Good news for Pokémon GO trainers in rural areas: A spawn increase of 15% has been observed in rural areas.
Trainers in rural or remote areas have a tough time when trying to improve their accounts. In cities, there are many more PokéStops and wild Pokémon than in the countryside. This not only makes searching difficult, but it also demotivates many trainers from playing.
However, this motivation might soon return, as a fan site reports that monster spawns in rural areas have now been increased by about 15%.
Higher chance of finding Pokémon in rural areas
The disadvantages for players in rural areas are evident: There are often very few to no PokéStops in the vicinity. This makes it difficult for trainers to access new items like Poké Balls. Moreover, the tracker works significantly worse. This is because it wants to show the trainer monsters that are near a stop. However, if there are no stops nearby, no Pokémon can be displayed there.
Allegedly, the spawn behavior of monsters in rural areas has now been increased. At least that is what the website PokémonGoHub reports, which is based on data from a Croatian tracker.
The data from the tracker comes from an area of about 60 km² that consists almost entirely of rural areas. Bot accounts repeatedly traverse the same route to assist the bot operator in his research.
Observations of the tracker
- The spawn increase did not happen immediately, but was gradually increased over two days.
- From April 26 to April 27, there was a increase of 7.42%
- From April 27 to April 28, there was a increase of 7.75%
- There was no increase in spawn points, but the number of monsters per spawn was increased
- A significantly higher spawn rate of rare Pokémon was not observed
There was no change in the method of how the tracker operates. Normally, the spawn rates fluctuate from day to day by about 0% to 2% either positively or negatively. From April 22 to April 28, a positive spawn difference of 14.85% was noted.
Whether the behavior in rural areas has already improved will perhaps be revealed in the next few days. So far, there has been no official confirmation of a spawn increase from the developers. We are curious and will closely monitor the spawns in rural areas to note any changes.
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