Niantic has announced a brand new Wayfarer Challenge, and this time round it focuses on Chile and India! This collaborative challenge takes place on the Niantic Wayfarer platform, where Trainers evaluate nominations for Wayspots. Wayspots are the real-life locations that appear in Pokémon GO as PokéStops and Gyms on your map. With the Wayfarer Challenge, you’ll be able to evaluate Wayspots and earn exclusive in-game rewards!
Niantic Wayfarer is a platform where Niantic Explorers can nominate interesting real-world locations to be turned into Wayspots, which appear in Pokémon GO as PokéStops and Gyms. These Explorers are you, Pokémon GO Trainers—and players of other Niantic games, such as Ingress and Pikmin Bloom.
You can nominate interesting locations, objects, and structures in their area to become Wayspots in Pokémon GO in the PokéStop Contributions section of the Settings menu. For example, you can choose a piece of incredible street art, a graffiti wall, or a notable landmark in your neighborhood, and nominate it to become a Wayspot.
Once you’ve nominated your Wayspot, you can visit the Niantic Wayfarer platform to review the nominations from your region and vote on whether they should be eligible to become Wayspots. In Pokémon GO, Wayspots that are approved by enough players according to the Wayfarer criteria will appear in-game as new PokéStops and Gyms.
- From Friday, March 7, until Sunday, March 9, 2025, Trainers in Chile can participate in the Wayfarer Challenge.
- From Monday, March 10, until Wednesday, March 12, 2025, Trainers in India can participate in the Wayfarer Challenge.
You will need to access the Niantic Wayfarer platform and review Wayspot nominations to take part! You’re also encouraged to nominate new locations on Pokémon GO to help your community reach exciting rewards.
If the number of approvals meets the stipulated goals, all participants in the Wayfarer Challenge will receive exclusive rewards in Pokémon GO!
Level 1
Wayspot nominations resolved during the challenge: 5,000
Rewards for each participating Trainer:
- 20 Ultra Balls
- 1 Star Piece
- 1 Incense
- 1 Poffin
Level 2
Wayspot nominations resolved during the challenge: 10,000
Rewards for each participating Trainer:
- 25 Ultra Balls
- 2 Star Pieces
- 2 Incense
- 2 Poffins
- 1 Lucky Egg
You must be level 37 or higher in Pokémon GO and have an account on the Niantic Wayfarer portal. You can create yours at this link.
If you are new to Niantic Wayfarer, you will need to view the Wayfarer Orientation before you can evaluate nominations.
To evaluate Wayspot nominations in Chile and India, you must have either played Pokémon GO in Chile or India recently or set your Home town, or Bonus Location, to Chile or India in the Wayfarer settings.
After the end of the event, you will receive the rewards only if:
- Any of the goal Levels are reached
- You have evaluated at least 50 Wayspot nominations during the Wayfarer Challenge
This takes place from Sunday, March 9, at 10:00 a.m. to Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at 8:00 p.m., local time., and will only take place in Chile and India.
To celebrate the Wayfarer Challenge, the PokéStop Challenge event is returning to Pokémon GO. Trainers are encouraged to explore and discover the new PokéStops appearing in Chile and India as a result of the Wayfarer Challenge.
Bonuses
3× XP for visiting a PokéStop for the first time
3× Stardust for opening Gifts
Kecleon will appear more frequently at PokéStops
Field Research Tasks
Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available. The following Pokémon will be available to encounter when you complete Field Research tasks:
Timed Research
All Trainers in Chile and India will get an exclusive Timed Research opportunity when the event begins. Timed Research task rewards include the following:
There will also be additional rewards include XP, Stardust, and Rare Candy!
Please note that Timed Research expires. The tasks associated with this Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time.
