Mankey Spotlight Hour in Pokémon GO (August 2026)

Discover the tips for the Mankey Spotlight Hour in Pokémon GO coming up on Thursday, August 27, 2026. Maximize your gameplay with 2x Catch Candy and other strategies!

Pokémon GO Trainers have another exciting Spotlight Hour to look forward to. This time, this will be the last one for the current Pokémon GO Forever Forward Season Mankey, the Pig Monkey Pokémon, will be featured during the Spotlight Hour.

Whether you’re chasing a shiny, grinding for massive amounts of candy, or preparing for evolutions, this one-hour event offers an excellent opportunity to maximize your gameplay.

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Spotlight Hour Schedule

Pokémon GO Spotlight Hours are scheduled every Thursday from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time, giving Trainers a consistent weekly opportunity to enjoy featured Pokémon and rotating bonuses.

The next spotlight hour is Mankey, which takes place on Thursday, August 27, 2026, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time.

Mankey

Mankey is a Fighting-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. Known as the Pig Monkey Pokémon, it evolves into Primeape and further evolves into Annihilape, making extra candy crucial for building competitive evolution lines. This hour provides a great designated window to stack up candy and secure high-IV forms.

Mankey Spotlight Hour Bonus

This week’s featured bonus is especially valuable: 2× Catch Candy

If you’re trying to stock up on candy to power up your fighting teams or evolve your Mankey, this is one Spotlight Hour you won’t want to miss.

Why the 2× Catch Candy Bonus Matters

Candy is essential for powering up, unlocking secondary moves, and evolving Pokémon in Pokémon GO.

During the Spotlight Hour, every time you successfully catch a Pokémon, you will get double the normal candy.

To maximize your candy earnings, toss Pinap Berries at wild Pokémon before catching them. Since Pinap Berries double your candy yield, combining them with the Spotlight Hour bonus results in a massive candy stack per catch!

Can Mankey Be Shiny?

Yes! Its shiny form replaces its standard off-white/beige coat with a distinct greenish coloring.

It’s important to note that Spotlight Hour does not increase shiny odds. However, because Mankey will appear much more frequently throughout the event, you’ll have many more opportunities to encounter a shiny compared to normal gameplay.

The best strategy is simple:

Catch as many as possible to gather candy for evolutions.
Walk through areas with dense spawn points.
Use Incense while moving.
Place Lure Modules on PokéStops.
Use the Quick Catch technique to maximize encounters.

Is Mankey Worth Catching?

From a competitive perspective, Mankey’s evolution line, Primeape and Annihilape, are a powerhouse in Trainer Battles.

There are plenty of reasons to catch it during Spotlight Hour:

Stock up on the hundreds of Candy required to evolve and power up Mankey, Primeape, and Annihilape.
Hunt for the green Shiny Mankey.
Collect best-IV versions of Mankey for competitive PvP leagues.
Accumulate massive amounts of candy using Pinap Berries and the 2x Catch Candy bonus.

Even if you already have its evolutions, the heavy candy potential makes participating entirely worthwhile.

Best Tips for Mankey Spotlight Hour

Stock Up on Pinap Berries: This is the single best way to maximize your candy gains. Combined with the 2× Catch Candy event bonus, you’ll maximize your harvest on every single catch.
Clear Your Pokémon Storage: Make sure you have plenty of room in your storage before the hour begins so you don’t waste time transferring Pokémon mid-event.
Stock Up on Poké Balls: Running out of Poké Balls can quickly slow your progress. Make sure you have plenty of Poké Balls, Great Balls, and Ultra Balls to secure all the candy you need.
Use Quick Catch: Quick Catch is the fastest way to increase the number of Pokémon you encounter. More catches mean more candy. How to perform Quick Catch: Hold and drag the Poké Ball menu icon (or the Berry icon) across the screen with one finger while throwing the Poké Ball with your other hand. Once the ball lands, tap the screen to bring up the fleeing icon in the top-left corner, skip the catch animation, and flee the encounter to save precious time.
Play in High-Spawn Locations: Parks, shopping districts, and downtown areas generally provide the highest concentration of wild Pokémon.
Watch the Weather: It is boosted by Cloudy weather conditions. If it is cloudy during your local Spotlight Hour, caught Mankey will have higher weather-boosted IV floors.