Pidgey Spotlight Hour Guide (How To Get Shiny Pidgey?)

Pokemon GO Pidgey Spotlight Hour offers numerous Pidgey and Shiny Pidgey spawns. The event runs for an hour and boosts Pidgey spawn rate during the time. Those who log in during the event also get a Special Bonus.

Pidgey is a Normal and Flying-type Pokemon that can evolve into a Pidgeotto and then a Pidgeot. Those who explore their community during the Pokemon GO Pidgey Spotlight Hour can encounter several High IV Pidgey and farm Pidgey Candies. Some lucky trainers might even get their hands on a powerful Shiny Pidgey. That said, you can go through this guide to know the Pidgey Spotlight Hour time, special bonus, and how to get Shiny Pidgey in Pokemon GO.

Pokemon GO: Pidgey Spotlight Hour Time & Bonuses

Those who log in between Tuesday, September 2, at 6 PM Local Time and Tuesday, September 2, at 7 PM Local Time can automatically participate in the Pokemon GO Pidgey Spotlight Hour. Multiple Pidgey will spawn in the wild between 6 PM and 7 PM. Participants get a Special Bonus of 2x Evolution Candy, which means double the Pokemon GO Candy reward for evolving a Pokemon.

You can make the most of the Pokemon GO Pidgey Spotlight Hour by catching several Pidgey, evolving them, and farming even more Candies in the process. You can then use these candies to power up a High IV Pidgey or any of its evolutions.

Pokemon GO: How To Get Shiny Pidgey?

While there is no way to ensure a wild Shiny Pokemon encounter, you can use a specific strategy to match its Shiny odds. All you have to do is encounter numerous Pidgey, which in turn might help in matching Shiny Pidgey spawn odds in Pokemon GO. The more wild Pidgey you encounter, the closer you might get to its Shiny odds.

Several Pokemon GO items can increase wild Pokemon spawn rate; the Weather Boost feature also has an identical effect. Using Lure Modules, Incense, and the Weather Boost effect simultaneously can significantly increase wild Pokemon spawn rate. Using this strategy during the Pidgey Spotlight Hour event can significantly increase the wild Pidgey spawn rate.

Partly cloudy and windy weather increases the wild Pidgey spawn rate.

You must find a PokeStop with such weather and attach a Lure Module to it.

After that, activate a Pokemon GO Incense and walk around that PokeStop.

Numerous Pidgey will spawn; a Shiny Pidgey might also spawn if you are lucky enough.