The Sandshrew-focused event will, as usual, be available to play anywhere. But if you fancy meeting up with some other Trainers, the following UK places have now been designated by Niantic as approved meetup points: Broadmead in Bristol, Churchill Way in Cardiff, Castle Street in Edinburgh, Liverpool ONE in Liverpool, Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester, plus both St. Alfege Park and Whitfield Gardens in London. A full list of European and US cities can be found below. All will feature “photo ops” of some description. There’s been a noticeable push from Niantic recently to get Pokémon Go gameplay back outside, following two years of bonuses which made it easier to play from your sofa. Most recently, this has included the removal of a bonus for the game’s Incense item, which has returned to only attracting a limited number of Pokémon if you remain stationary. Fan reaction to that change has been negative, though not on the same level as last summer’s PokéStop interaction range fiasco. At the same time, for the game’s current Alolan season at least, Niantic has said it will continue boosting Incense spawns while you are on the move, and extended the item’s duration from an hour to 90 minutes. You can also now claim two free raid passes a day for use in-person at gyms - another push away from relying on Remote Raid Passes. For now, here’s the full list of Community Day meetup points:
Linz, AT: City-Park Berlin, DE: Spandau Arcaden Bochum, DE: Ruhr Park Düsseldorf, DE: Düsseldorf Arcaden Laatzen, DE: Leine-Center Laatzen Leipzig, DE: Paunsdorf Center Munich, DE: Pasing Arcaden Oberhausen, DE: Westfield Centro Recklinghausen, DE: Palais Vest Delhi, IND: Pacific Mall, Tagore Garden Monterrey, MX: Parque Fundidora Warsaw, PL: Elektrownia Powiśle Shopping Mall Bristol, UK: Broadmead Cardiff, UK: Churchill Way Edinburgh, UK: Castle Street Liverpool, UK: Liverpool ONE London, UK: St. Alfege Park London, UK: Whitfield Gardens Manchester, UK: Piccadilly Gardens Indianapolis, IN, US: Canal Elbow at White River State Park Oakland, CA, US: TBD Washington, DC, US: Top of District pier at The Wharf
