Will Pokemon Go work with my rural location?

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I am really looking forward for the launch of Pokemon Go here in Portugal (as an excuse to go outside) but I'm really concerned if it will work with where I live. I pretty much live outside civilization:

  • 3KM away from my house is a small village with ~50 people,
  • 30KM away is a town with ~1000 people,
  • 90KM away is one of the biggest cities in the country, Coimbra

Therefore, I would like to know if I will be able to play Pokemon Go or if I need to use my private jet to get to the nearest Pokemon.

PS: What I actually mean with this question is: Will I be able to catch Pokemon in the wild, or will they not spawn? I have GPS and mobile data


So long as you are able to receive Mobile/Cellular Network Data and GPS, you should be able to wander around collecting Pokemon perfectly fine.

Also, depending on your village, there may be one or more of:

  • PokeStops, which give you items like Pokeballs and Potions (and can be temporarily buffed with Pokemon Lures to attract Pokemon)
  • Gyms, which can be captured, trained at and fought by members of the three Pokemon teams (Red, Blue, Yellow). You will be able to join a team at level 5.

You may be able to check this without downloading the game by using an Ingress Intel/Portal checker (as Pokemon Go is based on the same locations), however note that currently not all Ingress portals are Pokemon Go spots.


No you will not be fine. I live in the States and I cannot get pokemon unless I go to a city. I can walk five miles and not find a pokemon or any gyms or pokestops. The only way to get any fun out of pokemon go if you live in a rural area is to stock up. Go to the city and grab a lot of eggs at pokestops, you can still hatch them in rural areas and it gives you xp. But you won't level up as fast as city players, also you won't be able to get pokecoins from gyms on a regular basis because there might not be any near you.

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