Approved Pokestop, appeared in Ingress, but did not appear in Pokemon GO
Good afternoon!
A new PokeParada named Desenho da Menina Estudiosa was approved in the city of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
However, after 48 hours, it has not appeared in Pokemon GO. But it appears in Ingress.
I kindly ask that it appear on Pokemon GO as well, as it was for the Pokemon GO game I requested and it is the game I play.
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Unfortunately if it doesn’t meet Pokémon GO’s inclusion rules that won’t happen. As it’s been more than 48 hours I am guessing it doesn’t.
Pokémon GO (and Ingress too) doesn’t make it clear but you’re submitting a Wayspot which may become a PokéStop (or Portal).
Pokémon GO only allows one PokéStop per cell, so if there is one already there, it won’t appear.
Hello and Welcome @IIIIHenRyIIII-PGO
It is likely that your wayspot which was approved to go into the Lightship database has not been selected by Pokémon Go because of the spacing rules. Ingress has different rules and that game has selected it to use. If that is the case there is nothing you can do.
If you say exactly where it is we can check.
Do you have the co-ordinates for where the portal is so that we can look for it on the Ingress Intel Map?
I found the location with your information.
Your nomination shares a S2 Level 17 cell with another existing Pokéstop, so it can enver ever appear in Pokémon GO. The communities of other Niantic games where this wayspot might get used like Ingress will thank you for your efforts though.
Although the impression you are given when you submit something is that you are submitting to be a pokestop the reality is that you are submitting something with the potential to be a pokestop.
Once your nomination is approved, it is accepted into the Lightship database that is the end point of wayfarer, and what happens next is not related to wayfarer.
Each Niantic game sets its own rules as to what it will take from the database to use in that particular game.
For Pokémon Go the rules revolve around the use of some mapping software commonly referred to as S2 cells it breaks down the surface into smaller and smaller cells - each size is referred to as level and a number.
Google: S2 cells and Pokémon Go - Pokémongohub has a very good explanation.
The key is that in Pokémon Go it only accepts 1 wayspot in each Level 17 cell, so if there is already a pokestop or gym in the game in that cell, yours will not be selected to enter Pokémon Go.
It is disappointing and frustrating when this happens, you were hoping for a new pokestop, but it won’t now happen. It is worth taking time to find out about this so that you try to avoid this in The future. There is a lot to learn, but don’t be put off. It is very satisfying when you finally get it right.
If this is the portal you are referring to, it should appear in Pokemon Go and Ingress. The issue could be the result of a sync issue.