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Tonight Is Castform Spotlight Hour In Pokémon GO: Timeless Travels

Tonight may be your night to catch Shiny Castform in Pokémon GO while raking in extra XP for the bonus using this Spotlight Hour tip.



Article Summary

  • Spotlight Hour features Castform with increased spawns and XP bonuses tonight from 6-7 PM.
  • Shiny Castform in all weather forms can now be caught, double XP for catching active.
  • January's Tuesdays in Pokémon GO bring more Spotlights and bonuses with possible Shinies.
  • Raid Hours in January 2024 include Ultra Beasts and Therian Formes with exclusive moves.

Tonight is Castform Spotlight Hour in Pokémon GO. From 6–7 PM tonight, Tuesday, January 2nd, this weather-themed Pokémon will appear throughout the hour with increased frequency in the wild. This will be active during the second day of the New Year's 2024 Event. During Castform Spotlight Hour, this Pokémon will also respond more frequently to Incense and even pop up in spawn points that are not normally active. You will need to get out there and walk in order to activate that Incense buff, though. This is the first Spotlight Hour of January 2024 in Pokémon GO, continuing the current Season entitled Timeless Travels. After we get into the details about tonight's Castform Spotlight Hour, we will break down the Spotlights and events coming to the game next month.

Castform in Pokémon GO. Credit: Niantic
Castform in Pokémon GO. Credit: Niantic

Castform can now be Shiny in all of its weather-based forms in Pokémon GO. You can take advantage of this week's special bonus while Shiny hunting, too, because the bonus involves catching. It's double XP for catching, to be exact. You can rake in even more XP by dropping two Lucky Eggs at the top of the hour.

These are the Spotlight Hours and bonuses coming to Pokémon GO in January 2024:

  • Tuesday, January 9th, 2024: Eevee with double catch Candy, can be Shiny
  • Tuesday, January 16th, 2024: Ralts with double transfer Candy, can be Shiny
  • Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024: Barboach with double XP for evolving, can be Shiny
  • Tuesday, January 30th, 2023: Foongus with double Stardust for catching, can be Shiny

The Raid Hours for the month of January 2024 in Pokémon GO are:

  • Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024: Ultra Beasts, featuring:
    • Buzzwole in the Americas and Greenland
    • Xurkitree in the Asia-Pacific
    • Pheromosa in Europe, India, and the Middle East
  • Wednesday, January 10th, 2024: Therian Forme Tornadus with Bleakwind Storm (can be Shiny)
  • Wednesday, January 17th, 2024: Therian Forme Thundurus with Wildbolt Storm (can be Shiny)
  • Wednesday, January 24th, 2024: Therian Forme Landorus with Sandsear Storm (can be Shiny)

Here are the events coming to Pokémon GO in January 2024:

  • January 1st – January 3rd, 2024New Year's 2024 Event
  • January 6th, 2024: Rowlet Community Day
  • January 6th – January 10th, 2024: Lustrous Odyssey Event
  • January 13th – January 16th, 2024: Dazzling Dream Event
  • January 14th, 2024: Hisuian Typhlosion Raid Day
  • January 20th, 2024: Community Day Classic (rumored to feature Porygon)
  • January 19th – January 24th, 2024: Raging Battles Event & GO Battle Week
  • January 27th – January 28th, 2024: Shadow Ho-Oh Raid Weekend
  • January 27th – February 1st, 2024: Taken Treasures Event

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