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Pokemon Go buddy update: Chart of distances and everything you need to know

Now your kilometres walked counts to more than just Eggs

Christopher Hooton
Thursday 15 September 2016 20:15 BST
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If you’ve let your Pokémon Go playing slide recently, chances are it’s because the hopes of evolving your Weepinbell didn’t look when good when you’re starting with approx. three candies.

But over the last few days, Niantic has been rolling out an update that brings the long-promised ‘buddy system’, which should help you get closer to that magic 151 number and allow you to have your life back.

Accessing it isn’t immediately obvious. Once you’ve updated the app you’ll need to hit the player icon in the bottom left of the screen, then the menu in the bottom right and then select ‘BUDDY’.

Here you can chose a Pokémon to walk with you, accruing candy for it in the process (easter egg: apparently after walking 10km with Pikachu, the loyal little guy will hop your shoulder).

Each Pokémon needs to walk a different length to yield 1 x candy and be warned, if you switch them out midway through you’ll lose those footsteps.

Here’s a chart, as per PokéAssistant, of how far you need to walk for each Pokémon:

ID Pokémon km/Candy CP/km Candy/Evolve km/Evolve
1 Bulbasaur 3 866 25 75
2 Ivysaur 3 866 100 300
3 Venusaur 3 866    
4 Charmander 3 873 25 75
5 Charmeleon 3 873 100 300
6 Charizard 3 873    
7 Squirtle 3 853 25 75
8 Wartortle 3 853 100 300
9 Blastoise 3 853    
10 Caterpie 1 1465 12 12
11 Metapod 1 1465 50 50
12 Butterfree 1 1465    
13 Weedle 1 1450 12 12
14 Kakuna 1 1450 50 50
15 Beedrill 1 1450    
16 Pidgey 1 2106 12 12
17 Pidgeotto 1 2106 50 50
18 Pidgeot 1 2106    
19 Rattata 1 1454 25 25
20 Raticate 1 1454    
21 Spearow 1 1758 50 50
22 Fearow 1 1758    
23 Ekans 3 593 50 150
24 Arbok 3 593    
25 Pikachu 1 2042 50 50
26 Raichu 1 2042    
27 Sandshrew 3 607 50 150
28 Sandslash 3 607    
29 Nidoran♀ 3 834 25 75
30 Nidorina 3 834 100 300
31 Nidoqueen 3 834    
32 Nidoran♂ 3 830 25 75
33 Nidorino 3 830 100 300
34 Nidoking 3 830    
35 Clefairy 1 2414 50 50
36 Clefable 1 2414    
37 Vulpix 3 734 50 150
38 Ninetales 3 734    
39 Jigglypuff 1 2192 50 50
40 Wigglytuff 1 2192    
41 Zubat 1 1935 50 50
42 Golbat 1 1935    
43 Oddish 3 836 25 75
44 Gloom 3 836 100 300
45 Vileplume 3 836    
46 Paras 3 586 50 150
47 Parasect 3 586    
48 Venonat 3 634 50 150
49 Venomoth 3 634    
50 Diglett 3 392 50 150
51 Dugtrio 3 392    
52 Meowth 3 547 50 150
53 Persian 3 547    
54 Psyduck 3 801 50 150
55 Golduck 3 801    
56 Mankey 3 625 50 150
57 Primeape 3 625    
58 Growlithe 3 1001 50 150
59 Arcanine 3 1001    
60 Poliwag 3 841 25 75
61 Poliwhirl 3 841 100 300
62 Poliwrath 3 841    
63 Abra 3 608 25 75
64 Kadabra 3 608 100 300
65 Alakazam 3 608    
66 Machop 3 870 25 75
67 Machoke 3 870 100 300
68 Machamp 3 870    
69 Bellsprout 3 849 25 75
70 Weepinbell 3 849 100 300
71 Victreebel 3 849    
72 Tentacool 3 745 50 150
73 Tentacruel 3 745    
74 Geodude 1 2319 25 25
75 Graveler 1 2319 100 100
76 Golem 1 2319    
77 Ponyta 3 738 50 150
78 Rapidash 3 738    
79 Slowpoke 3 871 50 150
80 Slowbro 3 871    
81 Magnemite 3 631 50 150
82 Magneton 3 631    
83 Farfetch'd 3 424    
84 Doduo 3 616 50 150
85 Dodrio 3 616    
86 Seel 3 720 50 150
87 Dewgong 3 720    
88 Grimer 3 873 50 150
89 Muk 3 873    
90 Shellder 3 689 50 150
91 Cloyster 3 689    
92 Gastly 3 697 25 75
93 Haunter 3 697 100 300
94 Gengar 3 697    
95 Onix 5 172    
96 Drowzee 3 733 50 150
97 Hypno 3 733    
98 Krabby 3 612 50 150
99 Kingler 3 612    
100 Voltorb 3 552 50 150
101 Electrode 3 552    
102 Exeggcute 3 992 50 150
103 Exeggutor 3 992    
104 Cubone 3 556 50 150
105 Marowak 3 556    
106 Hitmonlee 5 305    
107 Hitmonchan 5 305    
108 Lickitung 3 546    
109 Koffing 3 755 50 150
110 Weezing 3 755    
111 Rhyhorn 3 753 50 150
112 Rhydon 3 753    
113 Chansey 5 135    
114 Tangela 3 584    
115 Kangaskhan 3 685    
116 Horsea 3 575 50 150
117 Seadra 3 575    
118 Goldeen 3 686 50 150
119 Seaking 3 686    
120 Staryu 3 732 50 150
121 Starmie 3 732    
122 Mr. Mime 5 301    
123 Scyther 5 417    
124 Jynx 5 345    
125 Electabuzz 5 426    
126 Magmar 5 456    
127 Pinsir 5 427    
128 Tauros 3 619    
129 Magikarp 1 2708 400 400
130 Gyarados 1 2708    
131 Lapras 5 600    
132 Ditto 3 308    
133 Eevee 5 532 25 125
134 Vaporeon 5 532    
135 Jolteon 5 532    
136 Flareon 5 532    
137 Porygon 3 567    
138 Omanyte 5 449 50 250
139 Omastar 5 449    
140 Kabuto 5 429 50 250
141 Kabutops 5 429    
142 Aerodactyl 5 436    
143 Snorlax 5 627    
144 Articuno 5 599    
145 Zapdos 5 627    
146 Moltres 5 652    
147 Dratini 5 705 25 125
148 Dragonair 5 705 100 500
149 Dragonite 5 705    
150 Mewtwo 5 834    
151 Mew 5 664

The full details for the latest Pokémon Go update are as follows:

- Added Pokémon GO Plus support [that’s the wristband]

- Implemented Buddy Pokémon: Trainers will now be able to choose one of their Pokémon as a buddy. The buddy Pokémon will earn a Candy after a certain distance is travelled.

- Fixed an issue where Eggs would sometimes hatch without displaying the animation

- Fixed network reliability issues

- Minor text fixes

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