>>53125274That's a good idea, but you also need to be submitting stuff in the right s14 cell. If that gym across from him is in the same cell, then he's going to need to get at least four more stops up. Read this:
https://pokemongohub.net/post/article/comprehensive-guide-s2-cells-pokemon-go/#:~:text=Pok%C3%A9mon%20GO%20is%20built%20on%20top%20of%20S2,translate%20Earth%E2%80%99s%20spherical%203D%20shape%20into%202D%20geometry.
Then use:
https://www.pogomap.info/To check where the cells line up in your are, you can go into settings on the map and choose either level 17 or 14 cells. Also, using the Ingress Intel Map can be useful as well as it shows all POIs, even ones that didn't make it into Go.
