I’m surrounded by power spots and no pokestops

[cyndiepooh]

If none of them are Pokestops or gyms, you may be looking at imported Power Spots, which are not eligible to become Pokestops or gyms.

@NianticThibs

Where are Power Spots coming from? How are Power Spots chosen?

Similarly to Pokéstops and Gyms, Power Spots are built upon the Niantic Map.

Currently the locations where Power Spots can appear are a combination of unused wayspots and a recently imported new database.

• Unused wayspots: as many of you know, not all the wayspots available on our Niantic Map are used as pokéstops/gyms in Pokemon Go. Those unused wayspots have a chance to host a Power Spot.
• New database: To enhance the density of locations, particularly in areas previously devoid of them, we have recently incorporated a fresh database of locations. Note that those locations were imported while not necessarily abiding to our Wayfarer criterias.

Since Power Spots are transient, in a given area they will rotate between the available locations.

Usually these have a placeholder picture instead of a photo, unless someone has done an edit to add a photo to the Power Spot.