This is an ignorant comment and question but one asked solely for the purpose of understanding.

Why publish the article from this defensive, altruistic perspective. Niantics is redesigning a mechanic that others were using software and data extraction to side step while the software either mid performed or completely failed. This grandiose idea that Niantic is somehow draconic in controlling alternatives to a…

There are much more advanced tools to be used. You can find google drive spreadsheets on reddit, a nice tool over at Silph Roads Pokemon tools, and several other calculators based on the data-mining.

There is a very informative post on reddit explaining this

Its her ticket, let her do what she wants. The internet is struggling with the fact that Pokemon anything is more relevant than Beyonce performing several dozen feet from your face.