PokéStop

:Not to be confused with Poké Spot.
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A PokéStop (Japanese: ポケストップ PokéStop) is a feature found at fixed real-world locations in Pokémon GO where the player can obtain items. Since June 20, 2017, players can also obtain items at s like at PokéStops.
==Overview==
In the Map View, PokéStops are marked as blue floating cubes by default. When the player is within range of a PokéStop, the cube will turn into a Poké Ball symbol. If the player has used a PokéStop recently, it will be purple instead of blue. When it nears the time when it can be used again, it will begin to change shades back to blue. If the player is a certain distance away from a PokéStop, it will only appear as a floating blue cube, regardless of whether it has never been visited or recently been visited.
PokéStops that the player have never visited are surrounded by a white ring. This functionality was added on June 21, 2017, and does not account for whether a PokéStop was visited prior to the update.
The Nearby Pokémon listing will show Pokémon that are by nearby PokéStops. 
If a PokéStop is moving and frequently turning black, a is there stealing items.
During Halloween events, starting in 2022, PokéStops are orange instead of blue with jack-o'-lanterns around their bases.
After 's Community Day Classic, several PokéStops turned gold and awarded either extra items or a ?????? Coin to coincide with the tease of ahead of its release in . A day later, the appearance rate of gold PokéStops was greatly decreased, functioning as a rarer variant of a PokéStop. A regular PokéStop can be made golden by using the Golden Lure Module, which was introduced to Pokémon GO on February 27, 2023.
After 's Community Day, started rarely appearing on PokéStops. Kecleon hangs onto the PokéStop for one hour. PokéStops can't be spun when it is occupied by Kecleon. The player has to tap the Pokémon multiple times to make it jump off, making it spawn next to the PokéStop. Its IVs and CP vary for different players.
==Using PokéStops==
PokéStops can be visible in Pokémon GO from long distances, well outside the range the player must be in to be able to use it. If the player taps on a visible PokéStop, they will be able to see its Photo Disc (with a partial photo of the real world location). Above the Photo Disc is a module slot and the PokéStop's name. Tapping the PokéStop's name will show a larger photo of the real-world location and the full description of the location (if any).
If the player comes into sufficient proximity to the PokéStop (marked by the ring that expands from the player's position in-game), they will be able to be able to spin the Photo Disc. This will grant the player 3 to 5 items, occasionally including a Pokémon Egg, and 50 XP (250 XP the first time the player uses a PokéStop, as tracked from June 21, 2017). The player can also earn bonus items and XP.
The items earned by spinning a Photo Disc appear in bubbles that the player can tap, but doing so is not required to collect them. Once a Photo Disc has been spun, it cannot be spun again for five minutes.
===Obtainable items===
The items that searching a PokéStop can yield are dependent on the player's level, with certain items not being unlocked until later levels. Multiple of the same item can be obtained from a single search.
	Item 	Min. level
	 	1
	 	1
	Nanab Berry 	4*
	Potion 	5
	Revive 	5
	Razz Berry 	8
	Super Potion	10
	Dragon Scale	10*
	King's Rock 	10*
	Metal Coat 	10*
	Sun Stone 	10*
	Upgrade 	10*
	Great Ball 	12
	Hyper Potion	15
	Pinap Berry 	18*
	Ultra Ball 	20
	Max Potion 	25
	Max Revive 	30
*: first made available February 16, 2017. Nanab Berry's minimum level was originally 14, but this was changed to level 4 on June 22, 2017.
===Bonuses===
If the player searches 10 different PokéStops in a row, upon spinning the tenth PokéStop they will receive a large number of items and an . If the player visits any PokéStop twice within a chain, the chain is broken.
The first time the player spins a Photo Disc at a PokéStop or a each day (based on local time), they also earn a bonus 500 XP and extra items. If the player has spun a Photo Disc every day for 7 days in a row, they will instead receive 2,500 XP and more items for the seventh day's bonus (after which the player's streak resets). The seventh day bonus will also include one Evolution item (Dragon Scale, King's Rock, Metal Coat, Sun Stone, or Upgrade).
The daily bonuses were added to Pokémon GO in version 0.45.0 (labelled 1.15.0 in the ), released on November 7, 2016. The guaranteed Evolution item in the seventh day bonus was added on March 21, 2017.
==PokéStop modules==
While within range of a PokéStop, the player can place a PokéStop module in its module slot, adding a temporary effect to the PokéStop for all players. A PokéStop can only have one PokéStop module at a time, meaning that a new PokéStop module cannot be placed until the old one runs out. PokéStop modules cannot be removed after being placed. Any player viewing a PokéStop can see the username of the player who added the PokéStop module. Currently, there are only four types of PokéStop modules: the Lure Module, the Magnetic Lure Module, the Mossy Lure Module, and the Glacial Lure Module.
A Lure Module placed in a PokéStop's module slot will remain active for 30 minutes. While active, it increases the frequency that wild Pokémon appear near the PokéStop. A PokéStop with an active Lure Module will have pink petals falling around it in the Map View.
Niantic has expressed interest in releasing other kinds of PokéStop modules.Pokemon GO Could Add Pokemon Centers
On May 17, 2019, Niantic released three different upgrades to the standard Lure Module: the Magnetic, Mossy, and Glacial Lure Modules.Harness the power of special new lures, and meet more Pokémon! On May 4, 2021, in conjunction with the Luminous Legends X event, Niantic released a fourth upgrade to the Lure Module: the Rainy Lure Module.Luminous Legends X: Xerneas makes its Pokémon GO debut alongside Dragon- and Fairy-type Pokémon originally discovered in the Kalos region!
If the player is near a PokéStop with an active Mossy or Glacial Lure Module, they may evolve into or , respectively, each for 25. Furthermore, with an active Glacial Lure Module, the player can also evolve a into for 50.
If standing within range of a PokéStop with a Magnetic Lure Module active, the player may evolve a into for 100, a into for 50, or a into for 100.
If standing near a PokéStop with a Rainy Lure Module active, the player may evolve a into a for 100.
==PokéStop Showcases==
Players can compete with each other by placing a Pokémon at certain PokéStops. Player Pokémon can be ranked on size, and all participant trainers receive rewards at the end, with the top three ranked players earning items such as an Egg Incubator and a Star Piece. Eligible Pokémon vary but usually are ones found in whichever season is the current one.Introducing a new way to compete—PokéStop Showcases!
==PokéStop placement==
PokéStops are generally found in public locations, including (but not limited to) public artwork or murals, places of worship, libraries, famous landmarks, police stations, fire stations, and public parks.
PokéStops are based on a selection of portals from the Niantic game . Until 2015, Ingress players could submit proposals for portals which subsequently had to be approved by Niantic. Since 2017, portal submissions have returned for Level 10 players, with a new feature called Operation Portal Recon opened up for Level 12 players. In Ingress Prime, portal submissions are only available in Brazil, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand, and are expected to roll out for other nations later on.
On October 9, 2019, the Operation Portal Recon services ended and were replaced with a new feature called Niantic Wayfarer. It became available for Ingress players imminently, and is expected for sometime in 2020. It was released worldwide for Pokémon GO players on November 13, 2019, after several countries were given early access during the testing stage.
If for some reason a physical location is unsuitable as a PokéStop, players may send a request to Niantic via the Pokémon GO website or Niantic Support official Twitter account to remove it from the game. This could be due to safety concerns or if there is an error related to the PokéStop (the landmark no longer exists, never existed in the first place, or has been converted to a different use such as a private residence).
Since September 2018, Level 40 players have been able to submit stops in a limited number of countries. Nominations were released worldwide on November 13, 2019. Since November 2020, players are able to submit stops starting at Level 38.
Region 	Start date
Brazil 	September 19, 2018Pokémon GO Twitter
South Korea	September 19, 2018Pokémon GO Twitter
Mexico 	October 18, 2018Pokémon GO Twitter
Thailand 	November 1, 2018Pokémon GO Twitter
Chile 	November 15, 2018Pokémon GO Twitter
Argentina 	January 31, 2019Pokémon GO Twitter
Vietnam 	February 15, 2019Pokémon GO Twitter
Peru 	February 28, 2019Pokémon GO Twitter
Indonesia 	March 15, 2019Pokémon GO Twitter
El Salvador	March 28, 2019Pokémon GO TwitterPokémon GO Twitter
Guatemala 	March 28, 2019Pokémon GO TwitterPokémon GO Twitter
Nicaragua 	March 28, 2019Pokémon GO TwitterPokémon GO Twitter
Costa Rica 	March 28, 2019Pokémon GO TwitterPokémon GO Twitter
Panama 	March 28, 2019Pokémon GO TwitterPokémon GO Twitter
Honduras 	March 28, 2019Pokémon GO TwitterPokémon GO Twitter
Belize 	March 28, 2019Pokémon GO TwitterPokémon GO Twitter
Ecuador 	March 28, 2019Pokémon GO TwitterPokémon GO Twitter
Bolivia 	March 28, 2019Pokémon GO TwitterPokémon GO Twitter
Colombia 	March 28, 2019Pokémon GO TwitterPokémon GO Twitter
Uruguay 	March 28, 2019Pokémon GO TwitterPokémon GO Twitter
Paraguay 	March 28, 2019Pokémon GO TwitterPokémon GO Twitter
Suriname 	March 28, 2019Pokémon GO TwitterPokémon GO Twitter
Venezuela 	March 28, 2019Pokémon GO TwitterPokémon GO Twitter
Guyana 	March 28, 2019Pokémon GO TwitterPokémon GO Twitter
Taiwan 	April 12, 2019Pokémon GO Twitter
Denmark 	April 24, 2019Pokémon GO Twitter
India 	May 10, 2019Pokémon GO Twitter
Malaysia 	May 23, 2019Pokémon GO Twitter
Germany 	June 6, 2019Pokémon GO Twitter
Singapore 	June 22, 2019: TheSilphRoadPokémon GO Twitter
Finland 	July 18, 2019Pokémon GO Twitter
Portugal 	August 2, 2019: TheSilphRoad
Philippines	August 16, 2019: TheSilphRoad
Sweden 	August 29, 2019Pokémon GO Twitter
Turkey 	September 12, 2019: TheSilphRoad
Canada 	October 17, 2019Pokémon GO Twitter
Belgium 	October 24, 2019Pokémon GO Twitter
Norway 	November 7, 2019
Worldwide 	November 13, 2019
==In the TCG==
PokéStop was introduced as a in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Sword & Shield Series (the Japanese Sword & Shield Era). It was first released in the Japanese and English expansions, with artwork by Studio Bora Inc. It allows each player to discard three cards from the top of their deck. If they discard any s in this way, they put them back into their hand.
==In other languages==
==References==
==External links==
*Pokémon GO Help Center
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