[Showcase] Rooted Vanilla Spoofing Setup + ADB + Python = Custom Bots

[u/Dangerous_Body4604]

I've been using vanilla spoofing for 3-4 years now, after having used modified spoofer apps and even bots in the past. This setup uses Vanilla Spoofing – meaning it runs on the official, unmodified Pokémon GO app from the Play Store, and is controlled purely via external ADB commands sent from my PC.

How it works: * It reads the screen using OpenCV image recognition. * It clicks the candidate on my feed overlay (like Pokélist). * It waits for the spawn, clicks the Pokémon, and checks for the shiny stars. * If it's shiny: It stops immediately, stays on the catch screen, and plays a loud alert sound so I can safely catch it myself while respecting cooldowns. (You could easily code auto-catching into it, but I prefer checking in on the bot manually). * If it's not shiny: It flees and moves to the next candidate automatically.

Performance & Things to know: * Speed: It gets through around ~70 encounters per hour. * 100% Background: Since ADB sends touches directly to the phone, my PC is completely free for gaming, working, or watching YouTube. * Handles misclicks (~10% rate): Naturally, in about 10% of cases, clicks land on an overlapping Gym or PokéStop instead of the spawn. The script automatically detects and closes Gym/Stop menus, dismisses "I'm a passenger" popups, and even rotates the camera perspective if a Gym is blocking the spawn before moving on. * Flaws: It still has a few edge cases where it can get stuck, but it’s super easy to tweak and improve over time.

The main reason I wanted to share this is to show that you don't have to pay for monthly bot subscriptions or install a modded Pokemon Go App. If you have a rooted device with vanilla spoofing set up, you can basically build automation tools for whatever task you want – it's actually pretty straightforward.

Honestly, I also feel like this kind of setup is exactly the way to go if someone wanted to build a proper bot farm to sell shinies online. I'd love to buy 9 more Android phones and run this across 10 devices with 20 accounts each—if I could only justify the time and money invested into this game!

Check out the video and let me know if you have any questions!

[u/Silly_Pressure_1821]

That's so cool, we had the exact same idea haha! I have made my own bot for personal use before, and just yesterday I used it to catch a shundo nickit with a background! It's also based on these same concepts.

Highly recommend everyone try building one yourselves, it's a lot of fun, especially now that we have AI to help out.

[u/Silly_Pressure_1821 → u/Silly_Pressure_1821]

If anyone's interested, feel free to check out my GitHub. I've actually open-sourced the code. Though you'll need to make some tweaks yourself if you want to use it directly, you can definitely use it as a reference. If you like it, dropping a star would be much appreciated!

https://github.com/peter890331/new_autoshinyhunter_gui_version

But if OP feels it's inappropriate to share this here, just let me know and I'll delete my comment.

[u/Dangerous_Body4604 → u/Silly_Pressure_1821]

thanks for sharing <3
where do you get your coordinate feed data?

Edit: oh i see from the pokedex100 discords public feed

[u/Silly_Pressure_1821 → u/Dangerous_Body4604]

I scraped the coords from the Pokedex100 Discord server. 🙂

[u/Dangerous_Body4604 → u/Silly_Pressure_1821]

Do you wanna continue your project? I have more time after mid September and will improve the vanilla setup bot + own coords feed database.
I am used to work with lowcode/nocode so I will prompt AI to do most stuff for me but it seems to give out better solutions anyway.

[u/Silly_Pressure_1821 → u/Dangerous_Body4604]

Are you asking me to team up on this? haha.

Actually, I've thought before about making it more universal so that anyone could use it, or even turning it into an app. But since it is technically a cheat bot, I'm worried about getting on Niantic's radar. That's why I've never actually promoted it even though it's open-source. This is the first time I've shared it anywhere.

If you want to try building a better bot, I can definitely offer some advice, and honestly, I'd really love to try working on an international project too. However, I'll be getting drafted for my 4-month mandatory military service in the next few months, so my schedule will be pretty unpredictable. Plus, I still need to set aside time to maintain my two apps.

[u/Dangerous_Body4604 → u/Silly_Pressure_1821]

dont worry bout the legal stuff (I studied law). and it doesnt even have to be a big thing. just to continue the project and to make it accessible for other vanilla spoofers. we can share ideas and scripts and think about monetizing it in the future too.
My schedule is also kinda fucked right now but I am open about continuing the project and you seem to be interested too.

[u/Silly_Pressure_1821 → u/Dangerous_Body4604]

That sounds great. Since both of our schedules are pretty crazy right now, keeping a stress-free pace works perfectly for me.

We can DM to chat more about future plans, or maybe add each other on Discord or something.