How to use 'Nearby' and 'Sightings' to track in Pokémon GoHow do you track nearby Pokémon in Pokémon Go? With the newly updated Sightings and — if you're lucky! — Nearby screens!
Update: Pokémon Go has once again rolled out the Nearby tracking feature to a bunch of new locations, this time pretty much globally! They've also updated to make Sightings work better in areas with few or remote PokéStops.
The Nearby Pokémon feature is being expanded to more locations. Trainers in most regions of the world, who can access Pokémon GO from the App Store or Google Play, can now test this new feature. To provide a better experience when searching for Pokémon in the real world, we have also made some changes to the way the Nearby Pokémon feature functions when there are only a few PokéStops in range. We will continue to review the feedback submitted on our official social media accounts and in other channels and make changes if necessary.
So, if there aren't enough Pokémon to fill Nearby, you'll now see a second section of Sighting...
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How to use 'Nearby' and 'Sightings' to track in Pokémon Go
