Here are the dates as well as the featured Pokemon and bonuses in every one of the Pokemon GO Spotlight Hours for October 2022!
Despite there being hundreds of Pokemon in Pokemon GO, developer Niantic likes to celebrate every one of them. As well as the monthly Community Days, there are also weekly Spotlight Hours that put the focus on one Pokemon in particular.
Spotlight Hours have the featured Pokemon spawn way more often for 60 minutes, which makes it the best time to farm Candy and evolve for that particular Pokemon.
Additionally, there is a global event bonus that every Pokemon trainer can benefit from. These bonuses can include double Candy, Stardust, and XP for doing activities such as catching and transferring Pokemon.
Read our Pokemon GO Spotlight Hours guide for some more detail on the event before you find out which Pokemon will be in the spotlight in October!

Pokemon GO Spotlight Hour Dates & Featured Pokemon – October 2022
Every Spotlight Hour in Pokemon GO is on a Tuesday from 6 PM – 7 PM local time. Here are the dates, featured Pokemon, and bonuses for every Spotlight Hour in October 2022:
- October 4 – Purrloin
- Bonus: 2x XP for evolving Pokemon
- October 11 – Haunter
- Bonus: 2x Stardust for catching Pokemon
- October 18 – Misdreavus
- Bonus: 2x XP for catching Pokemon
- October 25 – Shuppet
- Bonus: 2x XP for evolving Pokemon
Find out how to boost how much Candy you earn in Pokemon GO so you can get even more out of the Spotlight Hours this month!
Also, don’t forget to browse the Pokemon GO Mega and Legendary Raid schedule for October 2022 as well. There are some great Pokemon to battle and catch this month!

Additionally, the shiny forms of both Misdreavus and Shuppet will be available to catch in their Spotlight Hour. Check out our Pokemon GO shiny odds guide to find out your exact chances of catching these shinies.