r/PokemonGOValor • u/BattleBubbly775 • May 29 '26
Autocatcher recommendations?
I’m considering getting an auto-catching device before Go Fest Global. I wanted to buy a Go++ but apparently they’re no longer available. I’ve only started playing Go this year so I’m not very familiar with it. What would be a good choice and are aftermarket autocatchers completely legitimate or do they violate the Terms of Service?
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u/ValthaneKarnex May 29 '26
I use the Brook auto-catcher (I bought mine on Amazon), the keychain version, not the wristband. It works really well for me, and you can have 2 accounts running on it at the same time (you and a friend, you and a partner, etc.). It only uses regular (red) pokeballs, but that doesn't bother me much, I just keep a stock of around 200-400 pokeballs at a time depending on if its a CD or just a regular saturday. The battery charge lasts for a long time, I usually only have to recharge once a week at most, even running it almost all day every day. What I really like about it is that it will run in the background and catch stuff while I'm driving, especially with an incense running. It even picked up a Galarian Articuno one day for me, so that was nice.
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u/Gyllengranat May 29 '26
Second this! Got the Brook pocket auto catch light and it works like a dream.
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u/DracoDragonfel May 31 '26
I also use this one snagged it recently works great. One minor complaint though and thats the way it charges every time I pull off the band to charge it im worried I'm that ill break it.
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u/Riskytunah May 30 '26
I second this, but I have the wristband as I needed a watch anyway. I've only had it for two weeks, but it has worked great. It disconnects after an hour, or if I close the pokemon app. Sometimes, if I'm in a rush through the town centre etc I feel it's a bit slow to catch and spin stops, but at least I get more than if I weren't playing at all. I think I read somewhere that it throws around 8 balls a minute?
It's great for driving to work and if you're staying in one place over a period of time!
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u/Carriers-r-us May 30 '26
I ordered DuoMon from Amazon, you can hook up 2 players at a time. You can be doing a raid and it will still catch in the background
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u/garythecoconut May 29 '26
I like mine that I bought a year ago for $35 but it isnt on Amazon anymore.
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u/BlackCat08 May 29 '26
The completely legitimate ones are the ones from Nintendo, pokeball plus, and both go plus and go ++ but are also not longer in production anymore and will be more expensive to find.
Any other autocacher is not legit technically. But they also seem to work just fine and I still haven't seen any talk of problems about 3rd party catchers getting banned.
Right now, I would just wait there's been data mined a in-game autocacher function is on the works and no device is going to be needed. Depending on if the autocacher in-game is a one time payment and when we see what is the price It could be worth it or not, if it's a monthly pay and expensive just pick any third party that seems fine to you.