Unveiling the Exclusive Exploit in Pokemon GO That Can Result in Instant Bans for Players

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Niantic is banning Pokemon GO players who exploit the Routes feature to farm XL Candies, with bans ranging from 30 days to nearly a year.

Players resorted to third-party applications to deceive their phone's GPS and swiftly accomplish the Routes, aided by an auto clicker to expedite the process.

While some argue that unintentional GPS drift could potentially be exploited to their advantage, others dismiss this possibility as improbable. In addition, the Routes feature encounters other issues such as challenges in locating routes and various technical difficulties.

Players who exploit a particular glitch to acquire a large number of XL Candies in Pokemon GO are being banned by the game's developer, Niantic. While this exploit allows players to easily obtain hundreds of XL Candies, Niantic is taking strict actions against those who take unfair advantage.

Niantic launched Pokemon GO in 2016, and since then, the game has undergone significant transformations. The most recent addition to Pokemon GO is the Routes feature, which was introduced by the studio last month. Routes are pre-determined paths that players can follow while exploring. Some routes are created by Niantic, while others are formed by promotional partners or regular players. By successfully completing a route, players can earn rewards, promoting further exploration.

Recently, players have discovered an exploit in the Routes mechanic of Pokemon GO that allows them to easily farm XL Candies with minimal effort. By leaving the app running overnight, some players have been able to accumulate hundreds of XL Candies, with claims of earning over 100 XL Candies per hour by certain YouTubers. However, Niantic has become aware of this exploit and is now enforcing temporary bans ranging from 30 to 230 days for players who engage in it. Additionally, Niantic's ban message warns that repeated offenses may result in permanent exclusion from the game.

Although the severity of the bans may appear harsh, it is difficult to argue against the fact that utilizing this exploit constitutes cheating, particularly due to the reliance on third-party applications. Essentially, Pokemon GO players were employing external apps to manipulate their device's GPS system in order to simulate completed Routes. Typically, a speed limit is in place to prevent players from rapidly finding a Route. However, a glitch prevents this restriction from functioning correctly, enabling players to instantly complete the Route instead. To expedite the process, players would then employ auto clickers to automatically restart and complete the Route as quickly as their phone's CPU speed allows.

The news received a minimal response from the Pokemon GO community, who viewed it as a consequence of cheating. One user mentioned the possibility of it occurring unintentionally through GPS drift. However, some players are doubtful since it seems unlikely to have a GPS drift of 40 kilometers or more.

Nevertheless, this exploit is just one of several issues that players are encountering with Pokemon GO's new Routes. Some players struggle to locate routes, and even when they do find them, they may be unable to complete them due to technical difficulties or because the route trespasses on private property. Other users have reported experiencing bugs and crashes while using Routes. Considering these problems and exploits, it can be said that the introduction of this new feature could have been smoother.

Pokemon GO is available on Android and iOS.

Source: Dexerto