Finding new monsters in Pokémon Go isn’t easy, but that’s partly because you’re looking in the wrong places. No matter how hard you look, you won’t find different Pokemon if you keep looking in the same places. So, if you want to capture something more interesting and exotic than Pidgeys or Zubats, you’re going to have to to explore outside of your usual areas. But where do you go? And is there a quick way to find the exact sort of Pokémon you want? The answer is actually a bit more complex than yes or no, and that’s where Pokémon nests come in.
What is a Pokémon nest?
If you’ve played Pokémon Go for a while now, you’ll probably notice that there are some areas which seem to swarm with certain types of Pokémon, and that’s basically what a Pokémon nest is. Simply put, a Pokémon nest is a location where large numbers of a Pokémon (excluding wasters like Drowzee) spawn in one place over a short period of time. If for example, say, four Abras can be captured over the space of 20-30 minutes in one location, then you’d call that hotspot a Pokémon nest.
It’s possible that Pokémon nests are a glitch, created due to a mistake in the algorithm that spawns Pokémon – but we won’t complain. When the nest phenomenon first appeared, we thought Niantic would get rid of it entirely – but it looks like Niantic is simply changing the Pokémon type each nest tends to spawn.
Where can you find Pokémon nests?
Pokémon trainers from around the world have worked together to find the nesting spots of Pokémon. Most Pokémon nests are in big cities, so there’s much more to see and do than just play Pokémon Go. However, don’t plan your city breaks just yet – the location of Pokémon nests have been known to change. As a rule, it’s worth checking to make sure the Pokémon nests you want to visit still spawns the Pokémon you want. Imagine taking a day off work to catch 34 Drowzees. Gutted.
If you live around London, you’re already in luck. A Poké trainer named I_am_Bruton_Gaste has posted the locations of all the Pokémon nest locations in London on Reddit. As well as the post, a helpful map showing the Pokémon nest locations has been created – although it only covers London right now. To give you a taste of what to expect in the Reddit post, Charmanders can often be found in Greenwich Park, Blackheath and the Olympic park.
If you find any more Pokémon nests, you can contribute to the post too – but if you’re not coming to London anytime soon, then it may be worth searching for Pokémon nests in your local town or city. There’s already a national Pokémon nests map for the UK, which is proving to be a valuable tool in the quest to be the very best, like no-one ever was.
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