MEGACOM DuoMon White

For context, prior to purchasing this Duomon, I was previously playing with an approximately 4-year old Gotcha auto-catcher (one of the black sorta oval-shaped black devices). My old Gotcha was very fast at catching and spinning stops, but I disliked having to press the button to wake up the device every time my game disconnected from the device every hour (as other reviews have clarified, this is a built-in feature in the Pokemon Go game code to limit the extent of spoofing with auto catchers). I looked up information on several of the different modern auto-catchers, including the Go Plus+. I landed on this device because I can’t reasonably keep a device like the Go Plus+ in my bag when there’s no option to turn off the vibrations (I.e. bringing it to work), nor do I want to continue having to use a device that requires hourly button presses to wake up like the Gotcha. So now it is day 2 that I have had the Duomon, and I’ve already been able to test it fairly extensively across using it passively to catch things while I’m at work and while driving (safely - reminder to all, do not actively play POGO while you’re behind the wheel and in traffic). I have many things that I’ve found convenient (and a few mildly annoying) about the Duomon as below: Pros: - Once it’s turned on and connected to your phone’s POGO, you can simply press the connect button once from the game and it reliably connects (at least for me). This is a game changer for me as I no longer have to fiddle with my keys that my old Gotcha was hooked onto with a special keychain case and look really conspicuous at work or other public places. - The SPEED! I had read from some sources that the Duomon didn’t run as fast as the old Gatchas, but this thing is at least on-par with my old Gotcha when it comes to spinning stops especially. I have already clocked it spinning a Pokestop while I was driving at 58MPH! I don’t think I’ve even seen my old Gotcha hit a stop going that fast, or at least not in recent memory. Suffice it to say, as long as it’s connected properly, it hits stops very well. I do feel like it catches Pokémon slightly slower compared to my Gotcha, but given the first pro mentioned I am ok with this, especially as I am mostly wanting to be able to quietly and inconspicuously reconnect it while I am at work. - Using AAA batteries - this can be a con for some people as of course it’s inconvenient to carry around AAA batteries for something like this. The way I see it, I already have a wide array of batteries around the house, and the most common being AAA batteries for other devices as is (computer mice, keyboards, remotes, etc). I was on the fence about buying a 247 for the reason that some reviewers said that they didn’t hold a charge very well after a certain point, which in my mind raises the issue of how well a built-in lithium ion battery made by a 3rd party manufacturer could hold up. For me, that made using the Duomon more palatable as the hardware is already fairly well established otherwise for traditional batteries, and the battery life will more so depend on what kind of AAA batteries you use, which will be specific to the individual (plus it’s one less thing that needs to be troubleshooted as AAA battery technology is still pretty commonplace. Cons: - The initial setup - granted the user manual gives a decent overview of how to go through the menus, but it did take me some time to figure out what all the colors mean and how to change settings to how I wanted. It does help that the Duomon for both player settings reads out which setting you’re on in different voices, but the speakers are pretty soft so I wouldn’t recommend trying to do this on the fly in a busy street for example. - The battery compartment is mildly annoying to open. It does just take pulling a sliding button out from the compartment door, but this was finicky for me to get open the first time as I was worried I would break it if I was too aggressive (based on other reviews concerning the fragility of the Duomon). Insofar it hasn’t been super fragile to me broadly, but I will come back and update if I do eventually have any problems on that front. - Price - I was able to get it on whatever kinda sale it was on (around $60), but I will say I would not pay a full $90 for this. I already had to really rationalize how much additional joy this would bring me (and one of my coworkers who will be using the second player connect feature) before I finally committed and made the purchase. That is very much down to the individual to make that decision. Overall, I am very satisfied so far with the Duomon in its performance and features. For anyone who is serious about making the most of POGO (I.e grinding stardust and getting extra Pokémon throughout the day for transfer/candies without appearing to be a POGO addict), this is a fine device for making that dream into a reality.

I've loved this item so much. Works so much quicker than previous Gotchas and things I've tried. And for the money I've spent on those other products, this was so much more worth it. Especially as it can connect to two phones. My husband plays Pokemon Go with me often, but he does some driving so we can go from place to place quickly during events and can't spin stops ('cause he's driving). Having the DuoMon works so that as long as you have pokeballs, you don't have to really stop. It's not perfect over 30mph, but it'll still help you spin stops if you're traveling, if you can't do so manually. The connectivity is great, though the Pokemon Go app itself can get confused and tell you it's not working; just disconnect and reconnect. Sucks to have to use batteries but as long as you get rechargeables, it's not been too much of a hassle.

My auto catch device called it quits. I upgraded a while ago to one that didn't require I press a button to catch or spin a pokestop, and thought that was a breakthrough (guess it was)...but this device is simply amazing. I was a little concerned about setup but it was actually easier than the older device. Took literally 20 seconds. Then, used it today while driving. The old device worked ok, until I was above 30MPH, then it just quit. It was also slow, so if there were 4 stops on a corner, I would catch 0-1 stops. This thing worked well at 40MPH, and it was lightning fast. Like it got almost all of the stops that that speed. I've been playing since day 1, and this is the real gamechanger. Also allows for two accounts, so my spouse and I will be using this when we go out. Highly recommend!

I’ve used this for about two years, bought in July of 2023, virtually no complaints. It can last through a lot of BS put through it I’ll tell u that lol. Still works and does everything as intended When it disconnects, u will know and it will tell u; but I mean you can adjust volume and such. Probably the biggest adjustment/setback is that I don’t usually buy batteries a lot, and I suppose u can say it’s ‘inconvenient’ to not be able to charge it, versus run off batteries. But I haven’t noticed any other issues and I also had no hard time connecting it. I also have a habit of leaving it on 24/7 as I forget to turn it off. At the same time, it’s more convenient to assume it’s always on and just reconnect and not always have it nearby. So idk. Either way, good product.

love it

I ordered this on a Friday night and got home Monday afternoon it was delivered. Works great after a quick YouTube tutorial.

I have a much better chance at catching Pokemon with this product. It’s good that I can use with both devices the down side is that in don’t get the stardust reward in the morning. Comes with a nice little rubbery case as well.