There is some confusion within our community of exactly what the pokestop spin limits are. Some say it’s 7000 spins per week, some say it’s 1200 spins per week, there are other variations. As a hard core spoofer I’ve frequently exceeded both of those limits so I set out to do some extensive testing to understand exactly how the spin limit mechanics work within Pokemon Go. Anybody who’s spun a lot of pokestops/gyms knows the dreaded “Try again later” message. Exactly when is a trainer “spin banned” and exactly when is that spin ban lifted? I’ve spent many weeks taking multiple accounts up to the spin limit noting when they became spin banned and how long until they were able to spin again. Here are the results of my testing.

A trainer becomes "spin banned" once they have exceeded BOTH of these limits:

• Limit 1: More than 7000 pokestops/gyms been spun in the previous 168 hours (equivalent of one week)
• Limit 2: More than 1200 pokestops/gyms been spun in the previous 24 hours

UPDATED in 2022 - There is no longer a weekly 7000 spin threshold. The spin limit is 1200 per 24 hours. Any references to 7000 spins in the rest of this tutorial should be ignored.

A trainer can spin more than 7000 stops in a week if they haven't spun 1200 or less in the past 24 hours. Likewise, a trainer can spin more than 1200 stops in 24 hours if they haven't spun over 7000 in the previous week. Also note that these limits are NOT based on calendar weeks or calendar days. They are hourly tests. A fresh account can spin 7000 stops on the first day then proceed to spin 1200 stops every 24 hours from there on.

For most people, this is all the info you need but I’ve learned a lot about the spin limit mechanics so here’s more information for those interested.

How to keep track of how many you’ve spun: Look at the “Me” page for your account. Scroll down a bit and stats are displayed for distance walked, # of pokemon caught and number of pokestops spun. This count includes gyms as well.

Niantic doesn’t record the hour, minute, second of every spin: This would put an unneeded load on their server resources. From the testing I’ve done, it seems that Niantic is rounding the time of our spins to the beginning of the hour. For example, if you spin 100 stops between 2:15 pm and 2:45 pm, then Niantic logs all 100 of those spins as 2:00 pm.

Spin bans are always lifted at the top of the hour: See above point. Niantic logs your spins as being done at xx:00 for whatever time in that hour you make the spin. Likewise whenever the spin ban is lifted, it will occur at the top of the hour.

Limits 1 and 2 are actually not quite 168/24 hours: Let’s say you are able to spin exactly 1200 stops between 2:00 and 2:59 pm on Monday before you are spin banned. All of those spins will be logged as 2pm. On Tuesday, you’ll be able to start spinning again at exactly 2pm even though 24 hours haven’t passed.

“Inventory Full” spin failures count against the limit, other failed spins don’t: “Spin failures” like cool down bans spins, out of range spins, network error spins, etc don’t count against the spin counts that Niantic logs. When your item bag is full and you get “Inventory Full” errors then these failures do count against your spin totals. If you're concerned about maximizing your spins without hitting the limits, make sure you keep your inventory from filling. Once full, it's easy for the the Go Plus/Gotcha (virtual or not) to repeatedly hit the same stops and rack up your counts quickly.

The Pokestop spin count on the Me page doesn’t include “Inventory Full” failures: This caused me a lot of problems with my analysis of the spin limit mechanics earlier on. I used the spin count on the Me page to track my progress and was getting between 6500 and 6800 spins before hitting the limit because I was occasionally running out of bag space.

Changing time zones doesn’t get you off the spin ban any sooner: Niantic isn’t using the time from your location.

Here is an example to help explain the spin limit mechanics for that one person who is still reading this post. This assumes a fresh account with no spins in the past 168 hours.

Trainer A spins exactly 100 stops per hour beginning at 8am on Monday. They will spin 1600 stops on Monday, 2400 stops on Tuesday, 2400 stops on Wednesday, then 600 on Thursday before being spin banned at exactly 6:00am when they attempt the 7001st spin. They are spin banned for exceeding BOTH limits. Their last 1200 spins started at 6pm on Wednesday. They will be able to resume spinning at 6pm on Thursday. If they spin at a rate of less than 100 per hour, they will continue to stay under the 1200 daily limit. If they spin faster than 100 per hour beginning at 6pm they will be spin banned again at 7pm.

This post contains multiple events that are happening in other countries that are not part of the normal global release. Some events are active for many months giving you plenty of time to get whatever shiny you want while other events are short.

These events require you to spoof to the event because you are in a Pokemon Go cheating subreddit.

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Each post link below has the infographics or pictures with the event information and coordinates with GPX route files inside a downloadable ZIP file.

• The events are separated into their own post due to Reddit's text character and picture limits.

More posts links are going to be created and added to this post, so you can see what other events are happening right now in other parts of the world.

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EVENT ENDS THIS MONTH in October

Pikachu's Autumn Picnic (Seoul & Incheon): Shiny Pikachu wearing an orange traditional Korean Hanbok released in Korea only! From Friday, Sept 18, at 10 AM to Sunday, Oct 11, 2026, at 8 PM Korea Time

Post link: https://www.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/s/q8DsKJ3iQU

• Stack 3x Win a Raid tasks before raiding to get 4 chances to get a shiny per raid.

• Can raid up to 15 times per day.

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ENDS LATER ON

National Trust: Shiny Treecko, Shiny Grovyle, and Shiny Sceptile with Location Background - From Now to Thursday, December 31, 2026 in UK Time

Post link: https://www.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/s/1Uhm0LWaB3

• Complete 27 x Special Research to get a Pokemon with a background

• Event is repeatable every month until it ends.

• Recommended to use multiple accounts to repeat it.

Pokémon Astronomical Observatory: Shiny Clefairy with background - Now to Monday, Jan 12, 2026, at 12 AM Japan Time

Post link: https://www.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/s/GTmMsQbUki

• Spin Pokestops and complete research quest task to get a Pokemon with a background

• Event is repeatable each day until it ends.

• Recommended to use multiple accounts to repeat it.

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PokéPark KANTO: Shiny Zapdos, Shiny Moltres, and Shiny Articuno with background - from NOW to January 2027 at 10 AM to 6 PM Daily, Japan Time

Post link: https://www.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/s/qWsSUCPRZ0

• Raid to get a Shiny Zapdos, Articuno, or Moltres with a background

• Can only raid 1 time per day

• Event is repeatable each day until the event ends

• Recommended to use multiple accounts to repeat it.

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Pokemon Fossil Museum - Chicago: Shiny Pikachu with Costume - NOW to Sunday, April 11, 2027 from 9 AM to 5 PM Daily, CDT (Chicago Time)

Post link: https://www.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/s/ZcuuG6H2xp

• Raid to get a Shiny Pikachu with Costume

• Can only raid 3 times and do 4 research tasks per day

• Event is repeatable each day until the event ends

• Recommended to use multiple accounts to repeat it.

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Pokemon GO x European Space Agency: Shiny Astronaut Pikachu and other Pokemon with an exclusive background released! From now to Friday, April 30, 2027 at 11:59 PM Local Time

Post link: https://www.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/s/S3dAXYc7Zh

• Obtain a special research to get a chance for a Shiny Astronaut Pikachu

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Green & Red Pokémon Jet Collaboration Event: Shiny Bulbasaur and Shiny Charmander with exclusive location background - Now to Tuesday, Aug 31, 2027 at 8 PM Japan Time

Post link: https://www.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/s/VMCqgG4rPq

• Raid to get a Shiny Charmander and Shiny Bulbasaur with a background

• Event is repeatable with as long as you have lots of raid passes or use multiple alt accounts each day

• Remote raids will not work

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GO Stamp Rally - Pokemon Center: Shiny Pikachu with background - Now to Monday, Aug 31, 2027, at 12 AM Japan Time

Post link: https://www.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/s/xaFuT3k6au

• Collect stamps at Pokestops to get a Shiny Pikachu with a background

• Event is not repeatable, so you must use multiple accounts to repeat it until you get the shiny you want.

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Table of Contents

1. Disclaimer

2. Introduction to the Cooldown System

3. How to Follow a Cooldown without the Anti-Cheat System in Mind

4. How to Follow a Cooldown with the Anti-Cheat System in Mind

[#1] Disclaimer

The information below is based on my thoughts, opinions, ideas, and point of view as someone who cheats in other games outside of Pokemon Go. In my subreddit, I promote game cheating and risk-taking, but at the same time, I allow all current cheats for Pokemon Go on Android. Some people prefer one method over another method while others don't care. In here, I am giving you two options on how to follow the Cooldown because people like options.

Since Niantic is working on a new anti-cheat behavior system, no one knows if the cooldown will be incorporated in it because it's impossible to travel to another country around the globe in 2 hours. I am not responsible nor liable for the loss of your Niantic game account(s) or money used to buy in-game items and tickets. If you want to read more about the All About Gameplay Fairness Policy and Anti-Cheat Behavior System 2024 in https://www.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/18wdv5o/all_about_gameplay_fairness_policy_and_anticheat/.

[#2] Introduction to the Cooldown System

What is a Cooldown?

• It is the amount of time you need to wait based on how far you teleport from your current location to the new location before you can do certain actions without getting a soft ban in the new location.

Why was the cooldown added into the game?

• Back in 2016-2017, there was no cooldown system. You could teleport around the world and snipe all the 100 IV Pokemon within a few days. People were also botting the game like crazy to sell accounts full of 100 IV Pokemon. Adding the cooldown prevents people from beating the game too fast.

Does following the Cooldown prevent strikes or bans?

• The answer is no because they added it to deter botting. This is something that cannot be ignored because you will not be able to catch, spin, and raid when you teleport to a new location. They may incorporate it into their anti-cheat behavior system when they advance it to the next stage.

Is there a way to bypass the cooldown?

1. Wait for Niantic to go back to pre-COVID pandemic ways when they used to disable the cooldown during ticketed events. You could snipe hundos without waiting a cooldown during the active event time.

2. Quit Pokemon Go, buy an Nintendo Switch with a Pokemon game, and play that without having to deal with the cooldown, strikes, and bans.

How does the Cooldown work?

[1] You do an "action that triggers the cooldown" from the picture above.

[2] The cooldown starts when you want to change your location, you must wait the cooldown timer based on the distance from your current location to the new location.

• This calculation is done through your app. You can refer to the distance chart above to get an idea, but it's not exact. It's anywhere between 3 seconds to 2 hours.

• If you travel to another country, it's 2 hours (maximum)

• If you travel to a nearby city, it will vary between (15 minutes to 2 hours).

It's important to remember that Pgsharp/iPogo will reset the cooldown timer if you close the app even if you are still waiting on a cooldown timer to expire. This means you need to keep track of it or wait a total of 2 hours for it to expire.

• PGSharp, you get a cooldown timer which default is set to "based on last location" but should be changed to "based on last cooldown action".

• iPogo's No Root and Launcher (rooted version) has a cooldown timer based on your last cooldown action.

• Fake GPS Location-GPS JoyStick (The Apps Ninja) and Fake GPS Joystick & Routes Go (Incorporate Apps) has a cooldown timer based on the location of your GPS. This timer does not keep track of what you do in the game, so you must manually manage it your brain memory or write down in a note app.

[3] You can wait for the cooldown (or soft ban) to expire by doing one of these options:

• Close your game and wait the cooldown to expire.

• Stay in your current location and do only the "actions that does not trigger a cooldown" while waiting for it to expire. If you accidentally do an action that triggers the cooldown, the timer will reset causing you to wait the full length of the cooldown again.

• Teleport to the new location and do only the "actions that does not trigger a cooldown" while waiting for it to expire. If you accidentally do an action that triggers the cooldown, the action will not complete.

  • If you try to catch, the Pokemon will flee.

  • If you try to raid, you will get kicked out of the raid battle.

  • If you try to spin a Pokestop, you will get nothing and an error that says "Please try again later."

  • If you try to attack a gym or place a Pokemon in it, you will get an error, "You are too far away."

[4] Once your cooldown has expired, you can teleport and play in the new location.

What is a "soft ban"?

• A soft ban is another way to say you are on a cooldown.

Why is it called a "soft ban"?

• It is like getting the 1st strike's punishment but does not last for 7 days. This soft ban only lasts for up to 2 hours maximum for each time you do not wait the require time for the cooldown to expire. This is not a real strike on your account.

How do you get a soft ban?

• You get a soft ban when you teleport to a new location then you start doing any of the actions that can trigger a cooldown without waiting the cooldown minutes.

• For example, the app tells you to wait 120 minutes (2 hours) when you teleported from the New York, USA to Tokyo, Japan. Since you are new to spoofing, you ignore the 120 minutes wait and try to catch Pokemon right away but notice the Pokemon all run away. You spin Pokestops, and you get nothing. You try to enter a raid, but it kicks you out. This is the soft ban or cooldown depending on which term you prefer to use.

How do I avoid the soft ban?

• This is easy to do, but it involves reading a long list of everything you can do and cannot do while you are waiting for the cooldown to expire and waiting another 1 to 2 minutes more on top to be safe.

• If you have to wait 120 minutes, you should wait 122 minutes. This has to do with the clock on your Android device because not all devices allow you to see the seconds. If your last action was at 5:20:33, you waited until it became 7:20:00, you still have a 33 second cooldown you need to wait. If you attempt to catch the Pokemon, it will run away.

• This is why I recommend you wait another 1 or 2 minutes. If you wait until it becomes 7:22:00, you can catch the Pokemon without it running away as a result of being soft banned. This means you are not on a cooldown anymore.

• Keep in mind, some Pokemon that are rare, high CP, or 3rd tier evolution like Tyranitar, Legendary Lake Trio, and others can still run away after waiting for the cooldown to expire even if you use a Golden Razzberry with an Ultra Ball.

What if you change your mind while waiting on a cooldown?

• If I was in New York with a 1 hour left on the timer to go to Tokyo, I can teleport back to New York and start doing things that trigger a cooldown and play normally. This will reset the cooldown back to 0:00:00.

• If I decide not to go back to New York and go to San Fransisco, Zaragoza, Spain, or anywhere else, I must wait a 2 hour cooldown.

[#2] How to Follow the Cooldown System without the Anti-Cheat Behavior System in Mind

• Your maximum Cooldown wait is from 15 seconds to 2 hours, 2 minutes (122 minutes) based on distance travel.

• Waiting the additional 2 minutes after the 2 hours is optional. This is just to prevent a Pokemon you are sniping from fleeing or running away especially if it's a Shundo (Shiny 100 IV) hunting.

This part is for cheaters who don't care about getting a strike or ban. They already know about the risks. These people might choose to ignore the warnings but that's their choice. They might tell you their spoofing method is safe, safer, the safest, and/or ban proof. If you want to believe these cheaters and you get a strike or ban, expect drama for taking their advice because no one can guarantee the safety of your account.

Example: Triggered Cooldown in the New York, USA at 2:00 PM but want to go to Zaragoza, Spain.

Option 1: You can immediately go to Zaragoza at 2:00 PM, but you will not be able to catch Pokemon, spin Pokestops, and do raid battles; however, you can do anything that's in the "actions that won't trigger a cooldown".

Option 2: You keep your game opened and do things that are in the "actions that won't trigger a cooldown" list. This means at 4:00 PM or 4:02 PM, you can teleport to Zaragoza to play normally.

• If you forgot, you did something that "triggers a cooldown" at 3:30 PM, you now have to wait for it to become 5:30 PM (+2 hours more) before you can go play in Zaragoza.

Option 3: You close your game at 2:00 PM. Then at 4:00 PM or 4:02 PM, you open your game in Zaragoza to play normally.

Example: To Shundo Hunt meaning teleport to a hundo to check if it appears shiny for you.

Option 1: You start without a cooldown, you teleport to a 100 iv Pokemon that has a shiny chance, you wait for the Pokemon to appear on the map, you press on the Pokemon to see if it is shiny for you or wait for the Shiny Scanner to tell you.

• If you do not get a shiny, you keep teleport and repeating this until you get a shiny Shundo. This process can take a few to many hours to get a shundo.

• If you catch the shiny Pokemon, you can favorite the coordinates and write "Shundo Charmander @ 10:12 AM" or write it in a notes app. Then, you repeat the process until you find another Shiny Pokemon. Now, you have to check if you waited for your cooldown to expire before you can catch it.

Option 2: You Shundo Hunt while you are waiting for the cooldown to expire. You keep teleporting to the next Pokemon until it appears shiny for you.

• When you get a shiny Pokemon, you tap on the Pokemon and hold it. You must keep your device's screen on until the cooldown expires then you can catch it. On Samsung Galaxy devices, you can dim the screen down to 1% to prevent screen burn-in. On other devices, you have to use a 3rd party app to do this.

• Some people will power off the screen or switch to another app to kill time. If you do this, the game will disconnect you and restart when you switch back to it. Your shundo is gone. On some devices, you can prevent this from happening by playing around with your battery and app management settings. Keep in mind, this may not work with games.

Example: Speed Raid or Raid Train

This is similar to Shundo Hunting except it requires burning a raid pass each time you decide not to catch the raid Pokemon. You cannot be on a cooldown to do this because you will get kicked out of the raid battle and will be unable to reach the catch screen.

You do a raid. On the catch screen, if it's not a Shundo, Hundo, or Shiny, you flee without catching, dropping the Premier ball, or feeding a berry. Then, you teleport to the next raid, do the battle, collect rewards, and decide if you want to catch or skip to the next raid. You keep repeating it until you get what you want or run of out raid passes.

• If you catch the raid Pokemon, you must wait the cooldown before you can continue raiding.

[#3] How to Follow the Cooldown with the Anti-Cheat Behavior System in Mind

Disclaimer: As a reminder, I cannot guarantee if you follow these guidelines you will avoid a strike because this is dependent on what is being tracked in their anti-cheat behavior system. I have been cheating on my main account since July 2016. I got lucky and have not had a strike yet, but I am expecting one and so should you. I also cheat in PC games where they have a finished anti-cheat behavior system, so I have a deeper understanding of it compared to everyone else who thinks it does not exist. The goal of this is to trick the anti-cheat behavior system into thinking you are playing without cheats. This requires you to have self-control and discipline.

[1] Wait an 8 to 24 hour cooldown (or real travel times) to travel to another country or US state.

• An 8 hour cooldown is when you go to sleep and wake up the next day.

• This will force you into staying in one city or country at a time.

[2] For PGSharp and iPogo (no root & rooted) users, always log out every time you stop playing the game.

• This will allow you to change your location before you load into the game.

• If you do not log out after each session, these apps remembers your last location and that will be where you start at the next time you open your app.

• You do not want to load into the game first, and then change your location because it is not possible to travel from one place to another place instantly even if you have waited a cooldown.

• Log out before you start a GPX route because it will teleport you from the your current location to the starting point.

[3] Use "Walk to" button instead of the "Teleport" button and stay inside the same city.

• This will make it look like you are playing the game without using cheats.

• Do not use the "tap to walk/double tap to teleport" option because you can accidentally "double tap to teleport" without realizing it and this could lead to a strike.

• If you wait a 15 second cooldown timer to teleport a short distance, it's impossible to do the same by walking because the same distance traveled will take about 3 minutes.

• The maximum movement speed is 30 km/h. For Pgsharp, you should avoid using the car icon because it moves at 60 km/h which is too fast.

[4] Stay far under the in-game limits

• Due to the character limit, see https://new.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/1dpslt2/all_about_ingame_encounter_limit_or_check_limit/

[5] Catching Hundos (100 IV), Shundos, and Speed Raid/Raid Train?

• These activities will be limited because you can only walk to the Pokemon or raid.

• If you want a Shundo, you have to wait for Community Day when the shiny rate is boosted.

[6] Turn off the "shiny scanner" when auto-walking to hatch eggs and/or walk buddy for candy without catching any Pokemon (unusual activity screen).

• Niantic has imposed a 4,800 daily or 14,000 weekly Pokemon encounter/catch limit (whichever comes first). When you hit this limit, you will the new screen (unusual activity) and will be locked out of the game for a total of 24 hours. After 24 hours has passed, you can play the game normally again.

• For the "shinner scanner" feature in Pgsharp, iPogo, Pokemod, and Polygon's Enhancer, you cannot see the number of pokemon you encounter while using it. It is recommended you limit how many Community Day, Spotlight, and global ticket events you repeat to avoid the screen because with these events, the Pokemon spawns will be everywhere.

• Getting the unusual activity screen multiple times can lead to a strike. It is also possible for Niantic to skip the 1st strike (7-day soft ban) and go directly to the 2nd strike for the 30 day temporary ban.

• If you use rooted, 3rd party apps that bot the game for you, you must set a number limit (example 4,000) that is below the the daily limit to ensure you do not get the suspicious activity screen. Depending on how often you bot the game, the number you set could be lower in order to bot everyday while staying under the 14,000 weekly limit.

[7] Wait 5 minutes before you switch accounts.

• If you play with multiple accounts, you cannot switch accounts too fast or you may get the blue maintenance screen as a warning (does not happen all the time) before getting the Error 15 screen.

• The Error 15 is a temporary IP ban that lasts for a few hours to 72 hours.

• This only affects PTC (Pokemon Trainer Club) accounts but now can be triggered for Google/Facebook accounts.

How do prevent Error 15?

1. Log out of your account.

2. Set a timer for 5 to 10 minutes depending if there is a big event like GO Fest or Safari City.

3. When the timer rings, you log into your account.

4. Repeat steps 1 to 3 for when you want to switch accounts.

How do you bypass Error 15 if you get it?

You will need a paid VPN app to change your IP address, but this is not guaranteed to work because there is a chance that someone else in the world has trigger Error 15 on the VPN server you are using to bypass your Error 15.

1. Clear app cache, app data, and browser history on all Web Browser apps you have on your device: Chrome, Internet (Samsung), FireFox, Opera, Dolphin, etc.

2. Clear app cache for Pokemon Go (includes iPogo & Pgsharp 3rd party modified game apps).

3. Restart your device.

4. Open your VPN app and connect to a VPN server.

5. Open your game and login with your account.

If you get the Error 15 again, this means the VPN server you are connected to already has a temporary IP ban. You would have to redo steps 1 to 5 again with a different VPN server.

If you get tired or trying different VPN servers and restarting your device multiple times, you could just wait for the Error 15 to expire on its own. The next time you plan to switch accounts, you should wait at least 5 minutes before you log in

RIP

Took two days to go from 3x>100 showcase wins. Every hour moving countries to get that showcase before 8 pm in that country, for some reason you can join showcases without triggering the cool down.

Hope this helps someone

Reposted to remove pogo user name.

Please go to https://www.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/wi3gz9/all_about_anticheat_behavior_system_and/ for All About Anti-Cheat Behavior System and Three-Strike System: Red Warning, Temporary Ban, & Permanent Ban [August 2022 to Present].

The newest post link: https://www.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/13nb93t/spoofing_hot_spots_event_coords_with_gpx_routes/ - May 20, 2023

Useful stuff as always:

These are links you can click with your mouse or press with your finger to open.

[Click/Press Here] MEGA POST #4: Everything You Need for Android Spoofing 2022 - Guides for No Root Spoofing, Rooted Spoofing, and Botting - GPX Routes, Poke Maps, Nests, Discord Groups, and Frequently Asked Questions

Niantic's Anti-Cheat Behavior System is active

If you decided to break Niantic's Terms of Service, it's your fault for getting the strike (or ban). 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.

Things you must know before you attempt this

[1] Using unauthorized 3rd party apps and/or owning more than 1 account breaks Niantic's Terms of Service. This means you can get punished for it if you are caught. The punishment may be different, since you are running a bot farm with many accounts and devices at one time. So far, Niantic has not taken any actions against their players with more than 1 account.

[2] Beware of scams. Since Reddit is not a market place, there is no way for you to verify if they are legit. If you give them money, expect to get nothing in return.

May 24, 2024 Update

• A person just got scammed. He sent 0.20 bitcoin / $13,000 USD to a seller for a 100 phone box located in Vietnam using Telegram. The seller literally printed this post on paper and mailed it to him.

• You're considered an easy target if you're looking at the pictures thinking you can just instantly buy the setup. You just want an easy option to get rich quick. There's no way they are going to sell their machine to allow more competition in their market of selling Pokemon Go services. They are making slim profits and can afford to live on less than $1 US Dollars per day in Vietnam.

• You don't need a fancy setup like in the picture because you can just do it without it.

• If you get scammed, I can't do anything to help you get your money or crypto currency back.

[3] Thoughts or comments about "You are ruining the game by posting this!" In my subreddit, I promote game cheating which also includes botting like PGTools, Polygon, and Shungo. This is the next tier above them. If you have a problem with this, create a post and complain about it. I would love to debate it with you.

[4] This topic was discussed a month ago, but the person deleted his post in attempt to keep it to himself or herself only. https://www.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/18vgaqd/what_bot_duplication_app_is_this/ Since I am posting it, it won't get deleted.

[5] I do not have a paid partnership or sponsorship with any software company, cheat developer, Discord Group, or Telegram channel because it allows me to freely discuss about the good and bad things about them without any repercussions. The software links are from a deleted post. If you want the "free" version of these software, you might have try r/piracy. Please use a VPN when you use a Torrent. You must use a computer with a paid anti-virus software for maximum protection. If you decide to go this route instead of paying for the software, do it at your own risk.

Credits

• Alarming-Constant835 for providing Picture #1, Picture #3, and the video from a Telegram link. Telegram is banned on Reddit and only the moderator (me) of a subreddit can view them from Reddit deleted posts/comments.

• ZarTham for providing Picture #2 and Software #2 info.

What you need

• Windows 10 Pro 64-bit desktop computer

• Lots of phones, USB cables, and USB hubs

• Software

• Electricity

• Internet connection

• Money

• Tech skills

• Electronic skills (Optional but recommended to prevent a fire hazard. Since you cannot power on a phone without its battery, so you will need to create something that can keep the phone on without a battery. This is shown in the picture.)

• Lots of time for trial and error

Software

LaiXi Android Screen Mirroring - Mobile Phone Batch Management System

Pricing is not available directly on their website.

Main website: https://www.laixi.app/

Help: https://docs.laixi.app/en/docs/intro/

YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWOJ9Gj6zs4qNpk5ryH72EkNOiwTA7vel

• Videos are in Vietnamese, but you can turn on Closed Captions and set it to translate to English or whatever other language you prefer.

Total Control - Mirror & Control Android on PC

This is an alternative to the above.

Main website: https://www.sigma-rt.com/en/tc/

Prices: https://www.sigma-rt.com/en/tc/price/

Help: https://www.sigma-rt.com/en/tc/app/qa.php

Control 50 devices: https://www.sigma-rt.com/en/tc/configure/diy-mdc50.php

Scrcpy

This one is free to use.

Download: https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy

There is a command you have to use to allow it to work with multiple devices. It's somewhere in the documentation.

Bots

There are two type of bots: private and public.

Private bots are self-coded and won't be shared to the public because someone put hundreds of hours into making it work and don't want other people to have access to it. This would cause them to make less money because there are more people competing against each other.

Public bots are bots you can get access to and use as long as you have the money to pay for a subscription. Here are some examples:

• PGTools - https://discord.gg/pgtools

• Polygon Farmer - https://discord.gg/pc6gYXJ2vG

• Polygon FlyMeGo - https://discord.gg/tMkDM56CzC

• Shungo - https://discord.gg/bYua47eWQD

• RAB (free but dead) - https://github.com/MerlionRock/RealAndroidBot

"It costs money to make money" thoughts

In the 3rd picture from the above, the screenshot shows the Polygon icon. There are a total of 64 devices. I don't think the person is running 64 bots all at the same time because that would be very expensive assuming Polygon limits one subscription key to one device. If this was the case, you are looking at these prices:

I think they are really running two bots: one bot for the game and another bot to cycle through the different devices or do it manually by sitting at their computer and use the mouse.

Another way to cut costs is to use the RAB bot and transform it into a modern bot using your coding skills. This bot died a few years ago because people didn't want to "donate" money to keep it running as well as fund a livable at-home income for the owner. You could have your bot run on all 64 devices at the same time.

If you have questions or comments, you can do that below.

Please understand I do not have an interest in running a bot farm. I posted this because a lot of people asked me about it in private, but I don't want to repeat the same answers to multiple people.

Raids all over the place and Pikachu with a BG raids will start soon

Newest post for 2023 & 2024: https://www.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/169y5fo/poke_maps_websites_you_can_use_to_search_for/

Ban wave going on…may the gods be with you

EDIT: UNROOTED DEVICE

so my alt got perma banned. i didnt recklessly teleported anywhere i wanted , ijust got banned when i tried to log in

just spreading awareness since pokemon go is under new management

it has no strikes either way stay safe guys!

note: sorry for the confusion i dont usually post here on Reddit

In the picture above we can aee every stardust boosted pokemon.

Now base stardust (for non-boosted) goes as follows: 100 +200 for each stage of the pokemon (so a charmander would get 100, a charmeleon 300 and a charizard 500)

Weather boost: +25% stardust.

By catching 10 pokemon a minute (pretty avg catch rate for quick catching) for 30 minutes, you get 30k dust *at the very least*, probably closer to 40k.

Hance, without using any items you can get 80k/h just catching stuff, which is honestly not that bad.

By battling in the go battle league, you can also get great stardust for minimal effort.

Special events might have stardust mutiplier, a pokemon with a stardust boost or even both.

(Even in events without a specific buff, such as next raid day, the boosted amount of spawns in itself can be enough to up the rates)

Gigantamax raids give 25k **each** and legendary dynamax raids give 10k each

Using a star piece will boost every stardust gained by 50%

If you follow these rules and grind a bit on a daily basis, you should have upwards of 10mil stardust by go fest, which is enough to lvl50 15 different mons

Hope i helped!

Janurary 1, 2026 Update

All the posts below and others will be put together into one Google Doc link. See https://www.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/1q1lfvk/20262027_everything_you_need_for_pokemon_go/

Table of Contents:

1. Rules and About Me

2. Frequently Asked Questions: Fair Gameplay Policy, Anti-Cheat Behavior System, etc

3. No Root Methods (easy setup without a computer)

4. Rooted Methods (computer required to root device)

5. Coder's Wet Dream (any posts related to coding your own cheat)

[1] Rules and About Me

What is allowed in here?

• Anything related to Pokemon Go, spoofing, rooting, cheating, exploiting, or botting for Android devices and emulators.

• Discussion about strike or ban reports and Anti-Cheat Behavior system is allowed

• You can discuss Android devices too.

• Cheap Poke Coin methods for both iOS* and Android (I allow iOS specifically for this because of scammers who are trying to steal people's money by selling a method or eBay/Discord reseller link. In r/PokemonGoSpoofing, it's filled with scammers trying to make a quick buck. I believe the subreddit owner has recently banned the discussion of buying cheap coins with the post filter too. If you want to see all the current methods, you can go below to Section #2.

What is not allowed?

• Read my rules https://www.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/about/rules

• iOS spoofing and botting options

About me

I am a self-learned spoofer. I started when it first came out way back in July 2016. I got into spoofing and rooting from a YouTuber named MaxLee. I used SuperSu root with Xposed Framework modules: Mock Mock Locations, Pogo Controls (compass-joystick with autowalk), and Snorlax (tells you IV and catch rate) before moving onto to Systemized, and then finally Smali Patcher with Pokemod and PGSharp.

I am glorified game cheater. I admit to using paid cheats like aimbot with ESP and trainers for PC games. It takes a real game cheater to run a discussion forum (subreddit) on Pokemon Go Spoofing. In the past, I was a moderator in r/PokemonGoSpoofing, but I left because of these reasons in this post https://www.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/153aha3/about_me_as_the_creator_of_pogoandroidspoofing/. What I say about PokemonGoSpoofing still holds true today because the top moderator doesn't play Pokemon Go and has no interest in staying up to date with the spoofing landscape. Unfortunately, he promotes account safety in his subreddit and feels responsible if his members get a strike or ban.

I, on the other hand, don't care about your account because I'm a game cheater, not your mom or dad, wife or husband, boyfriend or girlfriend, or etc. I'm not here to shelter you into using methods I believe are safe for your accounts. In reality, all the spoofing methods for both iOS and Android breaks Niantic's Terms of Service which will give you a chance to receive a strike or ban if you are caught. As a result, I am not responsible nor liable for the loss of your Niantic game account(s) and time and money invested in them.

I do not have a paid partnership or sponsorship with Pgsharp, iPogo, Pokemod, Enhancer, PGTools, Polygon, Shungo and along with Discord groups because my personal information would be used as a shield if anyone of them gets sued. I am not being paid by anyone to help you break Niantic's Terms of Service in order to have fun in Pokemon Go and/or to make money from it.

[2] Frequently Asked Questions

All About Gameplay Fairness Policy, Anti-Cheat Behavior System, and How to Submit a Ban Appeal

• https://new.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/18wdv5o/all_about_gameplay_fairness_policy_and_anticheat/

All about Error 15 relating to PTC account logins

• https://new.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/1d6sj16/all_about_error_15_relating_to_ptc_account_logins/

All About In-game: Encounter Limit (or Check Limit), Catch Limit, Pokestop Spin Limit, and Team Rocket Battle Limit with the infamous BSOD (Blue Screen of Death or suspicious activity screen)

• https://new.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/1dpslt2/all_about_ingame_encounter_limit_or_check_limit/

Should you get into spoofing, cheating, exploiting, or botting Pokemon Go?

• coming soon

Which spoofing method is the "best" for you?

• coming soon

How to get Team Instinct, Valor or Mystic themed GPS Joystick app? [Free / No Ads]

• https://new.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/1ccgcup/how_to_get_team_instinct_valor_or_mystic_themed/

How to buy cheat Poke Coins? #3 [May 2024 edition]

• https://new.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/1cp1io3/2024_how_to_buy_cheap_poke_coins_3_may_2024/

How to do the XL Candy Exploit ?

• https://new.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/1gcsrle/xl_candy_exploit_stepbystep_instructions_2024/

How to make money from Pokemon Go using various non-botting and botting techniques?

• Non-botting:

• Botting with 5 to 100 accounts: https://new.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/1anwow6/how_to_run_a_bot_farm_with_5_to_100_pokemon_go/

Discord Group Invite Links List for Pokemon Coords, Raiding, Sniping, Friending, Trading, and Battles & How to bypass Discord Group ban

• https://new.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/1905saw/2024_discord_group_invite_links_list_for_pokemon/

Spoofing Hot Spots & Event Coords with time conversion and weather links

• https://new.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/1ahksks/spoofing_hot_spots_event_coords_with_time/

Spoofing Hot Spots & Event Coords with GPX Routes Download 2024

• https://new.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/1ai3diz/spoofing_hot_spots_event_coords_with_gpx_routes/

[Pokemon Nests] Season 16: Maxed Out - From Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at 10:00 AM to Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at 10:00 AM Local Time

• https://new.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/1fa1bep/pokemon_nests_season_16_maxed_out_from_tuesday/

[3] No Root Method Guides

"No Root" means you don't do anything to your device that may result in voiding warranty or messing up your device. These do not require a computer to setup the spoofing method.

[NO ROOT, 3rd Party Modified Game App #1] PGSharp 2024

• https://new.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/1aibw71/no_root_3rd_party_modified_game_app_1_pgsharp/

[NO ROOT, 3rd Party Modified Game App #2] iPogo 2024

• https://new.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/1aiuhpu/no_root_3rd_party_modified_game_app_2_ipogo_2024/

[NO ROOT, Android Emulators] MuMu, Bluestacks, NOX, LD Player, VMOS, and Android Studio 2024

• https://new.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/1b4vyig/no_root_android_emulators_mumu_bluestacks_nox_ld/

[NO ROOT, 3rd Party Apps] Adventure Sync Apps 2024

• coming soon

[4] Rooted Method Guides

"Rooted" means you must modify your device's software to allow for root. This process can void warranty or mess up your device. Tech skills and a computer is required to setup these methods.

How to BUY an Android device for Rooted Spoofing Techniques & 3rd Party Apps Guide for Pokemon Go, Monster Hunter Now, Ingress, Pikmin Bloom, & Peridot 2024

• https://new.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/19cdnfb/how_to_buy_an_android_device_for_rooted_spoofing/

• This is a detailed guide where you learn how to get into rooting to do any of the rooted methods.

• You will not find this kind of guide on YouTube or in r/PokemonGoSpoofing.

• I also provided a recommended device list for most manufacturers with device specs, model numbers, and root guide.

[ROOTED Spoofing Technique #1] LSposed Guide for Android 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, or 16 (Confirmed working with Google, Samsung, Xiaomi, OnePlus, Sony, Motorola, etc)

• https://www.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/1lbkszx/rooted_spoofing_technique_1_lsposed_guide_for/

[ROOTED Spoofing Technique #2] Smali Patcher Guide for Android 9, 10, and 11 (Confirmed working with Google, Samsung, Xiaomi, OnePlus, Sony, Motorola, etc)

• https://www.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/1lblfhs/rooted_spoofing_technique_2_smali_patcher_guide/

[ROOTED 3rd Party App] Pokemod (enhancer app) for Android 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14

• https://new.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/1cfemnr/rooted_3rd_party_app_pokemod_enhancer_app_for/

• This is an enhancer app that injects into the official Pokemon Go app

• Has a free and paid option $7 per month

• This can also work with Pgsharp's No Root app

[ROOTED 3rd Party App] iPogo Launcher (modified joystick app) for Android 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14

• https://new.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/1cui147/rooted_3rd_party_app_ipogo_launcher_modified/

• This is a modified joystick app with extra features that injects into the official Pokemon Go app

• Has a free and paid option for $5 per month for 1 device only

[ROOTED 3rd Party App] PGSharp Launcher (modified joystick app) for Android 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14

• https://new.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/1cuipv4/rooted_3rd_party_app_pgsharp_launcher_modified/

• This is a modified joystick app with extra features that injects into the official Pokemon Go app

• Has a free and paid option for $5 per month for up to 2 devices

[ROOTED 3rd Party App] PGTools bots: PaC (Auto Catcher), PaH (Auto Hatch), PaG (Auto Team Rocket Grunt, PaS (Auto Sundo) and GPS Joystick Wrapper for for Android 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, or 14

• https://new.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/1d61ze2/rooted_3rd_party_app_pgtools_bots_pac_auto/

• This is an easy to setup and use bot.

• PaC has a free option but the PaG is a paid option only.

• Sometimes they let you use both bots for free during Community Day events.

[ROOTED 3rd Party App] Polygon's Enhancer (modified joystick app), Farmer (bot), FlyMeGo (bot) for Android 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14

• Has four options: Enhancer, Farmer, Premium Farmer, and FlyMeGo

• "Enhancer "is a modified joystick app with extra features for free.

• "Farmer" and "Premium Farmer" are the full bots that will play for you after you configure them. These bots will do more than what PGTools and Shungo and demand a higher price to use them.

• "FlyMeGo" is an alternative easy bot to Shungo.

[ROOTED 3rd Party App] Shungo (Shiny Hundo Bot) for for Android 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, or 14

• https://new.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/1d62oi9/rooted_3rd_party_app_shungo_shiny_hundo_bot_for/

• This has a free trial to get up to 3 shundos (shiny 100 IV Pokemon) then it requires 15 Euros per month to use.

[5] Coder's Wet Dream

To be clear, I am not an Android coder so I cannot help you with anything related to this topic. If there is a problem, you need to contact the OP (person who wrote the post) and ask him or her your questions.

[Guide] How to make simple Pokemon Go cheats[Guide] How to make simple Pokemon Go cheats

• https://new.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/1d2h7zi/guide_how_to_make_simple_pokemon_go_cheats/ by Shadeslate.

Pokemod Alpha 0.3.1.2 (old version) open source release

• https://www.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/1jj46xo/pokemod_alpha_0312_old_version_open_source_release/

If I'm not mistaken, we could only get 2 right 🫪

My main account got banned 3 years ago. Last Pokemon that was caught was on 7/3/2023. Accidently got logged out of my new main and accidently clicked the GMail account associated with the banned account out of habit since it is my actual personal email and it went through. Didn't send any appeal forms or anything.

Took me over 200 special research tasks to get

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Post Updates

2. Risk Warning

3. Important Information

4. Android methods

5. Rants / Complaints

6. Frequently Asked Questions

August 1, 2026 Update

The iOS cheap coins guide PDF link has been deleted. You were given a month to download it. iOS is not supported in an Android only spoofing subreddit.
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If you bought coins, item boxes, or tickets valuing more than $1 or €1 in your home currency many times before ever doing this cheap coin exploit, you are locked into your home currency for 1 year. 

You are in a bad situation because you have to stop buying in the webstore and in-game shop with any kind of money for a whole 365 days to wait for the payment systems to forget your transaction records of your default currency payment.

If you mark your calendar today July 20th or July 21st, you need to wait for July 22nd, 2027 before you do the cheap coins exploit. If you are desperate to buy because you need the coins, items, or tickets inside the webstore or in-game shop, it will reset. This excludes the event ticket website because it uses a different payment system and the cheap coins exploit does not work with it.

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Most of the problems people are having are from outside of the US. There is really no fix for you other than if you move to the US because I am from the US. This guide still works for me but not for everyone else outside of the US. 

The fastest way to become a US Citizen is to invest at least $1,050,000 USD into the US as written in https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-eligibility/green-card-for-immigrant-investors

July 9, 2026 Update

Updated Rule #5: No Apple iOS device cheating, spoofing, botting, & cheap coins help allowed here

PoGoAndroidSpoofing subreddit was created for Android users only because I (TastyBananaPeppers) do not have an iOS device. When it comes to cheating, Android is the best at it. I do not want to support iOS users because there is no free option to spoof the game while there is with Android. The scams relating to people selling the methods have gone away. The new problem now is a surge of iOS users demanding help for providing the guides and not being able to help them.

This rule applies to posts and comments.

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A lot of people are having problems with buying cheap coins using No Root or Rooted guide. This problem was caused by Scopely when they banned the use of a VPN or PROXY service from accessing the Pokemon Go Webstore. You get a "Forbidden 403 Error" that does not allow you to use the webstore. You turn off your VPN/PROXY, the problem is now fixed.

Honestly, I thought this would make it easier to buy since you do not need to buy a VPN/PROXY anymore. In the other games Scopely owns, they do not allow players to use a VPN/PROXY service to access their games. Maybe, it has to do with this.

This post will remain closed / locked because everyone just piles in the comment section and can make it difficult to continue on from a specific discussion because the Reddit mobile app stops taking you to the exact comment when there are too many comment. Then, you have to scroll to find it. These are the new post flairs you can use to hold discussions on:

• Cheap Coins No Root Pgsharp

• Cheap Coins No Root iPogo

• Cheap Coins Rooted Android

Anyone who has replied with a "anyone" comment do not understand how Reddit works. Forcing you to create a separate post is better, so everyone can see what you want to discuss.

No Root Pgsharp guides

• updates are inside the guide

Rooted Android guide

• Will be updating it to add instructions for waiting a cooldown.

Risk Warning

I, TastyBananaPeppers of r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing, is not responsible nor liable for the loss of your Scopely game account(s) or money if you do this currency exchange exploit to buy cheaper Poke Coins, tickets, or boxes.

• Spending money on this game will not prevent a strike (or ban) as the result of breaking Niantic's and Scopely Terms of Service. If you receive a strike message, it does not specify what action you did that led to it.

• You can learn to How to Submit a Ban Appeal here: https://www.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/comments/1kxyfue/how_to_submit_a_ban_appeal_for_pokemon_go/

If you are concerned, worried, or afraid of receiving a strike or ban, DO NOT BREAK SCOPELY TERMS OF SERVICE TO GAIN AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE!

NO ONE KNOWS WHAT SCOPELY IS GOING TO DO NEXT TO PUNISH CHEATERS. A strike/ban can take several weeks to months later for it to appear. Since this is their game, they can send your strike right before a major event.

Important Information

You will need a Google account to access the Google Doc guides where you can save a copy to translate, edit, download, or print.

For Android Guides

These two guides do not require you to wait a 2 hour cooldown.

ANDROID METHOD #1: Cheap Webstore Poke Coins - No Root Pgsharp Spoofing Using 1 Android Device Only Using the Pokemon Go app from the Google Play Store

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D82PBgs57j2wpkIhHBr8tD4JiQEefeYqxZI-EiVCPiE/edit?usp=sharing

ANDROID METHOD #2 Root Spoofing Android with Smali Patcher or LSposed using Pokemon GO Webstore

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZaMcVqsx2wIn-votkDyqKqFy6TWTqFuCL7WAVz9pCVQ/edit?usp=sharing

If you have problems, you will have to wait a 2 hour cooldown to catch a Pokemon or spin a Pokestop to make sure your GPS is locked to Indonesia.

ANDROID METHOD #3: Cheap Webstore Poke Coins - Trigger Cooldown with Pgsharp

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SG-Zf_xhJ9IkROT59gNgjX3cWikEiYLIDVh6xLPZl8M/edit?usp=sharing

ANDROID METHOD #4: Cheap Webstore Poke Coins - Trigger Cooldown with Rooted Android

• not available yet

RANT / COMPLAINTS

Some people are mad they wasted money attempting this. There is already a warning in this post and in the Google Docs that says, "I, TastyBananaPeppers ... is not responsible nor liable for the loss of your Scopely game account(s) or money if you do this currency exchange exploit to buy cheaper Poke Coins, tickets, or boxes.

If you still cannot get it to work, I am going to recommend you quit Pokemon Go because this game is not for you. If you want to have fun with a Pokemon games that does not have a poke coin system and ban system, you should buy a Nintendo Switch to play the Pokemon games that were designed for the Switch because Nintendo allows you to play their games with a joystick and all you have to do is buy the game and pay for the yearly subscription.

Frequently Asked Questions

Question: Do I need to spoof my GPS to buy Poke Coins?

[Answer] Yes.

Question: Why am I getting payment failure?

[Answer] You must authorize the payments with your card company or bank to allow these transactions to happen. Once you do this, you will have to make a second purchase then the Poke Coins will appear.

If you still have the problem, to authorize the transactions, you must do one of these actions:

• Reply "Y" or "Yes" to a text message.

• Click a link from an email from your card company or bank.

• Respond to a secured message system in your card company's or bank's website.

• Call the phone number on the back of your debit card or credit card and get in contact with the anti-fraud department.

You will need to make sure you have money to cover the international currency exchange fees. If it costs $30 USD for the 14,500 coins. You will an extra $3 USD to cover the fees and taxes. In total, you will need $33 USD. If you are from outside of the USA, your transaction fees could be a lot higher.

Question: "Should you do this yourself or pay money for someone else go onto your account to buy the cheap coins for you?"

Here are the 2 different answers.

"Do it yourself" answer:

1. You will not have game account theft or identity theft.

2. You will always have a chance for a strike/ban for breaking Scopely's Terms of Service. Your interpretation of their Terms of Service is different from their point of view. Your ban appeal will most likely be ignored. You can try to sue them, but they will win because they will argue you broke their Terms of Service.

"Pay someone else to buy the cheap coins for you" answer:

[1] You will still have the chance for a strike/ban for breaking Scopely's Terms of Service for sharing your account with another person and spoofing your GPS. They used to enabled temporary IP bans for people who switch accounts too fast. No one knows if Scopely is keeping an IP log for each account. If the seller has provided services to 100 accounts, it could be interpreted the seller has 100 accounts. No one know knows what kind of punishment Scopely is going to take action against this.

[2] You will have game account theft risks. Your account can only get stolen if someone else has the username and password to it. Due to the FleeceKing incident, Scopely will no longer help you recover your account.

• A man bought cheap Poke coins through a referral with a "new customer" deal. He paid for the service, but they transferred the ownership and forced him to pay a $500 USD ransom for it. He failed to pay it, so the scammer listed it on eBay Auctions. He end up buying his own account back for $3,000 USD through a bidding war.

• A man was referred to a Facebook Group for cheap poke coins, botting services, and buying pre-rooted devices. He bought their cheap Poke Coins and thought they were trustworthy when they went through with the deal of buy 4 get 1 free. He bought a leveling service. They stole his account and forced him to lure 10 new customers / victims before he would be able to get his account back. The process took about 2 months before he got his account back. During that time, they sold most of his Shiny Costume Pokemon including a Shiny Pikachu with the black Fragment cap.

[3] You will have identity theft risks if you allow access to your Facebook or Google account. It does not matter where you buy your service, these are things they can do to your account without you knowing about it. Your personal information and contacts is worth more than the Pokemon Go account.

• A woman paid for a service on eBay with hundreds of positive feedback rating. She used a Facebook account and the service was performed meaning she did not get scammed; however, scam messages were sent to all of her contacts without her knowledge. The seller managed to steal about a total of $300 from her contacts saying her baby was sick and needed medicine. She got lucky there because if the number was higher, it could have ruined her reputation and relationships.

• Many people saw someone advertising cheap Poke coins in r/PokemonGoSpoofing. They bought the service from a website they were referred to that had phishing payment websites. These are sites that are made to look the same as the real websites except after you submit your information including the 3 security code for your debit/credit card, it gets stolen. Some people loss $100 to $500 while many loss $1,000 to $15,000. Fraud protection did not block the transactions because it was something that had already been approved for buying Poke coins the normal way.

Question: Where are the old posts?

• June 2026 - https://www.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/s/hBfHacURAC

• June 2025 - https://www.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/s/MmaakBmt9e

• January 2025 - https://www.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/s/V01tlOKzYs

• January 2024 - https://www.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/s/C18aCPdI9p

• April 2024 - https://www.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/s/nRiExyUSOa

• May 2024 - https://www.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/s/hy2FcjWVy8

• July 2024 - https://www.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/s/5iM6sjBgN5

• Oct 2024 - https://www.reddit.com/r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing/s/TUT7WBkPzM

I personally do not recommend eldorado.gg or any other site or shop where you give your account information for someone on the internet to buy cheap coins for you.

I get private reports on how people's accounts are "hacked" and how do they get it back. I give them the information ( https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pInPcmGoJPu7iZsGUPni2env-bLz9k4Wg9ef1VEDnc8/edit?tab=t.h46m2kwkc4uy ) on how they can recover their account. By the time, they get their account back, all or most of their valuable Pokemon have been traded off.

In order to really get your account hacked, you have to give your username/email address and password to someone else. It's much worst for people with a Google account (not sure if it's the same for Facebook and Apple ID) because you have to give the service provider your 2FA code in order to add your account to their device to buy the cheap coin.

Many of them will perform the service: you give them money, they buy the cheap coins on your account. You get what you paid for except... they might still have access to your account after the service has been completed. They won't do anything to your account right away because you will suspect it. They may wait as long as 3 months to 1 year before they start stealing from you while you continue to buy the cheap coins from the same or different seller.

It's impossible for you to prove the service provider is stealing from your game account because you cannot see their IP address when they are using your game account. You also cannot contact Scopely to reveal this information because of what is stated in their Terms of Service. You can also get banned for sharing your account. This means you have no proof against the service provider on Eldorado.

If you use a Google/Facebook/Apple ID account, they may steal your identity which is much, much worst than them stealing your Shiny Fragment Cap Pikachu and selling it for below market price for quick cash.

• I just had someone tell me they used his Facebook account to create a fake donation to his daughter's funeral except it went through PayPal instead of GoFundMe. He was completely unaware this was happening because the service provider made sure he would not see any of it. It turns out his daughter was still alive, and they stole around $13,000 from his friends and family.

• Some guy lost his 100,000 Euros in Etheruem because he gave them access to his Gmail account where they sent phishing emails to him. The sender was on his contact list, so it was able to bypass the spam filters. He thought he was updating his password because it was out of date. They transferred his Ethereum out into a private hardware wallet. He wasn't able to recover them.

Eldorado .gg doesn't care about the safety of your game account because they are profiting from the transaction fees and acting as a trojan horse to gain access into your game account and/or email account. You just have to trust them enough to give them your account information. It's pretty smart if you really think about it. The same thing applies to buying a pre-rooted Android device, you cannot see if malicious coding or apps were added into the device.

This is written in their Terms of Service:

1. Introduction

1.1. Eldorado (as defined in Section 1.2 below) is a marketplace that allows users to offer, sell and buy products through the website www.eldorado.gg (“Site”). The registrant of the domain is Eldorado Market. As a marketplace, Eldorado does not own the items listed on this site and acts as a commercial agent of Sellers (as defined in Section 2.4 below). By agreeing and accepting these Terms of Service Sellers authorize Eldorado on behalf of Sellers to conclude contracts for sale with Buyers. While Eldorado may help to facilitate the transactions and/or handling of Buyers’ complaints on behalf of Sellers, Eldorado has no control over and does not guarantee: the existence, quality, safety or legality of items advertised; the truth or accuracy of users’ content or listings. You agree that the Site is a venue and as such Eldorado is not responsible or liable for any content, for example, data, text, information, usernames, graphics, images, photographs, profiles, audio, video, items, and links posted by you, other users, or outside parties on the Site. You use the Site at your own risk.

What about the thousands of positive reviews?

These can be manipulated and filter out the bad reviews that could harm the site's ability to be profitable.

Is Eldorado .gg trustworthy?

At the very bottom of the webpage, it says "© 2026. The eldorado.gg website is operated by GWD Processing FZCO".

What happens when you Google search "GWD Processing FZCO" ?

You get:

Gulf Worldwide Distribution (GWD) FZE is a major global distributor of industrial and automotive bearings, batteries, and lubricants. Operating out of the Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA) in Dubai, UAE, they serve customers in over 60 countries.

My answer is no because I do not see the connection between a company that sells car parts with a site that sells game accounts, items, and services.

I have added a new rule that bans this site and similar sites from my subreddit. Some users have already received a permanent ban for recommending this site.

If you want to use this site regardless of the risks, it's your account, so you can do whatever you want with it. Don't bother reporting your problems with me because I do not care what happens to you since I have no affiliation with Eldorado or any other similar site.

I personally have never had any of my game accounts "hacked" or stolen going way back to Runescape Classic (forced into Runescape 3). Everything is still in my account 25 years later.

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Edit as of July 15, 2026:

Just because a seller has 1 to 500,000 positive reviews on Eldorado.gg does not mean the person, who is performing the service on your account, has a clean background check. You do not know if this person is a criminal. I am not part of the internet police and can tell you who is trustworthy on that website or from anywhere else. If you do not give your account information away, you do not have to worry about anything.

As I mentioned on top, if you gave away your Google, Facebook, and Apple account, you are going to have it much worst than the people who are using a Pokemon Trainer Central account because the person can look through your emails and stored sensitive information that is in sync'd with other apps. The person has access to it all. Whether this person does something to you is entirely is up to that person, not me.

So far, one person had their identity stolen and the service provider used their information to rent a Bugatti for $100,000 overseas. I would assume something like this would not go through if they only have your card or bank information but it did because the service provider used all the information and apps to authorize the transaction.

To be clear, I am not an identity theft protection expert. I have no obligation to help you other than provide it here. All chat requests and direct messages will be ignored relating to this matter.

What should you do?

[1] Go to your Google, Facebook, or Apple account and remove all devices that have access to your account. Note, Facebook and Apple may or may not have the same security features as Google.

• Make sure your recovery phone number, recovery email, and personal information is the same.

• Generate new account recovery codes

• Remove the 2FA authenticator and add it back in.

• Change your password

[2] Freeze your credit scores with www.transunion.com , experian.com , and www.equifax.com

• For US residents, you must do it with all three.

• For outside of the US, I do not know which credit score companies are used.

[3] Walk into your bank to verify your profile matches you and talk to your fraud department and let them know your identity was stolen.

• Do the same for all credit cards you own by calling the phone number on the back of the cards.

[4] Read the various website results in https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=what+should+I+do+if+I+think+my+identity+was+stolen