Pokestop Not Yet Reflected

[IAMSQU1RTLE]

Hello Niantic Support. Kindly review my accepted/approved Pokestop. It’s been a week and still not reflected.

[hankwolfman]

Welcome to the forum @IAMSQU1RTLE

As your acceptance email states, not all nominations are eligible to be used in all Scopely games. The most common reason for this is that there’s a nearby Pokéstop or Gym that is preventing it from being able to appear. 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…

I’ve had a look and can see that your nomination is in the same level 17 S2 cell as “Villaggio Enclave Subdivision”. As the above post says, only one Pokéstop or Gym can occupy a level 17 S2 cell, so your nomination is unable to become a Pokéstop or Gym itself. That being said, it appears to be over 22 metres from the nearest Pokéstop or Gym, so it should be able to be added to the Power Spot rotation during next month’s Power Spot sync.

[ak0444]

is there a map that i can use to see my location s2 cell grids ?

[hankwolfman]

We aren’t allowed to link directly to what most people use, but you can use your favourite internet search engine to look for Wayfarer Tools. Those work with the wayfarer map.