Taking this into consideration, developers Niantic have released a blog update outlining a three-strike policy in order to combat cheaters.
These punishments will be implemented if a player is caught accessing Pokémon Go through GPS spoofing or third-party add-ons.
Strike 1 sees cheaters unable to encounter wild Pokémon for 7 days.
Two years on, the mobile game has celebrated revenue of $1.8 billion and currently features three generations of different Pokémon species to discover.