Pokémon GO shows important change for wild Pokémon and trainers hope that this is not a bug

• foladar: Considering how hard they fought for the radius, I can’t imagine this being anything but an error, but we can only hope.

• FPG-Matthew: I think this is an acceptable trade-off for the change that Pokémon disappear IMMEDIATELY when they are outside the range. They used to hang around for a few seconds longer, which was great for shiny checks as a passenger in a slowly moving car. This change might improve that again.

• GiaxUp: Ahhhh it would be (finally) good news for the players, but it will 100% be fixed as it is a positive thing for Pokémon GO and we don’t deserve any QoL things in this game, only cuts and removals of them.

Whether the new range will stay permanently in the game or if Niantic will change it again remains to be seen for now.

By the way: An artist has designed 25 baby Pokémon. We want to know from you in the following survey which ones you wish to see in the game:

What do you think about the change in spawn range? Do you believe it is an intended feature or rather a bug? Do you hope that it remains in the game permanently? Feel free to let us know here at MeinMMO in the comments and exchange views with other trainers.

An artist designs 25 cute baby versions of your favorite Pokémon. We show you what they look like and want to know from you in our survey which ones you wish for.

• Trevor-On-Reddit: God, I hope this is a feature and not just a bug that they will patch later. There are 5 spawns in my home that are currently just outside the range. The Pokémon spawn and disappear immediately before I can click on them.

• foladar: Considering how hard they fought for the radius, I can’t imagine this being anything but an error, but we can only hope.

• FPG-Matthew: I think this is an acceptable trade-off for the change that Pokémon disappear IMMEDIATELY when they are outside the range. They used to hang around for a few seconds longer, which was great for shiny checks as a passenger in a slowly moving car. This change might improve that again.

• GiaxUp: Ahhhh it would be (finally) good news for the players, but it will 100% be fixed as it is a positive thing for Pokémon GO and we don’t deserve any QoL things in this game, only cuts and removals of them.

Whether the new range will stay permanently in the game or if Niantic will change it again remains to be seen for now.

By the way: An artist has designed 25 baby Pokémon. We want to know from you in the following survey which ones you wish to see in the game:

What do you think about the change in spawn range? Do you believe it is an intended feature or rather a bug? Do you hope that it remains in the game permanently? Feel free to let us know here at MeinMMO in the comments and exchange views with other trainers.

An artist designs 25 cute baby versions of your favorite Pokémon. We show you what they look like and want to know from you in our survey which ones you wish for.

• FPG-Matthew: I think this is an acceptable trade-off for the change that Pokémon disappear IMMEDIATELY when they are outside the range. They used to hang around for a few seconds longer, which was great for shiny checks as a passenger in a slowly moving car. This change might improve that again.

• GiaxUp: Ahhhh it would be (finally) good news for the players, but it will 100% be fixed as it is a positive thing for Pokémon GO and we don’t deserve any QoL things in this game, only cuts and removals of them.

Whether the new range will stay permanently in the game or if Niantic will change it again remains to be seen for now.

By the way: An artist has designed 25 baby Pokémon. We want to know from you in the following survey which ones you wish to see in the game:

What do you think about the change in spawn range? Do you believe it is an intended feature or rather a bug? Do you hope that it remains in the game permanently? Feel free to let us know here at MeinMMO in the comments and exchange views with other trainers.

An artist designs 25 cute baby versions of your favorite Pokémon. We show you what they look like and want to know from you in our survey which ones you wish for.

• Trevor-On-Reddit: God, I hope this is a feature and not just a bug that they will patch later. There are 5 spawns in my home that are currently just outside the range. The Pokémon spawn and disappear immediately before I can click on them.

• foladar: Considering how hard they fought for the radius, I can’t imagine this being anything but an error, but we can only hope.

• FPG-Matthew: I think this is an acceptable trade-off for the change that Pokémon disappear IMMEDIATELY when they are outside the range. They used to hang around for a few seconds longer, which was great for shiny checks as a passenger in a slowly moving car. This change might improve that again.

• GiaxUp: Ahhhh it would be (finally) good news for the players, but it will 100% be fixed as it is a positive thing for Pokémon GO and we don’t deserve any QoL things in this game, only cuts and removals of them.

Whether the new range will stay permanently in the game or if Niantic will change it again remains to be seen for now.

By the way: An artist has designed 25 baby Pokémon. We want to know from you in the following survey which ones you wish to see in the game:

What do you think about the change in spawn range? Do you believe it is an intended feature or rather a bug? Do you hope that it remains in the game permanently? Feel free to let us know here at MeinMMO in the comments and exchange views with other trainers.

An artist designs 25 cute baby versions of your favorite Pokémon. We show you what they look like and want to know from you in our survey which ones you wish for.

• foladar: Considering how hard they fought for the radius, I can’t imagine this being anything but an error, but we can only hope.

• FPG-Matthew: I think this is an acceptable trade-off for the change that Pokémon disappear IMMEDIATELY when they are outside the range. They used to hang around for a few seconds longer, which was great for shiny checks as a passenger in a slowly moving car. This change might improve that again.

• GiaxUp: Ahhhh it would be (finally) good news for the players, but it will 100% be fixed as it is a positive thing for Pokémon GO and we don’t deserve any QoL things in this game, only cuts and removals of them.

Whether the new range will stay permanently in the game or if Niantic will change it again remains to be seen for now.

By the way: An artist has designed 25 baby Pokémon. We want to know from you in the following survey which ones you wish to see in the game:

What do you think about the change in spawn range? Do you believe it is an intended feature or rather a bug? Do you hope that it remains in the game permanently? Feel free to let us know here at MeinMMO in the comments and exchange views with other trainers.

An artist designs 25 cute baby versions of your favorite Pokémon. We show you what they look like and want to know from you in our survey which ones you wish for.

• Trevor-On-Reddit: God, I hope this is a feature and not just a bug that they will patch later. There are 5 spawns in my home that are currently just outside the range. The Pokémon spawn and disappear immediately before I can click on them.

• foladar: Considering how hard they fought for the radius, I can’t imagine this being anything but an error, but we can only hope.

• FPG-Matthew: I think this is an acceptable trade-off for the change that Pokémon disappear IMMEDIATELY when they are outside the range. They used to hang around for a few seconds longer, which was great for shiny checks as a passenger in a slowly moving car. This change might improve that again.

• GiaxUp: Ahhhh it would be (finally) good news for the players, but it will 100% be fixed as it is a positive thing for Pokémon GO and we don’t deserve any QoL things in this game, only cuts and removals of them.

Whether the new range will stay permanently in the game or if Niantic will change it again remains to be seen for now.

By the way: An artist has designed 25 baby Pokémon. We want to know from you in the following survey which ones you wish to see in the game:

What do you think about the change in spawn range? Do you believe it is an intended feature or rather a bug? Do you hope that it remains in the game permanently? Feel free to let us know here at MeinMMO in the comments and exchange views with other trainers.

An artist designs 25 cute baby versions of your favorite Pokémon. We show you what they look like and want to know from you in our survey which ones you wish for.

• FPG-Matthew: I think this is an acceptable trade-off for the change that Pokémon disappear IMMEDIATELY when they are outside the range. They used to hang around for a few seconds longer, which was great for shiny checks as a passenger in a slowly moving car. This change might improve that again.

• GiaxUp: Ahhhh it would be (finally) good news for the players, but it will 100% be fixed as it is a positive thing for Pokémon GO and we don’t deserve any QoL things in this game, only cuts and removals of them.

Whether the new range will stay permanently in the game or if Niantic will change it again remains to be seen for now.

By the way: An artist has designed 25 baby Pokémon. We want to know from you in the following survey which ones you wish to see in the game:

What do you think about the change in spawn range? Do you believe it is an intended feature or rather a bug? Do you hope that it remains in the game permanently? Feel free to let us know here at MeinMMO in the comments and exchange views with other trainers.

An artist designs 25 cute baby versions of your favorite Pokémon. We show you what they look like and want to know from you in our survey which ones you wish for.

• foladar: Considering how hard they fought for the radius, I can’t imagine this being anything but an error, but we can only hope.

• FPG-Matthew: I think this is an acceptable trade-off for the change that Pokémon disappear IMMEDIATELY when they are outside the range. They used to hang around for a few seconds longer, which was great for shiny checks as a passenger in a slowly moving car. This change might improve that again.

• GiaxUp: Ahhhh it would be (finally) good news for the players, but it will 100% be fixed as it is a positive thing for Pokémon GO and we don’t deserve any QoL things in this game, only cuts and removals of them.

Whether the new range will stay permanently in the game or if Niantic will change it again remains to be seen for now.

By the way: An artist has designed 25 baby Pokémon. We want to know from you in the following survey which ones you wish to see in the game:

What do you think about the change in spawn range? Do you believe it is an intended feature or rather a bug? Do you hope that it remains in the game permanently? Feel free to let us know here at MeinMMO in the comments and exchange views with other trainers.

An artist designs 25 cute baby versions of your favorite Pokémon. We show you what they look like and want to know from you in our survey which ones you wish for.

• Trevor-On-Reddit: God, I hope this is a feature and not just a bug that they will patch later. There are 5 spawns in my home that are currently just outside the range. The Pokémon spawn and disappear immediately before I can click on them.

• foladar: Considering how hard they fought for the radius, I can’t imagine this being anything but an error, but we can only hope.

• FPG-Matthew: I think this is an acceptable trade-off for the change that Pokémon disappear IMMEDIATELY when they are outside the range. They used to hang around for a few seconds longer, which was great for shiny checks as a passenger in a slowly moving car. This change might improve that again.

• GiaxUp: Ahhhh it would be (finally) good news for the players, but it will 100% be fixed as it is a positive thing for Pokémon GO and we don’t deserve any QoL things in this game, only cuts and removals of them.

Whether the new range will stay permanently in the game or if Niantic will change it again remains to be seen for now.

By the way: An artist has designed 25 baby Pokémon. We want to know from you in the following survey which ones you wish to see in the game:

What do you think about the change in spawn range? Do you believe it is an intended feature or rather a bug? Do you hope that it remains in the game permanently? Feel free to let us know here at MeinMMO in the comments and exchange views with other trainers.

An artist designs 25 cute baby versions of your favorite Pokémon. We show you what they look like and want to know from you in our survey which ones you wish for.

In Pokémon GO, trainers have noticed an important change regarding wild spawns. We at MeinMMO explain to you what this is all about and why the trainers remain skeptical.

Update, 29.06.2023: Meanwhile, Game Director Michael Steranka has commented more specifically on the subject. You can learn more about the decision regarding the wilderness change here.

Continuing with the original article.

What range is it about? In Pokémon GO, interactions with monsters, as well as PokéStops and gyms, can only take place within a certain radius. This radius was permanently increased to 80 meters in 2021 after some protests.

This radius can be recognized by two circles, a pink one and a white one, that move away from your avatar. While the pink circle indicates the range to the surrounding stops and gyms, you can catch monsters in and just behind the inner white circle.

However, for a few days now, trainers have repeatedly noticed that they can reach monsters that were previously outside this range. We show you below what happened.

Trainer discovers extended range for wild spawns

What has changed? As Reddit user InvisibleSoul8 has pointed out, the latest update 0.275.0 has introduced changes to the range of wild spawns. He can now also reach monsters that he could not reach before.

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He explains in the comments (via reddit.com):

The Magikarp and the Finneon are at spawn points that were never visible to me from home before, but with version 0.275.0, they are visible now. It seems that the radius of wild spawns on the screen is now reaching to the larger circle, whereas it used to be near the smaller circle.

Furthermore, spawns from lure modules are now supposed to appear in this extended radius as well, but with his GO Plus, the monsters apparently could not be caught, as he continues to write. He suspects that the interaction range of the autocatcher remains unchanged.

Trainers are excited, but also skeptical

In the community, trainers are excited about the extended range. Some have tested it themselves and were also able to see an increased radius. This is particularly worthwhile when you set a lure module at a PokéStop where monsters can also spawn behind, that you could not reach due to the previous radius.

However, many players are also skeptical about whether this is really meant to be a deliberate change. After all, the developers were not particularly happy two years ago that the radius to PokéStops and gyms was permanently increased due to player pressure.

For this reason, some trainers believe that the current change might just be a bug resulting from the update that will be fixed soon. In the comments, one can read the following (via reddit.com):

• GiaxUp: Ahhhh it would be (finally) good news for the players, but it will 100% be fixed as it is a positive thing for Pokémon GO and we don’t deserve any QoL things in this game, only cuts and removals of them.

Whether the new range will stay permanently in the game or if Niantic will change it again remains to be seen for now.

By the way: An artist has designed 25 baby Pokémon. We want to know from you in the following survey which ones you wish to see in the game:

What do you think about the change in spawn range? Do you believe it is an intended feature or rather a bug? Do you hope that it remains in the game permanently? Feel free to let us know here at MeinMMO in the comments and exchange views with other trainers.

An artist designs 25 cute baby versions of your favorite Pokémon. We show you what they look like and want to know from you in our survey which ones you wish for.

• FPG-Matthew: I think this is an acceptable trade-off for the change that Pokémon disappear IMMEDIATELY when they are outside the range. They used to hang around for a few seconds longer, which was great for shiny checks as a passenger in a slowly moving car. This change might improve that again.

• GiaxUp: Ahhhh it would be (finally) good news for the players, but it will 100% be fixed as it is a positive thing for Pokémon GO and we don’t deserve any QoL things in this game, only cuts and removals of them.

Whether the new range will stay permanently in the game or if Niantic will change it again remains to be seen for now.

By the way: An artist has designed 25 baby Pokémon. We want to know from you in the following survey which ones you wish to see in the game:

What do you think about the change in spawn range? Do you believe it is an intended feature or rather a bug? Do you hope that it remains in the game permanently? Feel free to let us know here at MeinMMO in the comments and exchange views with other trainers.

An artist designs 25 cute baby versions of your favorite Pokémon. We show you what they look like and want to know from you in our survey which ones you wish for.

• foladar: Considering how hard they fought for the radius, I can’t imagine this being anything but an error, but we can only hope.

• FPG-Matthew: I think this is an acceptable trade-off for the change that Pokémon disappear IMMEDIATELY when they are outside the range. They used to hang around for a few seconds longer, which was great for shiny checks as a passenger in a slowly moving car. This change might improve that again.

• GiaxUp: Ahhhh it would be (finally) good news for the players, but it will 100% be fixed as it is a positive thing for Pokémon GO and we don’t deserve any QoL things in this game, only cuts and removals of them.

Whether the new range will stay permanently in the game or if Niantic will change it again remains to be seen for now.

By the way: An artist has designed 25 baby Pokémon. We want to know from you in the following survey which ones you wish to see in the game:

What do you think about the change in spawn range? Do you believe it is an intended feature or rather a bug? Do you hope that it remains in the game permanently? Feel free to let us know here at MeinMMO in the comments and exchange views with other trainers.

An artist designs 25 cute baby versions of your favorite Pokémon. We show you what they look like and want to know from you in our survey which ones you wish for.

• Trevor-On-Reddit: God, I hope this is a feature and not just a bug that they will patch later. There are 5 spawns in my home that are currently just outside the range. The Pokémon spawn and disappear immediately before I can click on them.

• foladar: Considering how hard they fought for the radius, I can’t imagine this being anything but an error, but we can only hope.

• FPG-Matthew: I think this is an acceptable trade-off for the change that Pokémon disappear IMMEDIATELY when they are outside the range. They used to hang around for a few seconds longer, which was great for shiny checks as a passenger in a slowly moving car. This change might improve that again.

• GiaxUp: Ahhhh it would be (finally) good news for the players, but it will 100% be fixed as it is a positive thing for Pokémon GO and we don’t deserve any QoL things in this game, only cuts and removals of them.

Whether the new range will stay permanently in the game or if Niantic will change it again remains to be seen for now.

By the way: An artist has designed 25 baby Pokémon. We want to know from you in the following survey which ones you wish to see in the game:

What do you think about the change in spawn range? Do you believe it is an intended feature or rather a bug? Do you hope that it remains in the game permanently? Feel free to let us know here at MeinMMO in the comments and exchange views with other trainers.

An artist designs 25 cute baby versions of your favorite Pokémon. We show you what they look like and want to know from you in our survey which ones you wish for.