---
title: "PGSharp: Analysis of a Cheat Engine on Android"
description: "PGSharp is a cheating app for PokemonGO that works on non-rooted devices. This talk introduces its functionalities and the protections used to prevent reverse-engineering."
canonical_url: "https://www.romainthomas.fr/publication/21-ekoparty-mobile-hacking-space-pgsharp/"
authors: ["Romain Thomas"]
date_published: "2021-11-05T00:00:00Z"
date_modified: "2026-08-04T19:53:38+02:00"
language: "en-US"
section: "publication"
venue: "Ekoparty"
tags: []
categories: []
---

# PGSharp: Analysis of a Cheat Engine on Android

> PGSharp is a cheating app for PokemonGO that works on non-rooted devices. This talk introduces its functionalities and the protections used to prevent reverse-engineering.

##  Slides

[PDF document](21-10-ekoparty-mobile-hacking-space-pgsharp.pdf)

##  Talk

[YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcMQgjgajPk)

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##  Blog Post

[*PGSharp: Analysis of a Cheating App for PokemonGO*](/post/21-11-pgsharp-analysis)

## Resources

- Presented at: Ekoparty
- [Source code](https://github.com/romainthomas/pgsharp)