"Fans conducted a case study in Christchurch, New Zealand testing if Silicobra would spawn in areas labeled as 'Land Cover: Sparsely or Non-vegetated' in the United States Geological Survey. Early results seemed promising, so the group also cross referenced the USGS' data for other biome-specific Pokémon spawns like Toedscool, which seems to primarily spawn in areas marked as 'Grassland,' 'Shrubland,' and 'Forest.'"
"For the moment this is just a plausible theory, as it's not been thoroughly confirmed, but if players have cracked the code on biome-based spawns, they might have found a valuable resource for helping players track down specific Pokémon, and it's the sort of thing some players feel Niantic should have provided long ago."
"'I love for the underlying numbers and math that goes into it,' Redditor rachycarebear wrote. 'I love developing and testing theories to figure out how and why they might happen, but that should be limited to an optional and highly technical style of gameplay.'"
Silicobra, a desert-dwelling Pokémon, has been introduced in a monster collecting app. Players are exploring local geography to find suitable spawn areas. A case study in Christchurch, New Zealand, tested the correlation between Pokémon spawns and US Geological Survey land cover data. Early results suggest a link between specific biomes and Pokémon appearances. While this theory is not confirmed, it could help players locate Pokémon more effectively. Some players feel that Niantic should provide clearer information on spawn mechanics to enhance gameplay experience.
Read at Kotaku
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