Why isn't the 'Nearby Pokemon' menu showing any distance footsteps?
I've logged in and out, restarted my phone, updated, but the Pokemon footsteps indicating whats nearby wont show up.
The Pokemon still appear in the menu, but I cannot click to select them, nor does it show their distance from me with the footsteps.
What is going on?
Best Answer
In the most recent update, Niantic removed the tracking functionality (that wasn't even working prior to the update).
Previously, three footsteps would show for every Pokémon, and they wouldn't track, now the UI matches the functionality available.
The feature was removed due to the computational load on Niantic's servers.
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How far away are nearby Pokemon go?
Generally, Pok\xe9mon spawns on the map for around 10-15 minutes at the same location. They will disappear once the time is over. After a Pok\xe9mon has despawned, it will be removed from the sightings list on the next scan. If you move far away around 700-1000 feet, Pokemon will disappear from the list.How do you track Pokemon nearby?
Tap the bar at the bottom right corner of the Map View to see which Pok\xe9mon are near your current location. Each Pok\xe9mon on the Nearby screen can be found near a Pok\xe9Stop in your vicinity. Pok\xe9mon already in your Pok\xe9dex will appear in color, while those not in your Pok\xe9dex will appear as silhouettes.What do the footprints under nearby Pokemon mean?
Three footprints underneath a Pokemon on the nearby list signifies that it is within a kilometer of your location (approximately 0.62 miles). Two footprints means it's within 100 meters \u2014 which Usain Bolt ran in 9.58 seconds, so no pressure.How do you use nearby in Pokemon go?
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