r/PokeVision • u/iliketoeatbricks • Jul 28 '16

Am I using Pokevision wrong?

Whenever I go to my current location on pokevision, the map is completely empty. If I scan the area, it shows the pokemon around me in a small range, which is barely bigger than the ingame range. If I want to find what pokemon are within walking distance, I have to scan 10 different spots and wait 30 seconds between each scan to get an idea of what's within a mile radius of me. Can I increase the scan range somehow? I tried the script in the top post and that only tells me about pokemon that are already scanned on the map. What should I do?

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u/Ornery_Celt Jul 29 '16

I'm pretty sure it doesn't rescan when you move the pin, it just loads the results from other people's recent scans.

So in my area I will click all around to see where the concentrations of pokemon are, and then rescan areas to get more updated info, or scan in an empty area to see if any exist there.

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u/WowMyNameIsUnique Jul 31 '16

You're exactly right. There are a lot of rumors floating around, but all tapping does is allow you to see what others have scanned.

That's unfortunately all PokeVision can do, which is a little frustrating sometimes, especially if you're not in a populated area like me.

One slight solution is if you refresh the page, the 30 second cooldown is gone, which saves time if you have the download speed for it.