After being outed earlier by data miners, Niantic has now confirmed that the Buddy Pokémon system will indeed be coming to Pokémon Go and ‘just around the corner’.
Along with some screenshots of how it will look, Niantic has issued the following blog post to explain how it works. Like the data miners found out, it appears you be awarded candy for the buddy Pokemon that follows you around.
The next addition to Pokémon GO will be Buddy Pokémon. You will be able to pick your favorite Pokémon from your collection to become your buddy, opening up unique in-game rewards and experiences. Buddy Pokémon will appear alongside your Trainer avatar on your profile screen, adding helpful bonuses such as awarding Candy for walking together. You’ll also have the ability to change your Buddy Pokémon at any time.
With updates for Pokemon Go usually issued on weekends, it’s possible we’ll see it sometime really soon. Niantic also says once again that ‘a lot more’ is in the works for later in the year, wonder if we’ll find out about it again by going through the data – oops.
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