In Pokémon GO, Niantic has adjusted the spawns again. Many players are finding more monsters – however, not all locations are affected.
What has changed with the spawns: Via Twitter, the developers of Pokémon GO shared an older post discussing increased spawns of Pokémon around the world. Originally, the spawn points were altered in 2019, but the announcement has now been supplemented again.
In the update, Niantic explains that the places where Pokémon can appear may change like the real world:
“The locations where Pokémon can be found may change every month,” the developers explain. These changes are meant to relate to the trainers’ efforts to “explore the world around them and interact with the world of Pokémon GO.”
Many trainers are finding more Pokémon at their doorstep
What trainers are reporting: With the update to the announcement, the spawn points in the game seem to have changed as well. Several players are reporting noticeably more spawns at locations where previously there were few or none at all. Especially trainers in smaller areas could benefit from this, after the home-play improvements made it easier for players in rural areas.
- “8 new spawns around my house, thanks Niantic,” says user Klose2001 (via reddit).
- “Mine jumped from one spawn point to 7, that’s crazy,” shares another user (via reddit).
- “My quite rural house had 0 before March 2019, then 9, and now 19 [spawn points]. I bet it has to do with me leaving Pokémon GO open every night and hatching eggs with GPS drift,” another user shares (via reddit) about a significant increase.
Where are the new spawns coming from? In the community, players are wondering if the spawn points, in light of the update from the developer’s message, are directly related to the players’ activity.
After all, the spawns are supposed to change monthly. Accordingly, there’s a bit of anxiety: “Hopefully, this doesn’t mean that my house, which has been without spawns for four years, will soon return to that norm,” fears user TAMUfootball (via reddit).
However, some players report having experienced the exact opposite:
“I originally went from 4 to 2 [points], now from 2 to 1. Yay, I can hardly wait for the next update,” reports user “foladar“. Some other players, who had similar misfortune, tell of comparable problems.
To what extent the spawns actually change with the players’ activity will likely be seen in the coming months. One thing is sure, though: a new change in the game could fuel activity: The Mega Evolutions seem to be close to their debut in Pokémon GO.
