I Played in the WORST PLACE for Pokémon GO

[@Bangada]

giving a route to that area was such a boss move

[@prix6294]

Seeing this video makes me grateful for the 1 pokestop that is 10 minutes away from me

[@am_is_cool]

I have one out behind my house

[@Dragonclaw01]

@am_is_cool Same. And a gym and another pokestop. All the stops and gyms within a mile of me are churches.

[@lobutube]

I hope for you that someone create a pokéstop.

[@anirudh8718]

Are you in the UK ? Maybe we can help you out !

[@zawezplays]

There are 5 pokestops near my house but I can’t reach them

[@GrimmjowwJ]

Great video. These types of videos do a lot for the community. Even though I live in Toronto, I do understand how hard it is for people outside of big cities

[@evenstar435]

That was really awesome of you to create a route for them in that tiny Town. I know what it's like. we just recently in our town got a route approved in the downtown area. We are a very small community but we have quite a few Pokemon go players here and I am constantly pushing and suggesting to Friends, family and clients to play the game

[@soulslasher]

Pokemon Go truly is an infectious addiction. Especially in small towns, you just try to get everyone you know and their mothers to start playing 😂

[@Evolenoon]

Dude this is by far the most creative pokemon go content video i ever watch. Great job

[@weshu1111]

Seeing you spend time with the folks you met and handing them those gifts, you're absolutely great, Daxi

[@wallywallace7410]

Great video. I live in a small town of around 5,000 people and Squirtle Community Day here brought out lots of players, many more than usual. I've managed to create a decent group of raiders over the years for Raid Night simply by just asking people if they were playing the game. It doesn't hurt that I've also had more than 20 poke stops approved in the last 3 years. Awesome to see you help the players create a route. Keep up the great videos.

[@MatticraftGHG]

In my village are living only 318 People, i thougt me and my 2 friends were the only players here who played Pokemon Go, but 2 week ago i reached level 37 and created 3 PokèStops! Bevor these 3 there were 0 in my village. One of thease stops turned into an arena! I and my two friend left a Pokemon there and 2 days later the arena was full! Nice video❤

[@magarinoskevin2063]

This is my goal for my community, I want to fill my local community with pokestops

[@JessicaJmoney]

Love this! I actually live in a pretty big city and I play alone. It sounds kinda of depressing but I just like pvp and collecting shinies! It takes a lot of courage to approach strangers 😊

[@Wesley_H]

The rural Pokémon go scene has definitely been ignored by Niantic. A few of the smaller communities in my area, despite a healthy number of monuments and landmarks, have almost nothing for pokéstops. Even the obvious park areas around walking paths, soccer fields and baseball diamonds generally aren’t indicated as such in the game, thus spawns are quite sparce.

[@smn_cs]

Grind to level 37 and start nominating those landmarks.

[@Wesley_H]

@@smn_cs I’m level 38, and have been nominating like crazy but nothing is getting approved.

[@clembrock2656]

@@Wesley_HI have the same problem, I always try to create pokestops but Niantic always rejects me. And then we have places like Japan where there are Pokestops everywhere, it seems that Niantic has their favourites… 😢

[@leiah6514]

⁠@@Wesley_HMake sure you read in depth their terms, it very well could be that you’re doing some part of it incorrectly repeatedly. Places like stores and graveyards have very specific guidelines, the descriptions and photos have a lot of restrictions, and make sure you’re properly complying with the grid rules.

[@leiah6514]

⁠@@clembrock2656Niantic doesn’t even actually review stops, they use volunteers to do it.

[@geek-jenn]

I know I've said this before but your content is so creative, fun, and refreshing. Keep doing what you do. Love it!

[@Johnnyversetti1]

Pokedaxi putting pogo on his back to save the game from lackluster rural areas. This video was awesome and I love how above and beyond you went for this. Hope you do more vids like this and hope you have a great froakie day!

[@ethelwood5341]

It’s nice that you asked people of all ages. As a 73 year old great grandmother most people don’t expect me to be a player. I started in March 2020 when they announced the Covid shutdown. I’ve been playing ever since. Level 48 now.

[@bakersnuts100]

I'm 60 and my daughter who is 37, got me interested back in July 2022. Been playing ever since. Just hit level 40 yesterday during the Froakie Community day.

[@KokimoKandle]

I'm visiting family in a small town in eastern Ontario (where i grew up) and although i haven't connected with the community here, the playing is kind of OP. Every time i come i try and submit as many pokestops as possible and the spawns in some places are better than in my city. Sometimes i prefer it, though raiding here sucks since the remote nerf. Ive been submitting routes while im here, too.

[@SenseiBricks]

These type of videos are so fun, especially how you’re helping the community. Daxi for the win!!!

[@johngagon]

This was a really fun story-like video and matches my experience visiting relatives in rural Gratz and Lykens PA and we took it home to Baltimore which is a more challenging in that it can be so crowded that people are a little spooked by approaching strangers unlike being a stranger in town where people expect visitors to get lost. My nephews out there got us into this again a little over a year ago. Glad the visit ended well/happily (happinily?)

[@bakersnuts100]

I'm from Liverpool, Pa. about 25 miles south of there the way the crow flies. We go to the Gratz fair and the Crossroads farmers market.

[@Thoraxe0987]

I moved out of the city and into a smaller town. I struggle to even have pokeballs. No routes, no raids, nothing out here and I'm not a high level to set anything up

[@TheBigBert]

Such a great video!! It really made me happy that trainers like me who don’t live in a huge city still get attention by youtubers! So wholesome!!

[@Flizzar]

A huge problems for rural players are the wayfarer reviewer, ofter way more strict in approving pokestops than Niantic itself.

[@bakersnuts100]

I agree. the last 4 wayfarer pokestops I summited got turned down. With no explanations why they were turned down. From seeing other POGO friends postcards I get sent to me, some are the worst photos ever. I think someone out there doesn't like me.

[@archangel9187]

I lived in a tiny town in PA that had like 8 stores and legit THREE pokestops in the entire town.... Its why my pokestop total spins is low till i moved and finally got somewhere with more, NO ONE played the game there. The ONE gym was always taken over by me. That was bad.

[@bakersnuts100]

Sounds like my little town of Liverpool, Pa.

[@Ph0t0n5laz04]

Would love more content like this as a fellow small town guy myself!!

[@jasonhumphries9434]

This reminds of Port Stanley on the Falkland Islands. There was 3 gyms & about 20 stops, but the good thing about it is that there is a good variety of spawns!

[@peacearena]

What an awesome adventure and video. WTG Dax!

[@JonahUniverse]

I'm originally from a literal one-stoplight town, and when PoGo came out my friends from back there would drive 45 minutes to my city to play with me, and my city wasn't even good at all 😅

[@bakersnuts100]

Was that Duncannon, Pa ? They have 1 flashing yellow light. and more Pokestops than my small town.

[@JonahUniverse]

@@bakersnuts100 nah, rural south bible belt of USA. I grew up with no neighbors surrounded by corn fields lol.

[@Q.93]

bro you should really do it again , its good to go to small towns and find trainers , also we love to see content like this goo ahead!

[@s.h.i.n.y.h.u.n.t.e.r]

Great vid bro 😎 love the dedication and that was really nice what you did for them 2 trainers

[@Sufiyan07]

I love this video. So cute in the end to find a lovely couple playing Pokemon go. So grateful for Daxi to give them souvenirs. Absolutely beautiful ❤

[@kathypietsch5384]

This is so awesome Dax! I love the different ideas you’ve had for videos lately! I grew up not far from Spencerville, in Brockville! I’m in Barrhaven now, and it would be so awesome to meet you!

[@EbiLMunkeY]

I live in Hanoi, Vietnam and there are many small communities a little ways outside of town that are BLEAK, I’m talking 0 pokestops or gyms and your nearby Pokémon UI turns into the little grass icons saying “wild Pokémon nearby”. The only stops these places sometimes have are at bus rest stops

[@Turusolight]

that's awesome you made a route for that town

[@basara5496]

My town is even smaller than that town in terms of population but bigger in area (stretches out along a small river). We had a relatively large community that would get together in cars to do raid hours until COVID reduced a lot of player interest. There's still a decent number playing but rarely in groups more than family (and remote raids). I did run into another one of the players during community day, while I was walking the route I made in the local parks. As he was walking the path too in 90 degree heat i assume that he was walking the route too. Because our group was so active before the pandemic and for a few months into it, we actually have a large number of stops for a town our size (1250-1500 in city limits, about 15-20 thousand in the entire county). Over 30 stops in town or within 2km of town, 11 gyms, and another 6-10 stops out deep into the county. I can't be sure of the exact numbers because some areas have no cell service or only through one small regional carrier, and there's at least two stops I only know about because people send me gifts from them that I assume were fetched by their buddy Pokemon. And, the town of Oneida at the edge of the county is another place of mystery because since I don't have service there and there's no public WiFi i can't see if there's any stops there.

[@JazzBliss]

Darn I live 20 minutes away from Spencerville 😂 it is difficult finding trainers in small towns around here. You definitely should try doing other towns next time 👀

[@jennynevers4811]

i grew up in a small town with a population of 2000 people and everytime i go home to visit family i get so frustrated playing pokemon go. There's not even an arena in my old hometown. Just 5 pokestops in the entire town, one of them located in the public pool which is closed and thus unreachable half the year... And i've never met another player there, except for my brother. Participating in raids definitely isn't possible there, due to lack of arenas as well as players. But cheers to you for finding some players, that is amazing!!! And they knew you too. How cool 🎉👍

[@MrYellowtail89]

This was a really cool video. So nice of you to make Routes for them and that nice surprise was 🔥🔥🔥

[@cirrus.floccus]

I'm moving from a really big town to a small one soon (about 15.000 people) and kinda look forward to going on "the hunt" for fellow players. :D Although I imagine it will be super awkward just asking random people if they're playing. But my social skills might improve. :D

[@nitheesh..]

In my area no pokestop in 20km area😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

[@isaactodd1256]

This was really really awesome. Thank you for doing such a different style video. This made me super happy. And the gifts to the other players was so nice.

[@moremakeup154]

I added a friend code from a tattoo themed Facebook group and after months of exchanging gifts in which they only ever sent me one postcard, I was intrigued and looked up the location. Turns out they live in Kings, IL, which is a community of 146 people!! 😳 I was stunned to discover a Pokemon player in such a small town, I think the only gym/pokestop they have is the town hall. Daxi, I’d love to see an interview with that player tbh so if you’re ever in the area… 😅

[@CaptainShinyMon]

Just to add the unheard Rural player pov: Good luck taking on a Lugia with that 4 stack. Daxi is 50, but I doubt the other 3 are. Or maybe a better point is what would the 2 in town do without Daxi plus one. Shadow raids, elite raids just completely out of reach for rural players.

[@pekkawulli5691]

I went to a specific place suggested for squirtle community day, Bayreuth central park. Very beautiful place, but during the first hour of the event I saw a total of maybe thirty people in the entire park and none of them even had phones in their hands! It was about 35 degrees celcius out there so maybe that scared people 😅

[@alexxander7470]

Wow this is an eye opener for me! I live in a small town too, it's about 4000 people and our two towns aren't event close.. The more I see of these tiny towns with a few gyms and stops the more I cherish my own. Have 7 gyms and 29 pokestops. Really feel like I'm living on a goldmine.. my towns maybe twice the size for roads. Lucky I live off a major highway and two state routes. We have about 45 players several which are active daily players

[@-sugr-]

I have never actually been able to raid any local raids because it’s just been me and my sister playing, and it’s quite frustrating living in a small town as well as being in the Uk because in the States it’s pretty much normal for a random person on the street to ask you something, but in the Uk, it’s not really accepted in social circumstances so even tho I know there is one or two players that are around my area it would be kinda weird for me and my sister to go around asking, so we just don’t do local raids😢 And also there are no routes in my area and I’m not at the level to nominate routes yet so 😢😢😢 Great video👍

[@talesoftableiii1584]

What an amazing way to spend a comunity day that you originally weren't too exited for! On of my favorite pokemon go videos as of late!

[@bretwentzel8824]

I live in a town with probably a little more population then theirs, there is always people putting mons in gyms but I never actually see anyone

[@DreamKeeperYT]

Keep up the hard work 💪 good edits btw.

[@kavi212]

I currently live at a Pokémon gym and there’s two stops next to it without even leaving my apartment, but I’m moving to a small town in Texas. I’m dreading the move in large part to the fact I can’t play at home anymore 😂

[@bethanyrihn7908]

I lived in a small town in Wisconsin 500 people. If it was an event day I always go to the next town over or travel the 45minutes into the city.

[@racazi]

It’s worse where I live there’s not even a single pokestop or gym

[@deanlucero64]

Awesome Video. Now that I live in Las Vegas , there are plenty of players and Gyms.

[@skullbac654]

I live in Quebec city, a city of 500k with over 4000 pokéstops, but just north of us is a small town of 700 named Lac-Delage that has only a single pokéstop and no gyms. Safe to say no one plays there. In fact, anyone living there who happens to play the game would just drive or take the bus down to Quebec city (or walk??? I've walked in between the 2 places a few times, it's about 15km total between Lac-Delage and Quebec city's northernmost bus stop)

[@Dodgers7249]

I was in spencerville and played squirtle community day but I didn’t see you. Me and my other friend were biking around town, I caught 5 shiny squirtle and one shiny spoink. I don’t live in spencerville I was visiting family in spencerville.

[@Someperson1522]

Bro I don’t have no more minutes so I can’t get to my poke stops and raids that are really near me But this was a fun video for those who are in the same boat as small towns, with trainers who don’t play anymore Or barely play or just straight up no trainers ( all I gotta say thank god for reddits and discords for friend code lol )

[@Edramos2324]

Dax is more about the PoGo community than those who profit the most off of its existence... awesome content!

[@mehulparmar3479]

your videos are way better than others man really good job keep up the work

[@mesupt]

This actually inspired me to go do routes in small towns around me

[@yazminuh]

Loved the dedication 💯 such a GREAT video!

[@HighQualityLeftover]

I got to be honest: i am kind of afraid of the community days, because it has been 40°C consistantly for months here in Texas. I am pretty fit, but i am drenched in sweat just going outside for 5 minutes. The air feels like a blowtorch and the sun burns so bad that you can feel your skin getting crispy like a piece of bacon. 3 layers of SPF 100 didnt safe me from getting burned here - its ridiculous.

[@darkdeath174]

A town bigger than mine, rural Canada is truly different.

[@crimsonkangaroo3680]

I have 2 Pokéstops and 1 Gym close by my house and there the only ones for like 10 miles and all three of them are churches 😂

[@dillytube2503]

I love how you made the route for them, in my area I have no routes and I don’t now how to make one.

[@mloveys]

Awesome video, super fun to film and be apart of!

[@loveshaxx2931]

Really enjoyed the vid, Good for you having the bottle asking around for pogo players! 😊

[@saltworth2570]

I know its not a competition of who is worse but at least that place has gyms and stops, and you found people who play, that seems like a fine place to play.

[@IsaacThePanduh]

You’re such a chill dude. Sweet video

[@Prawcin]

I wonder if they have routes on the map

[@jonathank4278]

You should come to Emmett Village Michigan it has 6 Stops ,and 2 Gyms in Pokémon Go.

[@jennifersantana9991]

Love these kids of videos!! Keep it up 👍🏼

[@tryinerror1]

I live in a place like this but luckily have a pretty loaded park to play at. When Im out there I always go crazy when I actually see a lure. Only once did I find the player.

[@tryinerror1]

Fake!!! SCAMER!!!

[@omegamanexe147]

I really appreciate the use of Get Him to the Greek! Great movie

[@marcotkfowl1305]

Enjoyed the change of type of video!

[@kerpymonyt9082]

I live in a place with a population of 355 and I'm ftp it's taken 2 years to level 31

[@AnIgniSign]

My best friend used too play pokemon go with me everyday this place is by far very good for grinding compared too where he is only 1 pokemon spawns per day (gah dam) a poke gym and stop is 20 mins away

[@MártonTarr]

Next time visit my town, we would also need a route to grind Zygarde cells! It’s not easy to play this game in a rural area…

[@marcsc.3478]

Such original content. Good stuff Daxi!

[@kevinsiudut8347]

There’s a town called Niantic in Illinois with population ~600. Just an idea if you were to do this again 👀

[@dustinthefunny9287]

so happy i live right across from a pokestop, living i a city with 20,00 people cause i do have decent amount of pokestops

[@astromemo3116]

Wow nice concept I hope to see more of this kind of content ❤

[@everettpeery8170]

My town has 365 people but we have 7 poke stops and 4 gyms so it is still pretty nice to play

[@hamster_gamer14]

You should go to moncton newbrunswick canada and try finding a couple of players

[@ByronCorella]

I love this video, so good that you were able to find someone, I feel that most of players are spoofers.

[@jeffsimpson7258]

love that you made a route for them

[@FrogLedood]

i wish someone would come and make a route in my town... im surprised even in a town of 80k theres no one here that has made a route yet...

[@SK-qw5lp]

please come to saskatchewan & make a route for us. we just moved here & there’s only 3 people who play, but that’s pretty good considering there’s only 200 people in the village. I’m only level 41 & have a long way to go. This video was awesome though, very wholesome and fun. we didn’t have internet for 2 weeks, and we couldn’t watch your videos, it was super weird because we feel like we “know you”

[@kenjimenez8682]

Tiene que venir a Costa Rica a hacer rutas 🙏🏻😄

[@timrhenen7999]

Once again, very unique content bro. I love it 💯💯

[@ShimonVaza]

I never won a legendary/mega raid because I always have to play alone There are some gyms around but no one seems to be active I actually understand why people hack the game to play elsewhere, shame on the Pokémon company they can make a solution for these kind of areas

[@Rob-ql6xr]

This video is just my everyday routine lol

[@telibacas5373]

I couldn’t Hunt for shiny frokie cause of I had to go somewhere else😢.🇺🇸

[@ryanz8798]

I'll always appreciate your content. Keep it up brotha!

[@marvin.umandap]

For me, this is the most heart-warming video you made so far. Thanks! 😊👍

[@donavonbain4332]

Fantastic video idea! I thoroughly enjoyed it!!!❤

[@jpsmalls5272]

Bro I know how it feels asking people if they play the game like that and I live in a big city so I commend you for doing this

[@lilpsack7194]

i also live in a village with 2000 people in a cornfield in ohio lol it’s definitely doable, especially if anyone plays. my local park has about 15 poke stops. so it can be done

[@utsabroy3210]

There are no pokestop around 10 miles of my house, at least they have poke gyms. And I am playing since 2018, still at level (23).

[@Hellraiser5901]

Smithssssss falls lol. Can't forget that first s. Also not really the worst. I've seen less populated towns with less stops. Go to Lanark. 6 gyms and about 10 stops max all spread out in a really bad area for reception.

[@EljunCarlet]

I’ started playing Pokémon go 2016 but I’m stop 6years but now start again

[@rockwellgg3385]

Live on Maui and this made me grateful for the 3 gyms here 😂

[@Bananushka29]

As a player who lives in Phuket Thailand this is a lot compared to what’s around me

[@Fonz13109]

Yeah, down by the river somewhere 😅. Great answer 😂. I think the closest thing you will find is a Karp.

[@Cliff-M-]

Super cool video. Nice to run into nice people.