Abnormally high frequency of 24hour bans
I have 30 accounts using around 10 PCs (most in different locations/networks) all on Windows 10/11, MuMu Player 64-bit, PGSharp Arm64.
These accounts ran between 12h to 3-4 days straight without logout, sniping constantly every 2 hours if possible. No bans, no shadow bans (unless I truly messed up the cooldown timer).
Pokémon GO Plus worked the entire time, never turned off, auto walking to stops, everything was SUPER consistent. These accounts were BEASTS.
I stopped playing completely around January 2023.
Fast forward to now - same setup (obviously new MuMu and PGSharp installs). Same setup otherwise.
I've been getting what I would consider abnormally high volume of 24 hour bans on my accounts.
Here is the message when trying to log in to a "banned" account: "Pokémon GO is currently down for maintenance. Please try again later.". The account starts working again 24h later.
An example of what I do:
Launch Pokémon GO in MuMu
While on the login screen - Pick hotspot in PGSharp - New York (most recent ban) - Teleport
Log in to an account (to an account that hasn't been on in at least 8 hours).
Logs in and everything looks good. Catch a Pokemon, Spin a stop, catch up on quests.
Turn on Pokemon Go Plus
Set PGSharp to walk to 300 stops.
Choose "Walk" speed.
Leave for 24h~ or so.
Come back - There are no pokemon on the ground, however pokestops are there, but won't spin.
Log out and back in and get the maintenance error.
Thoughts?
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@꧁•⊹٭𝙺𝙸𝙽𝙶٭⊹•꧂ THANK YOU!
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The Account Maintenance notice is strictly linked to Pokemon encounters. There is an encounter limit after which we are unable to log in to the game (12-24 hours). The number of encounters is currently unclear, but there is a way to avoid reaching high encounter numbers.
It has to do with shiny scanners. Shiny scanners scan nearby Pokemon for their shiny forms. The scanner encounters every Pokemon in the range in the background, checking it for you. When you teleport or walk eggs, these encounters can pile up really fast.
I suggest using the shiny scanner moderately and turning it off when it's not necessary.
If you happen to get the Maintenance screen, don't panic. There is no evidence of a correlation with account bans. Wait it out and enjoy the game.
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I don't use the shiny scanner whatsoever unless it's something that's on by default - but it could just be a HUGE number of normal encounters after 24h
Update - No issues since limiting accounts to under 12 hours per day.