How Do You Know if You are Permanently Banned on Pokémon Go?
Pokémon Go has become one of the most popular mobile games, and thousands of players around the world love catching ’em all! However, violating Niantic’s rules, participating in cheating activities, and even GPS spoofing can result in banning your account. If you find yourself banned, you may be worried about your account’s future, including what options are available to get un banned and the consequences of getting a perm ban. In this article, we’ll address your concerns and help you identify when a ban is permanent and how it could happen.
Types of Pokémon Go Banning
Pokémon Go has three levels of bannings: Soft Bans, Temp Bans, and Perm Bans. Each has distinct rules, limitations, and durations:
- Soft Ban lasts 12 hours to several weeks and restricts in-game access, such as Poké Stop contributions or encounter limitations.
- Temp Ban is an outright temporary ban that ranges from hours to weeks. Any violation of Niantic’s Community Standards can trigger a temp ban.
- Perm Ban (Permanently Banned) means that you cannot access the game using any platform. There is no return policy after this, and any repeated infringement could lead to legal actions (under Niantic’s intellectual property rights).
How Do I know I am Permanently Banned from Pokémon Go?
It might take some time for your Perm Ban to take effect. But a persistent message on your game may display or you’ll no longer access the app after downloading any latest updates:
| On Google Play | You might come across a message saying: ‘We suspend access to your account (user.name) due to multiple Policy VIolation(s)’ OR No App Icon after launching Pokemon GO |
| On the Pokémont GO Client itself | After log-ins (username): *Please review our Policy***, [username], please correct all policy violations as reported.***If you do not see “View Policy”**: |
| **or.
/username/path/to/access/in the new version,**. Or No Access To in /login; You may encounter No More Access or Game Shutdown messages |
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