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The month of November is creeping closer which means Niantic has announced the list of encounters that can be found through the breakthrough research and as well the spotlight hour Pokemon.
Event Overview
Starting from Sunday 1st November to December 1st, players will begin to encounter Togetic when completing a Research Breakthrough. So if you’re hoping to get the Happiness Pokemon with a decent chance of good IVs make sure you’re completing Field Research tasks daily during November.
In terms of Raids, from now until 5th November, players will be able to battle against Darkrai. Then from 5th until 16th a familiar but as of yet announced Pokemon will appear in Raids. Finally from 16th to 24th, players will be able to challenge Terrakion, Cobalion, and Virizion.
They’ve also announced which Pokemon will be featured in Spotlight Hour throughout each week alongside the bonuses that will accompany them. These Spotlight Hours will take place at 6 pm local time and will include the following:
- 3rd November – Cubone and twice the amount of Stardust when catching
- 10th November – Jigglypuff and twice the XP for catching Pokemon
- 17th November – Meowth and twice the Candy for catching Pokemon
- 24th November – Barboach and twice the Candy for transferring Pokemon
They’ve also announced a Limited Research that will take place on November 28th, with more details expected to be announced soon. Meanwhile, players will start to get more information about their Pokemon such as the type of egg they hatched from, the Raid variant and whether or not they battled them in-person or remotely.
For more information, do check out the official Pokemon Go Website.
