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 April. Bug Out Spotlight Hour takes place on April 16th, 2024, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm local time, with a bonus of 2x Stardust for catching Pokémon.
This Spotlight Hour is the second April 2024 Pokémon spotlight, and it is especially interesting as it run as part of the current Bug Out event, which has it’s own set of bonuses that we will discuss below.
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!
Bug Out Spotlight Hour
Bonuses
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You will get 2x Stardust for catching Pokémon
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Shiny Caterpie, Weedle and Wurmple and their evolutions are available in Pokémon GO
Note on Stardust Bonus
The featured Pokémon are unfortunately not one of the rare Pokémon that give extra Stardust on catch, so they all reward 100 Stardust for every successful catch.
Here’s how much Stardust you can get during Bug Out Spotlight Hour in April 2024, 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 they are all Bug type they are boosted by Rainy weather. This can be a bit miserable for a Spotlight Hour as you need to be out and about!
The bugs, thankfully, are pretty easy to catch. However 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 Cloudy | 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 Rainy.
- 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 Rainy weather.
Note on Bug Out Event Bonuses
The Bug Out event has it’s own set of bonuses, and these will be running during this Spotlight Hour! With XP and Candy bonuses, this really is a great Spotlight Hour for grinding.
2× XP for successfully catching Pokémon with Nice
Throws or better.
Increased Candy for Nice Throws or better
Increased Candy XL for Nice Throws or better for
Trainers level 31 and up.
Caterpie
Caterpie is a Bug-type Pokémon with a Max CP of 494 in Pokémon GO. Caterpie’s best moveset is Tackle and Struggle. It is weather boosted by Rain weather, and it was originally found in the Kanto region. Shiny Caterpie is available in Pokémon GO. Caterpie is weak to Fire, Flying, and Rock-type moves. It takes reduced damage from Fighting, Grass, and Ground-type moves.
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
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Caterpie
|
12 Caterpie Candy |
Metapod
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Metapod
|
50 Caterpie Candy |
Butterfree
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Shiny Caterpie is a yellow colour, which can be quite subtle if you’re trying to be quick with your catching. There is a small difference between the male and female Butterfree, with a black infilled section on the female variant.
| Regular | Shiny | |
| Caterpie |  |
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| Metapod |  |
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| Butterfree (M) |  |
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| Butterfree (F) |  |
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| LVL | CP | LVL | CP | LVL | CP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 CP | 2 | 19 CP | 3 | 32 CP |
| 4 | 45 CP | 5 | 59 CP | 6 | 72 CP |
| 7 | 85 CP | 8 | 98 CP | 9 | 111 CP |
| 10 | 125 CP | 11 | 137 CP | 12 | 150 CP |
| 13 | 162 CP | 14 | 174 CP | 15 | 187 CP |
| 16 | 199 CP | 17 | 212 CP | 18 | 224 CP |
| 19 | 237 CP | 20 | 249 CP | 21 | 262 CP |
| 22 | 274 CP | 23 | 287 CP | 24 | 299 CP |
| 25 | 312 CP | 26 | 324 CP | 27 | 337 CP |
| 28 | 349 CP | 29 | 362 CP | 30 | 374 CP |
| 31 | 381 CP | 32 | 387 CP | 33 | 393 CP |
| 34 | 399 CP | 35 | 406 CP | 36 | 412 CP |
| 37 | 418 CP | 38 | 424 CP | 39 | 431 CP |
| 40 | 437 CP | 41 | 442 CP | 42 | 448 CP |
| 43 | 454 CP | 44 | 459 CP | 45 | 465 CP |
| 46 | 471 CP | 47 | 477 CP | 48 | 482 CP |
| 49 | 488 CP | 50 | 494 CP |
The following Pokémon will grant you extra bonuses when catching Caterpie 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.
- Butterfree isn’t a worthy raid attacker and also is not high in the PVP meta. Its not worth evolving, but can be a cheap evolution so it is worth keeping for a future 2x evolution XP event.
Weedle
Weedle is a Bug and Poison-type Pokémon with a Max CP of 515 in Pokémon GO. Weedle’s best moveset is Poison Sting and Struggle. It is weather boosted by Rain and Cloudy weather, and it was originally found in the Kanto region. Shiny Weedle is available in Pokémon GO. Weedle is weak to Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock-type moves. It takes reduced damage from Bug, Fairy, Poison, Fighting, and Grass-type moves.
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
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Weedle
|
12 Weedle Candy |
Kakuna
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Kakuna
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50 Weedle Candy |
Beedrill
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Shiny Weedle is a yellow colour, which can be quite subtle if you’re trying to be quick with your catching.
| Regular | Shiny | |
| Weedle |  |
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| Kakuna |  |
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| Beedrill |  |
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| Mega Beedrill |  |
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| LVL | CP | LVL | CP | LVL | CP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 CP | 2 | 20 CP | 3 | 34 CP |
| 4 | 47 CP | 5 | 61 CP | 6 | 75 CP |
| 7 | 89 CP | 8 | 102 CP | 9 | 116 CP |
| 10 | 130 CP | 11 | 143 CP | 12 | 156 CP |
| 13 | 169 CP | 14 | 182 CP | 15 | 195 CP |
| 16 | 208 CP | 17 | 221 CP | 18 | 234 CP |
| 19 | 247 CP | 20 | 260 CP | 21 | 273 CP |
| 22 | 286 CP | 23 | 299 CP | 24 | 312 CP |
| 25 | 325 CP | 26 | 339 CP | 27 | 352 CP |
| 28 | 365 CP | 29 | 378 CP | 30 | 391 CP |
| 31 | 397 CP | 32 | 404 CP | 33 | 410 CP |
| 34 | 417 CP | 35 | 423 CP | 36 | 430 CP |
| 37 | 436 CP | 38 | 443 CP | 39 | 449 CP |
| 40 | 456 CP | 41 | 462 CP | 42 | 467 CP |
| 43 | 473 CP | 44 | 479 CP | 45 | 485 CP |
| 46 | 491 CP | 47 | 497 CP | 48 | 503 CP |
| 49 | 509 CP | 50 | 515 CP |
The following Pokémon will grant you extra bonuses when catching Weedle 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.
- If you get your hands on a good IV Weedle it is absolutely worth evolving it! Having a decent Mega Beedrill is great for raid battle and the mega energy is pretty easy to come across.
Wurmple
Wurmple is a Bug-type Pokémon with a Max CP of 653 in Pokémon GO. Wurmple’s best moveset is Tackle and Struggle. It is weather boosted by Rain weather, and it was originally found in the Hoenn region. Shiny Wurmple is available in Pokémon GO. Wurmple is weak to Fire, Flying, and Rock-type moves. It takes reduced damage from Fighting, Grass, and Ground-type moves.
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
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Wurmple
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12 Wurmple Candy |
Silcoon
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Wurmple
|
12 Wurmple Candy |
Cascoon
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|
Silcoon
|
50 Wurmple Candy |
Beautifly
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|
Cascoon
|
50 Wurmple Candy |
Dustox
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Shiny Wurmple will be easy to spot, it takes a lovely purple colour! For all shiny dex completionists, there is a slight difference between the female and male forms of the final evolutions.
| Regular | Shiny | |
| Wurmple |  |
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| Silcoon |  |
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| Cascoon |  |
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| Beautifly |  |
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| Dustox |  |
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| LVL | CP | LVL | CP | LVL | CP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 CP | 2 | 25 CP | 3 | 43 CP |
| 4 | 60 CP | 5 | 77 CP | 6 | 95 CP |
| 7 | 112 CP | 8 | 130 CP | 9 | 147 CP |
| 10 | 165 CP | 11 | 181 CP | 12 | 198 CP |
| 13 | 214 CP | 14 | 231 CP | 15 | 247 CP |
| 16 | 264 CP | 17 | 280 CP | 18 | 297 CP |
| 19 | 313 CP | 20 | 330 CP | 21 | 346 CP |
| 22 | 363 CP | 23 | 379 CP | 24 | 396 CP |
| 25 | 413 CP | 26 | 429 CP | 27 | 446 CP |
| 28 | 462 CP | 29 | 479 CP | 30 | 495 CP |
| 31 | 503 CP | 32 | 512 CP | 33 | 520 CP |
| 34 | 528 CP | 35 | 536 CP | 36 | 545 CP |
| 37 | 553 CP | 38 | 561 CP | 39 | 569 CP |
| 40 | 578 CP | 41 | 585 CP | 42 | 592 CP |
| 43 | 600 CP | 44 | 607 CP | 45 | 615 CP |
| 46 | 622 CP | 47 | 630 CP | 48 | 638 CP |
| 49 | 645 CP | 50 | 653 CP |
The following Pokémon will grant you extra bonuses when catching Wurmple 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.
- It’s the same situation as Caterpie here, so no, not really!
