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 September. Pidgey Spotlight Hour takes place on September 2nd, 2025, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm local time, with a bonus of 2x XP for evolving Pokémon. Plus there is an extra special bonus where you may obtain Mega Pidgeot Energy when catching Pidgey!
This Spotlight Hour is the first September 2025 Pokémon spotlight. It’s a great time to evolve any trash Pokémon in your storage before you transfer them.
Trainers who plan to participate should be prepared with a Mega Pokémon to maximise candy gains per Pidgey caught. Here’s everything you need to know!
- If you want further information about Spotlight Hours, check out our comprehensive guide.
Pidgey Spotlight Hour
Bonuses
- You will get 2x XP for Evolving Pokémon
- May award Pidgeot Mega Energy when caught during Spotlight Hour
- Shiny Pidgey and its evolution are available in Pokémon GO
Note on XP Bonus
If you do not want to catch the featured Pokémon or do not have enough Pidgey candy saved, you can make use of the 2x Evolution XP bonus by evolving any saved Scatterbug, or opening a Mystery Box or Coin Bag and evolving those!
Pidgey
Pidgey is a Normal and Flying-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. As a Normal and Flying-type Pokémon, Pidgey is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock-type moves.
Pidgey’s maximum Combat Power stat is 769 CP, and its best Pokémon GO moves are Tackle and Aerial Ace. Pidgey encounters are boosted during Partly Cloudy and Windy weather. Shiny Pidgey is available! ✨
Evolutions
Pidgey
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12Pidgey Candy |
Pidgeotto
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Pidgeotto
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50 Pidgey Candy |
Pidgeot
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Pidgeot
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100/20 Pidgeot Mega Energy |
Mega Pidgeot
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No gender difference to look out for with this one.
The following Pokémon will grant you extra bonuses when catching Pidgey if they are Mega/Primal evolved. 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. Ever since Pokémon GO launched in 2016, Trainers have coveted Pidgey for a particular reason: power levelling. Pidgey needs only 12 Candy to evolve into Pidgeotto, unlike many other Pokémon that require 25 or 50 Candy. Pidgey Spotlight Hour bonus brings 2x XP for evolving Pokémon, which means that farming XP by Pidgey power levelling is back on the menu. Here’s what you need to know: You should be able to amass a large amount of XP during the event. We suggest running the familiar catch-evolve-transfer loop every 15 or 20 minutes. Farm enough Pidgey, evolve them, transfer, rinse and repeat.
Regular Sprite
Shiny Sprite
Pidgey
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Pidgeotto
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Pidgeot
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Mega Pidgeot
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LVL
Max CP
LVL
Max CP
LVL
Max CP
1
9 CP
2
30 CP
3
50 CP
4
71 CP
5
91 CP
6
112 CP
7
132 CP
8
153 CP
9
174 CP
10
194 CP
11
214 CP
12
233 CP
13
252 CP
14
272 CP
15
291 CP
16
311 CP
17
330 CP
18
350 CP
19
369 CP
20
388 CP
21
408 CP
22
427 CP
23
447 CP
24
466 CP
25
486 CP
26
505 CP
27
525 CP
28
544 CP
29
564 CP
30
583 CP
31
593 CP
32
602 CP
33
612 CP
34
622 CP
35
632 CP
36
641 CP
37
651 CP
38
661 CP
39
671 CP
40
680 CP
41
689 CP
42
698 CP
43
706 CP
44
715 CP
45
724 CP
46
733 CP
47
742 CP
48
751 CP
49
760 CP
50
769 CP
A Note on Mega Catch Bonus
