— October Spotlight Hours —

 

  • October 4  — Purrloin  — 2x XP for Evolving

 

  • October 11 — Haunter  — 2x Stardust from Catching

 

  • October 18 — Misdreavus — 2x XP from Catching

 

  • October 25 — Shuppet — 2x XP for Evolving***

    ***Bring your buddy Pokémon to witness something special at the beginning and end of this spotlight hour! :)

 

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The 2023 Pokémon Championship series is in full swing and champions have been crowned! Congratulations to Stadium Gaming's own HouseStark93 on winning the Baltimore Regional opening weekend!

If you are excited and looking to see where regionals are being held near you for the 

2023 Championship Series we have you covered. 

Season 12, the season of light is underway and changes in Pokémon GO have happened so the upcoming spotlight hours may now be more important.

 

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.

 

Without further ado let's get into this edition which 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

 

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— October 4  — Purrloin Spotlight —

 

Bonus: 2x XP for Evolving

Purrloin: Dark - 15/15/15 level 50 - CP 872

Liepard: Dark - 15/15/15 level 50 - CP 2087

Weaknesses: Bug, Fairy, Fighting

Resistances: Dark, Ghost, 2x Psychic

Catch Base Stardust: 100 

Evolution Costs: 50 Purrloin candy > Liepard

2nd Charge Move Costs: 25 Purrloin candy & 10k stardust

2nd Shadow Charge Move Costs: 30 Purrloin candy & 12k stardust

LC: Purrloin: 0/14/13 level 26.5  

GL: Liepard: 0/15/14 level 31.5

UL: N/A

ML: N/A

XL Priority: Low

Buddy Distance: 1 KM

Shiny: No 

Mega Evolve: Gyarados, Houndoom, Absol

 

PVP Considerations:

Liepard learns Gunk Shot, which allows it to throw trash cans at your opponent, and Charm, which allows it to perform as a mediocre Charmer in formats where Charmers are not typically allowed. These are about all that Liepard can claim to its fame. If you hoard, get a good one for a just in case buff in the future, but there is limited potential.










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— October 11  — Haunter*** Spotlight —

 

Bonus: 2x Stardust for Catching 

Haunter: Ghost/Poison - 15/15/15 level 50 - CP 2219 

Gengar: Ghost/Poison - 15/15/15 level 50 - CP 3254 

Weaknesses: Dark, Ghost, Ground, Psychic 

Resistances: Fairy, Grass, 2x Poison, 2x Bug, 2x Normal, 4x Fighting 

Catch Base Stardust: 300

Evolution Costs: Haunter > 100 Gastly Candy or 0 after trade  > Gengar 

2nd Charge Move Costs: 50 Gastly candy & 50k stardust
2nd Shadow Charge Move Costs: N/A

GL: Haunter: 1/15/14 level 28.5 

GL: Gengar: 0/13/13 level 19.5 

UL: Gengar: 0/15/14 level 34.5 

ML: Gengar: 15/15/15 level 50 

XL Priority: Medium  

Buddy Distance: 3 KM

Shiny: No 

Mega Evolve: Gengar, Venusaur, Beedrill 

 

*** - this spotlight is for Haunter but you will gain Gastly candy which is the base form

 

PVP Considerations:

Haunter and Gengar are relevant in GO Battle League but their best days have past them by do to other Ghosts, such as Trevenant, that joined the scene. Gengar needs Shadow Punch, which is a legacy move, so you’ll either need an Elite TM or wait for an event in the future where it can learn the move. This is worth playing if you still need a Haunter or Gengar, but the main reason to play is Haunter being a 300 dust per catch Pokémon alongside a double dust bonus. Those two things stacked should make this a can’t miss event!















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— October 18  — Misdreavus Spotlight —

 

Bonus: 2x XP for Catching

Misdreavus: Ghost - 15/15/15 level 50 - CP 2178

Mismagius: Ghost - 15/15/15 level 50 - CP 2957

Weaknesses: Dark, Ghost

Resistances: Poison, Bug, 2x Normal, 2x Fighting

Catch Base Stardust: 100

Evolution Costs: 50 Misdreavus Candy > Mismagius

2nd Charge Move Costs: 50 Misdreavus Candy + 50k Stardust

2nd Shadow Charge Move Costs: 60 Misdreavus Candy + 60k Stardust

LC: Misdreavus: 0/13/14 level 10

GL: Misdreavus: 1/15/15 level 29.5

GL: Mismagius: 0/15/15 level 21.5

UL: Mismagius: 0/14/15 level 42

ML: N/A

XL Priority: Low

Buddy Distance: 3 KM

Shiny: Yes

Mega Evolve: Gengar

 

PVP Considerations:

Misdreavus and Mismagius are nothing special in GO Battle League. Hoard a good one for a better future, but even then potential is limited. 















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— October 25  — Shuppet Spotlight —

 

Bonus: 2x XP for Evolving

Shuppet: Ghost - 15/15/15 level 50 - CP 1151

Banette: Ghost - 15/15/15 level 50 - CP 2599

Weaknesses: Dark, Ghost

Resistances: Poison, Bug, 2x Normal, 2x Fighting

Catch Base Stardust: 100

Evolution Costs: 50 Shuppet Candy > Banette

2nd Charge Move Costs: 50 Shuppet Candy  + 50k Stardust

2nd Shadow Charge Move Costs: 60 Shuppet Candy + 60k Stardust

LC: Shuppet: 1/15/14 level 19

GL: Banette: 0/14/15 level 24.5

UL: Banette: 6/15/15 level 50

ML: N/A

XL Priority: Low

Buddy Distance: 3 KM

Shiny: Yes

Mega Evolve: Gengar 

 

PVP Considerations:

Banette is glassy and lacks low energy Charged Attacks. As with Misdreavus, you can get a good IV one just in case it ever gets buffed. Outside of that, might be better to just focus on hunting shinies if you don’t have them yet, or evolving for XP.


















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— Terms —

 

Spawn rate = How fast Pokémon will show up in a giving time

XP = Experience Points

CP = Combat Power

Catch Base Stardust = Stardust amount before other bonuses are applied

Buddy Distance = Distance needed to walk to gain candy before other bonuses are applied

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

 

https://www.stadiumgaming.gg/rank-checker