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Tonight Is Vanillite Spotlight Hour In Pokémon GO: Timeless Travels

With Shiny Vanillite released in Pokémon GO yesterday, tonight's Vanillite Spotlight Hour is sure to be one of the most exciting of the year.

Published Tue, 26 Dec 2023 07:12:08 -0600

by Theo Dwyer

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Tonight's Vanillite Spotlight Hour features the newly released Shiny Vanillite in Pokémon GO from 6-7 PM.
Enjoy extra perks like double Stardust for catching Pokémon and increased Incense effectiveness.
Upcoming January Spotlight Hours include Shiny-capable Pokémon with varied bonuses each Tuesday.
January is packed with events, including Community Days, Raid Weekends, and special themed events.

Tonight is Vanillite Spotlight Hour in Pokémon GO. From 6–7 PM tonight, Tuesday, December 26th, this ice cream-themed Pokémon will appear throughout the hour with increased frequency in the wild. This will be active during the second day of the Winter Holiday Event Part 2, which has unlocked Vanillite's Shiny form. During Vanillite Spotlight Hour, this newly Shiny-capable 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 final Spotlight Hour of December 2023 in Pokémon GO, continuing the current Season entitled Timeless Travels. After we get into the details about tonight's Vanillite Spotlight Hour, we will break down the Spotlights and events coming to the game next month.

Vanillite in Pokémon GO. Credit: Niantic — Vanillite in *Pokémon GO*. Credit: Niantic

Vanillite can now be encountered in its Shiny form. The standard Vanillite, pictured above, is white and blue. Shiny Vanillite is quite noticeable, replacing the blue with purple.

The Spotlight Hour bonus for tonight can easily be capitalized on while hunting Shiny Vanillite. The bonus is double Stardust for catching. All you need to do to increase your Stardust even further is to drop two Star Pieces at the top of the hour.

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

Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024: Castform with double catch XP, can be Shiny
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

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

January 1st – January 3rd, 2024: New 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