Pokemon GO Reveals New Community Feature

Summary

Community Campsites are coming to Pokemon GO, offering additional PokeStops and Gyms for local communities.
Pokemon GO Fest 2025 will take place in Osaka, Jersey City, and Paris, with Legendary Giants returning.
Trainers have mixed feelings about the new campsites. Some see it as a cool addition, while others are frustrated by the difficulty of becoming a Community Ambassador.

After taking over from Niantic, Scopely has announced a brand-new community feature that’s coming to the mobile title Pokemon GO. Still, not all trainers are convinced it’s a good addition. Pokemon GO is an augmented reality companion game for fans, allowing them to use their mobiles’ GPS to find, catch, train, and battle an impressive roster of pocket monsters, boasting over 150 species. Nine years on from when it first launched in 2016, Pokemon GO is still as popular as ever, accumulating over 90 million monthly players globally.

2025 will see the return of the popular Pokemon GO Fest, an annual event held during the summer that gathers trainers in person, and this year the celebrations will take place in Osaka, Japan, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA, and Paris, France. Furthermore, Pokemon GO announced Legendary Giants will be returning to the mobile game, ahead of GO Fest 2025’s arrival, and they will be part of the Ancients Recovered event hosted between June 23 and 27.

Pokemon GO Reveals GO Pass Rewards for June

The June GO Pass is now available for Pokemon GO players, and Niantic provides details on the rewards and how trainers can unlock them.

Announced on social media, Pokemon GO unveiled the new Community Campsites feature that’s coming to the mobile game, and this addition will join the celebrations that take place on June 21 for Pokemon GO Community Day, starring the Dragon-type creature, Jangmo-o. Community Campsites will offer additional PokeStops and Gyms to trainers, created by a Community Ambassador and designed to bring local groups together. As part of the Community Ambassador Program, a system that supports local, in-person Pokemon GO social networks, Campsites can be established through said ambassadors, and any trainer can apply to be one if they are community-focused players. Community Ambassadors also receive special perks, including item codes, feedback, and ongoing support.

While trainers keep up to date with Pokemon GO’s Raid schedule for June, the community also has divisive thoughts regarding the new campsites. Many regarded the feature as a cool addition, while others called the devs out for forcing them to become extroverts. Several trainers commented on the difficulty of becoming a Community Ambassador, noting they were still waiting to get approved.

Outside of the mobile game, Pokemon fans are circling July in their calendars. The Pokemon Company recently announced that a new Pokemon Presents showcase would be held next month, and a majority of fans are expecting more gameplay footage from Nintendo’s upcoming Pokemon Legends: Z-A game to be shown. Additionally, trainers are keeping their fingers crossed for a Generation 10 roster reveal during the presentation.