Accepted nomination not appearing in game after a week | Pokémon Go

[Adrarcus]

Nomination was approved but hasn’t gone live in the game after at least a week.

Metal Dalmatian Statue

35.079262, -106.612970

Accepted 8/4/2026

[Adrarcus]

Also Tiny Albuquerque Museum

35.079282, -106.613049

Accepted 8/4/2026

[Adrarcus]

Grandmas Coffee Mural

as well

35.079288, -106.612945

Accepted 8/10/2026

[cyndiepooh]

Welcome to the forum.

Only one Wayspot will be used as a Pokestop (or gym) in the area outlined here, and Secret Garden Coffee Shop at 35.079247,-106.613037 is already a Pokestop.

For more explanation, see this topic:

Why an accepted Wayspot may not be used in Pokemon Go (S2 cells and Pokemon Go)

tldr: See this article for an explanation of S2 cells: https://pokemongohub.net/post/article/comprehensive-guide-s2-cells-pokemon-go/ [Updated July 6, 2026] Although the Pokemon Go in-game prompts suggest that you submit a new “Pokestop,” you actually submit a new *Wayspot* to the database. (The Web Submit form reads “wayspot.”) An accepted Wayspot can only become a Pokestop/gym if it is alone in a level 17 S2 cell. Staff have acknowledged there is an additional step after acceptance for inclu…

[Adrarcus]

Ooohhhh. Okay. I have some terminology I need to get used to. So no matter what. Any more accepted nominations in that outlined area, will not become a pokestop?

[cyndiepooh]

Unless the current pokestop gets removed, then you cannot add any new pokestops there through wayfarer. If it did get removed, then one of the others would be promoted, but then the place wouldn’t exist, so they would probably get removed, too.

There are possibilities that a sponsored stop or a community campsite spot could be placed there in addition to the existing pokestop, but that would be something that staff would have to do, not wayfinders. I don’t see either of those as very likely to happen here.