémon. According to , the baseShiny rate in for most Pokémon is approximately one in 512, much higher than the core games’ own current base rate of one in 4,096. A Community Day then boosts this rate to approximately one in 25. However, the data observed by the community shows Shiny rates are no higher during a Spotlight Hour than normal. Instead, aside from higher spawn rates, the only benefit to be found is the event’s resource bonus.

Notably, some rarer species of Pokémon do have «permaboosted» Shiny odds. For example, Sneasel is one of these permaboosted Pokémon, with an estimated 1 in 64 chance. Another example is Bronzor, which was featured in an early Spotlight Hour. This could have contributed to the occasional misconception that Spotlight Hours boost Shiny odds. Naturally, if a permaboosted Pokémon receives a Spotlight Hour,