Pokémon Spotlight Hour will feature a different Pokémon and a special bonus for one hour at 6:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday during the month of May. Golett Spotlight Hour takes place on May 27th, 2025, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm local time, with a bonus of 2x Stardust for catching Pokémon.
This Spotlight Hour is the final May 2025 Pokémon spotlight, and it is especially interesting as Golett can be shiny!
Trainers who plan to participate should be prepared with a Mega Pokémon to maximise candy gains per Pokémon caught. Here’s everything you need to know!
Golett Spotlight Hour
Bonuses
You will get 2x Stardust for catching Pokémon
Shiny Golett and its evolution is available in Pokémon GO
Note on Stardust Bonus
Golett is unfortunately not one of the rare Pokémon that give extra Stardust on catch, so there is the usual base rate of 100 Stardust per catch which increases with weather-boost and a Star Piece.
Here’s how much Stardust you can get during Golett Spotlight Hour in May 2025, thanks to the 2x Stardust bonus:
| Type of catch | Stardust |
|---|---|
| Regular catch | 200 |
| Weather boosted catch | 250 |
| Regular catch with Star Piece | 300 |
| Weather boosted catch with Star Piece | 375 |
The best possible scenario you can have is to catch a weather boosted ‘mon with an active Star Piece. As Golett is a dual GroundGhost-type they are boosted by Sunny and Fog weather.
To maximise Stardust caught you’ll likely want to use Great Balls to ensure the catch and use a quick catch technique. Otherwise, you could be spending too much time attempting to catch, rather than just catching.
We believe that the baseline for calculating potential Stardust during this hour should be 60 ‘mon. You should be able to get 60 Pokémon during one hour, regardless of if you are using the Fast catch trick, or just catching slowly.
Here’s how much Stardust you should be able to earn during the Spotlight Hour:
| Star Piece active | Weather is Sunny or Fog | Stardust |
|---|---|---|
| ❌ No | ❌ No | 12,000 |
| ❌ No | ✅ Yes | 15,000 |
| ✅ Yes | ❌ No | 18,000 |
| ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | 22,500 |
- 12,000 Stardust is your minimal Stardust goal. This means you caught 60 Pokémon, but there was no weather boost and you did not activate a Star Piece.
- 15,000 Stardust is your minimal goal if the in-game weather is Sunny or Fog.
- 18,000 Stardust is the minimal amount you are looking for with a Star Piece activated. This should be easy to get if you activate two Star Pieces, regardless of in-game Weather. Star Piece increases your Stardust gain by 50%, which is an additional 3,000 Stardust over the baseline.
- and finally… 22,500 Stardust is the amount of Stardust you will get if you catch 60 Pokémon, with a Star Piece active, during Sunny or Fog weather.
The only downside of this event is that Golett is relatively difficult to catch, and you will probably want to use Great Balls or Ultra Balls during the event. Otherwise, you could be spending too much time attempting to catch, rather than just catching.
Golett
Golett is a Ground and Ghost-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. As a Ground and Ghost-type Pokémon, Golett is weak to Dark, Ghost, Grass, Ice, and Water-type moves.
Golett’s maximum Combat Power stat is 1344 CP, and its best Pokémon GO moves are Mud-Slap and Shadow Punch. Golett encounters are boosted during Sunny and Fog weather. Shiny Golett is available! ✨
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
|
Golett
|
50 Golett Candy |
Golurk
|
Shiny Golett is pretty subtle, with its yellow accents turning green and its body colour becoming slightly desaturated.
| Regular | Shiny | |
| Golett |  |
 |
| Golurk |  |
 |
| LVL | Max CP | LVL | Max CP | LVL | Max CP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 CP | 2 | 52 CP | 3 | 88 CP |
| 4 | 124 CP | 5 | 160 CP | 6 | 196 CP |
| 7 | 232 CP | 8 | 268 CP | 9 | 303 CP |
| 10 | 339 CP | 11 | 373 CP | 12 | 407 CP |
| 13 | 441 CP | 14 | 475 CP | 15 | 509 CP |
| 16 | 543 CP | 17 | 577 CP | 18 | 611 CP |
| 19 | 645 CP | 20 | 679 CP | 21 | 713 CP |
| 22 | 747 CP | 23 | 781 CP | 24 | 815 CP |
| 25 | 849 CP | 26 | 883 CP | 27 | 917 CP |
| 28 | 951 CP | 29 | 985 CP | 30 | 1019 CP |
| 31 | 1036 CP | 32 | 1053 CP | 33 | 1070 CP |
| 34 | 1087 CP | 35 | 1104 CP | 36 | 1121 CP |
| 37 | 1138 CP | 38 | 1155 CP | 39 | 1172 CP |
| 40 | 1189 CP | 41 | 1204 CP | 42 | 1219 CP |
| 43 | 1234 CP | 44 | 1250 CP | 45 | 1265 CP |
| 46 | 1281 CP | 47 | 1296 CP | 48 | 1312 CP |
| 49 | 1328 CP | 50 | 1344 CP |
The following Pokémon will grant you extra bonuses when catching Golett if they are Mega/Primal evolved:
A Note on Mega Catch Bonus
While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy is granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.
PvE
Golurk has an ATK of only 222, but thanks to its phenomenal moveset of Mud-Slap and Earth Power, it is actually a pretty good Ground-type attacker, one you can absolutely use! 😄
As a Ghost-type attacker, it is quite underwhelming, so better to keep this Pokémon grounded. 😉
💎 Golurk’s best moveset for PvE is Mud-Slap and Earth Power.
⚔️ Raids
While there are plenty of stronger Ground-type options, Golurk is still usable. When rejoining lobbies against Legendary Raid Bosses weak to Ground-type moves, don’t hesitate opting for Golurk. ✅
🛡️ Gyms
Golurk isn’t too bulky, but it resists many Pokémon types, including the typically used Fighting-type Gym attackers. Not to mention, it looks pretty cool! 👀
PvP
Golurk’s defining traits are its excellent moveset that gives it unresisted coverage and its Ground/Ghost typing, which helps it resist Electric, Fighting, Normal, Poison, Bug, and Rock-type damage. 🙂
STAB Fast Moves Mud-Slap and Astonish are literally clones of each other in PvP, having the same 4 DPT, 3.33 EPT, and 1.50s cooldown values. You can go with either, but Mud-Slap is preferred for better coverage as the Fast Move is combined with Shadow Punch and Dynamic Punch.
This establishes Golurk as a massive threat in the Great and Ultra Leagues, but remember that since it isn’t too bulky, shield investment is desired. ‼️
💎 Golurk’s best moveset for PvP is Mud-Slap/Astonish, Shadow Punch, and Dynamic Punch.
🔵 Great League
Golurk is deadly in the Great League, using its high-damage Fast Move and cheap Shadow Punch to trouble opponents like Annihilape, Primeape, Carbink, Clodsire, Charjabug, Dewgong, and Gastrodon. 👀
As mentioned, it falls off when shields are down, so better use it as a lead or safe switch-in to tank resisted hits. A very handy Pokémon which, in the right hands, is the match-winner. 💯
🟡 Ultra League
Astonish Golurk excels in the (2-2) shield scenario, beating Cobalion, Registeel, Annihilape, Skeledirge, Cresselia, Ampharos, Talonflame, Virizion, Venusaur, Tentacruel, Typhlosion, Corviknight, Poliwrath, and Giratina Altered. Under (1-1), it loses to Giratina Altered and Venusaur but gains Primeape and Shadow Dragonite. 😳
However, it drops many core wins under (0-0). A potent sweeper under shields, Golurk is a great lead and switch-in (just like in Great League). Be wary when shields are out. 💁
🟣 Master League
Golurk is absolutely terrible in the Master League. Keep it for the lower Leagues please. 😅
