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Don’t get super comfy with your neighbor’s Poké Stops and Gyms in Pokémon Go
July 20, 2025
If you live in an area where Poké Stops and Gyms are somehow in your neighbors’ yards, we have some bad news. According toVariety, aproposed settlementfiled in a California court will do away with them all if it’s approved.
The proposed settlement stems from a lawsuit that New Jersey resident Jeffrey Marder filed in 2016 against Niantic Labs, The Pokémon Company, and Nintendo. In the lawsuit, Marder claimed thatPokémon Go’sPoké Stops and wild Pokémon encouraged players to trespass on other people’s properties.
“During the week of Pokémon Go’s release, strangers began lingering outside of his home with their phones in hand,” reads part of the lawsuit.
“At least five individuals knocked on Plaintiff’s door and asked for access to Plaintiff’s backyard in order to ‘catch’ Pokémon that thegamehas placed at Plaintiff’s residence.”
If approved, the proposed settlement would apply to those who own or lease property within 100 meters of a Poké Stop or Gym. Here’s what the proposed settlement would require Niantic to do:
Lastly, the proposed settlement would award each plaintiff $1,000 and award attorneys fees and reimbursement for expenses stemming from the case.
It’s unknown if the court will accept the proposed settlement. We’ll update this post if anything changes.
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