![]() But devices in the anime wouldn't be practical in the real world (who's fitting a Pokédex in their back pocket?) and the iRecatcher's bulky design is no exception. The back camera and small screen do produce a cool look when magnifying the Poké Ball logo in Auto-Reconnect Mode, and the white and yellow colouring makes it look like it has walked straight out of the Pokémon anime. Visually, the device isn't too harsh on the eye. This awkwardness extends into the iRecatcher's design. The iPhone X we used for this review does not offer wireless charging, but this could be a workaround if the option is available to you - and if you're content to add a portable wireless charger to this menagerie of connected devices you're carrying. What's more, the iRecatcher connects through the phone's charging port, meaning that there's no option to keep your device plugged in while the auto-connector does its work. Much like the 247 Catcher, this means that the screen in use needs to be permanently on - bye-bye battery. The iRecatcher attaches to your phone screen via a sticky pad and uses a built-in camera to monitor the image of wherever it is placed (right over the connected accessories button in Auto-Reconnect Mode) before 'tapping' the icon with "air gesture technology" to bring it back online. ![]() There's even an Auto-Tap Mode, which taps your screen at a speedy rate and makes Raids and Gym Battles a breeze.īut how it does this is, unfortunately, has all of the same issues that we have seen in the past. Paired with an auto-catcher of your choosing (we used BrookGaming's own Pocket Auto Catch Light for this review, though according to the manufacturer, any other official or third-party device is compatible), the iRecatcher performed exactly as it should, and seamlessly reconnected the other device whenever it dropped out. This isn't to say that the iRecatcher isn't a handy bit of kit for the right person. The iRecatcher is great at the latter but requires another, separate device to actually catch Pokémon and carry out any of the handy tasks that those buying a Pokémon GO companion device will surely be looking for. The 247 Catcher showed us a companion device that would ball up Pokémon for us and keep itself online. The fact that this is not an auto-catcher might just be its biggest downfall. Instead, its job is to figuratively poke your auto-catcher with a stick and tell it to do something when it inevitably nods off. This is not a piece of kit for catching 'mon while you are away. ![]() Wait a second, you might be thinking, what do you mean, "keep your auto-catcher connected"? Is this not an auto-catcher? If the thought had crossed your mind, you would be correct. There were some rather large catches (apologies) to do with the device's un-pocketable shape and requirement for the screen to be permanently on, but the technology was there and it would only be a matter of time before others would follow.Īnd so we meet BrookGaming's Pocket iRecatcher - a device that utilises image recognition tech to monitor your auto-catcher's connectivity and keep it running. However, in 2022, PhotoFast released the 247 Catcher, a device which, as the name suggested, promised to stay catching and spinning indefinitely. Reconnection is by no means an arduous task (either a tap on the relevant icon in the Pokémon GO app or clicking a button on the auto-catcher itself tends to do the trick), but it is a nuisance that has prevented companion devices from being completely hands-off. Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Watch on YouTube
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