Pokémon GO is a game that encourages you to go outside. This, of course, does not align with Antarctica. However, this only somewhat deters a trainer.
In the subreddit TheSilphRoad
, which revolves around Pokémon GO, a trainer received a lot of attention for his post titled: I play Pokémon GO in Antarctica, AMA (Ask me Anything)
(via reddit). No wonder: The frosty environment seems like the last place one should play Pokémon GO.
Over 2,100 upvotes and more than 900 comments were received by user cware196, who described being stationed at McMurdo Station
in Antarctica. There, he works as part of the support team – and takes the opportunity to play Pokémon GO at one of the most extraordinary places in the world.
How this works, the user reported in his post, which we are embedding here for you.
We summarize some of the most exciting points for you here.
This is how Pokémon GO runs in Antarctica
What is it like to play Pokémon GO in Antarctica? A user asked about the spawns out there. According to the Antarctica trainer, this is one of the main problems because: Since we can’t walk around and play outside, we only have a few buildings to play from
, explains cware196. This leads to many spawns repeating.
However, he is at least not alone: 144 people are currently on the station, of which 10 are playing Pokémon GO. So a small community has indeed formed in Antarctica.
Besides the cold weather, the lighting conditions in Antarctica are also interesting. Because a trainer asked how the day-night cycle is implemented in Pokémon GO, since it deviates a bit in Antarctica.
Seems to be pretty accurate, but I’ve only played in the dark since we got Starlink in the middle of winter
, explains the trainer: The sun rose for the first time in 4 months, two days ago
. So, playing outside is really not recommended.
But generally, not much is happening outside. The game is limited for the station teams to those buildings, also because there is Wi-Fi there. And, importantly: According to the player, there are even two gyms and four stops, which are however partially attacked by spoofers.
This makes it even possible to engage in raids in Antarctica when the monsters appear there. However, this has not been a problem so far: We get all raid Pokémon, which is cool
, responds the player to the question of what his best spawns were: Dragonite and a shiny Rapidash are my favorites.
In his two months of playing so far, he has gathered a total of 4 shinies.
It is more challenging when it comes to egg hatching because one does not move around much. It takes about 10 days to hatch a 5-kilometer egg, according to cware196.
Generally, the player experience in Pokémon GO can vary significantly from player to player – depending on where one plays the game. Antarctica seems, unsurprisingly, to be a place where playing Pokémon GO is rather restricted.
In contrast, it looks entirely different, for example, in Japan: That feels like a bonus level in Pokémon GO.
What was the most exciting place you’ve ever played Pokémon GO? Tell us in the comments!
