Accepted pokesstops, not appearing

[erikkx]

Hello,

Why my accepted pokestops after week of waiting still didn’t show on pokemon go game map? It happened to me with 2 pokestops and also to my friend with 2 pokestops ( we do all the pokestops with each other because we are trying to get our city better )

The pokestops are good, they are close to next ones but they accepted the same distance somewehere else and they added it so I don’t understand why not add this one

Thank you

[nexushoratio]

There rules in place that determine the density of wayspots showing up in the various games.

While Niantic/Scopely has never confirmed, the player community strongly suspects that, for PoGo, it is controlled by the S2 map projection cells.

Specifically, that only one wayspot per cell will be accepted into PoGo proper. Web searches will probably give you more details.

[nexushoratio]

Oh, hey, and there is this:

My Wayspot nomination was accepted, but does not appear in my game(s). Where did it go?

Hello Explorer, Thank you for your contribution! Getting a Wayspot nomination accepted is a great accomplishment, you should be proud. Your accepted nomination has been added to Niantic map and helps keep it fresh and engaging for all users around the world. While your accepted nomination is guaranteed to show up in our database, all other Niantic products (such as Pokémon GO, Ingress, etc…) choose which and how to include accepted Wayspots from the database. While not all accepted Wayspots wi…

[cyndiepooh]

Welcome to the forum.

This topic may help explain, too.

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 think saying they are too “close” is confusing, since distance doesn’t matter. If you leave the name of the Wayspot and the gps coordinates, we can try to show you the situation.