Pokémon Go Cheats: Top 10 Tips, Hacks and Tricks in 2019 – Back in 2016, Pokémon Go took the world by storm. The concept was simple – an augmented reality Pokémon game that allowed everyone to join in and play. You could explore the world become an actual Pokémon trainer through the power of nothing else but your smartphone.
Pokémon Go was praised for how it encouraged people to go outside and play. It cultivated a following and an impressive community of players. It was an awesome way of socializing and meeting new people with similar interests as you.
While it’s not as popular as it used to be, it still finds new players and it’s still worth a revisit. If you’re a newcomer to the Pokémon Go world, this article should help you acclimate quicker. We’ve compiled ten of the very best tips and tricks for you and a couple of cheats to help you get a foothold quicker.
These Pokémon Go Cheats should help you rival even Ash Ketchum. Without further ado…
Top 10 Pokémon Go Cheats, Hacks and Tricks
1. Finish Your Field Research Tasks Quickly (Trick)
Field Research tasks are basically missions that players can participate in for rewards such as rare Pokémon encounters, item, and Stardust.
Players can get a daily Field Research Task provided to them by spinning Pokéstops. When you complete a task, you’re given a pass/stamp which is marked with the current date. If you collect seven stamps for seven different days, you will get a special Pokemon encounter, Stardust, XP and a few special reward items.
While you only receive one task per day, you can turn in multiple tasks per day. However, you will only receive one stamp for the task you completed on that day. You can save your completed task for other days and turn them in for a stamp later.
In order to get through some research tasks, you need to complete special raids. For instance, Let’s Go and Melton Task. This can be time-consuming especially if the raids require you to do some searching.
However, you can actually skip them. Essentially, all these tasks really need is a raid pass. If you can present the task with your raid pass you can skip over to the lobby and participate in the next raid. It might feel like a waste of a raid pass, especially if you bought a Premium Raid pass.
However, this is a great trick if you don’t have the numbers to complete the raid on your own and if you simply just don’t have the time to complete the raid.
2. Spoofing (Cheat)
Spoofing in Pokemon Go is one of the most popular methods for cheating. It is basically the act of faking your location for the purpose of fooling the game into thinking that you’re somewhere other than where you actually are.
What this means is you can use a joystick to navigate the map and catch Pokémon as well as battle at gyms and hatch eggs all from the comfort of your couch.
Because this is against the rules and goes against everything that Pokémon stands for, the developers have placed a few restrictions to deter players from cheating the game.
Niantic has put a three strike policy in place to punish any players who are caught violating the game’s Terms of Service. We figured that we would share all three strikes so you know what you’re getting into if you cheat.
Strike 1: Warning
If this strike is issued against, the developers will send you a warning message through the Pokémon Go app, informing you that they have detected that you have been cheating on your account.
Not only that, but your gameplay experience may be downgraded in the following ways:
- You may no longer be able to find or encounter rare Pokemon in the wild.
- You may no longer get invites for EX Raid Passes.
The strike lasts a full week (7 days). After the strike period, you regain full access to the game once again.
Strike 2: Suspension
If suspension occurs, you will temporarily lose access to your account. If you try logging into your account during the suspension period, a message will be displayed to you, informing you that your account is suspended.
Naturally, you can’t bypass this message and log into your account. Suspension lasts thirty days. After the suspension period, your account will be restored.
Strike 3: Termination
Well, this strike speaks for itself. If you get the first and second strike, with the third strike you’re out. Your account will be permanently banned. This is a lifelong ban, you’ll never be able to play Pokémon Go again.
If you do find a way to play Pokémon Go after this with a false account, you will be marked with a red line and unable to battle or trade. So make sure you tread carefully.
3. User Your Incubators Carefully (Tip)
You can collect eggs from Poke Stop and shops which can be used to get yourself XP, Pokemon and even boost candies.
In order to hatch them, you have to use an incubator as well as walk a specified distance. Common distances you’ll get:
- 2km
- 5km
- 7km
- 10km
All players begin with an infinite use incubator which is marked with an infinity sign. There are cases where players are rewarded with 3x incubators. They can also be bought from the shop. It’s important to use them carefully.
For instance:
- Use your 3x incubators for 10km eggs
- Your infinite incubators should be used for short 2 – 5 km eggs
If you follow these techniques to a ‘t’, you could get more effective use out of your incubators and save time. Make sure to keep an eye out for any special event where distances are shortened.
4. How to Boost Your Lucky Odds While Trading (Trick)
One of the best ways to get Lucky Pokémon is through trading with a friend. Lucky Pokémon differ from Shiny Pokémon. They aren’t a different color. Instead, they sparkle. They also cost only half the amount of stardust in order to power up.
The longer a Pokémon has been in your collection, the greater the chance that you’ll get a lucky Pokémon.
Here’s a quick example. In this example, we’ll show you how you can trade a high-level Larvitar with a low IV for a Lucky Tyranitar.
- Try to trade your Larvitar for the oldest Pokémon they’re willing to trade.
- Trade the oldest Pokémon in your disposal for their Larvitar.
It’s as simple as that. However, if you don’t like the idea of only one of you scoring a lucky, try to trade the same Pokémon. For instance, a new Larvitar for an old Larvitar or an old for an old. This will ensure that both of you increase your odds to score a Lucky.
5. Botting (Cheats)
Botting is essentially automatic spoofing. Bots are essentially fake accounts that go around the map detecting Pokémon and sucking some of them up. Not all hackers use bots to suck Pokémon up, some of them use them as sophisticated scanners to tell them about all the Pokémon in an area.
We can understand why players would use bots to scan for Pokémon because the tracker that comes with the game may not be enough. Bots allow you to see all local Pokémon while the game will show Pokémon at nearby PokéStops. Hopefully, Niantic will address this issue in the future.
6. Build Your XP first then Power Your Pokémon up (tips)
Your ability as a trainer is dictated by the number of Experience Points you have. Like any other RPG game, you use XP to level-up and with each level, you require more XP to level up.
The more you level up, the more rewards you’ll get. The more rare encounters you’ll have and you’ll be able to evolve and hatch Pokémon at a higher level too. You’ll also be able to power up your Pokémon on a higher level.
If you power-up your Pokemon while you’re on a lower level (with low XP), it will cost you more candies to do so. It’s important to save your power-ups for Pokemon until you’ve at least reached a higher XP level. Aim for level 20 and above.
Here are some helpful tips:
- Use a lucky egg while you’re playing
- Evolve base Pokémon like Pidgey or Rattata using your excess candies
- Try to catch everything you come across
- Battle your friend to get XP from taking over gyms
7. How to Increase Your Friendship Level Fast (Trick)
Friendships are a relatively new feature in Pokemon Go. Unfortunately, you can only raise your friendship level once a day. You have to make sure you’re persistent and consistent. Here are three ways in which you can raise your Friendship level fast:
- Make sure that you participate in Raids, Gym, Trades or Gift with your friends on a daily basis. It takes a month (30 days) to reach Ultra Friend status and three months (90 days) to reach Best Friend status. The more days you participate in these activities with your friends, the quicker you level up.
- If you have long distance friends that you can’t meet every day, open a gift they’ve sent you or send them a gift of your own.
Remember to stay consistent. You can win through the power of friendship.
8. Multi-Accounting (Cheat)
There’s very little to stop you from creating multiple accounts in Pokémon Go, although it is frowned upon. Creating and then playing with multiple accounts can be used to cheat in various ways.
You can actually use your multiple accounts to take down gyms quickly and fill them up with your own Pokémon. Another way is to have a different account in all three teams so you can infiltrate gyms and kick Pokémon out while inserting your own.
However, you need to remember that there is a ten-minute cool-down period after attacking a gym. So you’ll have to wait a while before you can insert your own Pokémon. A must use Pokémon Go Cheats.
9. Manage your bag and Build an Army (Tips)
When you catch a Pokémon, there are two places in the game that register your catch:
- Bag: This is filled with the Pokémon that are actually available to you at the moment. Bags are like your current account.
- Pokedex: This shows you the Pokémon you’ve encountered, all the Pokémon you’ve caught as well the details and evolution paths.
You don’t need to carry every type of Pokémon in your bag. Instead, you should keep all the Pokémon you need in your bag. This will be your army which you’ll use to conquer gyms and Raid battles.
Yes, you’ll need a couple of high powered Pokémon, but quantity is sometimes better than quality. You need to be an expert in your Pokémon’s skills and assets. Make sure you have an army of real fighters like Vaporeon, Blissey, and Genger.
Make sure you hold onto your Onix and Steelix too cause they’ll need special items to evolve and they’re also great fighters.
keep an eye out for any special edition of certain Pokémon like season Pikachu. These can evolve into special Raichu.
10. Using an Automatic IV Checker (Pokémon Go Cheats)
IVs (Individual Values) are hidden values which most players want to know and find out. The only way you can find out in the game is by using guesswork in conjunction with the course appraisal system in the game.
With IV Checkers, you can actually see these figures. But once again, Niantic checks apps on your phone to see if you have any IV checkers installed. IV Checkers use the game’s API to reveal IVs.
They need your Pokémon credentials in order to log into your account and work for you. If Niantic finds any on your phone, you’ll face disciplinary action.
Final Word
We do not condone any cheating of any kind here. If you should get banned from following any of the cheats in this guide, we will not be held responsible. Follow them at your own discretion. Remember, a game’s enjoyment is in its challenge. Won’t you feel better if you can complete it without a crutch? Either, we hope this guide has been helpful. Thank you for reading and get out there and catch them all.
