This week Spotlight hour is all about the aptly named Pokemon Owl, making this the perfect time to catch a perfect hoohoo in Pokemon Go.
While Hoothoot can be pretty shitty in raids and competitive play, its evolution, Noctowl, sees the use of the Great League and Ultra League in Pokémon Go. However, the real Spotlight hour appeal of this week is the special bonus that accompanies the event – the double evolution XP bonus.
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Hoohoot 100% Perfect IV Stats in Pokemon Go
This week’s Spotlight Hour is a great opportunity to catch a Hoohoot with perfect IV stats.
“Perfect” means two things in Pokémon Go, depending on how you plan to use a given Pokémon. First, there’s the 100% Max IV build, which is the 15/15/15 you’re after for your 4* Pokédex, Raids, and Master League. Yet, due to the way CP is calculated using three stats, a perfect Pokémon IV is usually just the best version of itself in the Master League.
Of course, you can’t see a Pokemon’s IV without catching it first, but, with a little research beforehand, you can quickly spot a perfect Hoohoot based on CP alone.
If you’re at level 30 (or above), you’ll ideally be looking for the following PCs for a perfect Hoohoot 15/15/15:
The wild CP value aligns with your trainer level until you reach level 30, and since the majority of the player base is now above that level, we’ve kept these values for the sake of it. of simplicity. These values will however be different if you are currently below level 30.
Is Noctowl good in PVP?
It’s not bad in the Great League and OK in the Ultra League, it’s awful in the Master League. Either way, you’re looking at the following move set: Wing Attack, Sky Attack and Shadow Ball as second charged move.
Noctowl is a chunky Pokemon with a perfectly reasonable moveset – a fast-charging fast move into a cheap charged move, both with STAB damage, can hit pretty hard. The Shadow Ball for the cover is also a nice addition, giving a nuke you can slam to take out the likes of Trevenant and Medicham Great League. Sableye, Scrafty, and Swampert are also in the list of Pokémon you can beat in this league, while Altaria, Nidoqueen, Galarian Stunfisk, and Azumarill are all Pokémon that will give you trouble.
The problem is simply his CP range – a perfect 15/15/15 Noctowl caps out at 2288 CP, which means he’s eligible for the Ultra League, but you’ll have to sink one. plot of Stardust into a Pokémon with diminishing returns.
Noctowl still beats Tevenant, with interesting wins against Giratina, Cresselia and Scrafty, but loses hard to Walrein, Talonflamem Nidoqueen, Swampert and Obstagoon. The further we get from being able to hit the CP cap, the more you should be afraid to run it
So, Master League? Amusingly, you’ll still beat everything you’ve beaten before thanks to Shadow Ball doing the heavy lifting, but going to the Master League looking for Trevenant counters? Do yourself a favor and let the bird rest.
Currently available is the Astral Eclipse event, which ends the special research quest A Cosmic Companion of the Season of Light. You can finally evolve Cosmoem into Solgaleo or Lunala! Elsewhere, be sure to use Daily Adventure Incense for the chance to encounter Galarian Articuno, Galarian Zapdos, and Galarian Moltres.
Is there a Shiny Hoohoot in Pokémon Go?
Yes! Released on New Years Eve 2021, there’s a shiny hoohoot in pokemon go. Amusingly, it was only in the form of Shiny Costumed Hoohoot, which cannot evolve. Shiny regular Hoohoot (and therefore shiny Noctowl) arrived a few days later on January 4, 2022.
Unlike Community Days, Spotlight Hours not have an increased shine rate, so while you’re looking for a shiny Hoohoot, you’ll be doing it with the regular shine rates in this game. This means that if you really want a shiny Hoohoot, you need to make the most of this hour!
What Does Shiny Hoohoot Look Like?
As you can see, shiny Hoohoot takes on a nice shiny golden color, while shiny Noctowl keeps gold, but with a slightly darker tint. In short, both are quite beautiful!
Thanks to YouTube user cybercychreus for the preview!
Other tips for this Spotlight Hour
Besides trying to catch a perfect Shiny Hoohoot in Pokémon Go, there are a few other great reasons to participate in this week’s Spotlight Hour. The vast majority of players who show up for this Spotlight Hour will no doubt be doing so for the special bonus hour below:
- The best reason is, of course, the double bonus evolution XP run all the time. This gives you the opportunity to collect a lot of XP very quickly, which allows you to increase your trainer level. The best way to do this is to have two beacons in your Pokémon storage dedicated to that time. The first is things you want to evolve and keep — usually powerful Pokémon and Pokémon you need to evolve to update your Pokédex — and things you want to evolve and transfer. This second box should contain all of the 12-candy Pokémon. The search string to quickly find all those items with a rating below 3* is: 0*,1*,2*&10,13,16,265,293,519&!shiny
- If you’re a newcomer, this Spotlight Hour is a great time to collect enough Hoothoot Candy to fully evolve this Pokémon and register its evolution, Noctowl, in your Pokédex.
- Thanks to the fact that Hoohoot is a normal and flying-type Pokémon, catching a group during this Spotlight hour will add progress to your normal and flying-type catch bonus medal.
Remember that Spotlight Hour events are only one hour long, from 6-7pm (local time).
As of this writing, the December spotlight hours have yet to be announced, but check back next week for an introduction to everything that will take center stage.
Good luck finding a perfectly shiny Hoohoot!
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