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Rachel Samples

What if Gyms stopped giving free PokéCoins? Pokémon Go survey has players concerned over the future of Gyms

Pokémon Go’s Gyms have long been a staple, and the fact that they give players the chance to earn free PokéCoins motivates many players to keep interacting with them. But a newly found survey has fans of the mobile game thinking all that could soon change.

Players first highlighted the survey yesterday on the TheSilphRoad and PokemonGo subreddits. The survey, which can be found on the Niantic Labs website, seemingly aims to get a better understanding of the way players engage with Pokémon Go’s Gym system. Most of the questions are fairly simple, asking how many Gyms are accessible within walking distance or how often users engage with Gyms. But question 21 has fans worried.

“If you could no longer earn PokéCoins from Gyms, how would that affect your Gym interactions?”

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