Hello, I nominated ten stops 6 got approved but only two made it in game. I am very disappointed as I am rural so every stop added means so much more. I am wondering what dictates a stop showing up in game after approval. (And yes it’s been well over 48 hours). They were also all added as POI’S and …

As I said in the topic I linked you, Niantic does not officially acknowledge that S2 cells are used to determine stops and gyms. So they will not not allow exceptions to a rule they don’t acknowledge. Trying to misplace a Wayspot so that it will be in an empty cell is abuse. So don’t do that either…

Is there any way to change the cell to allow more stops and gyms

This is the only safe place to play for like 15 miles every direction is there any way to “upgrade or change a cell” to allow for spots

Thank you for the tips for rural nominators I have a boat launch across the street of the park that list helps a lot.

I zoomed out a little to show the rest of the land at that park. If they add anything to the west side of it, those cells are empty. It looks like maybe a path dead ends where they maybe building something? Let us know how it goes! [image]

That’s actually our township fire station back there, the. There’s a couple signs to the back of the park for dog owners and a couple pet stations around so I’ll give it a shot. There’s also a boat launch across the street.

Boat launch sounds great! Don’t want to steer you wrong on the other stuff. If you just mean pet supply stuff for picking up after your dogs, those don’t really meet criteria of a great place for exercise, exploration, or being social. If you mean a fenced area for walking pets, that could be good!

What do you think about the firs station? It’s a government building no?

Fire stations typically will fall under “Obstructs emergency services” rejection. There sometimes may be plaques or statues at a Fire station that could be eligible if they do not block driveways. But it would be difficult to get even that accepted. Fire stations were used a long time ago to create…

Is it really one one stop or gym per cell? That is so dumb how come in bigger cities there is like 6 stops and gyms all on top of each other.

Some of those stops could be sponsored and the same with gyms. They would be paid for by companies to advertise their business. Over here they are rare enough. (I think I have seen one in all my time playing here) Some large companies you may have received a postcard from are the likes of MC Donald’…

What dictates a stop coming to the game after approval

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cyndiepooh May 3, 2026, 12:37am 25

So fyi, Niantic is aware that some places just don’t have enough eligible spots for game locations and are testing new ways to place some:

So far I have only seen these on the map in densely packed suburbs.

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