megacom DuoMon 1P/2P dual account Auto Catcher compatible for Pokemon Go Plus - Compact Go Accessory with Auto Catch, Voice Notifications - Faster Wireless Bluetooth for Pocket Go Game (Blue)

I've tried the Trainer Club Gotcha and the original Gotcha as well as the pokeball plus. For single connections they are all manageable and if you understand the limits imposed by Niantic in the app (forced 1 hour disconnects from the PoGo app itself, forced prioritization of pokemon over spinning stops when both are enabled, lag from the app side when starting actions) then you can accept it for what it can do. Auto catch is best for when you are too preoccupied with raiding, walking, and other tasks in real life. Its the lowest catch rate (straight throw red pokeballs only which is a limit imposed by Niantic). Accept that you are using red balls you would trash anyway to catch pokemon you wouldn't have tried to catch anyway and ignore the pokemon that run away. And if you turn off pokemon and just spin stops automatically, I still consider it a win. All these things will spin stops while you are stuck waiting in a raid lobby. I consider it invaluable. And all the devices mentioned above will do it.Where this one stands out is the auto connection. Being able to leave this device in your pocket and reconnecting after Niantic forces it to disconnect is amazing after you realize how exhausting it is to pull other devices out, press the button on the device, press the button in the app, press the bluetooth notification to pair (Android 12 this really became a problem) and then sometimes the gotchas and pokeball plus go to sleep before making a connection and it fails to connect so you have to do it over spamming the button to keep the other devices from sleeping during the pairing process. If I'm running through my pockets with 2 phones in my hand, it becomes a juggling act. And niantic forces you to do this every hour so it's a distraction. Manageable for one person with one phone, but if you run 2 phones like me, you are going to have a rough time with other devices.Setup was a breeze. Be sure to familiarize yourself with the 4ish page quick start manual. Customize sound and notifications coming from the device. I ran into an issue with 1 minute disconnects on both my devices. One minute from connection to disconnects on both my phones. After troubleshooting, it turns out the culprit was an Android App called "Go Companion App" which integrates notifications of the Gotcha device and Go Plus device into the OS. Go Companion is a great app for the gotcha devices. I put in a custom android notification for Go Companion and set it up where when my gotcha disconnects, my phone would do a Pikachu sound to tell me I need to reconnect my Gotcha. Unfortunately, the only way I got the Duomon to stay connected past a minute was to disable the Go Companion service. The Duomon has been rock solid ever since. Since Duomon has its own notifications built into the device speaker, I think the Go Companion app becomes non-essential but is a godsend for Gotcha devices.One other thing I may need to update in this review is that I've yet to stress test running this in the field. The trainer club gotcha has the ability to connect to 2 phones but sees an absolutely massive dropoff in efficiency as it wouldn't seem to operate as fast for each phone as compared to if only one phone was connected. It would interact with the first phone to send an API request to the Gotcha and the other would sit there with a target, waiting for a response from the Gotcha. I quickly stopped trying to use Trainer Club Gotcha with 2 phones for this reason. However preliminary testing with the Duomon is that it is interacting immediately with both phones when API sends requests to the Duomon and thats all I can ask from the Duomon. This device literally does all it can with the restrictions imposed by Niantic software development. And here on day 1, I'm pretty happy with it.

TL,DR: I highly recommend this product, just be sure to get high quality batteries for it, and turn it off when not using it. See below for details.I’ve been using this auto catcher since April, it is now August. It has been the most reliable auto catcher I’ve had to date, compared to Pokémon Go+, Gotcha Original and Gotcha Classic.At first, I would blow through batteries really quickly, with one set lasting little more than a single day (about 6-8 hours of play time). However, after losing battery power at a friend’s house, they offered me a big name brand set of batteries and I found to my astonishment that they lasted almost two weeks, with similar play patterns. I stopped buying generic brand batteries and haven’t had a problem since. I easily get 70+ hours of play time out of each set of batteries when I buy the good ones.To extend the life of the battery, I always turn the device off when I’m not using it. It will put itself to sleep when not in use, but even in its sleep state, it is constantly waiting to be reconnected which slowly drains the battery.Other reviews mentioned that the trap door over the battery compartment breaks off easily, however, I have not had any issue with it being fragile at all. It has a quick release latch that opens easily when intended, but is sufficiently protected by the silicone case included in the purchase.Additionally, I noticed a few reviews mentioning the battery compartment doesn’t indicate which direction to insert the batteries. This isn’t the case. It is clearly marked just inside the battery cavity which is the “+” and which is the “-“ side.One other thing to note, and I can’t say if this is coincidence or design, but I have a noticeably higher catch rate (lower flee rate) with this catcher than any of my previous models. Also, a much higher shiny rate. Since using this catcher, I catch at least 1 shiny/day with it. Sometimes more. Previously, I was lucky to get 1-2 per week, often less. It has also caught numerous 4* mons. The most recent community day was froakie, I walked away with 39 shiny mons, about 1/3 of which were caught with this auto catcher. This is about average for me since using this catcher.