Pokemon Go: Voltorb spotlight hour, doubled capture candy

ByAdam B Hours
Shiny voltorb in the Pokemon anime

Last Updated on: 28th February 2022, 08:49 pm

This week’s Spotlight hour in Pokemon Go will feature Voltorb, the Sphere Pokemon, as well as a doubled capture candy bonus.

What can we expect from Voltorb spotlight hour?

Just in case you haven’t taken part in one of these before, I’ll give you a brief summary of Pokemon Go’s Spotlight hours – if you already know what to expect, feel free to skip to the next subheader down for the time of the event.

These events are effectively one-hour bursts of what you’d expect from a Community day – or at the very least, the spawns part of one. That means they’ll replace all the usual wild Pokemon spawns you’d encounter with the featured Pokemon for the duration of the event.

With that in mind, that’ll mean a lot of Voltorb for this one. That’s great if you want or otherwise just like Voltorb, not so much otherwise.

Now sometimes these events are redeemed by the additional bonus thrown in with the event, but in this case there is no saving this for anyone who isn’t looking for more Voltorb, as the only bonus is doubled capture candy, which when combined with the excessive numbers of Voltorb that will spawn for the hour, means hundreds of Voltorb candy and not a whole lot else is to be found.

Shiny voltorb in the Pokemon anime
Credit: Bulbapedia, the Pokemon Company

READ MORE: Pokemon Go: Does Shiny rate change during Spotlight Hours?

When is the Pokemon Go Voltorb spotlight hour?

The Voltorb Spotlight hour in Pokemon Go will start on February 22nd at 6:00 PM local time and as you may expect, runs for one hour until it ends at 7:00 PM local time.

For those unfamiliar with local time, in short, it’s the time wherever you happen to be. So you don’t have to worry about timezones for this one at all, the game should handle it all for you – though if you’ve experienced issues with local time previously perhaps due to living in a specific location, it may repeat, so bear personal experience in mind.

Anything else worth mentioning?

The only other thing worth a mention here is whether or not Voltorb is available as a Shiny, as these events can be pretty good for farming a specific Shiny, with the bonus that the limited time makes sure you don’t burn out as much – in this case, specifically, Voltorb is currently available as a Shiny Pokemon, so feel free to farm for it if you’re looking for one.

Good luck with that search, as it may well take quite a while.

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