Accepted pokestop not here

[Nolancmorin]

I was wondering if i can get some help with my nomination it was accepted and has been a few day and still it has not appeared in game

[hankwolfman]

Welcome to the forum @Nolancmorin

Usually if an accepted wayspot doesn’t show up as a Pokéstop or Gym after 48 hours, it’s because there’s already a Pokéstop or Gym in the level 17 S2 cell where your nomination was made. You can read more about this here:

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…

If you want help checking if this is what’s happened here, it would be useful if you could provide the name of the wayspot and the GPS coordinates of it.