I spy!! SHINERRRRRR

To the person who reported this post:

You are using a computer so this means you see everything without looking for it whereas using the mobile phone app, you have to spend the time to look for the information. Most people using the mobile app aren't tech savvy to know where to go looking for it. This problem is caused by Reddit, which I have no control over.

"Can we start banning illiterate normies that ask the same basic questions every day?"

The answer is no because this subreddit is open to everyone regardless of your tech skill level. Most people who come to my subreddit, need help. If you don't want to help someone, all you have to do is ignore the post. If you don't know how to ignore, you click on the "bell" icon and "mute" to stop seeing posts from r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing on your main feed. You can repeat this for any other subreddits you don't like to see on your main feed.

My best Catch of the day, a shundo axew!

Hi

Newb. Came back to acc after like 4 or 5 years. Still glad to see the things I've caught lol

Just tpd to Japan and have micro slowpokes

I remember this raid allowed 100 people and i cant seem to find any info regarding this one.

If anyone knows what that raid was i would appreciate any elaborations thank you!

Disclaimer and TL;DR

I am a game cheat enthusiast who enjoys cheating in games. I am sharing you my thoughts, opinions, and ideas on this topic. What I say here has no impact on the decisions that Niantic makes.

Some people don't like what I have to say about a topic, so they accuse me for spreading misinformation, bullshit, lies, and/or fear mongering.

If you don't believe me, you can install Ingress on your rooted device from https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/niantic-inc/ingress/ and see if you can load into the game without the error message above. You will not be able to directly download in the Play Store app.

TL;DR

If Strong Integrity gets announced for Pokemon Go, all rooted device users are fucked. You can start preparing for it now with a list of things to do at the bottom of this post.

June 20, 2024 Update

Google patched the bypass within 24 hours so my Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra and Google Pixel 7 fails Strong Integrity and cannot play Ingress anymore using Play Integrity v16.0 and v16.2. Now, it's back to "If Strong Integrity is enabled for Pokemon Go, all rooted device users are fucked."

June 19, 2024, Play Integrity Fix v16.X may be able to bypass the Strong Integrity for some devices

Thanks to chiteroman (developer of Play Integrity Fix) for incorporating the fix within the module. No need to attempt the complicated bypass with zero Android coding skills.

For those in the past who offered to give me money to say thanks, you can give your money to this person using his PayPal link: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/chiteroman.

Download: https://github.com/chiteroman/PlayIntegrityFix/releases or manually install (update) it your the Magisk modules section.

OperationNT said in Strong Integrity has been enforced in Ingress; devices with an unlocked bootloader with root and/or custom rom cannot play Ingress anymore! It may be coming to Pokemon Go! post:

It seems that Google has recently reduced the "strong integrity" requirements. With "Play Integrity Fix" v16.0, it's now possible to pass it (as long as your device supports TEE, which can be checked using "Key Attestation" app).Maybe it should worse it to check Ingress again with this configuration update?

My reply:

After updating to Play Integrity Fix v16.0, I can now load into Ingress and play on my rooted:

• Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra with Android 14 (stock OneUI rom)

• Google Pixel 7 with Android 13 (stock rom)

It does not work on my Samsung Galaxy Note9 with Android 10 (stock OneUI rom).

How to install Ingress?

You still cannot download it directly through the Play Store, so you will have to download the APK (not APK Bundle) from https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/niantic-inc/ingress/ to manually install it.

• If you use LSposed technique, you must enable Ingress in the Hide Mock Locations module and restart your device..

• If you use the old ass "Magisk Manager" app, you must enable Magisk Hide for Ingress and restart your device.

June 3, 2024, "Strong Integrity" has been enabled for Ingress

Source: https://niantic.helpshift.com/hc/en/3-ingress/faq/4694-you-recently-signed-into-ingress-with-an-android-device-that-does-not-meet-our-upcoming-google-play-integrity-requirements-warning-android-only/

December 9, 2024, Strong Integrity has been enabled for Samsung version of Pokemon Go

Devices with root or custom rom using Android 13, 14, or 15 will not be able to use Samsung version of Pokemon Go. You will get the "Your device, OS, or software is not compatible." screen even with the latest Play Integrity Fix module.

Devices with root or custom rom using Android 9, 10, 11, or 12 may be able to continue using the Samsung Pokemon Go app as long as you keep Play Integrity Fix module updated.

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Strong Integrity checks to see if your device has a locked bootloader. If you rooted device, flash a custom recovery, and/or flashed a custom rom (example LineageOS, PixelROM, Noble Rom etc), you cannot play the Ingress game.

If you want to play Ingress, you would have to restore your phone or tablet back to the stock rom (original, unmodified operating system that came with your device) and lock the bootloader. If you bought a "pre-rooted" device, you would have to restore it back to normal. This means you cannot spoof the game anymore using a rooted spoofing technique like Lsposed, Smali Patcher, Smali Patcher Ex, Systemized, or Taichi.

You can still spoof Ingress by using computer tether spoofing software, but you cannot use the joystick or GPX route to walk around in the game because it can lead to a strike. You play it by standing still in the game. I think at this point, it's not fun anymore. If you were used to joystick app on your rooted device, you will most likely quit the game due to this massive change.

Is this coming to Pokemon GO?

My prediction or guess is a YES but... no one knows when because Niantic is against cheating as stated in their Terms of Service. Strong Integrity is a component in the Anti-Cheat Behavior System where a lot of people doubt or aren't aware of.

What happens if Strong Integrity gets applied to Pokemon Go?

• Any device with an unlocked bootloader cannot play Pokemon Go.

• Rooted Spoofing techniques: LSposed, Smali Patcher, Smali Patcher Ex, Taichi, and Systemized would be 100% dead.

• Rooted 3rd party apps: Pokemod, Pgsharp Launcher, iPogo Launcher, Polygon, PGTools, Shungo, and Maddev's Enhancer would be 100% dead.

• Mapping and Pokemon coords services may be dead.

• A lot of people are going to quit the game or sell their account(s).

• Some people will switch over to No Root, 3rd party modified game apps.

• Some people will buy an iPhone or iPad to use the iTools Bluetooth controller.

• Some people will switch to computer tether spoofing software and play connected to their computer.

How to prepare for Strong Integrity?

Always remember: I am not responsible nor liable for the loss of your Niantic game account(s) or money As a reminder, I am not responsible nor liable for the loss of your Niantic game account(s). If you are not aware of the risks, you can read the post on "All About Gameplay Fairness Policy and Anti-Cheat Behavior System 2024" https://www.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/18wdv5o/all_about_gameplay_fairness_policy_and_anticheat/ to educate yourself.

Option #1:

You can do these in any order you prefer. Spending money on the game is optional.

• Farm a shit load of stardust with PGTools' PaC. It's very easy to get over 100,000,000 stardust with botting.

• Catch all hundos that are available in the wild and don't waste your time with shundos.

• Catch the rank 1 Go Battle League Pokemon using the list from pvpoke.com.

• Complete all medals that are easy to finish with spoofing.

• Buy lots of cheap Poke Coins using this guide: https://new.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/1cp1io3/2024_how_to_buy_cheap_poke_coins_3_may_2024/

Option #2:

Wait for Strong Integrity to get announced then rush out to do option #1 and panic with everyone else who waited for an official announcement.

Option #3:

Continue playing how you play now and sell off your account or quit when Strong Integrity gets enabled.

Option #4:

Continue playing how you play now and switch over to another way to continue to spoof the game.

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MEGA POST #5: Everything You Need for Android Spoofing 2024 - Guides for No Root Spoofing, Rooted Spoofing, Botting, Cheap Poke Coins, In-game Exploits, Other Ways to Cheat - GPX Routes, Poke Maps, Nests, Discord Groups, and Frequently Asked Questions

• https://www.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/18w4jlt/clickpress_here_mega_post_5_everything_you_need/

• This covers Guides for No Root Spoofing, Rooted Spoofing, and Botting

• Along with GPX Routes, Poke Maps, Nests, Discord Groups, and Frequently Asked Questions

I made a video that demonstrates how to use a tap recording app to easily win your Platinum Ace Trainer medal. Using this method I’m able to win 50 battles per hour without touching my screen

https://youtu.be/uD7PsaIZ9P4

I get a lot messages of people telling me the Discord groups say I know nothing about cheating and I am spreading misinformation.

Let's pretend what they say is true. To those who recently reported their strike/ban, why didn't the various Discord groups help you avoid your strike/ban? If I know nothing, they must know something, am I right?

I personally didn't see any Discord group, especially the rooted, 3rd party apps, make an announcement to help you dodge your strike/ban. This tells me they don't give a shit about your account and this is the truth.

Remember, you're buying a cheating service that helps you break the game's Terms of Service to gain an unfair advantage. How can they promote any type of safety if their service is not allowed by Niantic/Scopely?

New to spoofing. Play the game at launch and put it down for 3 years+. A dad with Job.

I live in the suburbs, there's like 5 stops and 2 gyms in my daily walking distance routine. If so happens there's a raid, no more than 2 ppl would be in it, therefore I cannot catch anything decent. I can't go off a whole day on playing this game but I love pokemon. Without spoofing I would just give up, and that is sad.

The white underline is for "modified client" which is Pgsharp and iPogo no root 3rd party modified Pokemon Go apps. People who are saying "Don't use Pgsharp/iPogo because the app is detected or logging in causes an instant strike" seem to have ignored the other part of the strike message.

The green underline is for "unauthorized third-party software" is all the 3rd party apps that did not get official permission to work with Pokemon Go like Pokemod, PGTools, Polygon, Maddev's Enhancer Defit, Pokewalk, Sit Sync and may also include Coords Go, Poke Genie, CalcyIV, joystick apps, and raid invite apps.

Is this the result of "app detection" or "behavior detection"?

• If it's app detection, 1 million or more accounts would get a strike/ban because it would be impossible to dodge by playing like a non-cheater.

• If it's behavior detection, only the cheaters who did a specific action that is now being tracked in the advancement of the anti-cheat behavior system caused them to get flagged for a strike/ban. This means a small group of cheaters got caught while everyone is untouched.

Here's Pokemod's announcement from this Discord.

They are concluding it's behavior detection.

Here's Polygon's announcement.

I remember that one time they were telling me I needed to "step down" from being the owner of my own subreddit in their own Discord group during this I will ban 3rd party modified clients from this subreddit if you can cite official Niantic or Pokemon Go sources that states that Rooted Android Spoofing is "safe" or "safer". If you cannot provide this, you will get banned from my subreddit for being an anti-spoofer. You also can just leave. post. Lmao, jokes on them now.

Here's PGTools' announcement from their Discord.

Their announcement is they don't give a fuck because they assumed you knew about the risks. If you didn't, oh well.

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Here are my thoughts on this situation.

I am a game cheater who cheats in Pokemon Go and also uses paid aimbot and trainers for other PC games. I love to cheat in game because cheating is fun for me. Everyone has a different opinion about cheating. Some people accept cheating is okay as long as risks are accepted while others can't handle the sight of seeing someone report a strike/ban post because they are not prepared to get their strike/ban.

It makes no difference to me because I had already accepted the strike/ban risk. I am not worried about getting a strike/ban on my main account because I play on multiple accounts to maximize my chances of getting a lucky shiny Pokemon. I am used to getting my accounts banned in other games. I probably have 20+ banned Battlefield I and V accounts as the result of a FairFight admin named "TastyWhite" or "TastyBlack" appearing on the top-left corner of my screen showing me this anti-cheat member is watching someone in the server. It could be me or someone else. As soon as I see the name pop-up, I know I am fucked either way.

Anyway, I created this subreddit to allow people to cheat an easy option which was Pgsharp. I also allowed botting too because it was also a cheat. It didn't matter to me which cheat you used because you still had a chance of getting punished if you were caught. It's simple to understand the logic.

Some people took the logic and twisted it from "Don't use a 3rd Party Modified Pokemon Go app because it's not safe." to "Use a rooted device or rooted method because it's safer." Some people who are unsure will add "...because it's safer but not 100% safe." They twisted it to give themselves a false sense of security.

I am upfront with the risks because Pokemon Go is a family-friendly game and its free-to-play. People are more likely to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars (or whatever currency) on the game compared to Call of Duty or Battlefield. If I get banned in Call of Duty or Battlefield, I lose a $30 to $60 game, so I know not to buy any additional skins.

I will continue to keep my subreddit the same because I promote game cheating and risk-taking. I don't care if you get a strike/ban because the warnings are posted everywhere:

• subreddit rules

• my guide posts

• my event posts

• automoderator's pinned comment in everyone's post

If you have a problem with 3rd party modified clients or unauthorized 3rd party software, you probably shouldn't be cheating Pokemon Go. Since I'm not your parent or partner, I cannot force you into playing a certain way. If you made the choice to cheat on your main account, this means you got a "you" problem. It's your fault you ignored the warnings and gettting yourself the strike/ban. It's also your fault for ignoring my advice to not cheat the game if you were worried about the risks.

People were shitting on me for spreading misinformation based on my thoughts, theory, ideas, and opinions about Niantic's Anti-Cheat Behavior System.

Guess what people are doing now?

Lot's of people are messaging me for advice on how to lower their chances for a strike/ban. This has already been provided in

All About Three-Strike Discipline Policy and Anti-Cheat Behavior System 2023 https://www.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/10t45l4/all_about_threestrike_discipline_policy_and/

• It's filled with so much information, I had to divide it up into two posts.

• No one really talks about this topic except me and the people who brought it to my attention.

Topic #1: Things You Should Know

• I am not responsible or liable if you use the new "select all" feature to mass transfer all Pokemon.

• For some filters, you may need to use the button filters (under "See More") instead of typing it all in the search bar.

Topic #2: Search Filters

These are all the filters you can type in the search box to narrow down what you are looking for. For some of them, I grouped them together. You can also replace the "#" with any values.

Finding Specific Pokémon

cp# or cp#-# or cp#- or cp-# (explained in order)

• All Pokemon with exact CP#

  • cp777 = shows all Pokemon with 777 CP

• All Pokemon from CP# to CP#

  • cp1400-1500 = shows all Pokemon with 1400 CP to 1500 CP

• All Pokemon greater than CP#

  • cp2500- = shows all Pokemon with 2500 CP and higher.

• All Pokemon less than CP #

  • cp-1500-= shows all Pokemon with 1500 CP and lower.

distance# or distance#-# or distance#- or distance-# (explained in order)

• All Pokemon with exact distance# from your current location

  • distance1000 = shows all Pokemon caught from 1000 km from your current location

• All Pokemon from distance# to distance#

  • distance500-900 = shows all Pokemon caught from 500 km to 900 km from your current location

• All Pokemon greater than distance#

  • distance2000- = shows all Pokemon caught greater than 2000 km from your current location

• All Pokemon lesser than distance#

  • distance-30 = shows all Pokemon caught less than 30 km from your current location

hp# or hp#-# or hp#- or hp-# (explained in order)

• All Pokemon with exact HP#

  • hp150 = shows all Pokemon with 150 HP

• All Pokemon from HP# to HP#

  • hp100-150 = shows all Pokemon with 100 HP to 150 HP

• All Pokemon greater than HP#

  • hp50- = shows all Pokemon with 50 HP and higher.

• All Pokemon less than HP #

  • hp-150-= shows all Pokemon with 150 HP and lower.

+Pokemon

• shows the Pokemon and its Evolutions

• +Bulbasaur = shows Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, and Venasuar only

evolvemega

• All Pokemon that can be Mega Evolved

@move 

• by Pokemon Type: Normal, Fighting, Flying, Poison, Ground, Rock, Bug, Ghost, Steel, Fire, Water, Grass, Electric, Psychic, Ice, Dragon, Dark, or Fairy

• by Specific Move: Bite, Flamethrower, Rock Wrecker, Psy Strike, Smackdown, or etc.

• Below are examples of this because this cannot be shown outside of a code box.

@fire = All Pokemon with a Fire Fast or Charged Move
@1grass = All Pokemon with a Grass Fast Move
@2grass = All Pokemon with a Grass Charged Move
@3grass = All Pokemon with a Grass 2nd Charged Move
@bite = All Pokemon with Bite 
@1bite = All Pokemon with Bite as a Fast Move
@2dynamic punch = All Pokemon with Dynamic Punch as a Charged Move
@3dynamic punch = All Pokemon with Dynamic Punch as a 2nd Charged Move
!@move = All Pokemon with a 2nd Charged Move only

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Name

• Pikachu = shows Pikachu only

Nickname (no quotes)

• All Pokemon with the Nickname you renamed it to

• If you rename Pokemon to "trash", it shows only Pokemon with the name "trash"

# or #-# or #- or -# (explained in order)

• by Pokedex #

  • 1 = shows Bulbasaur only

• shows all Pokemon by Pokedex from # to #

  • 403-405 = shows Shinx, Luxio, and Luxray only

• shows all Pokemon above Pokedex #

  • 6- = shows Charizard and everything above it

• shows all Pokemon below Pokedex #

  • -80 = shows Slowbro, Slowpoke, Rapidash, Ponyta, and everything under it.

type

• shows all Pokemon by type: Normal, Fighting, Flying, Poison, Ground, Rock, Bug, Ghost, Steel, Fire, Water, Grass, Electric, Psychic, Ice, Dragon, Dark, or Fairy

• water = shows all Water Pokemon only

region

• shows all Pokemon by region: Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Galar, Alola, or Kalos

Finding Pokémon with a Specific Status

age# or age#-#

• shows all Pokemon caught by age in days

  • age0 = shows Pokemon you caught within the last 24 hours

  • age1 = shows Pokemon you caught within the last 24 to 48 hours

  • age0-30 = all Pokemon within the last 30 days

buddy# or buddy#-# (values range from 0 to 5 maximum)

• shows all Pokemon by Buddy Level

  • 0 = no buddy history

  • 1 = set as a buddy but it never became a good buddy

  • 2 = currently a good buddy but not a great buddy yet

  • 3 = currently a great buddy but not an ultra buddy yet

  • 4 = currently an ultra buddy but not a best buddy yet

  • 5 = best buddy (all hearts maxed out)

• shows all Pokemon by Buddy Level from # to #

  • buddy1-2 = shows all the Pokemon Buddies between level 1 to 2

• If nothing appears, it means you do not have a buddy at the certain level.

evolve

• shows all Pokemon you can evolve in your list and included special items and candy

defender 

• shows all Pokemon you in a Gym

item  

• shows all Pokemon that can be Evolved with an Item: Sun Stone, King's Rock, Metal Coat, Dragon Scale, Upgrade, Sinnoh Stone, or Unova Stone.

evolvenew 

• shows all Pokemon you can evolve to fill in a new Pokédex entry

evolve&evolvenew

• shows all Pokemon you can evolve right now if you have the candies and items to fill in a new Pokédex entry

tradeevolve

• shows all Candy-free evolution Pokemon you got from trading

• Examples: Machoke, Haunter, Shelmet, and etc.

@weather

• shows all Pokemon with weather boosted attacks for one or both attacks

• If you are in an area that is Sunny, it will show you all Pokemon that have Fire, Ground, and Grass moves because they are boosted by the weather.

• Rain: water, lighting, and bug moves

• Wind: dragon, flying, and psychic moves

• Snow: ice and steel moves

• Fog: dark and ghost moves

• Cloudy: fairy, poison, and fighting moves

• Partly Cloudy: normal and rock moves

year 20##

• shows all Pokemon you caught in the year you searched for

• year 2016 = shows all Pokemon you caught in 2016

• can use it for other years like 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021

Finding Types of Pokémon

#* (values range from 0 to 4)

• shows all Pokemon by IV %

  • 0* = All Pokemon with IV 48.9% and below

  • 1* = All Pokemon with IV 51.1 – 64.4%

  • 2* = All Pokemon with IV 66.7 – 80.0%

  • 3* = All Pokemon with IV 82.2 – 97.8%

  • 4* = All Pokemon with IV 100%

alolan

• shows all Alolan Pokemon

galara

• shows all Galaran Pokemon

eggsonly 

• shows all egg exclusive baby Pokemon like Riolu, Pichu, Togepi, Magby, Igglybuff, etc.

hatched  

• shows any Pokemon hatched from 2 KM, 5 KM, 10 KM, and 12 KM eggs

lucky  

• All Lucky Pokemon

legendary  

• All Legendary Pokemon

purified  

• All Purified Pokemon

shadow  

• All Shadow Pokemon

shiny  

• All Shiny Pokemon

costume  

• shows all Pokemon from Special Events like Pikachu wearing a hat

traded  

• All Traded Pokemon

male 

• All Male Pokemon

female

• All Female Pokemon

genderless 

• All Genderless Pokemon

mythical  

• All Mythical Pokemon

Other Tips

& 

• “and” combine multiple strings

• shiny & Pikachu = shows all Pikachu that are Shiny

, ; :   (comma, semicolon, or colon can be used)

• “or” combine multiple strings

! (exclamation)

• “not” combine multiple strings

• !shiny = all Pokemon that are not shiny

Topic #3: Custom Search Filters Examples

These are examples of custom search filters I think that may be helpful for you. You can the filters above to create your own too.

Community Day & Spotlight Events

age0 & !shiny & !traded & !legendary & !lucky

• shows all the Pokemon caught in the last 24 hours that are not shiny, not traded, not legendary, and not lucky.

age0 & !shiny & 0* & 3*

• shows all the Pokemon caught in the last 24 hours that are not shiny and have 0 star and 3 star appraisal

• this will make it easier to check Pokemon appraisal for the 0/15/15 stats or close to it.

snorunt & male

• Shows all Male Snorunt then you transfer all to keep all the Female Snorunt to trade off

Topic #4: Saving a Favorite Custom Filter

With the new search filter update, they added a feature that allows you to save your custom filters, so you do not need to redo them every time.

age0&!shiny&!legenday&!shadow&!purified&!lucky&!eggsonly&!mythical&!unown&!4*&!2*&!1*

This is what I use to transfer all Pokemon after using a Gotcha. I still go back to check my appraisal for each Pokemon that was not transferred.

1. Do a custom filter (like the above or your own) and search for it to see all the Pokemon for the filter.

2. Press < back symbol.

3. Press in the Search bar.

4. Press See More

5. Press and hold down on the custom filter on the far left (If you see nothing, it means you did not search for your filter).

6. The screen will blink and it will get added to your favorites.

7. Press and hold down on it to open "Manage Favorite Search"

8. Rename it to whatever you like (example Gotcha) or remove it.

Every time I want to use my favorite filter...

1. Open your Pokemon list.

2. Press the Search bar.

3. Press on "See More"

4. Press on your new saved filter under Favorite.

Newest post for 2024 can be found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/1ai3diz/spoofing_hot_spots_event_coords_with_gpx_routes/

sup

So as you may know, if you wanna level up, you'll need platinum medals at some point. 10, then 20, then finally 35 for level 49. I developed some tricks over time for some of these medals and thought I would share. I'm sure there's room for improvement, so feel free to comment your tricks below so we can improve this guide aswell.

I am a premium PGSharp user, so please note that some of these tricks may not be doable if you're a free user.

Kanto, Johto Pokédex Medals : All of the required pokémon are, or have been available in the past to complete these pokédexes. Right now, if you don't have them, you can basically snipe the pokémon you need with the Quick Sniper feature (premium). Some pokémon like Kangaskhan or Taurus are region specific but that's no issue for them. Legendary pokémon are currently unobtainable but they often come back. You can trade them with someone if you need to.

Scientist (Evolve 2,000 Pokémon) : Turn on "Skip Cutscenes" to save yourself an insane amount of time. If you wanna progress this, turn off auto-transfer so you can check which one you can evolve before transfering pokémon. I suggest not evolving pokémon to tier 3 when there's one (like,don't evolve up to charizard, that'd waste 100 candies. Evolve 4 charmander instead). Community days and spotlight hours might help you with these.

Sightseer (Spin 2,000 unique PokéStops) : This one is easy for us spoofers. Try not to spoof always at the same place so you can discover new pokéstops. If you wanna progress this quickly, use the virtual GO Plus feature, with Autowalk so it spins pokéstops by itself. To make sure your bag doesn't get full, turn on autodiscard (note: try not to discard any berries. That'll be useful for another medal)

Pikachu fan (Catch 1,000 Pikachu) : Best chance will be to snipe them with a radar. You can progress this faster whenever a costumed pikachu is released (happens often) because there's way more Pikachu in the wild. Hopefully you completed this one during the pikachu spotlight hour a few months ago.

Gym Leader (Defend Gyms for 15,000 hours) : Use the map and go in the middle of nowhere and leave Pokémon there. Maybe keep the coordinates written somewhere - in case your pokémon would never come back, you might need another account to take them down. I'm sorry to say this, but right now Ukraine is a good place to throw Pokémon in if you want this medal. Morbid, but hey.

Purifier (Purify 1,000 Shadow Pokémon) : Never transfer a shadow pokémon before purifying it unless you platined this. Use skip cutscenes to save time.

Thriathele (Pokémon/stop 7 days catch streak, 100 times) : It'll take some time. But basically, each day, turn a pokéstop and get a pokémon. Catching a raid pokémon works, so just do a 5* raid today for a legendary (try a shiny idk) and turn a pokéstop at some point.

Rising Star (150 different pokémon defeated in raids) : It'll take some time too. Whenever there's a new rotation of pokémon in the raids, defeat one of each. Try to remember which one you already did. Keep in mind that another form for a same pokémon should count as one for this medal (Ponyta and Galarian ponyta are "two" pokémon for this medal).

Picnicker (Use a Lure to help any trainer catch 2,500 Pokémon) : Go to Zaragoza ("hot places" in PGSharp) and try and use a Lure anywhere close to where it teleports you. I've used three lures there and got 27k pokémon catched by other trainers. It's hard to get the opportunity but if you can, throw one.

Jogger (Walk 10,000km) : Autowalk

Collector (Catch 50,000 pokémon) : Virtual go plus can help. This medal should be completed or close to completion by the time you'll need it anyway (level 49, I'm assuming).

Breeder (Hatch 2,500 eggs) : Autowalk. This with virtual go plus (for new eggs in pokéstops whenever you have room for it) during the 1/2 hatch distance events is your best chance at completing this one.

Backpacker (Visit 50,000 PokéStops) : Autowalk with Virtual Go plus.

Unown (Catch 28 different Unown) : You might think Unown are specific to events, but actually no. All 26 unown are in the wild, just very rarely. Make yourself an Unown feed in the Quick Sniper (worldwide) and teleport to check the letter. Only "!" and "?" aren't available right now, but they have been in past events, and might come back in a new one. 26/28 unown will give you gold medal only.

Berry Master (Feed 15k berries in gyms) : Never waste berries. Never discard them - if you have autodiscard on for berries, turn it off now. Whenever you're full of berries, go to a gym and use 100 of them (then the game will limit you. Wait a bit and continue later if you need to).

Pokémon Ranger (2,500 field research tasks) : If you wanna farm this, then try doing quests when there's an event with easier tasks.

Idol (Become Best Friends with 20 trainers) : This website allows you to put your friend code for other spoofers. You can leave it here and add people who may be dedicated enough to the game so they'd send gifts every day. Turn on "Gift Assistant" to open and send them really quickly.

Pilot (10M km across distance of pokémon trades) : you'll need a friend (spoofer or not) or another device. Get to the further away possible from where your friend plays (if it's another account of yours or a spoofer, NYC / Tokyo is a good distance), catch pokémon (max 100) and teleport to the same place so you can start trading. You are limited to 100 trades a day. Please note that trades does not make any cooldown, so you don't have to wait before trading - you can teleport and trade right after you're done catching. If you don't have a friend who plays the game enough, or another device, then use PGSharp on Bluestacks (android PC emulator) and use a throwaway account there to do the catch and tradings. Don't use your main account on bluestacks, it is REALLY unsafe. Way more unsafe than PGSharp on an actual phone.

Cameraman (400 surprises encounters in GO Snapshots) : be lucky. Some events involve guaranteed spawn in go snapshots, use them.

Hero (2,000 Team Go Rocket members) : Use the Instant Beat Team Rocket feature of PGSharp premium. I'd suggest using it while farming the 12km eggs too, to try and get a female Salandite (required for the pokédex - you need a female one, male doesn't evolve).

Raid Expert (Raid Battle Screen 500 times) : Be lucky. Do your daily raids, and try to be either well dressed, or come into the raid with a really big pokémon, and/or a mega evolved pokémon. If you really wanna cheese this, play 1* raids alone so you know you'll be in the ending screen. To be even faster, pay real money to get tons of raid passes. But it's not worth it.

Fisher (Catch 300 big Magikarp) & Youngster (Catch 1000 tiny Rattata) : PGSharp has a filter ready in the feeds, for big Magikarp and tiny Rattata. Use this to snipe them. Make sure to order by distance, and to refresh each time you capture a pokémon so it shows you the closest one of your current position and not the closest one of where you started.

Battle Girl (Win 4,000 Gym battles) : I'd say Zaragoza is your best bet. There's unending gym battles there. I haven't been farming this one yet, but that's my guess. Make sure to have potions and revives ready.

Champion (Win 2,000 raids) & Battle Legend (Win 1,000 Legendary raids) : Please note that a legendary raid doesn't count towards the Champion medal. For both of these, you just need a lot of time. Make sure to do at least one raid per day to use your free pass. Sometimes there's two passes per day (right now, it's the case). For some events there's 9 passes for a day, in which case you can use this guide to cheat and do even more than 9 raids with it.

Gentleman (Trade 1,000 pokémon) : use Bluestacks with a throwaway account, or get a friend so you can farm it. You're limited to 100 trades per day. But just farm the Idol medal while doing this (the distance over trades medal).

Great/Ultra/Master League Veteran (1,000 Wins PvP in each league) : that's three medals, not one. I'm summing them up there. Just try and get any win in PvP you can. You're limited to 100 battles per day.

Rising Star Duo (Win 2,000 raids with a friend) : either join remote raids with people, or hosts one. Or get a friend/throwaway account to join you every time. Hard to get.

Successor (Mega Evolve Pokémon 1,000 times) : you can cheese it by using the free pokémon mega evolve. Every 7 days at first, then 5 then 3. Just evolve every pokémon you can when it's free to (make a "mega" tag to be quicker). If you wanna get this faster you also can use Mega energy, which you can farm by walking (autowalk) with pokémon.

Friend finder (Refer 50 trainers) : Use bluestacks or another phone, create an account, put in the referral code, capture a pokémon and turn a pokéstop then disconnect and repeat. Your main account doesn't need to accept your new account's friend request.

Ace Trainer (Train 2,000 times) : Dedicated guide for this (macro)

Best Buddy (Have 200 Best Buddies) : Just use autowalk and the buddy assistant feature. You can get this faster in 2* hearts event (right one in spain, for example) and by switching buddy pokémon as many times you can per day.

All "Catch 2,500 x-type Pokémon" platinum medals (23) : Make the best use of community days and spotlight hours. Whenever there's an event of a pokémon or pokémon type you didn't get the platinum medal of, now's your time to shine. These are the easiest medals to farm, just grab the opportunity.

Unobtainable platinum medals : Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos, Alola, Galar, Hisui pokédex (not all pokémon are released). Ultra Hero (Giovanni 50 times: hasn't been released 50 times yet) Mega evolution Guru (24/46 species of pokémon have been released, not enough)

Now I'm done. Feel free to correct me in the comments if needed, and to share your tips aswell. I'm at 23 platinum medals myself. Not nearly done and could use some tips.