Does it matter if you considered it cheating or not? You augmented the main, core part of the game to make it easier to catch pokemon. That sounds like some form of cheating to me.
> You augmented the main, core part of the game to make it easier to catch pokemon.
And it improved a flawed game (for me) without harming your experience.
> That sounds like some form of cheating to me.
In that I gained an advantage over what the game provides? Yes. In that I gained an advantage over you or any other player? No. I'm not in competition with anyone. I consider it a fairly solitary game (don't see the point of teams and gyms).