Summary
Pokemon GOhas announced a partnership with Walmart that will add more PokeStops and Gyms to all Walmart Supercenters across the United States and putPokemon GOgift cards into Walmart stores. This partnership looks to expand players' access to locations that can serve as gathering hubs for their localPokemon GOcommunities, and it is the first time that physical gift cards have been made available.
PokeStops and Gyms have been present inPokemon GOsince its release in 2016. While the functionalities of these points-of-interest have changed over the years,PokeStopsand Gyms still play very important roles inPokemon GO, and many players interact with them frequently.
The partnership betweenPokemon GOand Walmart should make it easier for players to perform those interactions, as it will put PokeStops and Gyms at every Walmart Supercenter in the United States starting on May 15, 2025. As per the announcement of the partnership, 90 percent of Americans live within 10 miles of a Walmart store, which means that these new PokeStops and Gyms will serve many players. Additionally, Walmart stores will begin stocking physicalPokemon GOgift cards as part of the partnership.
Pokemon GO is Getting Gift Cards
ThePokemon GOgift cards that will be available through Walmart are a brand-new way for players to purchasePokeCoins. These gift cards have the following four values, and fans may notice that they offer a slightly better dollar-to-PokeCoin conversion rate than the in-game shop:
While thesePokemon GOgift cards may not appear in every Walmart store simultaneously, it is indicated that they will start being available for purchase as soon as October 20. Additionally, the gift cards are to be available through Walmart.com and the Walmart app, andPokemonfanswho would like to buy some, but cannot find them in their local stores, may want to turn to those online sources.
Finally, it has been revealed that a “limited number” of physical gift cards will be made available to all Community Ambassadors in the United States for distribution to the players in their communities. For the uninitiated,Pokemon GOCommunity Ambassadorsare volunteers who run community events with the support of the game’s developer, Niantic. These leaders occasionally receive item codes and other pieces of “swag” to hand out to local players, and it is thus not surprising to see that they will be getting some gift cards to disperse.
