That being said, Snivy, Tepig, and Oshawott's Shiny rates will not be boosted for this Spotlight Hour. This means that encountering a Shiny Pokemon will still be rare and often hard to come by.

Aside from trying to catch a shiny Snivy in Pokémon Go, there are a couple of other good reasons to partake in this week’s Spotlight Hour. Two of them are Oshawott and Tepig, but we also have ...