‘Pokemon GO’ News: Gamers Complain Of Unreasonable Disappearance Of PokeStops

While there are valid reasons why Niantic removed a number of “Pokemon GO’s” PokeStops, some gamers complain there are some removed without reason. In 2016, complaints from residents of too many players crowding their streets, causing a traffic jam and littering the area prompted Niantic to remove some PokeStops. Among those removed were in Atlanta and Toronto.

Complaints Rise

Otakukart reports that a trainer on The Silph Road on Reddit complained that many PokeStops in Atlanta were removed without reason. The situation also happened recently in Toronto Harbor, although the report acknowledges there were complaints of many players loitering the area and causing too much traffic for ferries. On top of that, the “Pokemon GO” players leave a large amount of garbage around.

However, even in rural areas or other regions where there were no complaints or problems, Niantic nevertheless removed some of the “Pokemon GO” PokeStops. In August 2016, Niantic put in place a reporting tool where people could report locations of PokeStops which Niantic could potentially remove. Among those places reported were spots not suited for chasing the monsters such as graveyards, Holocaust memorials, and nuclear power plants, Forbes reports.

Governor Reacts To Missing PokeStops

But in some cases, the removal of the PokeStops was because of other reasons other than the usual complaints logged through the reporting tool. It cited a story shared online wherein a college gamer reported all of the “Pokemon GO” stops at a competitor school and got the PokeStops successfully removed. Once, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley tweeted a complaint about all the PokeStops in the state capital building being removed, even in areas where foot traffic was encouraged.

However, there are cases when the missing “Pokemon GO” PokeStops are caused not by requests to remove it but due to problems with wireless carriers. The solution, according to Heavy, is to get on Wi-Fi and try to connect which would often result in the PokeStops popping up again on the map.