afiqx32
September 25, 2026, 7:43pm
1
Can someone explain to me why my wayspot already being accepted since 3 days ago but not appear in the game in email it say 48 hours but this already takes almost 4 days? I dont understand how it worked.
Welcome to the forum!
This topic explains the usual reason you don’t see it appear in game:
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…
If you would like us to check, you can leave the title and gps coordinates.
It seems like today’s sync did not happen, so it could just be delayed. But four days since being accepted seems like it might be the S2 cell issue.
afiqx32
September 25, 2026, 7:51pm
3
Title: DEWAN BESTARI INDAH
Location coordinate: 2.930730, 101.306239
afiqx32:
2.930730, 101.306239
This is in the same L17 S2 cell (highlighted in red outline) as TAMAN PERMAINAN BESTARI (2.930530,101.306315), so it is not eligible to be a pokestop.
However, the purple circle indicates that it could be added to the power spot pool sometime in the future.
afiqx32
September 25, 2026, 7:58pm
5
understood btw how what kinda app are you using to check that?
This is the Wayfarer Map from https://wayfarer.scopely.com/new/mapview used with third party tools. We are not allowed to share links to third party tools on the forum, but you could try to search for “wayfarer tools” for the map mods.
