Enhancing the Spotlight - Feb 2022
KingDucksPool
2 years ago
— February Spotlight Hours —
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February 1 — Litleo — 2x XP for Evolving
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February 8 — Spritzee — 2x Stardust for Catching
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February 15 — Koffing — 2x XP for Catching
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February 22 — Voltorb — 2x Candy for Catching
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In this edition we will include a concise PvP breakdown on IVs to target and how much to prioritize grinding for XLs during the weekly spotlight hours which occur on Tuesdays between 6pm and 7pm local time
GO Stadium has an excellent IV rank checker to show how your Pokémon is ranked, and you can adjust for any way you obtain the Pokémon. The website is linked in the terms section at the bottom along with some helpful explanations of common Pokémon GO phrases if needed.
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— February 1 — Litleo Spotlight —
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Bonus: 2x XP for Catching
Litleo: Fire/Normal - 15/15/15 level 50 - CP 1611
Pyroar: Fire/Normal - 15/15/15 level 50 - CP 3129
Weaknesses: Fighting, Ground, Rock, Water
Resistances: Bug, Fairy, Fire, Grass, Ice, Steel, 2x Ghost
Evolution Costs: 50 Litleo Candy > Pyroar
2nd Charge Move Costs: 25 Litleo Candy & 10k stardust
LC: Litleo: 1/15/15 level 13.5
GL: Litleo: 415/15 level 50
GL: Pyroar: 0/15/10 level 20.5
UL: Pyroar: 0/15/12 level 38
ML: Pyroar: 15/15/15 level 50
XL Priority: Medium
Shiny: No
Mega Evolve: Charizard, Houndoom
PVP Considerations
Litleo is a solid pick in Great League in the right limited metas. It is unlikely to make a splash in Open Great League, but has performed well in Holiday Cup thanks to its distinct Fire/Normal typing that makes it one of the hardest answers to Froslass in the game. Litleo needs Candy XL to reach the 1500 CP cap, and this is a perfect opportunity to hunt down more if you are short. Litleo’s evolution, Pyroar, is generally worse than Litleo in Great League thanks to lower bulk and having Dark Pulse instead of Crunch. That being said, every Pokémon is potentially one move shakeup away from relevance, so stock up on candidates for Great and Ultra League just in case.
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— February 8 — Spritzee Spotlight —
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Bonus: 2x Stardust for Catching
Spritzee: Fairy - 15/15/15 level 50 - CP 1415
Aromatisse: Fairy - 15/15/15 level 50 - CP 2647
Weaknesses: Poison, Steel
Resistances: Bug, Dark, Fighting, 2x Dragon
Evolution Costs: 50 Spritzee Candy + Incense active > Aromatisse
2nd Charge Move Costs: 50 Spritzee Candy & 50k stardust
LC: Spritzee: 0/13/15 level 16
GL: Spritzee: 15/15/15 level 50
GL: Aromatisse: 0/13/15 level 24.5
UL: Aromatisse: 6/15/14 level 49.5
ML: N/A
XL Priority: Low
Shiny: Yes
Mega Evolve: Ampharos
PVP Considerations
Both Spritzee and Aromatisse are solid Pokémon in PvP. Spritzee in Great League is something you have potentially never seen before, but that might be more because of how expensive it is to build. Spritzee is one of the bulkiest Charm users currently in the game, although held back by its lower attack stat relative to other Charmers. It maxes out under 1500 CP at Level 51, so if you plan to build one you will want to take full advantage of this spotlight hour for Candy XL. Similar can be said for Aromatisse in Ultra League; in needs a lot of Candy XL to reach the 2500 CP cap. It doesn’t offer much relative to the other Charm options in Ultra League, so building one is more for the flex than it is for any actual in-game advantages. In the end this spotlight hour will allow you to look for a good rank GL Aromatisse, and look for Candy XL for GL Spritzee and UL Aromatisse. None of these stand out from other Charm users you likely already have, but if you want it you can go for it!
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— February 15 — Koffing Spotlight —
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Bonus: 2x XP for Catching
Koffing: Poison - 15/15/15 level 50 - CP 1373
Weezing: Poison - 15/15/15 level 50 - CP 2592
Weaknesses: Ground, Psychic
Resistances: Bug, Fairy, Fighting, Grass, Poison
Evolution Costs: 50 Koffing Candy > Weezing
2nd Charge Move Costs: 50 Koffing Candy & 50k stardust
Shadow 2nd Charge Move Costs: 60 Koffing Candy & 60k stardust
LC: Koffing: 0/15/11 level 16.5
GL: Koffing: 15/15/15 level 50
GL: Weezing: 0/14/14 level 25
UL: Weezing: 8/15/15 level 50
ML: N/A
XL Priority: Low
Shiny: Yes
Mega Evolve: Venusaur, Gengar, Beedrill
PVP Considerations
At the current moment, Weezing has not found much use in PvP. Gather up a good rank one for GL and UL for a rainy day and hope for a moveset balance. Weezing needs Candy XL for Ultra League, so might as well stock up now.
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— February 22 — Voltorb Spotlight —
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Bonus: 2x Candy for Catching
Voltorb: Electric - 15/15/15 level 50 - CP 1141
Electrode: Electric - 15/15/15 level 50 - CP 2373
Weaknesses: Ground
Resistances: Electric, Flying, Steel
Evolution Costs: 50 Voltorb Candy > Electrode
2nd Charge Move Costs: 50 Voltorb Candy & 50k stardust
Shadow 2nd Charge Move Costs: 60 Voltorb Candy & 60k stardust
LC: Voltorb: 2/14/14 level 19.5
GL: Electrode: 1/15/15 level 27
UL: Electrode: 15/15/15 level 50
ML: N/A
XL Priority: Low
Shiny: Yes
Mega Evolve: Ampharos, Manectric
PVP Considerations
Electrode is a solid but unspectacular PvP Pokémon. It has found use in Love Cup and Kanto Cup, but otherwise hasn’t surfaced much. If you don’t have one yet, this would be a great chance to hunt for a good rank version. Electrode for Ultra League is not much more than simply a spice pick with limited applications, but if that is your thing this spotlight hour presents a great chance to acquire much of the 296 Candy XL you need for Ultra League.
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— Terms —
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Spawn rate = How fast Pokémon will show up in a giving time
XP = Experience Points
CP = Combat Power
Pinap = Gives you twice the candy for catching
Silver pinap = Gives you twice the candy for catching and boost to help catching
Stacking = Keeping multiple research rewards to be used later
IVs – Individual Values
Mega Evolve = Pokemon when mega evolved will help gain extra candy
STAB – Same type attack bonus
META – Most effective tactics available
PVE = Player vs Environment – (Raiding/Gym Battles)
PVE - IVs = Individual values for Raiding – as close to 15/15/15 as possible
PVP = Player vs Player
PVP - IVs = Individual values for battling – usually low attack and high defense/stamina
Fast Move = Move used to gain energy for charge move
Charge Move = Move shown on the screen that energy is gained to use
GBL - GO Battle League
LC = Little Cup 500CP and lower
GL = Great League 1500CP and lower
UL = Ultra League 2500CP and lower
ML = Master League unlimited CP