How Pokémon Go Cooldown Works?

Pokémon Go has implemented many ways to keep away the cheaters. Spoofing GPS location is even considered as violating terms and conditions. They have introduced Cooldown Time to avoid repeating multiple actions in different locations in a shorter period. In this article, we’ll explain to you the concept, the actions that can ban you from the game while you in the cooldown time mode and the tool you can use to avoid detection.

What is Pokémon Go Cooldown Time?

If you’re new to Pokémon Go and the cooldown time concept, it is the amount of time you should wait after using an in-game action. This depends on the amount of distance travel, and the higher the distance, is higher the time for cooldown. Many actions can trigger a cooldown. For example, catching a Pokémon, Gym raids/battles, spinning a Pokémon etc. Also, some actions don’t trigger a cooldown—for example, teleporting, trading a Pokémon, hatching eggs etc. It is important to remember; cooldown time is not based on any spoofing app you use. They can’t control or remove cooldown time.

How Do Pokémon Go Cooldown Works?

Pokémon Go uses cooldown time to avoid players cheating in the game. Since it uses GPS, if you do several actions consecutively, you will get caught. To bypass this detection, you must wait the predefined cooldown time in between 2 locations. This time will be based on the distance between the 2 locations. In general, the rule is to wait 2 hours from the last action you done before committing anything to the new location. For example, if you have done a fight in Gym at location A at 4 PM, you should wait until 6 PM to perform any action at new location B.

Pokémon Go Cooldown Chart to Avoid Soft ban

To avoid any soft bans, you should strictly follow the cooldown chart that we discuss below. The cooldown time directly relates to the distance. The cooldown time starts only when you perform an action that marks your location, and before committing any action in the new location, you need to wait until the cooldown time expires.