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 January. Voltorb Spotlight Hour takes place on January 7th, 2025, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm local time, with a bonus of 2x Stardust for catching Pokémon!
This Spotlight Hour is the first January 2025 Pokémon spotlight, and it is especially interesting as both forms of Voltorb can be shiny!
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!
Voltorb Spotlight Hour
Bonuses
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You will get 2x Stardust for catching Pokémon
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Shiny Voltorb is available in Pokémon GO
Note on Stardust Bonus
Voltorb is unfortunately NOT one of the rare Pokémon that give extra Stardust on catch, with a base rate of a 100 Stardust per catch which increases with weather-boost and a Star Piece.
Here’s how much Stardust you can get during Voltorb Spotlight Hour in January 2025, 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 Voltorb is a Electric-type they are boosted by Rainy.
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 Fog | 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 6,000 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.
The only downside of this event is that Voltorb is relatively difficult to catch, and you will probably want to use Great Balls or Ultra Balls during the event. Otherwise, you could be spending too much time attempting to catch, rather than just catching.
Voltorb is a Electric-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. As a Electric-type Pokémon, Voltorb is weak to Ground-type moves.
Voltorb’s maximum Combat Power stat is 1141 CP, and its best Pokémon GO moves are Spark and Discharge. Voltorb encounters are boosted during Rain weather. Shiny Voltorb is available! ✨
Voltorb
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50 Voltorb Candy |
Electrode
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Shiny Voltorb is easy to spot – its usual red colouring turns bright blue!
| — | Regular | Shiny |
| Voltorb |  |
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Electrode |
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| LVL | Max CP | LVL | Max CP | LVL | Max CP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 CP | 2 | 44 CP | 3 | 75 CP |
| 4 | 105 CP | 5 | 136 CP | 6 | 166 CP |
| 7 | 197 CP | 8 | 227 CP | 9 | 258 CP |
| 10 | 288 CP | 11 | 317 CP | 12 | 346 CP |
| 13 | 375 CP | 14 | 404 CP | 15 | 432 CP |
| 16 | 461 CP | 17 | 490 CP | 18 | 519 CP |
| 19 | 548 CP | 20 | 577 CP | 21 | 606 CP |
| 22 | 634 CP | 23 | 663 CP | 24 | 692 CP |
| 25 | 721 CP | 26 | 750 CP | 27 | 779 CP |
| 28 | 808 CP | 29 | 836 CP | 30 | 865 CP |
| 31 | 880 CP | 32 | 894 CP | 33 | 909 CP |
| 34 | 923 CP | 35 | 937 CP | 36 | 952 CP |
| 37 | 966 CP | 38 | 981 CP | 39 | 995 CP |
| 40 | 1010 CP | 41 | 1022 CP | 42 | 1035 CP |
| 43 | 1048 CP | 44 | 1061 CP | 45 | 1075 CP |
| 46 | 1088 CP | 47 | 1101 CP | 48 | 1114 CP |
| 49 | 1128 CP | 50 | 1141 CP |
The following Pokémon will grant you extra bonuses when catching Voltorb 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.
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Hisuian Voltorb is a Electric and Grass-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. As a Electric and Grass-type Pokémon, Hisuian Voltorb is weak to Bug, Fire, Ice, and Poison-type moves.
Hisuian Voltorb’s maximum Combat Power stat is 1141 CP, and its best Pokémon GO moves are Tackle and Thunderbolt. Hisuian Voltorb encounters are boosted during Rain and Sunny weather. Shiny Hisuian Voltorb is available! ✨
Voltorb (Hisuian)
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50 Voltorb Candy |
Voltorb (Hisuian)
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Shiny Hisuian Voltorb is easy to spot – it turns a graphite grey!
| — | Regular | Shiny |
| Hisuian Voltorb |  |
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Hisuian Electrode |
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| LVL | Max CP | LVL | Max CP | LVL | Max CP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 CP | 2 | 44 CP | 3 | 75 CP |
| 4 | 105 CP | 5 | 136 CP | 6 | 166 CP |
| 7 | 197 CP | 8 | 227 CP | 9 | 258 CP |
| 10 | 288 CP | 11 | 317 CP | 12 | 346 CP |
| 13 | 375 CP | 14 | 404 CP | 15 | 432 CP |
| 16 | 461 CP | 17 | 490 CP | 18 | 519 CP |
| 19 | 548 CP | 20 | 577 CP | 21 | 606 CP |
| 22 | 634 CP | 23 | 663 CP | 24 | 692 CP |
| 25 | 721 CP | 26 | 750 CP | 27 | 779 CP |
| 28 | 808 CP | 29 | 836 CP | 30 | 865 CP |
| 31 | 880 CP | 32 | 894 CP | 33 | 909 CP |
| 34 | 923 CP | 35 | 937 CP | 36 | 952 CP |
| 37 | 966 CP | 38 | 981 CP | 39 | 995 CP |
| 40 | 1010 CP | 41 | 1022 CP | 42 | 1035 CP |
| 43 | 1048 CP | 44 | 1061 CP | 45 | 1075 CP |
| 46 | 1088 CP | 47 | 1101 CP | 48 | 1114 CP |
| 49 | 1128 CP | 50 | 1141 CP |
The following Pokémon will grant you extra bonuses when catching Voltorb 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.
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