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 October. Costume Froakie and Rowlet Spotlight Hour takes place on October 29, 2024, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm local time, with 2× Catch Candy bonus.
This Spotlight Hour is the final October 2024 Pokémon spotlight, and it is especially interesting as the featured Pokémon can be shiny, and you will get 2x Candy on catch! In other words, this is a great time to farm those Candies!
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!
Costume Froakie & Rowlet Spotlight Hour
Bonuses
- You will get 2x Candy for catching Pokémon
- The featured 'mon and their evolutions can be shiny in Pokémon GO
Note on Catch Bonus
If you do not want to catch the featured Pokémon, you can make use of the 2x Catch Candy bonus by catching any saved Scatterbug, or opening a Mystery Box or Coin Bag! You can stock up field research or leave any special or timed research encounters until Spotlight Hour to make use of this bonus. If you aren’t interested in Froakie candy, you could even use this bonus to get extra candy from catching raid bosses!

Froakie is a Water-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. As a Water-type Pokémon, Froakie is weak to Electric and Grass-type moves.
Froakie’s maximum Combat Power stat is 1122 CP, and its best Pokémon GO moves are Pound and Surf. Froakie encounters are boosted during Rain weather. Shiny Froakie is available! ✨
Pokémon | Requirements | Evolution |
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25 Froakie Candy |
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100 Froakie Candy |
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Shiny Froakie is lighter blue!
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Froakie | ![]() |
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Frogadier | ![]() |
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Greninja | ![]() |
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LVL | Max CP | LVL | Max CP | LVL | Max CP |
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1 | 14 CP | 2 | 44 CP | 3 | 73 CP |
4 | 103 CP | 5 | 133 CP | 6 | 163 CP |
7 | 193 CP | 8 | 223 CP | 9 | 253 CP |
10 | 283 CP | 11 | 312 CP | 12 | 340 CP |
13 | 368 CP | 14 | 397 CP | 15 | 425 CP |
16 | 453 CP | 17 | 482 CP | 18 | 510 CP |
19 | 538 CP | 20 | 567 CP | 21 | 595 CP |
22 | 624 CP | 23 | 652 CP | 24 | 680 CP |
25 | 709 CP | 26 | 737 CP | 27 | 765 CP |
28 | 794 CP | 29 | 822 CP | 30 | 851 CP |
31 | 865 CP | 32 | 879 CP | 33 | 893 CP |
34 | 907 CP | 35 | 921 CP | 36 | 936 CP |
37 | 950 CP | 38 | 964 CP | 39 | 978 CP |
40 | 992 CP | 41 | 1005 CP | 42 | 1018 CP |
43 | 1030 CP | 44 | 1043 CP | 45 | 1056 CP |
46 | 1069 CP | 47 | 1082 CP | 48 | 1095 CP |
49 | 1109 CP | 50 | 1122 CP |
The following Pokémon will grant you extra bonuses when catching Froakie 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.
Yes!
PVE
Greninja is one of the most iconic Pokémon in the entire franchise and is a superb grab in Pokémon GO 🤩
After its Community Day, it went from decent to an amazing pick as a Water-type attacker, thanks to the powerful Hydro Cannon ⛲
⚔️ Raids – With Water Shuriken and Hydro Cannon, Greninja excels in DPS as well as speed, since this moveset combo gives it the fastest Hydro Cannon in Pokémon GO! 🌀
That said, Greninja can hardly take hits, so dodging is mandatory for complete impact 💯
🛡️ Gyms – Greninja has the defenses of a wet tissue paper and is a sitting duck (umm frog) for Gym attackers 🦆
PVP
It is excellent for baiting shields and deadly when Hydro Cannon is unshielded, making it a threat that needs to be respected 😌
🔵 Great League – Its crazy fast energy gains correspond to only four Water Shurikens for firing off a Hydro Cannon, backed by an impressive ATK stat 😁
It is an asset in the Great League, and the odd 12.5% chance of getting its ATK sharply boosted by Night Slash can help it sweep 🧹
🟡 Ultra League – Greninja continues its dominant run in the Ultra League, overcoming its defensive issues with its speedy moveset 😎
However, it is incapable of taking hits, and that is a concern in the Ultra League, where powerful Grass and Fighting types gain prominence.
All in all, a good Pokémon for this format! 🥷
🟣 Master League – The Master League is unfortunately too much to handle for Greninja 😶🌫️

Rowlet is a Grass and Flying-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. As a Grass and Flying-type Pokémon, Rowlet is especially weak against Ice-type moves, and weak against Fire, Flying, Poison, and Rock-type moves.
Rowlet’s maximum Combat Power stat is 1196 CP, and its best Pokémon GO moves are Leafage and Seed Bomb. Rowlet encounters are boosted during Sunny and Windy weather. Shiny Rowlet is available! ✨
Shiny Rowlet is difficult to miss, it turns blue!
— | Regular | Shiny |
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Rowlet | ![]() |
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Dartrix | ![]() |
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Decidueye | ![]() |
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LVL | Max CP | LVL | Max CP | LVL | Max CP |
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1 | 14 CP | 2 | 46 CP | 3 | 78 CP |
4 | 110 CP | 5 | 142 CP | 6 | 174 CP |
7 | 206 CP | 8 | 238 CP | 9 | 270 CP |
10 | 302 CP | 11 | 332 CP | 12 | 362 CP |
13 | 393 CP | 14 | 423 CP | 15 | 453 CP |
16 | 483 CP | 17 | 514 CP | 18 | 544 CP |
19 | 574 CP | 20 | 604 CP | 21 | 634 CP |
22 | 665 CP | 23 | 695 CP | 24 | 725 CP |
25 | 755 CP | 26 | 786 CP | 27 | 816 CP |
28 | 846 CP | 29 | 876 CP | 30 | 907 CP |
31 | 922 CP | 32 | 937 CP | 33 | 952 CP |
34 | 967 CP | 35 | 982 CP | 36 | 997 CP |
37 | 1013 CP | 38 | 1028 CP | 39 | 1043 CP |
40 | 1058 CP | 41 | 1071 CP | 42 | 1085 CP |
43 | 1098 CP | 44 | 1112 CP | 45 | 1126 CP |
46 | 1140 CP | 47 | 1154 CP | 48 | 1168 CP |
49 | 1182 CP | 50 | 1196 CP |
The following Pokémon will grant you extra bonuses when catching Rowlet 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.
Yes!
PVE
Decidueye is a viable Grass-type attacker, thanks to the powerful Frenzy Plant in its arsenal 🌳
While it’s not a top-tier pick, it’s still very serviceable overall ✅
As a Ghost type, it is severely outclassed, so focus on its Grass-type moves like Magical Leaf and Frenzy Plant.
⚔️ Raids – A good Grass-type attacker when rejoining the Raid lobby.
🛡️ Gyms – A slew of nice resistances, including Fighting types, makes Decidueye a decent Gym defender 🙂
PVP
The buff to Astonish in the GBL Season 20 makes Decidueye a serious threat in the lower PvP Leagues, serving as a cheaper option to Trevenant! 😮
Backed with Spirit Shackle and Frenzy Plant, Decidueye goes up against some major heavyweights and gets you the W! 🏹
🔵 Great League – Impressive resistances, great coverage, and an ‘astonishing’ moveset makes Decidueye great, including victims such as Azumarill, Dewgong, Carbink, and even the menace Clodsire 😎
Flying types are a pain but overall, a pretty neat pick! 👍
🟡 Ultra League – Decidueye is a very good Ultra League Pokémon, using its power to beat down many top threats including Dragon Breath Giratina Altered! 👀
It’s a good alternative to those who don’t have an ideal Trevenant for this format.
🟣 Master League – This owl gets shot down in the Master League 🦉📉