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Wondering if it’s possible to mod a Pokémon go plus? (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/programming

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So I know next to nothing about programming, coding, development etc. but I was wondering if it’s possible to mod a Pokémon go plus?

Not to be confused with the Pokémon go plus PLUS

Now I don’t know if anyone here plays to understand this, but It’s the basic version that you can click the button to spin stops, catch Pokémon, and track steps with your device locked.

Now after using it for a bit I’ve noticed there are things that it COULD do that it doesn’t. first when you catch a Pokémon/spin a stop successfully it flashes rainbow- so I know the rgb capabilities are there.

On to my main question: is it possible to program/mod/code/tweak/whatever you’d prefer to call it the Pokémon go plus to add extra features from the app? Even if that just corresponds to push notifications?

So far all it can do is- • vibrates • flash blue for a poke stop/new Pokémon, green for a previously seen Pokémon, red for fleeing Pokémon/out of range poke stop and rainbow for successful catch/successful poke stop spin.

What I’m curious to try to add- • flash yellow for egg that’s hatching( and click button to hatch) • flash blue for Pokémon that returned home from gym •cycle rainbow from receiving gifts from friends

Not sure it can be done but I’m curious nonetheless

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

It really depends. For example, the app might not be sending data on what is happening. It might just say "event 1 happened" which triggers it to flash blue or "event 2 happened" which triggers it to flash rainbow. If there are no additional information, then the only way it could be done is by modifying the app.

And that's not even getting into creating custom firmware for the device. You would either need to get your hands on their source code for that or reverse engineer it.

I'm a firm believer that nothing is impossible, but one this is for sure, it would likely be a ton of work.