Niantic has finally dealt a big blow to cheating spoofers with their new implementation in "Pokemon Go." The new update made each Pokemon unique per player, which means no more same stats with the same Pokemon.
Niantic Silently Updates "Pokemon Go" To Deal Spoofers
Due to the numerous complaints of "Pokemon Go" players using the common spoofing tactic, Niantic has silently implemented something in the game to deal with them. They have randomized the IV, movesets, height, and weight data for wild Pokemon for each trainer level up to 25, Forbes reported.
Players will now have unique Pokemons for each of them, which meant that they will have different stats completely. This defeats the problem that spoofers have caused with their tactic. In previous versions, the IV of the Pokemon and their moves would have been the same, even if their CP was different.
"Pokemon Go" Spoofers Common Tactic Revealed
Spoofers in "Pokemon Go" usually use a common tactic that uses scanners to hunt down Pokemon with the best IV or movesets in the wild. This makes it easier for them to catch the best Pokemon to raise and use against other players in Gym battles. This has become useless with the new implementation from Niantic.
The implantation of the new update also affected the trackers, which makes it not work properly with this change. The spoofers also are not able to know if a Pokemon is 100 percent or zero percent of IV, and they cannot also know if it is shiny or not, Pokemon Go Hub reported.
This is actually Niantic's third experiment in regards to combatting spoofers for a few weeks already. They have recently made a change that foiled a common Android spoofing system, and it also introduced the Shiny Magikarp, which was a unique spawn by a player.
Game Company Sues Milwaukee County Over Permit Requirement
In augmented-reality games related news, Candy Lab, Inc. has sued Milwaukee County due to its permit requirement for developers to have augmented-reality games like "Pokemon Go." The county recently passed its ordinance in February due to large crowds that "Pokemon Go" attracted to one of its parks at Lake Michigan and left it with tons of trash, Chicago Tribune reported.
Check out the "Pokemon Go" Shiny Magikarp Spotted video below:
