Pokemon GO Player Gets Their House Approved as a PokeStop

Pokemon GO Player Gets Their House Approved as a PokeStop

From Game Rant (Written by Matthew Schomer) on | OpenCritic

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A Pokemon GO player appears to have successfully made a bid to have her own house added to the game as a PokeStop, which will make gaining items and meeting goals possible from the comfort of her own home. PokeStops are essential points of interest for Pokemon GO players, and one lucky gamer has just pulled off something that many other players dream about.

Adult players who have achieved a minimum level of 35 have the option of trying to create their own PokeStops in Pokemon GO by using the uploads function found in the game's settings menu. As laid out by the official Pokemon GO Help Center online, there are a lot of requirements that the game's development team will take into account before approving any new PokeStops or other Waypoints. These include making sure that the points of interest are accessible to all pedestrians and that they are in permanent locations.

The rules also state that a point of interest cannot be on private property, nor can it be a residence, but one crafty player seems to have found a loophole allowing her to skirt these requirements. Reddit user Spirited-Manager-81 has shared an image of a new PokeStop...

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