The fans’ wishes have been heard: In Pokémon GO there are now more PokéStops and gyms in rural areas.
For players in many different countries, there have been more PokéStops and gyms in Pokémon GO for a few hours now. In Germany, there have also been changes to the distribution of stops and gyms, which can now be found more frequently in rural areas.
Trainers have long complained that Pokémon GO is not as easy to play in villages as it is in the city. With additional stops and gyms, these problems should have been significantly reduced. For many players, the catch bonus and PokéStop bonus are no longer an issue.
More PokéStops in villages / rural areas
Apparently, the changes were activated during the course of Tuesday, May 16. For a few hours now, trainers have been reporting that new stops and gyms have suddenly appeared in their surroundings. On Reddit, trainer ChooglinAlex from Germany writes that there used to be three gyms and seven stops in his small town. Now six new stops and one additional gym have appeared, which can be found all over the town. Three of the new stops have appeared at historical buildings, such as an old mill.
Another Reddit user from Germany, Murmelicious, writes that there are now at least two new gyms and two to three new PokéStops in his vicinity.
Help through Ingress
In rural areas, it has previously been difficult to receive daily catch and PokéStop bonuses. The reason for this was too few stops in these areas. Gyms were also rarely found in the countryside.
Through an initiative in Niantic’s Ingress app, players could confirm new portals that can not only be used in Ingress but also in Pokémon GO. This means that players are now eligible to confirm the portals, taking a lot of work off Niantic’s hands. However, to ensure that not everything is filled with stops and gyms because every trainer creates an Ingress account, only high-ranking players are eligible for confirmation.
Whether you are affected by the new stops or gyms also depends on whether Ingress players in your area are active and have submitted new portals for revision.
If you have been on pause with Pokémon GO because there were too few stops and gyms in your area, you should take the app outside soon. There may now be more opportunities to interact with the Pokémon GO world in your area.
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