Traditional Pokémon GO “Cheat-Like” Tricks

🌀 Curveball Catch Trick

Explanation: Spinning the Poké Ball before throwing (curveball) increases catch success rate and gives bonus XP.
Pro Tip: Try curveball + “Great” or “Excellent” throws for max XP per catch.

🥚 Lucky Egg Stack

Explanation: Use a Lucky Egg and mass evolve Pokémon like Pidgey, Weedle, etc., for double XP during the 30-minute window.
XP Farming Tip: Best used during special XP events or leveling rush.

📍 Lure Module Trap

Explanation: Drop a lure at a popular PokéStop (like parks or malls). It spawns more Pokémon, sometimes rare ones.
Bonus: Increased spawn chances = more catches, more XP, more stardust.

🚶 Buddy Boost

Explanation: Assign a Pokémon as your buddy and walk to earn candy. Super useful for rare Pokémon evolutions like Gible, Bagon, or Beldum.
Efficiency: Use rare or meta Pokémon to get the most benefit.

🕵️ IV Checker Trick

Explanation: Use the in-game Appraisal system to check a Pokémon’s IVs (stats). Keep high-IV Pokémon for battle or trading.
Tip: 3-star Pokémon with 15/15/15 IVs are perfect!

⏳ Daily Spin Hack

Explanation: Spin a PokéStop every day and on the 7th day you get a guaranteed evolution item like Metal Coat, Dragon Scale, etc.
Why It Matters: These items are needed for certain rare evolutions.

⚔️ Gym Sniper Tip

Explanation: Wait until a gym is already weakened by another player. Then, join in and finish it to snipe the win and place your Pokémon.
Tactic: Great way to earn PokéCoins from gym defense without heavy effort.

🔁 Raid Timing Trick

Explanation: If you're confident, wait until the last 5–10 minutes of a raid to attempt it solo. Fewer people = more boss control.
Tip: Only for soloable raids or if you're targeting a clean win with a group.

🎁 Gift Grinder

Explanation: Send and open daily gifts to earn items, XP, and 7km eggs. You can also level up friendships which gives massive XP boosts.
Goal: Ultra & Best friends = tons of XP (use Lucky Egg before hitting that level).

🌎 Event Watcher

Explanation: During Community Days, Spotlight Hours, or seasonal events, spawn rates, shiny odds, XP/stardust boosts all increase.
Strategy: Always check event calendars and plan play time accordingly.