Truth or LIES!

There are various tricks and hacks for Pokémon Go that have sprung up recently. I'm here to tell you what is fact and what is fiction.

Statement #1

If you tap on Pokéballs that missed the target you can retrieve them.

This makes sense right? When you throw a ball and it misses the target it doesn't disappear right away. There must be some logical reasoning to this. Maybe you have a slim chance to tap it to get it back? It seems like a nice thing that Niantic would do right? Well you would be wrong. This, although a nice idea, is indeed a LIE! The only place you can get Pokéballs is from a Pokéstop or the store with coins. I was kind of disappointed at this truth but it just means I have to keep up on my Pokéball stock.

Statement #2

If you take your phone and attach it to a ceiling fan it will hatch your eggs quicker.

There are always the few people who are just lazy enough to try this. The idea is since your phone is moving then you will travel a long distance. It is true that your phone would have traveled a longer distance but it wouldn't have moved your character. This also probably wouldn't fool a pedometer either. Pokémon Go is a virtual overlay of google maps. It uses your smartphone's GPS to track your location. If you don't leave the same 4sqft space your character won't move. So this is clearly a LIE!

Additionally someone came up with the idea to use some Duck Tape to put their phone in between the spokes of their bike to rack up the distance as well. Assuming that you ride the bike around you will get distance on your eggs but no more than if you just had the phone in your hand. It also eliminates your ability to catch new Pokémon and hit up Pokéstops.


I hope that you all find this helpful. I'm off to more adventures in the world of Pokémon.
Gotta Catch 'Em All