Pokemon Go: Yelp Now Identifies Businesses With Nearby PokeStops

It’s risky. And it’s everywhere. According to the official source of Yelp, the app is as of now getting a large number of Pokestop enrolled. How about Yelp. The app, known for consumer-written reviews of restaurants and hotels, now offers a “PokeStop Nearby” filter that will help you find a PokeStop while finding a place to eat.

For Yelp’s filter to be effective, it’s requesting users’ help in identifying businesses that are near PokeStops. Essentially after visiting a location you’ll have the option of reviewing it and giving it your honest opinion. It’s asking players to help identify what business are Pokestop-adjacent by checking in to locations.

A Spearow, a Pokemon character appears in a London street during a game of ‘Pokemon Go, ‘ a mobile game that has become a global phenomenon, on July 15, 2016 in London, England. “You can now find places to simultaneously run errands AND stock up on materials needed to catch that Eevee you’ve been eyeing”, said Yelp product manager Will Cole in a blog post. You can use it search for locations and all sorts of other shops, ranging from nightlife nightclubs, to educational facilities to home services and event planning. You can’t be the very best (like no one ever was) by aimlessly wandering.

The awesome “Pokemon Go” worldwide saga continues, that even people at home can already find out if one of them ‘Mons is nearby. The game’s publisher Niantic is also teasing sponsored locations. Yelp’s Pokestop map is still a little sparse at the moment, but as Pokemon hunters head out again this weekend this could change fast.