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Pokemon Go is, by its core design, all about walking and traveling.

When you're a game developer, there's the unfortunate truth that not everyone will play your game. Some people won't be interested; some won't be able to. After all, there's no expectation that someone who hasn't upgraded their computer in five years will be able to play recent games, nor is there an expectation that a crippled person will be able to play arcade Dance Dance Revolution, even if they really really want to.

In light of that, when you're designing a game, you want to focus on making it the best experience possible for the people who CAN play the game. Adding in a way to play without walking and traveling would be opposed to the core game mechanic, and it would make the game worse.