Niantic has officially confirmed that passing the Wayfarer test is now mandatory for all players who want to submit new Waystops via Pokémon GO.
Previously, the ability to nominate new Waystops was open for all Pokémon GO players who reached Level 38. Instead, you will be required to pass the Wayfarer test in order to show you understand the nomination criteria and unlock the ability to submit Wayspots.
Trainers who have already passed the test won’t be forced to retake it at the current time.
Additionally, this change is expected to hit Ingress in the coming months.
Wayfarer February 2022 feature updates
Here’s what’s new for Wayfarer in February 2022:
Pokémon GO Wayspot Categorization
Wayspot Categorization is now available globally! As a reminder, this means that category selection will be required on all your future nominations and will soon be displayed in the reviews in Wayfarer. This will be helpful for reviewers as you’ll have a bit more context on the nomination.
Pokémon GO Onboarding Flow Launch
As mentioned by @NianticDanbocat in the 2021 Playback and Roadmap Update, we shipped a new onboarding experience. We’ve added to the feature by locking down the submission features in Pokékmon GO until the Wayfarer quiz is passed. This will help ensure that nomination criteria have been reviewed and result in better quality nominations. We will be bringing this flow to Ingress as well in the coming months.
New Wayspots in India for Pokémon GO
We’re happy to announce that we’ve added the 3rd and final wave of new Wayspots in India! This means India now has 500k+ new ways to explore!
