Summary
APokemon GOplayer found a very old PokeStop promotingPokemon: Let’s Go Pikachuand Let’s Go Eevee. PokeStops are part of the corePokemon GOexperience and a way of bringing thePokemonseries into the real world.
PokeStops are the easiest way forPokemon GOplayers to get Field Research and items. They are also related to relevant landmarks such as sculptures, memorials, mosaics, or high-traffic places like parks and libraries. If the player is level 37 and wants to submit a PokeStop to be approved, they must enter Niantic Wayfarer, a community mapping program that lets players collaborate on Niantic’s real-time map. The developer strives to approve PokeStops that have some educational value or are simply interesting. But despite this, it’s not uncommon forPokemon GOplayers to findPokeStops that are quite strange. And proving thatPokemon GO’s PokeStops hold many surprises, a trainer has found one that has been standing for quite some time.
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Reddit user Adrinotfound found a PokeStop promotingPokemon: Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee. The player shared a screenshot of a PokeStop in Queens that invites players to “have a Nintendo Switch holiday experience” with the Gen 7 games. The PokeStop image is promotional art for thePokemon: Let’s Gogames, showing Pikachu and Eevee side by side.Pokemon: Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eeveeare remakes ofPokemon Yellow, and the firstPokemongames released for Switch. Niantic heavily promoted both titles onPokemon GO, including adding themed PokeStops.
ThePokemon GOcommunity was impressed by the OP’s discovery and shared similar stories. Two players said their local malls havePokemon: Let’s GoPokeStops, and one trainer said they found last year a “Raids 2020” PokeStop in New York City. Another comment mentioned that their city has a PokeStop promotingPokemon Sun and Moongames, the Gen 7 titles that introduced fans to the Alola region. Different Redditors shared PokeStops that still exist in the game, but the businesses related to them are no longer operating.
As well as being an important part ofPokemon GO, PokeStops tell many interesting stories like the one shared by Adrinotfound. APokemon GOtrainer once encountered a PokeStop in real life, and another had anintense encounter while scanning a PokeStop. Although it is possible to remove or change a PokeStop, it is unknown whether Niantic will remove the one found by the player. After all, while the PokeStop is old because it promotes five-year-old games, at the same time it carries a lot of nostalgia forPokemon GOplayers.
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