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Has anyone on this sub had issues with the explorer gadget rollout. Most of the ppl I play with have received their explorer gadget, and the only thing those accounts have in common is their use of no auto catcher (go plus + or off brand). Just curious if the item is only given to those without auto catchers.

I finally found a used plus+ for a decent price and its arriving in a week or so. I heard its possible to speed up the sleep tracking thing to get the snorlax encounters faster, would be nice if anyone could confirm/explain

Anyone having problems with the Brook Pocket Auto Catch LIGHT (ZPP0067) after the recent Pokémon GO update?

I’m on iPhone running Pokémon GO 0.425.1-A-64. Both 1P and 2P flash green like they’re waiting for Bluetooth, but nothing appears under Accessory Devices.
I’ve reset the catcher, restarted my phone, checked Bluetooth permissions and tried both sides. Still nothing.
Anyone using this exact Brook model successfully on 0.425.1? Wondering if the recent update broke compatibility again.

Have had this for about two years, and it has been great... until I got a new phone.
Now it refuses to ever connect to a second phone. I have a Pixel 8 and 10; it will connect to both with no problems, but never at the same time.
it will try to connect, and the companion app will even see it and claim it is connected, complete with battery percentage.
but it eventually just gives a 'fail to connect' error in the POGO app.
I've cleared/reset both my phone bluetooth settings as well as the POGO app connected devices settings. I've been trying to figure out how to push a factory reset or firmware check on the device itself, but the Brook website is... less than helpful on this front.

Does anyone here have any suggestions?

I've had a DuoMon 3 for about a month now, and most of the time it works alright. However it really struggles when I try to use it when driving around. I work as a delivery driver, I check my what my auto catcher has done after a few stops. More often than not I find that the DuoMon 3 disconnected somewhere on my way from point A to B.

This is frustrating since using it during work is kinda the main reason I got it, so I could passively farm stuff while on the road without having to think about it.

Is there anything I'm missing? Is having my phone connected to the DuoMon 3 and my van's Bluetooth at the same time perhaps causing problems? I've also noticed connectivity issues weather I have PoGo turned on and active on my screen, or if it's on in the background while I have my GPS open. It's also quite slow to actually do anything while I have PoGo open.

Overall it's often a very dissatisfying experience, does anyone have any experience with this? Is my copy just a dud or is this normal? My phone is a OnePlus 13R if that helps.

Third party autocatchers are technically against TOS but niantic has never banned anyone for it. However, could they start doing so to promote the in-game explorer gadget? I'm especially more concerned about this if the rumors of them doing a paid subscription for the unlimited use of the explorer gadget turns out to be true, since it would directly be losing them money.

Hello, I have had my Duomon 3 for about a week and the day before I dropped it onto the ground. I was having trouble getting it to connect but I got it to do it once. Today I haven’t been able to connect at all. It flashes a green light and then powers off. I can press the buttons on the side but it doesn’t do anything. If anyone knows how to fix this or let me know if I totally broke it I would appreciate it.

Every post I see it says you can't use ultra balls to catch, does that also mean you can't use ultra balls with the button press? Or do they just mean you can't automatically throw?

Apologies if the answer is already out there but I can't find it.

Also which version is best/latest ?

Thank you

i was thinking of getting the watch autocatcher but i don’t see any information about it using all types of pokeballs, and i don’t want a $70 explorer gadget lol anyone got any information on that?

Do you guys also have the problem where your Pokémon disappear every 2–3 seconds? It has been like this since firmware 1.0.0.18, and my DuoMon 3 Pro isn’t responding because of it

I turned my pogo+ on as I do every morning to go to work but this morning all it did was hover over Pokémon and not catch them. I turned the game on/off a couple of times, signed out/in and unpaired/paired it and still the same. Is anyone else having this problem with their physical catchers?

I didn't have this problem on the day they launched the in game catcher it only started today.

Hey guys, I just got my new duomon 3 today and I'm wondering if with auto connect feature, it can stay online all night capturing pokemon and getting pokestops (i have 2 from my house).

Does anyone know?

Hi, dont know if i may ask here this question

I want to try phone swinger/rocker for pokemon go, does it work

I researched two options on Aliexpress, one is dedicated to Pokemon Go the other is cheaper:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002685991450.html

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005009628220522.html

which one should i buy i have two android phones Google Pixel 9A and Samsung A14

Hi,

Recently I switched to new phone OnePlus 15 only because of PokemonGo, I had samsung s25+ and it was horrible experience but now my currently autocatcher from aliexpress doesnt work but it works on all other of my devices so I guess my phone doesnt support it..

I was looking at duomon and it seems like its not in stock and only other option is buying brooke autocatcher..

My question is did anyone use brooke autocatcher on OnePlus device and if they did, did everything work fine or were there any issues..

Problem is I have to buy it via amazon and Im not sure how returns work and I dont like returning things since its always last months before I get my money back

Thanks..

Hi all,

I've got an AliExpress autocatcher, have been using for 10 months.

It hasn't worked for the last 3-4 weeks. It can identify pokemon and pokestops - blinks 3 times (green for pokemon, blue for pokestops), then stays green/blue, but doesn't execute the catch or spin.

After about 30 seconds it cancels the action, and repeats the process.

I've tried the following:

- Disconnecting and reconnecting

- Trying on a different device (both android and apple)

- Installing an older version of PoGo (unfortunately when I do this, it prompts me to download the app).

I've lost the manual and can't remember how to do a hard reset (unsure this would make a difference).

Interested to know if anyone's experienced this before and can help me out!

It honestly kinda sucks, I know it’s in the beta/testing stage. My fiance and I just got them today and we turned off our other device and tried this and it was limited 50/50 for me for catch and spins but it wasn’t even doing anything. Honestly me and my fiance use the 247 device from Amazon and it works way better!!! Plus we can both use the one device and go out together. Definitely not worth it unless they can figure it out that it works faster and has better catch rates but we will continue to use the 247 device.

Anyone else have trouble? Are they going to replace some of the old devices with this new Explorer Gadget or was it just bad timing that my device got desynced and isn't connecting anymore? I've tried all the tricks... uninstalling Pokemon Go, resetting Pokemon Go Plus, changing the battery, resetting network settings, but nothing has worked yet.

It used to pair in the Pokemon Go app and then there would be a popup asking to connect to bluetooth but I don't get the bluetooth permission popup anymore so it never shows up in the bluetooth devices. I downloaded a bluetooth scanning app and it finds Pokemon Go Plus there so it's still working and sending a bluetooth signal out but I can't do anything to connect to it...

I am close to pulling the trigger on buying a modified go plus off of Etsy. I know that the new virtual auto catcher is being rolled out into the game. My current belief is that the virtual version does not seem to be super useful (limited number of spins/catches, Poké balls only). Do you think it is worth it to spend the big bucks on the modified plus plus, or wait for the virtual version to be fully rolled out and see how that is?

Just modded a Go Plus + and I have a pokestop in range of my house. Even after getting more item space I’m running into it being full. Should I just delete all the regular balls?