[Lets Go Do Some Damage]

just share with u guys...

[.ረሀբբվ™]

Damn bro. It has started. Thanks for letting us know :)

[๖ۣۜEatos]

Can anyone confirm that this is real?

[Lets Go Do Some Damage]

Damn bro. It has started. Thanks for letting us know :)

dammmmmmmmmmm i hope my lvl 38 wiil be ok lol

[Lelouch Vi Britannia]

Were you getting the "cannot retrieve data from server" error earlier?

[BooGod]

Yes, its confirmed and it's real. It's what I have been telling around my posts and trying to talk with Pokemon GO Account sellers about...was it.

[๖ۣۜEatos]

Oh shit. It's happening then. The end of botting is near...

[Lelouch Vi Britannia]

i hope this lvl i get - Well, it looks like a softban and the response is "Try again later.". its only soft bannn i hope we are good guys

I honestly cannot comprehend what you're trying to say here.

Did you ever receive the error "Cannot retrieve game data from server"?

[DKProdigy]

i hope this lvl i get - Well, it looks like a softban and the response is "Try again later.". its only soft bannn i hope we are good guys

what the hell are you trying saying? O_O

[๖ۣۜEatos]

I honestly cannot comprehend what you're trying to say here.

Did you ever receive the error "Cannot retrieve game data from server"?

It probably wasn't even him who got the message, he must have found it somewhere else.

[Omarion]

Fake 12.51pm, phone on AT&T, doesn't add up, bans only just started. That screenshot old.

[Lets Go Do Some Damage]

I honestly cannot comprehend what you're trying to say here.

Did you ever receive the error "Cannot retrieve game data from server"?

no my bro

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It probably wasn't even him who got the message, he must have found it somewhere else.

yeh just share with you guys ..

[Magna imperium]

much legit would repeat 10/10

[Dr. House MD]

Oh shit. It's happening then. The end of botting is near...

Why is it over? Can't you just bot "safely"?

[Lets Go Do Some Damage]

You might get this from Niantic https://support.pokemongo.nianticlabs.co.../225146308
And you might see one of these screens https://imgur.com/a/hvNvT
There are a large number of bans of this type occurring, which have been reported in some of the bot slack channels. While we're not 100% sure they're permanent yet, better safe than sorry.
To clear up confusion there are several types of bans:
Soft IP ban Ban the IP but not the account (not permanent). All accounts on the ip will be unable to see pokestops and pokemon. Usually goes away after 20 mins of not accessing the pogo api from that IP.
Hard IP ban Ban the IP perm. This happened to cloud providers like AWS. You can't log in or access pogo at all from one of these IPs. Never goes away.
Soft ban Account specific - there are now multiple types of softbans: (time to go away varies)
Spinning pokestops gives nothing, and pokemon always run on the first ball. (this was the original softban)
Spinning pokestops is fine, but pokemon always run. (added today)
All pokestops say out of range, and no pokemon ever spawn (added recently) ... there may be more
Hard ban Perma ban (Read data error on phone). This is the new ban that botters have been getting. If you get a login error, it does not mean you are banned for sure, but if you were botting or teleporting and you can't log in on that account from any IP, and you can use other accounts - good chance thats a hardban.
EDIT: People wondering what actions cause the ban. It is still unknown, but it seems related to highly frequent requests involving teleporting. However, any third party api usage or GPS spoofing voilates their TOS and it is possible you can receive a ban. I recommend not using any 3rd party service or spoofing for at least 24 hours. IMO, If you have never botted or spoofed/sniped, it is unlikely you will get banned. But I would avoid using any services that require your login until this is sorted out.