Greeting.
I understand your frustration, but I want to correct something.
Because this is not the forum for Pokemon Go, this is the forum for Wayfarer, which is a platform to map Wayspot around the world. Sure, Pokemon GO does involved and worked around the platform, but it is solely based on how Pokestop and Powerspot would spawn.
I don’t think you will get an official answer on how Powerspot work even with Niantic Wayfarer staff here, because it is out of scope for those people to answer.
Very unfortune, but this is Pokemon Go issue, not Wayfarer issue. I understand but the staff here are unable to do anything related to GO other than the map in here.
I am a newbie here, so I don’t understand how Ingress work, but I can ensure Pokemon Go on release, used already established map made by Ingress player. They are partly why Pokemon Go is popular because otherwise, you would have to build everything from the ground.
PLUS, a lot of people treat Wayfarer here as a game. Building Pokestop is fun, and exciting for the local, but going out to explore, finding new place, discover thing that fit criteria is why a lot of people, including me, treat this platform as a game itself.
Ingress got splited due to the Scopely buy out, so you don’t see much of Ingress discussion anymore, however I have still seen some person talking about Pikmin Bloom in here, how would it sync, … Like this wonderful person like here.