# Whyis my POI not a pokestop when its in a different S2 Cell **URL:** \ **Category:** Nomination Support\ **Tags:** wheresmypokestop\ **Created:** [March 22, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/whyis-my-poi-not-a-pokestop-when-its-in-a-different-s2-cell/112394 "2026-03-22T18:32:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DietherPokeball](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@DietherPokeball](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/DietherPokeball)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/whyis-my-poi-not-a-pokestop-when-its-in-a-different-s2-cell/112394/1 "2026-03-22T18:32:06Z")
24.479279, 54.358501 is the location and ive checked that it’s in a different s2 cell, im wondering why it’s only a waypoint and not a pokestop. ---
**Author:** ![elijustrying](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wayfarer/user_avatar/community.wayfarer.scopely.com/elijustrying/32/25162_2.png) [@elijustrying](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/elijustrying)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/whyis-my-poi-not-a-pokestop-when-its-in-a-different-s2-cell/112394/2 "2026-03-22T18:38:18Z")
Hello and welcome @DietherPokeball I am moving this to nomination support. When was this approved? It can take up to 48 hours to sync to Pokémon Go. ---
**Author:** ![DietherPokeball](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@DietherPokeball](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/DietherPokeball)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/whyis-my-poi-not-a-pokestop-when-its-in-a-different-s2-cell/112394/3 "2026-03-22T18:40:45Z")
About yesterday, but it already shows in the wayfarer saying “Not in game” ---
**Author:** ![cyndiepooh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/96bed5/32.png) [@cyndiepooh](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/cyndiepooh)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/whyis-my-poi-not-a-pokestop-when-its-in-a-different-s2-cell/112394/4 "2026-03-22T18:58:52Z")
Exactly. It shows that it is an approved Wayspot. In game sync usually happens once a day around now. And to add to the confusion, the map has its own sync time, so it could actually be a pokestop in game but only show as a Wayspot on the map. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/wayfarer/original/3X/0/0/00eed150602fe3f361ce84f7eab8f401bdf75682.jpeg) I would expect this to become a Pokestop. If not already, by around this time tomorrow if sync is working. [Map Sync Issues - #11 by NianticTintino](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/map-sync-issues/112286/11) (I am very surprised this kiosk was accepted. Imo it does not meet criteria, and there is a reference to game play in the description.) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/wayfarer/original/3X/3/9/39dedad737191ba69f9dfa17bac4cb83d0ea9201.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![DietherPokeball](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@DietherPokeball](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/DietherPokeball)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/whyis-my-poi-not-a-pokestop-when-its-in-a-different-s2-cell/112394/5 "2026-03-22T19:03:23Z")
what do you use to check the s2 cells? Also these nominations are common in this place haha… ---
**Author:** ![cyndiepooh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/96bed5/32.png) [@cyndiepooh](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/cyndiepooh)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/whyis-my-poi-not-a-pokestop-when-its-in-a-different-s2-cell/112394/6 "2026-03-22T19:07:17Z")
this is just the wayfarer map but with third party tools to see cells. we are not allowed to directly share links to third party tools, but you can google search for “wayfarer tools” if you have found the right website, there will also be an invite to join the wayfarer discussion discord, which we are also not allowed to share here ---
**Author:** ![frealafgb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wayfarer/user_avatar/community.wayfarer.scopely.com/frealafgb/32/52580_2.png) [@frealafgb](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/frealafgb)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/whyis-my-poi-not-a-pokestop-when-its-in-a-different-s2-cell/112394/7 "2026-03-22T19:34:58Z")
When it shows up in game, I would recommend editing that description to remove references to players! You could instead mention something about the postal service or the kiosk itself. Currently this could potentially be reported for the description containing game related wording, but removal criteria is quite strict, so I think if the description was fixed, it would not meet any removal criteria despite not being super eligible