Split from unfairness

[DTrain2002]

Power Spots may have different criteria, as many are imports from a 3rd party. You may want to read the clarification discussion, as staff addressed this.

@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.

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

What are the eligibility criteria for Power Spots?
Why are some clearly ineligible locations according to Wayfarer criteria, appearing as Power Spots?

As mentioned in the previous question, we imported locations some of which did not align with our wayspot criterias. There is no eligibility criteria for Power Spots per se because we do not allow explorers to submit Power Spots, only Wayspots are submittable.

Also, PoGo and Niantic don’t determine S2 cells. PoGo Hub has laid out how these work, and the cells have been around since 2005, way before any Niantic game came about. You can read up on them here.

https://pokemongohub.net/post/featured/comprehensive-guide-s2-cells-pokemon-go/

I myself have nominated many Wayspots that haven’t showed up in either PoGo or Ingress, as they don’t meet the inclusion rules for either game. Ingress uses a 20 meter rule, so if there are other Wayspots within a 20 m radius of a current portal, it may not get added to Ingress.