With the Sightings feature in Pokémon GO, you can see Pokémon near your location. Now, Pokémon that are further away will also be displayed.
The new tracker in Pokémon GO allows you to see Pokémon that are near your location. If you select the Nearby feature, Pokémon at various PokéStops in the vicinity will be shown to you. For people in rural areas, where there are few PokéStops near them, this feature was often useless. Without PokéStops nearby, the “Sightings” will show you Pokémon that are within a certain radius around you. This radius was bugged and has now been increased.
Pokémon GO: Sightings Radius/Distance
As the data miners from TheSilphRoad have now discovered, the Pokémon detection has been increased. For the Sightings feature, Pokémon that are up to 200 meters away from your location are now included.
As Niantic has now confirmed on Facebook, this was due to a bug that occurred particularly frequently for players in rural areas.
For players living in rural areas, this change is at least a small improvement.
Prestige Improvement in Gyms
Another change is the prestige rewards when fighting in the gym. According to TheSilphRoad, the rewards have been adjusted. When you train at friendly gyms, the prestige increases at the same rate as when attacking enemy gyms.
These changes have already been confirmed by some users on Reddit, who are pleased with the new, old concept of gyms.
A better tracker has now been designed by fans. The concept of this tracker looks clear and promising.
