The trainer from Singapore also shows that he does the raids almost everywhere. For example, he caught a 100% Rayquaza while showering:
Moreover, due to the COVID adjustments in Pokémon GO, there have been even better opportunities for effective play. Spawns have been increased and egg distances reduced. This means you can collect even more experience points.
Otherwise, he plays just as you would expect from Brandon Tan. He drives through Singapore and does one raid after another. This also creates videos, like the one where he did 50 raids in a day. Most of those, by the way, he does not catch, because that would take too much time:
Brandon Tan under scrutiny – Is he cheating?
What happened: In September 2018, Brandon Tan was banned by Niantic for 30 days. He offered a catching service – he was paid to do raids for others and catch legendary Pokémon. This violated the Pokémon GO guidelines, and he was banned.
Since this ban, there have been no negative news about the trainer. He continued to play diligently and achieved these milestones.
Does Brandon Tan cheat? There is always a rumor that Brandon Tan does not invest so much time in Pokémon GO himself and that other trainers also help with his account.
But this is just an unconfirmed rumor.
It is therefore simply incredible for many trainers that one can achieve such milestones. However, Brandon Tan continually inspires his community – as it was also in December 2018. There he reached 100 million Stardust.
Trainer Brandon Tan is one of the most well-known players in Pokémon GO. He is often referred to as the “best player”. What is the current status of the trainer from Singapore and what is the competition doing?
This is Brandon Tan: For years, he was considered the best player in Pokémon GO – after all, he became the first trainer to reach the milestone of one billion XP. That is the max level 40, but 50 times.
This event was almost exactly one year ago and the trainer from Singapore continues to play diligently – even more successfully than before. However, there is also competition for Brandon Tan, as other trainers have also reached one billion XP.
500 million XP in one year – How is that possible?
These are the current numbers: To give you an idea of how his numbers have changed, here’s an overview. The numbers are from early September 2020:
- 1,484,000,000 XP he has now – So almost 500 million XP more than in September 2019
- 966,000 caught Pokémon – An increase of about 270,000 Pokémon
- 17,700 kilometers he has traveled – that’s 3,550 kilometers more than a year ago
Especially in terms of XP, he is still the clear leader. In second place, according to an internal list of top players, is a trainer from Paris. He still has over 1.1 billion XP. According to this list, there are only 5 trainers (as of September 1, 2020) who have surpassed the one billion XP mark.
The numbers show a clear upward trend. While it took him about 3 years to reach the first billion, he reached 500 million in just one year.
Is he now the best player in the world? This is hard to say. There is no single goal in Pokémon GO that makes someone the “best player”. The XP leaderboard is led by Brandon Tan, but in terms of caught Pokémon, he is “only” in sixth place. Currently, HelsinkiTrolli from Finland is in first place. He has already caught almost 1.2 million monsters.
So if you look only at XP, then Brandon Tan is indeed the best player in the world. However, in other categories, there are trainers with better stats.
How can Brandon Tan play even more successfully? Most of his XP comes from raids. These days, you can also participate in raids remotely and are no longer tied to the raid times in your local area. So, for example, Brandon Tan can be invited to a raid in the USA in the middle of the night in Singapore. This gives him even more opportunities for the raids that bring in so many XP.
The trainer from Singapore also shows that he does the raids almost everywhere. For example, he caught a 100% Rayquaza while showering:
Moreover, due to the COVID adjustments in Pokémon GO, there have been even better opportunities for effective play. Spawns have been increased and egg distances reduced. This means you can collect even more experience points.
Otherwise, he plays just as you would expect from Brandon Tan. He drives through Singapore and does one raid after another. This also creates videos, like the one where he did 50 raids in a day. Most of those, by the way, he does not catch, because that would take too much time:
Brandon Tan under scrutiny – Is he cheating?
What happened: In September 2018, Brandon Tan was banned by Niantic for 30 days. He offered a catching service – he was paid to do raids for others and catch legendary Pokémon. This violated the Pokémon GO guidelines, and he was banned.
Since this ban, there have been no negative news about the trainer. He continued to play diligently and achieved these milestones.
Does Brandon Tan cheat? There is always a rumor that Brandon Tan does not invest so much time in Pokémon GO himself and that other trainers also help with his account.
But this is just an unconfirmed rumor.
It is therefore simply incredible for many trainers that one can achieve such milestones. However, Brandon Tan continually inspires his community – as it was also in December 2018. There he reached 100 million Stardust.
