An update of the Open Street Map data is said to have unlocked new nests in Pokémon GO. Have you noticed it too?
In Pokémon GO, monsters appear in nests in certain locations. This means that there is a collection of specific species in the Pokémon GO nest that are present there for an extended period. These nests change regularly and then reveal new species that can be frequently found in these locations.
It seems that the data has been updated, from which Pokémon GO derives its locations for nests. Trainers report that there are suddenly many new nests to be found.
New nests around the world
Apparently, Niantic has unlocked many new nests in Pokémon GO. This is what player reports on Reddit suggest, wanting to confirm the changes in the Open Street Map data. Reports are coming from North America, Australia, and Europe.
What does this change mean for you? For you, it initially means that visually nothing has changed on the map in the game. However, it could be that nests now appear in parks in your area where there were none before.
To find out if you are affected by this change, you need to take action and visit parks nearby. Perhaps you will now find a new nest there.
Discoveries from the community
- Trainer phillypokego writes on Reddit that a park in his city now suddenly has a Machollo nest. Before the update, there was no nest there.
- Trainer Snuhmeh writes that a park near him always had many spawns, but there was never a nest in the park. Recently, he now finds an Elektek nest there.
- Trainer BigFreakyIchiban is happy about the recent map update, as there are now twice as many nests in his city.
How do places become parks or nests? The community has already figured out that Niantic uses the data from OSM (Open Street Map) for Pokémon GO. What’s special about this map is that you can contribute to improving it by reporting and entering forests or parks.
When Niantic then uploads an update of the map to the servers, the game checks the new data. In some cases, this includes reported parks that have been confirmed by OSM. A secret algorithm then decides which parks qualify for nests. If Niantic wishes, they can then use this new data to release new nests.
Can you confirm the reports and have you already found new nests?
New nests could also yield significantly more Stardust for certain species. In Pokémon GO, these monster types currently yield triple Stardust.
