How Pokemon Go Could Help Rural Players
My biggest gripe about Pokemon Go is that the places you’re encouraged to explore just aren’t that interesting. Want to grind Mewtwo raids to get a shiny? A city centre is your best bet. Want to stock up on items or Field Research tasks from PokeStops? City centre. Want to find the most Pokemon spawning? You guessed it.
Playing Pokemon Go in a major city is great. You can grind easily, but even if you just log in casually, you’ve got plenty of spawns on your doorstep to maximise your chances of getting that rare monster or shiny sprite. If you’re not fortunate enough to live in a bustling metropolis, however, things are quite different.
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The town where my parents live has about five PokeStops and three Gyms. That’s not bad all things considered, a lot of towns have it far worse. But still, I can barely play the game when I visit. There are a handful of spawns around the PokeStops and very little else. It’s perfect if you want to catch another Bidoof, but if you want a chance at bumping into a Dragonite or Slaking in the current TCG event? No chance.
Rural Pokemon Go players have been complaining for a long time, and rightfully so. Niantic’s insistence that only major cities have the infrastructure required to host so many PokeStops, spawns, and players is a bit of a cop out. If I want to go exploring, I’m not going to go to a shopping centre, I’m going to head to a mountain, a forest, or a beach. If I want to play Pokemon Go while I’m there however, the game that puts exploring at its core falls flat. Most natural wonders only have PokeStops where there are man-made signs; a map of the walking routes, perhaps, or the viewpoint at a
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