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 August. Plusle & Minun Spotlight Hour takes place on August 12th, 2025, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm local time, with a bonus of 2x XP for catching Pokémon.
This Spotlight Hour is the second August 2025 Pokémon spotlight. It’s a great time to evolve any trash ‘mon in your storage before you transfer them.
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.
Plusle Spotlight Hour
Bonuses
You will get 2x XP for Catching Pokémon
Shiny Plusle and Minun are available in Pokémon GO
Note on XP Bonus
If you do not want to catch the featured Pokémon, you can make use of the 2x catch XP bonus by catching any saved Scatterbug, or opening a Mystery Box or Coin Bag! Remember to stack 2 Lucky Eggs if you’re out for the duration of Spotlight Hour, or make use of Roar of Time to pause your timers.
Plusle is a Electric-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. As a Electric-type Pokémon, Plusle is weak to Ground-type moves.
Plusle’s maximum Combat Power stat is 2010 CP, and its best Pokémon GO moves are Spark and Thunderbolt. Plusle encounters are boosted during Rain weather. Shiny Plusle is available! ✨
Shiny Plusle is very subtle – look out for the red colouring turning darker.
| — | Regular | Shiny |
| Plusle |  |
 |
| LVL | Max CP | LVL | Max CP | LVL | Max CP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 CP | 2 | 78 CP | 3 | 132 CP |
| 4 | 186 CP | 5 | 239 CP | 6 | 293 CP |
| 7 | 347 CP | 8 | 400 CP | 9 | 454 CP |
| 10 | 508 CP | 11 | 559 CP | 12 | 609 CP |
| 13 | 660 CP | 14 | 711 CP | 15 | 762 CP |
| 16 | 813 CP | 17 | 863 CP | 18 | 914 CP |
| 19 | 965 CP | 20 | 1016 CP | 21 | 1067 CP |
| 22 | 1117 CP | 23 | 1168 CP | 24 | 1219 CP |
| 25 | 1270 CP | 26 | 1321 CP | 27 | 1372 CP |
| 28 | 1422 CP | 29 | 1473 CP | 30 | 1524 CP |
| 31 | 1549 CP | 32 | 1575 CP | 33 | 1600 CP |
| 34 | 1626 CP | 35 | 1651 CP | 36 | 1676 CP |
| 37 | 1702 CP | 38 | 1727 CP | 39 | 1753 CP |
| 40 | 1778 CP | 41 | 1801 CP | 42 | 1823 CP |
| 43 | 1846 CP | 44 | 1869 CP | 45 | 1892 CP |
| 46 | 1916 CP | 47 | 1939 CP | 48 | 1963 CP |
| 49 | 1986 CP | 50 | 2010 CP |
The following Pokémon will grant you extra bonuses when catching Plusle 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.
Minun is a Electric-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. As a Electric-type Pokémon, Minun is weak to Ground-type moves.
Minun’s maximum Combat Power stat is 1915 CP, and its best Pokémon GO moves are Spark and Thunderbolt. Minun encounters are boosted during Rain weather. Shiny Minun is available! ✨
Shiny Minun is a little easier to spot than Minun. It’s blue markings turn a mint green colour.
| — | Regular | Shiny |
| Minun |  |
 |
| LVL | Max CP | LVL | Max CP | LVL | Max CP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 CP | 2 | 75 CP | 3 | 126 CP |
| 4 | 177 CP | 5 | 228 CP | 6 | 279 CP |
| 7 | 330 CP | 8 | 382 CP | 9 | 433 CP |
| 10 | 484 CP | 11 | 532 CP | 12 | 581 CP |
| 13 | 629 CP | 14 | 677 CP | 15 | 726 CP |
| 16 | 774 CP | 17 | 823 CP | 18 | 871 CP |
| 19 | 919 CP | 20 | 968 CP | 21 | 1016 CP |
| 22 | 1065 CP | 23 | 1113 CP | 24 | 1162 CP |
| 25 | 1210 CP | 26 | 1258 CP | 27 | 1307 CP |
| 28 | 1355 CP | 29 | 1404 CP | 30 | 1452 CP |
| 31 | 1476 CP | 32 | 1501 CP | 33 | 1525 CP |
| 34 | 1549 CP | 35 | 1573 CP | 36 | 1597 CP |
| 37 | 1621 CP | 38 | 1646 CP | 39 | 1670 CP |
| 40 | 1694 CP | 41 | 1716 CP | 42 | 1737 CP |
| 43 | 1759 CP | 44 | 1781 CP | 45 | 1803 CP |
| 46 | 1825 CP | 47 | 1848 CP | 48 | 1870 CP |
| 49 | 1893 CP | 50 | 1915 CP |
The following Pokémon will grant you extra bonuses when catching Plusle 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.
