What time does today's Spotlight Hour start in my timezone?

Spotlight Hour runs every Thursday from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM local time. The featured Pokémon spawns at an increased rate and its shiny form is available if one exists. Use PokéEvent's regional countdown to confirm the exact start time for your timezone.

How do I know if Community Day is active in my region?

Community Day events run simultaneously worldwide for a 3-hour window, but the exact start time varies by region — typically 2:00 PM local time. Check PokéEvent's event card for your region; it shows the live countdown and local start/end times calculated from IANA timezone data.

What Pokémon GO events are happening today?

Use PokéEvent's homepage to browse all live events with live countdown timers. Events are tagged by type (Raid Day, Community Day, Spotlight Hour, Max Monday, Choose Your Path) so you can quickly scan what's active right now and what starts next in your region.

How accurate are PokéEvent's regional countdowns?

Countdowns are calculated server-side using IANA timezone identifiers for each configured region. We cross-reference event start and end times against official Niantic announcements and community-verified timezone databases before publishing. Corrections are typically applied within a few hours of official schedule updates.

Houndour and Houndoom Spotlight Hour

Times sourced from the Pokémon GO in-game news feed. Verify event details in the official Pokémon GO app.

Event data last updated: Aug 26, 2026, 1:46 AM

UPCOMINGWhen does this event start and end in my timezone?

Upcoming

10d 13h 9m 1s

10Days

13Hrs

09Min

01Sec

Start Time

Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 6:00 PM

End Time

Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 7:00 PM

Regional Timings

What are the regional start times for this event?

Every region recalculates this event in its own timezone, so each card shows the correct live start/end timer.

Region timezone

Auckland, New Zealand

Thu, Sep 3, 4:50 PM

Pokémon Spotlight HourHoundour and Houndoom Spotlight Hour

Upcoming

10d 1h 9m 1s

10Days

01Hrs

09Min

01Sec

Coords-36.8485, 174.7633

Region timezone

Sydney, Australia

Thu, Sep 3, 2:50 PM

Pokémon Spotlight HourHoundour and Houndoom Spotlight Hour

Upcoming

10d 3h 9m 1s

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03Hrs

09Min

01Sec

Coords-33.861898, 151.210024

Region timezone

Melbourne, Australia

Thu, Sep 3, 2:50 PM

Pokémon Spotlight HourHoundour and Houndoom Spotlight Hour

Upcoming

10d 3h 9m 1s

10Days

03Hrs

09Min

01Sec

Coords-37.815114, 144.966514

Region timezone

Tokyo, Japan

Thu, Sep 3, 1:50 PM

Pokémon Spotlight HourHoundour and Houndoom Spotlight Hour

Upcoming

10d 4h 9m 1s

10Days

04Hrs

09Min

01Sec

Coords34.713993, 135.573813

Region timezone

Seoul, South Korea

Thu, Sep 3, 1:50 PM

Pokémon Spotlight HourHoundour and Houndoom Spotlight Hour

Upcoming

10d 4h 9m 1s

10Days

04Hrs

09Min

01Sec

Coords37.551167, 126.939058

Region timezone

Singapore

Thu, Sep 3, 12:50 PM

Pokémon Spotlight HourHoundour and Houndoom Spotlight Hour

Upcoming

10d 5h 9m 1s

10Days

05Hrs

09Min

01Sec

Coords1.300136, 103.855725

Region timezone

Shanghai, China

Thu, Sep 3, 12:50 PM

Pokémon Spotlight HourHoundour and Houndoom Spotlight Hour

Upcoming

10d 5h 9m 1s

10Days

05Hrs

09Min

01Sec

Coords31.2304, 121.4737

Region timezone

Hong Kong

Thu, Sep 3, 12:50 PM

Pokémon Spotlight HourHoundour and Houndoom Spotlight Hour

Upcoming

10d 5h 9m 1s

10Days

05Hrs

09Min

01Sec

Coords22.3193, 114.1694

Region timezone

Perth, Australia

Thu, Sep 3, 12:50 PM

Pokémon Spotlight HourHoundour and Houndoom Spotlight Hour

Upcoming

10d 5h 9m 1s

10Days

05Hrs

09Min

01Sec

Coords-31.9523, 115.8613

Region timezone

Bangkok, Thailand

Thu, Sep 3, 11:50 AM

Pokémon Spotlight HourHoundour and Houndoom Spotlight Hour

Upcoming

10d 6h 9m 1s

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06Hrs

09Min

01Sec

Coords13.7563, 100.5018

Region timezone

Mumbai, India

Thu, Sep 3, 10:20 AM

Pokémon Spotlight HourHoundour and Houndoom Spotlight Hour

Upcoming

10d 7h 39m 1s

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07Hrs

39Min

01Sec

Coords18.513846, 73.853670

Region timezone

Dubai, UAE

Thu, Sep 3, 8:50 AM

Pokémon Spotlight HourHoundour and Houndoom Spotlight Hour

Upcoming

10d 9h 9m 1s

10Days

09Hrs

09Min

01Sec

Coords25.076292, 55.132357

Region timezone

Moscow, Russia

Thu, Sep 3, 7:50 AM

Pokémon Spotlight HourHoundour and Houndoom Spotlight Hour

Upcoming

10d 10h 9m 1s

10Days

10Hrs

09Min

01Sec

Coords55.761585, 37.609449

Region timezone

Cairo, Egypt

Thu, Sep 3, 7:50 AM

Pokémon Spotlight HourHoundour and Houndoom Spotlight Hour

Upcoming

10d 10h 9m 1s

10Days

10Hrs

09Min

01Sec

Coords30.0444, 31.2357

Region timezone

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Thu, Sep 3, 7:50 AM

Pokémon Spotlight HourHoundour and Houndoom Spotlight Hour

Upcoming

10d 10h 9m 1s

10Days

10Hrs

09Min

01Sec

Coords24.7136, 46.6753

Region timezone

Paris, France

Thu, Sep 3, 6:50 AM

Pokémon Spotlight HourHoundour and Houndoom Spotlight Hour

Upcoming

10d 11h 9m 1s

10Days

11Hrs

09Min

01Sec

Coords48.855076, 2.345814

Region timezone

Berlin, Germany

Thu, Sep 3, 6:50 AM

Pokémon Spotlight HourHoundour and Houndoom Spotlight Hour

Upcoming

10d 11h 9m 1s

10Days

11Hrs

09Min

01Sec

Coords52.516991, 13.407505

Region timezone

Rome, Italy

Thu, Sep 3, 6:50 AM

Pokémon Spotlight HourHoundour and Houndoom Spotlight Hour

Upcoming

10d 11h 9m 1s

10Days

11Hrs

09Min

01Sec

Coords41.902782, 12.496387

Region timezone

Madrid, Spain

Thu, Sep 3, 6:50 AM

Pokémon Spotlight HourHoundour and Houndoom Spotlight Hour

Upcoming

10d 11h 9m 1s

10Days

11Hrs

09Min

01Sec

Coords40.423504, -3.700581

Region timezone

Johannesburg, South Africa

Thu, Sep 3, 6:50 AM

Pokémon Spotlight HourHoundour and Houndoom Spotlight Hour

Upcoming

10d 11h 9m 1s

10Days

11Hrs

09Min

01Sec

Coords-26.2041, 28.0473

Region timezone

London, UK

Thu, Sep 3, 5:50 AM

Pokémon Spotlight HourHoundour and Houndoom Spotlight Hour

Upcoming

10d 12h 9m 1s

10Days

12Hrs

09Min

01Sec

Coords51.512369, -0.119003

Region timezone

Dublin, Ireland

Thu, Sep 3, 5:50 AM

Pokémon Spotlight HourHoundour and Houndoom Spotlight Hour

Upcoming

10d 12h 9m 1s

10Days

12Hrs

09Min

01Sec

Coords53.343987, -6.266908

Your timezone

User's Local Time

Thu, Sep 3, 4:50 AM

Pokémon Spotlight HourHoundour and Houndoom Spotlight Hour

Upcoming

10d 13h 9m 1s

10Days

13Hrs

09Min

01Sec

CoordsNo coords available

Region timezone

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Thu, Sep 3, 1:50 AM

Pokémon Spotlight HourHoundour and Houndoom Spotlight Hour

Upcoming

10d 16h 9m 1s

10Days

16Hrs

09Min

01Sec

Coords-22.912732, -43.176990

Region timezone

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Thu, Sep 3, 1:50 AM

Pokémon Spotlight HourHoundour and Houndoom Spotlight Hour

Upcoming

10d 16h 9m 1s

10Days

16Hrs

09Min

01Sec

Coords-34.599085, -58.398801

Region timezone

New York, USA

Thu, Sep 3, 12:50 AM

Pokémon Spotlight HourHoundour and Houndoom Spotlight Hour

Upcoming

10d 17h 9m 1s

10Days

17Hrs

09Min

01Sec

Coords40.755792, -73.984465

Region timezone

Toronto, Canada

Thu, Sep 3, 12:50 AM

Pokémon Spotlight HourHoundour and Houndoom Spotlight Hour

Upcoming

10d 17h 9m 1s

10Days

17Hrs

09Min

01Sec

Coords43.6532, -79.3832

Region timezone

Chicago, USA

Wed, Sep 2, 11:50 PM

Pokémon Spotlight HourHoundour and Houndoom Spotlight Hour

Upcoming

10d 18h 9m 1s

10Days

18Hrs

09Min

01Sec

Coords41.876067, -87.629244

Region timezone

Mexico City, Mexico

Wed, Sep 2, 10:50 PM

Pokémon Spotlight HourHoundour and Houndoom Spotlight Hour

Upcoming

10d 19h 9m 1s

10Days

19Hrs

09Min

01Sec

Coords19.422679, -99.190089

Region timezone

Los Angeles, USA

Wed, Sep 2, 9:50 PM

Pokémon Spotlight HourHoundour and Houndoom Spotlight Hour

Upcoming

10d 20h 9m 1s

10Days

20Hrs

09Min

01Sec

Coords34.053360, -118.242341

More Pokémon Spotlight Hour

Other upcoming Pokémon Spotlight Hour events

Pokémon Spotlight Hour

Rattata Spotlight Hour

Local TimeThu, Sep 24, 6:00 PM · 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Pokémon Spotlight Hour

Mystery Pokémon Spotlight Hour

Local TimeThu, Sep 17, 6:00 PM · 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Pokémon Spotlight Hour

Weedle, Kakuna, and Beedrill Spotlight Hour

Local TimeThu, Sep 10, 6:00 PM · 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Where can I find official information about this event?

Official event page pokemongolive.com nianticlabs.com

How we track this event

PokéEvent pulls event times from official Niantic announcements and cross-checks them against community timezone databases before publishing. Regional start times are calculated from IANA timezone identifiers and updated in real time. If you spot a discrepancy, email hello@pokemongoevents.com and we will investigate within 24 hours.

What is a Pokémon Spotlight Hour event in Pokémon GO?

Pokémon Spotlight Hour is a limited-time Pokémon GO event. It runs in specific regions with timezone-aware start and end times. Check the countdown above or browse the regional timers below for precise local times.

What to expect

Houndour and Houndoom Spotlight Hour

A weekly 1-hour Thursday event featuring a specific Pokémon with boosted spawns and a rotating bonus.

Key highlights

1-hour timed window every Thursday.
Boosted shiny odds for the featured Pokémon.
Double Stardust or catch candy is commonly active.
Lures and Incense attract the featured species more often.

Planning tips

Use Lures or Incense at the start of the hour.
Stack Lucky Eggs and Star Pieces if the bonus overlaps with XP or Stardust multipliers.
Stock Poké Balls and Berries to mass-catch during the window.

Frequently asked questions

Events about Houndour and Houndoom Spotlight Hour

What time does today's Spotlight Hour start in my timezone?: Spotlight Hour runs every Thursday from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM local time. The featured Pokémon spawns at an increased rate and its shiny form is available if one exists. Use PokéEvent's regional countdown to confirm the exact start time for your timezone.
How do I know if Community Day is active in my region?: Community Day events run simultaneously worldwide for a 3-hour window, but the exact start time varies by region — typically 2:00 PM local time. Check PokéEvent's event card for your region; it shows the live countdown and local start/end times calculated from IANA timezone data.
What Pokémon GO events are happening today?: Use PokéEvent's homepage to browse all live events with live countdown timers. Events are tagged by type (Raid Day, Community Day, Spotlight Hour, Max Monday, Choose Your Path) so you can quickly scan what's active right now and what starts next in your region.
How accurate are PokéEvent's regional countdowns?: Countdowns are calculated server-side using IANA timezone identifiers for each configured region. We cross-reference event start and end times against official Niantic announcements and community-verified timezone databases before publishing. Corrections are typically applied within a few hours of official schedule updates.