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 March. Makuhita Spotlight Hour takes place on March 4th, 2025, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm local time, with 2× Transfer Candy bonus.
This Spotlight Hour is the first March 2025 Pokémon spotlight! It is especially interesting as Makuhita can be shiny and you will get 2x Candy on transfer! In other words, it’s a great time to have a clear out of your Pokémon storage. This is a great chance to clear out your storage post-Unova Tour!
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!
- If you want further information about Spotlight Hours, check out our comprehensive guide.
Bonuses
You will get 2x Candy for transferring Pokémon
Shiny Makuhita and its evolution is available in Pokémon GO
Note on Transfer Bonus
Now is a great chance to clean up your Pokémon storage! If you can hold off till Spotlight Hour, especially for any legendary raid bosses you raid throughout the week, that extra Candy is a great bonus.
If you do not want to catch the featured Pokémon, you can make use of the 2x Transfer Candy bonus in other ways.
- You can try transferring any saved Scatterbug, or opening a Mystery Box or Coin Bag! This is a great opportunity to clear out your storage, transfer Legendary Pokémon you have been clinging onto, and rare Pokémon you need more candy for. If you need help managing your Pokémon storage, check out our full guide here.
Makuhita
Makuhita is a Fighting-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. As a Fighting-type Pokémon, Makuhita is weak to Fairy, Flying, and Psychic-type moves.
Makuhita’s maximum Combat Power stat is 924 CP, and its best Pokémon GO moves are Rock Smash and Low Sweep. Makuhita encounters are boosted during Cloudy weather. Shiny Makuhita is available! ✨
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Makuhita
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50 Makuhita Candy |
Hariyama
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Shiny Makuhita
Look out for Makuhita’s usual grey markings to turn orange.
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Makuhita CP and IV Chart
| LVL | Max CP | LVL | Max CP | LVL | Max CP |
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| 1 | 11 CP | 2 | 36 CP | 3 | 60 CP |
| 4 | 85 CP | 5 | 110 CP | 6 | 134 CP |
| 7 | 159 CP | 8 | 184 CP | 9 | 208 CP |
| 10 | 233 CP | 11 | 256 CP | 12 | 280 CP |
| 13 | 303 CP | 14 | 326 CP | 15 | 350 CP |
| 16 | 373 CP | 17 | 397 CP | 18 | 420 CP |
| 19 | 443 CP | 20 | 467 CP | 21 | 490 CP |
| 22 | 513 CP | 23 | 537 CP | 24 | 560 CP |
| 25 | 583 CP | 26 | 607 CP | 27 | 630 CP |
| 28 | 653 CP | 29 | 677 CP | 30 | 700 CP |
| 31 | 712 CP | 32 | 724 CP | 33 | 735 CP |
| 34 | 747 CP | 35 | 759 CP | 36 | 770 CP |
| 37 | 782 CP | 38 | 794 CP | 39 | 805 CP |
| 40 | 817 CP | 41 | 827 CP | 42 | 838 CP |
| 43 | 848 CP | 44 | 859 CP | 45 | 869 CP |
| 46 | 880 CP | 47 | 891 CP | 48 | 902 CP |
| 49 | 913 CP | 50 | 924 CP |
Mega Pokémon that boost Makuhita
The following Pokémon will grant you extra bonuses when catching Makuhita if they are Mega-evolved.
Mega Catch Bonus
While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy are 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.
Is it worth evolving Makuhita?
Hariyama is one of the strongest Generation III additions to Pokemon GO, bringing a completely new alternative to Machamp and Heracross. It fills a particularly sought after niche: an affordable, top tier, fighting type Pokemon to use in raids.
Hariyama is bulky, powerful and has access to some of the best fighting moves in the game: Counter and Dynamic Punch.
