Pokemon GO is running Spotlight Hour with Knacklion today, April 18th. Here we show you everything about the Shiny, start and bonuses of the short event.
What is this event? In Pokémon GO, Tuesday evenings are reserved for spotlight hours. These are hour-long events that focus on a Pokemon selected by Niantic and are accompanied by a bonus. Pokémon and bonus change from week to week.
Today you can expect Knacklion from the third generation of the game and a bonus that affects your experience points.
Spotlight Hour April 18: Launch, Shiny, and Bonuses
When does it start? As you already know from these events, the limelight hour starts again today at 6:00 p.m. An hour later, at 7:00 p.m., the event is over again.
What bonuses are there? During the event, you will find Knacklion almost everywhere in the wild. The monster can evolve into Vibrava and eventually into Libelldra. If you want to increase your encounters with Knacklion even further, you can light a smoke.
You also get double the amount of experience points for evolving Pokémon.
Today’s event is the third Spotlight Hour in April. Another event of this kind is waiting for you this month:
Pokémon GO: All Spotlight Hours in April 2023 and their bonuses
Can you catch Shiny Knacklion? Yes, Knacklion’s shiny form has already been activated and is catchable in Pokémon GO. But keep in mind that the chances of this are not increased during an RL lesson. So you need good luck.
Is today’s spotlight worth it? Looking at Knacklion’s family, the last evolution Libelldra is the most useful. In PvP she plays in the lower midfield in the super league and even in the upper midfield in the hyper league.
On the other hand, if you’re looking for strong attackers for raids, today’s spotlight isn’t ideal.
How are you enjoying today’s spotlight hour? Will you be there and catch lots of Knacklion, or will you simply use the XP bonus to develop Pokémon? Let us know what you think about it here on MeinMMO in the comments.
All other events in April 2023 at Pokémon GO at a glance