Today, Niantic announced changes to their policy regarding cheaters in Pokemon Go.
Under the new changes, cheaters will be dealt with via a three strike system and three strikes leads to account termination. Previously, instances of cheating were dealt with by degrading the quality of monsters encountered.
Here's how it will work. Strike 1 lasts for 7 days and acts as a warning; you will not be able to encounter rare Pokemon and you will be disqualified from receiving EX Raid Passes. Strike 2 is a suspension and lasts for 30 days; you will be unable to access your account during that time. And if, after two strikes you continue to engage in cheating behaviors, you will encounter Strike 3: Termination; your account will be terminated, forever.
Keep in mind that the Strike system is not set in stone; Niantic still retains the right to ban accounts on an individual basis without accumulating strikes. And if, by chance, you believe that your account was terminated on accident, you can always appeal; but Niantic is quite confident in the accuracy of their system.
Some things that could earn you a Strike include location spoofing, accessing Pokemon Go via unauthorized 3rd party clients, or using any other 3rd party add-ons.
This is all trying to say: don't be a cheater. A few perks is not really worth having your account terminated is it?
6 Comments
1. BLUEBLASTER
Posts: 941; Member since: Feb 23, 2014
posted on Jul 20, 2018, 2:17 PM 9
3. two_soggy_waffles
Posts: 58; Member since: Aug 10, 2017
posted on Jul 20, 2018, 6:29 PM 0
2. Godlymansean
Posts: 337; Member since: Apr 14, 2017
posted on Jul 20, 2018, 2:34 PM 4
4. Zack_2014
Posts: 677; Member since: Mar 25, 2014
posted on Jul 21, 2018, 1:33 AM 2
5. Rampage_Taco
Posts: 1085; Member since: Jan 17, 2017
posted on Jul 21, 2018, 8:01 AM 1
6. TechDork
Posts: 404; Member since: May 10, 2010
posted on Jul 22, 2018, 7:56 PM 0
PhoneArena Comments Rules
A discussion is a place, where people can voice their opinion, no matter if it is positive, neutral or negative. However, when posting, one must stay true to the topic, and not just share some random thoughts, which are not directly related to the matter.
Things that are NOT allowed:
Moderation is done by humans. We try to be as objective as possible and moderate with zero bias. If you think a post should be moderated - please, report it.
Have a question about the rules or why you have been moderated/limited/banned? Please, contact us.
Comments Options
Report Post
Send a warning to post author
Send a warning to Selected user. The user has 0 warnings currently.
Ban user and delete all posts
Message to PhoneArena moderator (optional):