Pokemon Go’s newly added Pokemon Buddy feature not only adds the ability for you to highlight one of your favorite Pokemon that you’ve caught by making them your “buddy”. In addition, doing so gives you some benefits as a trainer well.
By walking with that Pokemon you’ll be rewarded candy that can be used to evolve or power up that Pokemon or others in its species.
Different Pokemon have different values, requiring you to walk further in order to get the candy. No matter the Pokemon equipped, the required distance will only get you one candy.
The walking distances required for each species of Pokemon are listed below.
Pokemon Go: 1km per Candy Buddy Pokemon
- Caterpie
- Metapod
- Butterfree
- Weedle
- Kakuna
- Beedrill
- Pidgey
- Pidgeotto
- Pidgeot
- Rattata
- Raticate
- Spearow
- Fearow
- Pikachu
- Raichu
- Clefairy
- Clefable
- Jigglypuff
- Wigglytuff
- Zubat
- Golbat
- Geodude
- Graveler
- Golem
- Magikarp
- Gyarados
Pokemon Go: 3km per Candy Buddy Pokemon
- Bulbasaur
- Ivysaur
- Venusaur
- Charmander
- Charmeleon
- Charizard
- Squirtle
- Wartortle
- Blastoise
- Ekans
- Abrok
- Sandshrew
- Sandslash
- Nidron (F)
- Nidorina
- Nidoqueen
- Nidoran (M)
- Nidorino
- Nidoking
- Vulpix
- Ninetales
- Oddish
- Gloom
- Vileplume
- Paras
- Parasect
- Venonat
- Venomoth
- Diglett
- Dugtrio
- Meowth
- Persian
- Psyduck
- Golduck
- Mankey
- Primeape
- Growlithe
- Arcanine
- Poliwag
- Poliwhirl
- Poliwrath
- Abra
- Kadabra
- Alakazam
- Machop
- Machoke
- Machamp
- Bellsprout
- Weepinbell
- Victreebel
- Tentacool
- Tentacruel
- Ponyta
- Rapidash
- Slowpoke
- Slowbro
- Magnemite
- Mangeton
- Farfetch’d
- Doduo
- Dodrio
- Seel
- Dewgong
- Grimer
- Muk
- Shellder
- Cloyster
- Gastly
- Haunter
- Gengar
- Drowzee
- Hypno
- Krabby
- Kingler
- Voltorb
- Electrode
- Exeggcute
- Exeggutor
- Cubone
- Marowak
- Lickitung
- Koffing
- Weezing
- Rhyhorn
- Rhydon
- Tangela
- Kangaskhan
- Horsea
- Seadra
- Goldeen
- Seaking
- Staryu
- Starmie
- Tauros
- Porygon
Pokemon Go: 5km per Candy Buddy Pokemon
- Onyx
- Hitmonlee
- Hitmonchan
- Chansey
- Mr. Mime
- Scyther
- Jynx
- Electabuzz
- Magmar
- Pinsir
- Lapras
- Eevee
- Vaporeon
- Jolteon
- Flareon
- Omanyte
- Omastar
- Kabuto
- Kabutops
- Aerodactyl
- Snorlax
- Dratini
- Dragonair
- Dragonite
Pokemon Go: Unknown Buddy Pokemon Candy Distances
- Ditto
- Articuno
- Zapdos
- Moltres
- Mewtwo
- Mew
