
Some are reporting that the new Pokestop tracking isn't showing up in some areas, so it may be limited to these high density cities for now. The footstep icons are back, so maybe that will do more than just show the nearest Pokestop when you're in more open areas? It's the best you can hope for for now. Outside areas with high density Pokestop action, you're still stuck wandering aimlessly hoping for the best. There's an obvious problem for this tracking system. Pidgeys and Rattatas may actually be a Ditto in disguise! Bingo!Īs for the arrival of Ditto, it turns out some of our most boring Pokemon could now turn out to be a little more interesting. I hustled my way to the stop a few minutes walk away and within seconds the Venusaur appeared. Today a Venusaur appeared on my nearby list and I could see where to find it - a Pokestop two blocks from the CNET office in Sydney. With no indicator to follow it, there was no way to know where to walk. Yesterday walking through Sydney I spotted a Lickitung as the closest Pokemon on the list, but walked for blocks before it finally disappeared. This works brilliantly in high density areas, like in cities.

Your nearby list will now show Pokestop images beside the Pokemon to help you track them down. Tap a Pokemon and then the footprints to be shown exactly where the Pokestop is and have it tracked on the map as you make your way toward it. Now when you check the list of nearby Pokemon you see the Pokestop photo that is closest to each of the Pokemon on the list. Add a Thanksgiving event that is offering double experience points and stardust, and the appearance of a new Pokemon, and there's a good chance a lot of people will be playing the game this weekend. Or quitting the game in droves.īut today a real tracking system has gone live and it actually works.

It was so bad that a host of third party trackers gained a lot of popularity, but Niantic Labs - makers of Pokemon Go - kept shutting down the trackers, leaving dedicated hunters crying for help. One of the biggest reasons a lot of people quit playing Pokemon Go was its tracking system.
