The trainers in Pokémon GO want to catch as many Pokémon as possible, especially rare ones. But that’s not so easy. Now the community is demanding a new important feature that should make things easier for you in the future. We at MeinMMO will show you exactly what is being requested.
Which Pokémon are we talking about? In the wilderness of Pokémon GO, you can encounter various monsters, including rare specimens like Miniras or Milza. It is all the more frustrating when you miss them.
However, this is precisely the scenario reported by the reddit user chaarmanderchar. We will explain to you what exactly happened to her and why trainers are now demanding a new important change regarding the “Nearby” feature.
This feature acts as a kind of radar, showing you 9 selected Pokémon at nearby PokéStops in your area. If you want a specific monster from these, you can refer to this overview. If you click on them, you will see a kind of navigation on your map showing where you can currently find it.
Pokémon that you have not yet registered in your Pokédex will always be prioritized and also displayed within a larger radius on the radar. If there are no PokéStops near you, the feature will switch to wild spawns and show you a selection.
Why are trainers demanding a change in the game?
What happened? As chaarmanderchar reports in her reddit post, she was out with her boyfriend after the end of the Community Day Classic (via reddit.com). Through the “Nearby” display, which you can open at the bottom of the screen, she got a rare Miniras displayed in her area.
Her boyfriend, who has already registered this monster in his Pokédex, did not see this entry. The algorithm of this feature prioritized other Pokémon for him, which spawn much more frequently. Thus, he would not have been able to discover Miniras on the map if his girlfriend had not been with him, who still needed it in her Pokédex.
That’s why they are demanding a change: This experience made them think about how many rare monsters they might have missed just because they were not suggested as nearby spawns anymore.
Especially trainers with a well-filled Pokédex were at a disadvantage. For this reason, they are demanding a change in the way the feature works that would be helpful for all trainers.
How you can also obtain Miniras in Pokémon GO is revealed in our guide:
These changes are being demanded by trainers
The trainer chaarmanderchar is convinced that the “Nearby” feature needs an important revision. She is calling for a filter that allows each trainer to set their individual preferences. She has thought of three different options that she describes in her post as follows:
I understand that this is advantageous for Niantic, as it encourages players to buy incubators to try to hatch rare gems like eF-eM and Milza. But I think we still deserve better control over the radar. Things like:
– Range filter: Determines how far the range of your radar should reach. This can be in increments from 2 km to a distance of 10 km;
– Type filter: Only show Pokémon of a specific type on the radar nearby. I know that would be much too complicated, but one can dream.
– Weather filter: Only show Pokémon that are currently boosted by the weather.
via reddit.com
Through these settings, she hopes that even long-time players will again have rare Pokémon displayed on the radar and not be overshadowed by other uninteresting spawns.
What does the community say about this proposal?
In the community, many players can identify with this problem. Therefore, they would also wish for a revision of the current “Nearby” feature.
For many, this would even align with Niantic’s current vision, which they are already trying to implement through other changes, such as the downgrade of the smoke to get trainers back outside. Thus, in the comments, you can read the following suggestions from the reddit community (via reddit.com):
- KingCheru: “I agree. I caught a 62 CP 1-star Miniras and now it never appears on my radar. I wish I had just left it!”
- lewisisb: “We don’t even necessarily need complicated filter options; it would just be great if rarer spawns had priority on the radar. Niantic already knows which spawns are rare since they set the spawn rate, so it would be easy to implement. I don’t need to know that a Hoothoot is next to the PokéStop next to me. A small update of the radar algorithm would make the game much more exciting.”
- FilthyHipsterScum: “They want us to explore outside? They want us to go out and explore? Tell us about the cool things nearby, not just the usual trash next to me.”
- milo4206: “Here’s a simple idea: I select 5 types I prefer to have nearby. We could limit this to, say, the size of a city block, so it’s not extending to the farthest edges of my visibility in the game. But this way, I know if I am passing by a Miniras or Schlurp that it is nearby.”
- krispyboiz: “That’s right. At the very least, they could do some pretty simple things. Let me go into the Dex and mark a few for priority tracking. Even if it’s just a few that one can mark at once, say 3-5, that’s much better than nothing. Then you’d have the same tracking distance and priority as unregistered Pokémon. This way, it’s definitely not so complicated and very feasible. And it would definitely fit with Niantic’s entire ‘exploration with others’ philosophy.”
However, some trainers suspect that such a change would be very labor-intensive and possibly also associated with high development costs, which is why they do not have high hopes. Furthermore, rare Pokémon should not be found too often.
Whether Niantic will implement a change to the “Nearby” feature in the future and provide trainers with more options remains to be seen. However, if there are new updates, you will find out about it from us at MeinMMO.
What do you think about the community’s suggestions that Niantic should make changes to the “Nearby” feature? Have you experienced that you only found a rare monster because a friend hadn’t had it yet and, therefore, it was displayed? Feel free to share your thoughts and experiences with us here at MeinMMO in the comments.
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