The “Nearby” error makes catching in Pokémon GO more difficult than ever!
In Pokémon GO, it’s all about walking through the streets and fields with your smartphone to catch wild Pokémon. At least, that was the plan. Currently, there is a bug with the feature that is supposed to track nearby Pokémon. No matter where you are – you are constantly shown 3 footprints. You need a lot of luck to find such a Pokémon nearby.
The “Nearby” bug causes frustration
If you have played Pokémon GO in the past few days, you probably noticed that the “Nearby” display doesn’t work as it did in the first days. Normally, this display shows you the distance of the Pokémon with 1-3 footprints. 1 footprint means that the Pokémon is very close to your GPS location, 3 footprints are the farthest distance shown.
If the app itself doesn’t adhere to these rules, it drives many players crazy. They walk endlessly in one direction, thinking they misunderstood something, but they are doing nothing wrong and still have no success.
Interpreting footprints and rustling leaves in Pokémon GO
We hope that this bug will be fixed in the next update of Pokémon GO or in the meantime through a hotfix because the footprints in Pokémon GO are one of the core features of the game that makes finding and catching Pokémon truly interesting. While you can still randomly encounter Pokémon, it’s not nearly as enjoyable as stalking the rare Pokémon with the footprints.
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