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 February. The Unova Starter Spotlight Hour takes place on February 25, 2025, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm local time, with 2× Catch Candy bonus.
This Spotlight Hour is the last February 2025 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!
Gen 5 Starter Spotlight Hour
Bonuses
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You will get 2x Candy for catching Pokémon
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The featured Pokémon 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 Gen 5 Starter candy, you could even use this bonus to get extra candy from catching raid bosses!
Snivy Fact Sheet
Snivy
Snivy is a Grass-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. As a Grass-type Pokémon, Snivy is weak to Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison-type moves.
Snivy’s maximum Combat Power stat is 960 CP, and its best Pokémon GO moves are Vine Whip and Seed Bomb. Snivy encounters are boosted during Sunny weather. Shiny Snivy is available! ✨
Shiny Snivy
| — | Regular | Shiny |
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| Snivy |  |
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| Servine |  |
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| Serperior |  |
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Snivy CP and IV Chart
| LVL | Max CP | LVL | Max CP | LVL | Max CP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 CP | 2 | 37 CP | 3 | 63 CP |
| 4 | 88 CP | 5 | 114 CP | 6 | 140 CP |
| 7 | 165 CP | 8 | 191 CP | 9 | 217 CP |
| 10 | 242 CP | 11 | 267 CP | 12 | 291 CP |
| 13 | 315 CP | 14 | 339 CP | 15 | 364 CP |
| 16 | 388 CP | 17 | 412 CP | 18 | 436 CP |
| 19 | 461 CP | 20 | 485 CP | 21 | 509 CP |
| 22 | 534 CP | 23 | 558 CP | 24 | 582 CP |
| 25 | 606 CP | 26 | 631 CP | 27 | 655 CP |
| 28 | 679 CP | 29 | 704 CP | 30 | 728 CP |
| 31 | 740 CP | 32 | 752 CP | 33 | 764 CP |
| 34 | 776 CP | 35 | 789 CP | 36 | 801 CP |
| 37 | 813 CP | 38 | 825 CP | 39 | 837 CP |
| 40 | 849 CP | 41 | 860 CP | 42 | 871 CP |
| 43 | 882 CP | 44 | 893 CP | 45 | 904 CP |
| 46 | 915 CP | 47 | 926 CP | 48 | 937 CP |
| 49 | 949 CP | 50 | 960 CP |
Mega Pokémon that boost Snivy
The following Pokémon will grant you extra bonuses when catching Snivy 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.
Is it worth evolving Snivy?
PVE
⚔️ Raids
A Frenzy Plant Serperior is not good enough for raids, as it is outclassed by several Grass Pokémon in terms of damage. 😶🌫️
🛡️ Gyms
Serperior is tanky enough to defend Gyms better than most Grass-type Pokémon. Do give it a shot! 🐍
PVP
Serperior’s bulk is key to its success in the lower PvP platforms, as it can even absorb super-effective hits. However, this bulk isn’t enough to win most matches, especially given the presence of better Grass-type starters like Venusaur, Meganium, and Chesnaught. 🍃
💥 The best PvP moves for Serperior are Vine Whip, Frenzy Plant, and Aerial Ace.
🔵 Great League
Serperior excels in its singular Grass-type role, achieving great success. 💚
However, there are complaints. Aerial Ace is a strange and weak second move. Even Meganium hits harder, is bulkier, and has a superior second move (Earthquake) to capitalize on. 🌿
That said, Serperior is far from bad. This tank serpent defeats notable Pokémon like Water types, Annihilape, Cresselia, Wigglytuff, Galarian Corsola, Clodsire, Azumarill, and Malamar. It slithers to the top of the Great League throne! 🐍👑
🟡 Ultra League
Serperior slows down in the Ultra League, struggling against massive threats like Giratina (Altered Forme), Registeel, and Venusaur. 😨
Still, it earns notable victories against Pokémon like Ampharos, Clefable, Shadow Golurk, and Primeape. It just cannot handle the Ultra League’s biggest threats. 😣
🟣 Master League
Trainer used Serperior in the Master League. Serperior is hisssstory. 🐍😝
Tepig Fact Sheet
Tepig
Tepig is a Fire-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. As a Fire-type Pokémon, Tepig is weak to Ground, Rock, and Water-type moves.
Tepig’s maximum Combat Power stat is 1224 CP, and its best Pokémon GO moves are Ember and Flamethrower. Tepig encounters are boosted during Sunny weather. Shiny Tepig is available! ✨
Shiny Tepig
| — | Regular | Shiny |
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| Tepig |  |
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| Pignite |  |
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| Emboar |  |
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Tepig CP and IV Chart
| LVL | Max CP | LVL | Max CP | LVL | Max CP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 CP | 2 | 48 CP | 3 | 80 CP |
| 4 | 113 CP | 5 | 146 CP | 6 | 178 CP |
| 7 | 211 CP | 8 | 244 CP | 9 | 276 CP |
| 10 | 309 CP | 11 | 340 CP | 12 | 371 CP |
| 13 | 402 CP | 14 | 433 CP | 15 | 464 CP |
| 16 | 495 CP | 17 | 526 CP | 18 | 557 CP |
| 19 | 588 CP | 20 | 618 CP | 21 | 649 CP |
| 22 | 680 CP | 23 | 711 CP | 24 | 742 CP |
| 25 | 773 CP | 26 | 804 CP | 27 | 835 CP |
| 28 | 866 CP | 29 | 897 CP | 30 | 928 CP |
| 31 | 944 CP | 32 | 959 CP | 33 | 974 CP |
| 34 | 990 CP | 35 | 1005 CP | 36 | 1021 CP |
| 37 | 1036 CP | 38 | 1052 CP | 39 | 1067 CP |
| 40 | 1083 CP | 41 | 1097 CP | 42 | 1110 CP |
| 43 | 1124 CP | 44 | 1138 CP | 45 | 1152 CP |
| 46 | 1167 CP | 47 | 1181 CP | 48 | 1195 CP |
| 49 | 1210 CP | 50 | 1224 CP |
Mega Pokémon that boost Tepig
The following Pokémon will grant you extra bonuses when catching Tepig 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.
Is it worth evolving Tepig?
PVE
🛡️ Gyms
The Shiny flex looks very cool, which is the most value you will get out of your Emboar defending a gym.
🔮 Dynamax
Emboar is not currently available to Dynamax.
PVP
Preferred Moveset – Ember, Blast Burn, & Rock Slide
🔵 Great League
Emboar is an extremely attack-weighted Pokémon with a dual Fire/Fighting typing, which doesn’t help it defensively. It can handle Grass- and Ice-types, but those are few and far between in the current open Great League meta. Unfortunately, Emboar’s poor PvP stats and slow moveset prevent it from having any meaningful impact in Great League. Perhaps a future movepool update will give it more bite.
🟡 Ultra League
There are many better Fire-types for your PvP team, such as Talonflame and Typhlosion. Emboar’s slow moveset and typing make it useless in all but a few matchups in Ultra League.
🟣 Master League
Metagross won’t be happy to see Emboar, but otherwise, it’s best left on the bench at this point.
Oshawott Fact Sheet
Oshawott
Oshawott is a Water-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. As a Water-type Pokémon, Oshawott is weak to Electric and Grass-type moves.
Oshawott’s maximum Combat Power stat is 1182 CP, and its best Pokémon GO moves are Water Gun and Aqua Tail. Oshawott encounters are boosted during Rain weather. Shiny Oshawott is available! ✨
Shiny Oshawott
| — | Regular | Shiny |
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| Oshawott |  |
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| Dewott |  |
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| Samurott |  |
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Oshawott CP and IV Chart
| LVL | Max CP | LVL | Max CP | LVL | Max CP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 CP | 2 | 46 CP | 3 | 77 CP |
| 4 | 109 CP | 5 | 141 CP | 6 | 172 CP |
| 7 | 204 CP | 8 | 235 CP | 9 | 267 CP |
| 10 | 298 CP | 11 | 328 CP | 12 | 358 CP |
| 13 | 388 CP | 14 | 418 CP | 15 | 448 CP |
| 16 | 478 CP | 17 | 508 CP | 18 | 537 CP |
| 19 | 567 CP | 20 | 597 CP | 21 | 627 CP |
| 22 | 657 CP | 23 | 687 CP | 24 | 717 CP |
| 25 | 747 CP | 26 | 777 CP | 27 | 807 CP |
| 28 | 836 CP | 29 | 866 CP | 30 | 896 CP |
| 31 | 911 CP | 32 | 926 CP | 33 | 941 CP |
| 34 | 956 CP | 35 | 971 CP | 36 | 986 CP |
| 37 | 1001 CP | 38 | 1016 CP | 39 | 1031 CP |
| 40 | 1046 CP | 41 | 1059 CP | 42 | 1072 CP |
| 43 | 1086 CP | 44 | 1099 CP | 45 | 1113 CP |
| 46 | 1127 CP | 47 | 1140 CP | 48 | 1154 CP |
| 49 | 1168 CP | 50 | 1182 CP |
Mega Pokémon that boost Oshawott
The following Pokémon will grant you extra bonuses when catching Oshawott 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.
Is it worth evolving Oshawott?
PVE
⚔️ Raids
Samurott is a decent, but not incredible, Water-type attacker, currently ranked 21st overall with Waterfall and Hydro Cannon. It has a decent attack stat, but like most starter Pokémon, its CP sits in the low 3000s, which limits its damage output.
🛡️ Gyms
It’s not the bulkiest or strongest Pokémon to defend gyms with.
PVP
Preferred Moveset
Fury Cutter, Hydro Cannon & Megahorn*
🧸 Little League
Samurott would like more bulk to properly participate in the Little Cup format, but its spammy Hydro Cannons can be deadly.
🔵 Great League
Samurott is better suited to limited formats at present, due to other Water-types performing slightly better and the prevalence of Poison-types limiting its Fast Move output. A moveset rework or meta shift may change this in the future, and Samurott will be ready with its fast pacing to Hydro Cannons and decent coverage.
🟡 Ultra League
Similar to the Great League, Samurott is slightly outclassed by other Water-types at present, and its Bug-type coverage is unappreciated in the current meta. However, it is definitely a worthwhile investment for limited cups and to potentially take advantage of a future meta shift.
🟣 Master League
Samurott doesn’t perform strongly in the Master League or Master Premier formats, so consider other Water-type investments instead, such as Feraligatr or Swampert.
