Pokemon-go – When a pokemon shows up in Sightings, at maximum how far away is it

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Someone told me they are within a 100 meter radius, but I thought I read somewhere that it's 200. I can't find the article now, and it might have been referring to something else.

Best Answer

From this thread, users are generally supportive of the 200m radius.

Through Ingress and verifying pokemon spawns in my neighborhood, the limit seems to be 200m in any direction.

This article also supports the 200m radius:

On a basic level, it’s showing you the Pokémon in an approximately 200 meter radius from where you’re standing

From this post, it looks like the tracking distance has been set to 200m since the update the introduced "Sightings" as a replacement for the old "Nearby".

The tracking area is back to a 200m radius around you, enabling the players to go for a quick walk and actually capture the Pokemon they’re after

From personal experience, I support the 200m radius as well.

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