Pokemon Go Spotlight Hour is held every Tuesday evening from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in your local timezone. Here are All the Spotlight Hour Details for June 21, 2022.
Pokemon GO: Spotlight Hour
The Spotlight Hour features the spawn rate of a certain pokemon including its shiny version. This week’s featured pokemon is Spinarak, a Bug and Poison-type Pokemon introduced in Generation II of the series. Spinarak evolves into its final evolution Ariados.
Spotlight Hour: Spinarak
Spinarak is a Bug and Poison-type Pokemon whose final evolution is Ariados. From Spinarak, there is a requirement of 50 Candies to evolve it into an Ariados.

As a bug and poison pokemon, Spinarak is vulnerable to Flying-, Rock, – Fire, and Psychic-type moves/Pokemon. Although, it is resistant to Poison-, Bug-, Steel-, Fairy-, Fighting-, and Grass-types.
Element Table for Spinarak
Vulnerabilities | % Damage Received | Resistance | % Damage Received |
Flying, Rock | 160% | Poison, Bug, Fairy | 63% |
Fire, Psychic | Fighting, Grass | 39% |
The shiny form of Spinarak is available since part 1 of Halloween 2021 on the 15th of October 2021. This means that there is a chance that Shiny Spinarak will appear during the spotlight hour.

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Spinarak Movesets and Stats
Spinarak has a maximum CP potential of 923 with 105 ATK, 73 Def, and 120 Stamina. Its quick moves are Bug Bite and Poison Sting while its charged moves are Night Slash, Cross Poison, and Signal Beam. The recommended attacks are Bug Bite and Signal Beam/Cross Poison which have the highest total DPS/attack set variation.
For Ariados, it has a maximum CP potential of 2003 with 161 ATK, 124 Def, and 172 Stamina. The recommended attacks are Infestation and Megahorn due to high DPS, especially for Megahorn.
Here is the list of Movestets and Stats of Spinarak and Ariados
Pokemon | Moveset | Move Type / Attack Type | DPS (Moves) |
Spinarak (Max Stats) CP: 923 Atk: 105 Defense: 73 Stamina: 120 |
Bug Bite | Quick Move / Bug Bite | 12.0 |
Poison Sting | Quick Move / Poison | 10.0 | |
Night Slash | Charge Move / Dark | 22.7 | |
Cross Poison | Charge Move / Poison | 32.0 | |
Signal Beam | Charge Move / Bug | 31.0 | |
Ariados (Max Stats) CP: 2003 Atk: 161 Defense: 124 Stamina: 172 |
Poison Sting | Quick Move / Flying | 10.0 |
Infestation | Quick Move / Water | 10.9 | |
Megahorn | Quick Move / Grass | 60.0 | |
Shadow Sneak | Charge Move / Flying | 172.2 | |
Cross Poison | Charge Move / Water | 32.0 | |
Lunge | 22.8 |
Spotlight Hour: Rewards
During the spotlight hour, players will be receiving an increased spawn rate of the spotlight Pokemon Spinarak and 2x Evolution XP. This would be a good time to catch up with Evolution XP.
Spotlight Hour: Preparation
These are the things you need to prepare heading to each week’s spotlight hour.
- Incense – You can buy this using Pokecoins
- Pokemon Storage Box – Ensure your Pokemon storage is clear to not waste time during the event.
- Pokeballs – Well, you are here to catch them all. Bring as much as you can.
- Pokemon Candy – To maximize your Pokemon’s potential, make sure to collect Pokemon Candies so you can evolve them.
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