Join hosts Jamal Harvey and Chris Bell for a weekly podcast dedicated to the Wide World of Scopley Explore Wayfarer! Niantic Wayfarer provides the Points of Interests (POIs) that make these games run: Pokémon Go, Pikmin Bloom, Monster Hunter & More! Find us! On X (Formally Twitter) @wayspotters At our Website -> www.wayspotters.com On Instagram @wayspotterspodcast On TikTok @imakewayspots On YouTube @wayspotterspodcast Also available on pokemonprofessor.com
Latest episodes
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1 h 14
249. The Grades are In!
This week Jamal and Chris discuss Scopely Explore's 2025–2026 Wayfarer Roadmap, and it's officially report card season! One year after nine commitments were announced, the guys bre…
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1 h 24
248. Broken Ladder
This week, Chris and Jamal get into one of the most controversial Wayfarer announcements in years! Scopely Explore is separating Wayfarer abuse enforcement from Pokémon GO, and the…
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1 h 18
247. Hey, I Fixed Wayfarer
This week, Chris and Jamal are back with a simple question: What if fixing one email could eliminate one of the biggest sources of confusion in Wayfarer? Jamal has redesigned the W…
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1 h 18
246. Once I Was Seven Years Old
This week, Chris and Jamal get into seven years of Wayfarer and just how much has changed since the early days. From the old five-star review system and the legendary “four-star ga…
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1 h 11
245. Am I Inigo Montoya?
This week, Chris and Jamal dig into rejection reasons in Wayfarer and why choosing the right one matters. From private property and low-quality photos to schools, businesses, and a…
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1 h 19
244. Permanently Banned… Then Back?
This week, Jamal and Chris get into what happens when enforcement gets it wrong, and they have a special guest to help them out. Lemyrrio joins the show to tell the wild story of g…
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1 h 08
243. Accepted Doesn’t Mean you Get A Pokestop
This week, Jamal and Chris get into what “accepted” really means in Wayfarer. If Pokémon GO tells you to nominate a PokéStop and your nomination gets accepted, is it reasonable to…
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1 h 06
242. Plug Up That Draft
This week, Chris and Jamal get into the new world of submitting Wayspots now that Pokémon GO nominations have officially moved to the web. Jamal takes a well-earned victory lap aft…
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1 h 11
241. Welcome to Wayfarer
Jamal and Chris get into a major change coming to Wayfarer, and this one could fundamentally change how Pokémon GO players think about Wayspot nominations. Beginning September 1st,…
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1 h 12
240. A World Without Wayfarer
This week on Wayspotters, Chris comes in with what might be one of his hottest Wayfarer takes ever: Would Pokémon GO even exist without OPR and Wayfarer? We talk about just how muc…
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1 h 12
239. Don’t Get Banned
This week, Jamal and Chris dive into two topics that have been generating plenty of conversation throughout the Wayfarer community: voting rings and how not to get yourself banned.…
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1 h 17
238. Don’t Hurt Yourself
Chris and Jamal are back for Episode 238, and after some dad talk about birthdays, kids growing up, college, lacrosse, and just how different parenting is in the digital age, they…
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1 h 09
237. 1% Help 99% Memes
This week, Chris and Jamal get into one of the biggest philosophical questions Wayfarer has faced since the transition to Scopely Explore: should gameplay finally have a seat at th…
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1 h 07
236. Ok, but why are you asking?
This week, Chris and Jamal get into Scopely Explore's recent Pokémon GO survey and what it could mean for the future of gyms, PokéCoins, and Wayfarer. They discuss whether more gym…
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1 h 04
235. Louder Together… But Heard?
This week Jamal and Chris are back together as Chris returns to the show, and there is plenty to catch up on! The guys discuss the end of the standalone Wayfarer social media prese…
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1 h 09
234. Misplaced and Misunderstood
Chris is still away this week, so Agent X returns to the co-host chair alongside Jamal for another packed episode of Wayspotters. This week’s conversation covers some of the bigges…
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1 h 28
233. A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Votes
This week Jamal is joined by not one but two Wayfarer Ambassadors, as Chris is out this week, with Agent X and ElfFromSpace stepping in for a packed episode of Wayspotters. After o…
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1 h 10
232. Wayfarer See, Wayfarer Do
This week, Chris and Jamal discuss how one great nomination can inspire hundreds more and how one questionable nomination can do the same. From footbridges and neighborhood signs t…
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1 h 18
231. Did my POI Hurt Your Feelings?
This week, Jamal and Chris dive into one of the biggest philosophical debates in Wayfarer: Who gets to decide what's interesting? Using memorial benches as the foundation of the co…
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1 h 01
230. Don’t Do The Crime
This week Chris and Jamal discuss a recent wave of Wayfarer-related bans and the lessons every Wayfinder can learn from them. The duo breaks down several forum posts from players c…