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Spain is a country relatively punished by Niantic, creators of Pokémon GO. Yes, we have numerous poképaradas and there are no territories, beyond the rural area, where there are no outbreaks in which different types of Pokémon appear. All this with a geography that gives the opportunity to have these beings of the earth, plant, water and other varieties. There's just one problem: We're running out of mass events No safari zones or international summer events.But that could be about to change.
And it is that Niantic launched a campaign several months ago to vote for different cities that could host the summer events of 2020. Under the hashtag or label NianticLive2020, he proposed that the player communities propose their own candidate cities to host upcoming events. Through forums like The Silph Road, cities from all over the world have come to consider, with more or less professional proposals. And yes, there is a Spanish city among them: Sevilla
Sevilla has slipped into the list of this forum as one of the proposals. Thanks to the user Roboritox on Reddit, and to the work of the community that has produced this proposal. It has done so through a video that demonstrates the characteristics that this city in southern Spain meets to host a great Pokémon GO event, such as it could be next year's Pokémon GO Fest
And it is that Niantic has requested a good list of requirements to meet That it has a large park of more than 20 or 40 hectares , that it is located in the center of the city, that it allows events to be held, that there is wireless connectivity, that it is not an overly expensive city... And of course that it has a good climate and a good community of players. Something that the El Alamillo park, in Seville, could fulfill.
We remember that a week ago we launched our NianticLive2020 proposal to become the venue for a PokemonGO event. If you haven't seen the video yet, here it is. @PokemonGOespana @PokemonGoApp @johnhanke @NianticLabshttps://t.co/VwZefe0uSz
- AlamilloGoZone (@AlamilloGoZone) September 21, 2019
In fact, there is already a small community around this park related to Pokémon GO. A group of enthusiasts who want to celebrate Niantic events, such as the safari zone, in this Sevillian park.Now they propose it as a candidate, mentioning the numerous infrastructures available, with 120 hectares of land, communication with the north of Seville, in a city with buses, trains and metro, and with the support of those responsible for the land.
At the moment the candidacy has already been presented. Niantic has closed the date to collect more proposals last October 1 And now all that remains is to wait for it to study the proposals submitted to choose a winning city. Something that will be known at the end of this year.
NianticLive2020
To participate in the candidacy, all you had to do was make a proposal through social networks with the hashtag NianticLive2020. Of course, accompanying it with a video or some kind of dossier helps your proposed city have more visibility. But the reality is that the competition is atrocious And the worst: worldwide.
You just have to browse the hashtag on the social network Twitter to find all kinds of messages of support for different cities around the world. From Quito, in Ecuador, to Thessaloniki in Greece, passing through Halle in Germany or traveling to Cape Town in South Africa. Proposals with many options, although it is difficult to meet Niantic's list of requirements.
So we just have to wait and see what the company's decision is for the next summer events. Will Seville live up to what has been experienced in recent years in Chicago? We'll know before 2020 rolls around. In the meantime, just wait and enjoy the events that are released throughout the game.
