Lame niantic issue

[cyndiepooh]

I am really curious about these gas station Pokestops. I can’t find any on the map.

Or do you mean they are Power Spots? Some of the Power Spots were from a data import that never had to meet Wayfarer Criteria. You can read more about that here.

@NianticThibs

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.

@corncorn777

There’s at least 60 to 70 local spots that are not okay or are the same as this gas station but they are ok because the community votes.

I looked around the area, but did not see anything that looked inappropriate to me on the map. Lots of churches and parks. I did not click every Wayspot. However, we always remind folks to go by current criteria rather than what they see live in game. Criteria has changed over time.