Pokemon GO: Roselia Spotlight Hour Guide

Pokemon GO's weekly Spotlight Hour events offer fantastic opportunities for players. This guide focuses on the Roselia Spotlight Hour. These events feature a different Pokémon each week, providing increased encounter rates, bonus rewards, and a chance to catch a Shiny variant. Extra Pokémon can be transferred for bonus candies, facilitating evolution.

Roselia Spotlight Hour Details

This week's Roselia Spotlight Hour takes place on January 14th, 2025, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Players should prepare by stocking up on items like Berries, Poké Balls, and Incense to maximize their catches. The event also includes a 2x Catch XP bonus.

Roselia (#0315), a Grass/Poison-type Pokémon from Generation III (Hoenn), boasts a maximum Combat Power (CP) of 2114, with 186 Attack and 131 Defense. It evolves in two stages: Budew to Roselia (25 Candies), then Roselia to Roserade (100 Candies and a Sinnoh Stone). Catching a Roselia yields 3 Candies and 100 Stardust.

Roselia is tradable within Pokémon GO and can be transferred to Pokémon Home. Its weaknesses include Fire, Flying, Ice, and Psychic-type attacks (160% increased damage taken). It resists Electric, Fairy, Fighting, and Water-type attacks (63% damage reduction), with Grass-type attacks causing the least damage (39% reduction). Its optimal moveset is Poison Jab and Sludge Bomb, delivering 10.96 DPS and 99.91 TDO, boosted in Cloudy weather.

A Shiny Roselia exists, with a brighter green body and purple/black roses. Increasing your chances of encountering a Shiny Roselia involves using Incense and readily available Berries to ensure successful captures.