Pokémon GO hack lets you hatch eggs without doing any of the walking

Already, you'll have noticed friends, family members and even co-workers getting overly excited at the thought that a Pikachu could be wandering around somewhere nearby.

The augmented reality game requires players to walk around their homes, parks and local towns to find new pokémon, as well as achieving goals, for example hatching incubating eggs.

But if all this sounds a bit too much like hard work - check out this latest hack.

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Pokemon GO players are required to walk around to achieve certain goals

First if all, you can't use your car to increase your distance - so players must resort to walking or cycling either 2km, 5km, or 10km to hatch them (other forms of slow transportation can also work).

The most common pokémon are found in the 2km eggs, with the rarest in the 10km eggs - which means you're in for a lot of walking if you want to advance in the game.

But that's where Rusty Cage's hack comes in.

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The hack is perfect for gamers who would rather stay sitting in their chairs

Rusty figured out that placing your phone on top of a record player, and letting it spin around, will increase your walking distance in no time at all.