# Pokestop not appearing

**URL:** <https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/pokestop-not-appearing/116808>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** wheresmypokestop\
**Created:** [September 15, 2026, 3:24am UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/pokestop-not-appearing/116808 "2026-09-15T03:24:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![gstarraw1401](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cc9497/32.png) [@gstarraw1401](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/gstarraw1401)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 3:24am UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/pokestop-not-appearing/116808/1 "2026-09-15T03:24:41Z")

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Hi, my pokestop location was approved a week ago and it still hasn’t appeard on the pokemon go map. Does this mean it was declined or the game hasn’t updated yet?

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**Author:** ![kawin240](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wayfarer/user_avatar/community.wayfarer.scopely.com/kawin240/32/22039_2.png) [@kawin240](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/kawin240)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 5:15am UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/pokestop-not-appearing/116808/2 "2026-09-15T05:15:54Z")

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Hi, as your acceptance email states, it can take up to 48 hours, or might not even be included in the game you play.

These are the additional rules Pokémon go uses, on top of having to be accepted in Wayfarer:

> **[A Comprehensive Guide to S2 Cells and Pokémon GO | Pokémon GO Hub](https://pokemongohub.net/post/article/comprehensive-guide-s2-cells-pokemon-go/)**
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> Pokémon GO is built on top of S2 cells. This article explains how S2 cells work, what are S2 cells and how S2 cells work in the context of Pokémon GO. S2 cells are a mathematical mechanism that helps computers translate Earth’s spherical 3D shape...

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**Author:** ![SlimboyFat71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@SlimboyFat71](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/SlimboyFat71)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 10:59am UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/pokestop-not-appearing/116808/3 "2026-09-15T10:59:19Z")

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Hello and Welcome,

If you are happy to post the Title and Location (Long / Lat works best and can be found on the email you receive when you first nominated) we can check and confirm.

Good Luck