Why does nothing appear on the Pokemon Go map in the Diego Garcia Navy Support Facilty in the Indian Ocean?
Why is it like that? it's just the map and that's it, no Pokestops, Gyms, nor Pokemon except for the starters, I've been walking around for lots of miles in search for Pokemon but I haven't found one, why is that?
Best Answer
There are two possibilities. The first is this is caused by server issues. In this case, wait a few hours and come back.
The other is that there are simply no pokemon or gyms in your area. It's based on traffic so if you're at a secluded military facility, there's unlikely to be anything around. Niantic (not us) have also removed a lot of stops and gyms from military bases since they aren't accessible to the public.
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What was Pokémon Go map based on?
Pok\xe9mon Go is a mobile augmented reality game by Niantic in which the player catches and collects Pok\xe9mon that "spawn" at locations all over the map. The game was released for Android and Apple's iOS in July 2016. Niantic switched the base map from Google Maps data to OpenStreetMap data in December 2017.Does Niantic use Google Maps?
Edit: In December 2017, Niantic finally made the change that all map data in the game would be coming from OpenStreetMap, not Google Maps. Read more about it here! Spatineo Inc.Diego Garcia: The Strategic U.S Military Base in Indian Ocean
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Answer 2
Military bases are considered no-spawn zones in order to keep the base secure and to keep trespassers from having motivation to enter a base.
You may still use Incense to force a Pokemon to spawn, but your rates and quality of spawns are likely to be low.
If you're upset about this, it's probably best to ask your commanding officer to ask Niantic for an exception to this rule for your base.
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