>>49152094Super late reply but...
Imagine say you capture a Pokemon, interact with a Stop/Gym etc. From where that Pokemon is that you interacted wtih, it spawns an invisible circle that expands outward (it cancels out after 2 hours of expanding). If you somehow capture something thats OUTSIDE of how big its gotten, you'll experience a softban where you Pokemon run from you and you can't spin stops.
Actions that will trigger cooldown
>Catching a wild Pokémon >Accidental drop of a ball on encounter screen (also applicable to raids)>Feeding a wild Pokémon with a berry (also applicable to raids)>Spinning a Pokéstop (even hit the spin limit)>Placing a Pokémon in one of the gyms>Feeding a gym defender within screen radar Gym battles
>Fleeing Pokémon (due to catch limit) >Use of Gotcha device to spin and catch
