Read this Pokemon GO guide to find out more on the Buddy Pokemon system, the distance needed to receive Candy per Pokemon, & more!

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About Buddy Pokemon
Buddy System Allows You To Walk With Pokemon

The Pokemon Buddy System allows you to choose a specific Pokemon to share your walks with. It's a way for players to enjoy their Pokemon more, with smaller Pokemon able to hang onto their avatars' shoulders!
Receive Candy After Walking A Certain Distance

When you make a Pokemon your buddy, you can reap rewards by walking with them. Each Pokemon has a set required distance to be walked to give you a piece of Candy.
Buddy Can Find Up To Two Candies
If you're lucky, your Buddy Pokemon will be able to find you two pieces of Candy. Normally, Buddy Pokemon only find one piece after completing the required distance of walking.
Every Pokemon Has Different Distance Required
All Pokemon can become your buddy in the game, however, each Pokemon has a different distance required to receive Candy.
Buddy Pokemon Distance List
*You can search Pokemon name
No. | Pokemon | Type | Distance Required |
---|---|---|---|
001 | ![]() | Grass Poison | 23km |
002 | ![]() | Grass Poison | 23km |
003 | ![]() | Grass Poison | 23km |
004 | ![]() | Fire - | 23km |
005 | ![]() | Fire - | 23km |
006 | ![]() | Fire Flying | 23km |
007 | ![]() | Water - | 23km |
008 | ![]() | Water - | 23km |
009 | ![]() | Water - | 23km |
010 | ![]() | Bug - | 11km |
011 | ![]() | Bug - | 11km |
012 | ![]() | Bug Flying | 11km |
013 | ![]() | Bug Poison | 11km |
014 | ![]() | Bug Poison | 11km |
015 | ![]() | Bug Poison | 11km |
016 | ![]() | Normal Flying | 11km |
017 | ![]() | Normal Flying | 11km |
018 | ![]() | Normal Flying | 11km |
019 | ![]() | Normal - | 11km |
020 | ![]() | Normal - | 11km |
021 | ![]() | Normal Flying | 11km |
022 | ![]() | Normal Flying | 11km |
023 | ![]() | Poison - | 23km |
024 | ![]() | Poison - | 23km |
025 | ![]() | Electric - | 11km |
026 | ![]() | Electric - | 11km |
027 | ![]() | Ground - | 23km |
028 | ![]() | Ground - | 23km |
029 | ![]() | Poison - | 23km |
030 | ![]() | Poison - | 23km |
031 | ![]() | Poison Ground | 23km |
032 | ![]() | Poison - | 23km |
033 | ![]() | Poison - | 23km |
034 | ![]() | Poison Ground | 23km |
035 | ![]() | Fairy - | 11km |
036 | ![]() | Fairy - | 11km |
037 | ![]() | Fire - | 23km |
038 | ![]() | Fire - | 23km |
039 | ![]() | Normal Fairy | 11km |
040 | ![]() | Normal Fairy | 11km |
041 | ![]() | Poison Flying | 11km |
042 | ![]() | Poison Flying | 11km |
043 | ![]() | Grass Poison | 23km |
044 | ![]() | Grass Poison | 23km |
045 | ![]() | Grass Poison | 23km |
046 | ![]() | Bug Grass | 23km |
047 | ![]() | Bug Grass | 23km |
048 | ![]() | Bug Poison | 23km |
049 | ![]() | Bug Poison | 23km |
050 | ![]() | Ground - | 23km |
051 | ![]() | Ground - | 23km |
052 | ![]() | Normal - | 23km |
053 | ![]() | Normal - | 23km |
054 | ![]() | Water - | 23km |
055 | ![]() | Water - | 23km |
056 | ![]() | Fighting - | 23km |
057 | ![]() | Fighting - | 23km |
058 | ![]() | Fire - | 23km |
059 | ![]() | Fire - | 23km |
060 | ![]() | Water - | 23km |
061 | ![]() | Water - | 23km |
062 | ![]() | Water Fighting | 23km |
063 | ![]() | Psychic - | 23km |
064 | ![]() | Psychic - | 23km |
065 | ![]() | Psychic - | 23km |
066 | ![]() | Fighting - | 23km |
067 | ![]() | Fighting - | 23km |
068 | ![]() | Fighting - | 23km |
069 | ![]() | Grass Poison | 23km |
070 | ![]() | Grass Poison | 23km |
071 | ![]() | Grass Poison | 23km |
072 | ![]() | Water Poison | 23km |
073 | ![]() | Water Poison | 23km |
074 | ![]() | Rock Ground | 11km |
075 | ![]() | Rock Ground | 11km |
076 | ![]() | Rock Ground | 11km |
077 | ![]() | Fire - | 23km |
078 | ![]() | Fire - | 23km |
079 | ![]() | Water Psychic | 23km |
080 | ![]() | Water Psychic | 23km |
081 | ![]() | Electric Steel | 23km |
082 | ![]() | Electric Steel | 23km |
083 | ![]() | Normal Flying | 23km |
084 | ![]() | Normal Flying | 23km |
085 | ![]() | Normal Flying | 23km |
086 | ![]() | Water - | 23km |
087 | ![]() | Water Ice | 23km |
088 | ![]() | Poison - | 23km |
089 | ![]() | Poison - | 23km |
090 | ![]() | Water - | 23km |
091 | ![]() | Water Ice | 23km |
092 | ![]() | Ghost Poison | 23km |
093 | ![]() | Ghost Poison | 23km |
094 | ![]() | Ghost Poison | 23km |
095 | ![]() | Rock Ground | 35km |
096 | ![]() | Psychic - | 23km |
097 | ![]() | Psychic - | 23km |
098 | ![]() | Water - | 23km |
099 | ![]() | Water - | 23km |
100 | ![]() | Electric - | 23km |
101 | ![]() | Electric - | 23km |
102 | ![]() | Grass Psychic | 23km |
103 | ![]() | Grass Psychic | 23km |
104 | ![]() | Ground - | 23km |
105 | ![]() | Ground - | 23km |
106 | ![]() | Fighting - | 35km |
107 | ![]() | Fighting - | 35km |
108 | ![]() | Normal - | 23km |
109 | ![]() | Poison - | 23km |
110 | ![]() | Poison - | 23km |
111 | ![]() | Ground Rock | 23km |
112 | ![]() | Ground Rock | 23km |
113 | ![]() | Normal - | 35km |
114 | ![]() | Grass - | 23km |
115 | ![]() | Normal - | 23km |
116 | ![]() | Water - | 23km |
117 | ![]() | Water - | 23km |
118 | ![]() | Water - | 23km |
119 | ![]() | Water - | 23km |
120 | ![]() | Water - | 23km |
121 | ![]() | Water Psychic | 23km |
122 | ![]() | Psychic Fairy | 35km |
123 | ![]() | Bug Flying | 35km |
124 | ![]() | Ice Psychic | 35km |
125 | ![]() | Electric - | 35km |
126 | ![]() | Fire - | 35km |
127 | ![]() | Bug - | 35km |
128 | ![]() | Normal - | 23km |
129 | ![]() | Water - | 11km |
130 | ![]() | Water Flying | 11km |
131 | ![]() | Water Ice | 35km |
132 | ![]() | Normal - | 23km |
133 | ![]() | Normal - | 35km |
134 | ![]() | Water - | 35km |
135 | ![]() | Electric - | 35km |
136 | ![]() | Fire - | 35km |
137 | ![]() | Normal - | 23km |
138 | ![]() | Rock Water | 35km |
139 | ![]() | Rock Water | 35km |
140 | ![]() | Rock Water | 35km |
141 | ![]() | Rock Water | 35km |
142 | ![]() | Rock Flying | 35km |
143 | ![]() | Normal - | 35km |
144 | ![]() | Ice Flying | 420km |
145 | ![]() | Electric Flying | 420km |
146 | ![]() | Fire Flying | 420km |
147 | ![]() | Dragon - | 35km |
148 | ![]() | Dragon - | 35km |
149 | ![]() | Dragon Flying | 35km |
150 | ![]() | Psychic - | 420km |
151 | ![]() | Psychic - | 420km |
152 | ![]() | Grass - | 23km |
153 | ![]() | Grass - | 23km |
154 | ![]() | Grass - | 23km |
155 | ![]() | Fire - | 23km |
156 | ![]() | Fire - | 23km |
157 | ![]() | Fire - | 23km |
158 | ![]() | Water - | 23km |
159 | ![]() | Water - | 23km |
160 | ![]() | Water - | 23km |
161 | ![]() | Normal - | 11km |
162 | ![]() | Normal - | 11km |
163 | ![]() | Normal Flying | 11km |
164 | ![]() | Normal Flying | 11km |
165 | ![]() | Bug Flying | 11km |
166 | ![]() | Bug Flying | 11km |
167 | ![]() | Bug Poison | 11km |
168 | ![]() | Bug Poison | 11km |
169 | ![]() | Poison Flying | 11km |
170 | ![]() | Water Electric | 23km |
171 | ![]() | Water Electric | 23km |
172 | ![]() | Electric - | 11km |
173 | ![]() | Fairy - | 11km |
174 | ![]() | Normal Fairy | 11km |
175 | ![]() | Fairy - | 23km |
176 | ![]() | Fairy Flying | 23km |
177 | ![]() | Psychic Flying | 23km |
178 | ![]() | Psychic Flying | 23km |
179 | ![]() | Electric - | 35km |
180 | ![]() | Electric - | 35km |
181 | ![]() | Electric - | 35km |
182 | ![]() | Grass - | 23km |
183 | ![]() | Water Fairy | 23km |
184 | ![]() | Water Fairy | 23km |
185 | ![]() | Rock - | 23km |
186 | ![]() | Water - | 23km |
187 | ![]() | Grass Flying | 23km |
188 | ![]() | Grass Flying | 23km |
189 | ![]() | Grass Flying | 23km |
190 | ![]() | Normal - | 23km |
191 | ![]() | Grass - | 23km |
192 | ![]() | Grass - | 23km |
193 | ![]() | Bug Flying | 23km |
194 | ![]() | Water Ground | 23km |
195 | ![]() | Water Ground | 23km |
196 | ![]() | Psychic - | 35km |
197 | ![]() | Dark - | 35km |
198 | ![]() | Dark Flying | 23km |
199 | ![]() | Water Psychic | 23km |
200 | ![]() | Ghost - | 35km |
201 | ![]() | Psychic - | 35km |
202 | ![]() | Psychic - | 23km |
203 | ![]() | Normal Psychic | 23km |
204 | ![]() | Bug - | 35km |
205 | ![]() | Bug Steel | 35km |
206 | ![]() | Normal - | 23km |
207 | ![]() | Ground Flying | 35km |
208 | ![]() | Steel Ground | 35km |
209 | ![]() | Fairy - | 23km |
210 | ![]() | Fairy - | 23km |
211 | ![]() | Water Poison | 23km |
212 | ![]() | Bug Steel | 35km |
213 | ![]() | Bug Rock | 23km |
214 | ![]() | Bug Fighting | 35km |
215 | ![]() | Dark Ice | 23km |
216 | ![]() | Normal - | 23km |
217 | ![]() | Normal - | 23km |
218 | ![]() | Fire - | 11km |
219 | ![]() | Fire Rock | 11km |
220 | ![]() | Ice Ground | 23km |
221 | ![]() | Ice Ground | 23km |
222 | ![]() | Water Rock | 23km |
223 | ![]() | Water - | 23km |
224 | ![]() | Water - | 23km |
225 | ![]() | Ice Flying | 23km |
226 | ![]() | Water Flying | 35km |
227 | ![]() | Steel Flying | 35km |
228 | ![]() | Dark Fire | 23km |
229 | ![]() | Dark Fire | 23km |
230 | ![]() | Water Dragon | 23km |
231 | ![]() | Ground - | 23km |
232 | ![]() | Ground - | 23km |
233 | ![]() | Normal - | 23km |
234 | ![]() | Normal - | 23km |
236 | ![]() | Fighting - | 35km |
237 | ![]() | Fighting - | 35km |
238 | ![]() | Ice Psychic | 35km |
239 | ![]() | Electric - | 35km |
240 | ![]() | Fire - | 35km |
241 | ![]() | Normal - | 23km |
242 | ![]() | Normal - | 35km |
243 | ![]() | Electric - | 420km |
244 | ![]() | Fire - | 420km |
245 | ![]() | Water - | 420km |
246 | ![]() | Rock Ground | 35km |
247 | ![]() | Rock Ground | 35km |
248 | ![]() | Rock Dark | 35km |
249 | ![]() | Psychic Flying | 420km |
250 | ![]() | Fire Flying | 420km |
251 | ![]() | Psychic Grass | 420km |
252 | ![]() | Grass - | 23km |
253 | ![]() | Grass - | 23km |
254 | ![]() | Grass - | 23km |
255 | ![]() | Fire - | 23km |
256 | ![]() | Fire Fighting | 23km |
257 | ![]() | Fire Fighting | 23km |
258 | ![]() | Water - | 23km |
259 | ![]() | Water Ground | 23km |
260 | ![]() | Water Ground | 23km |
261 | ![]() | Dark - | 11km |
262 | ![]() | Dark - | 11km |
263 | ![]() | Normal - | 11km |
264 | ![]() | Normal - | 11km |
265 | ![]() | Bug - | 11km |
266 | ![]() | Bug - | 11km |
267 | ![]() | Bug Flying | 11km |
268 | ![]() | Bug - | 11km |
269 | ![]() | Bug Poison | 11km |
270 | ![]() | Water Grass | 23km |
271 | ![]() | Water Grass | 23km |
272 | ![]() | Water Grass | 23km |
273 | ![]() | Grass - | 23km |
274 | ![]() | Grass Dark | 23km |
275 | ![]() | Grass Dark | 23km |
276 | ![]() | Normal Flying | 11km |
277 | ![]() | Normal Flying | 11km |
278 | ![]() | Water Flying | 23km |
279 | ![]() | Water Flying | 23km |
280 | ![]() | Psychic Fairy | 35km |
281 | ![]() | Psychic Fairy | 35km |
282 | ![]() | Psychic Fairy | 35km |
283 | ![]() | Bug Water | 11km |
284 | ![]() | Bug Flying | 11km |
285 | ![]() | Grass - | 23km |
286 | ![]() | Grass Fighting | 23km |
287 | ![]() | Normal - | 35km |
288 | ![]() | Normal - | 35km |
289 | ![]() | Normal - | 35km |
290 | ![]() | Bug Ground | 35km |
291 | ![]() | Bug Flying | 35km |
292 | ![]() | Bug Ghost | 35km |
293 | ![]() | Normal - | 11km |
294 | ![]() | Normal - | 11km |
295 | ![]() | Normal - | 11km |
296 | ![]() | Fighting - | 23km |
297 | ![]() | Fighting - | 23km |
298 | ![]() | Normal Fairy | 23km |
299 | ![]() | Rock - | 23km |
300 | ![]() | Normal - | 23km |
301 | ![]() | Normal - | 23km |
302 | ![]() | Dark Ghost | 35km |
303 | ![]() | Steel Fairy | 35km |
304 | ![]() | Steel Rock | 11km |
305 | ![]() | Steel Rock | 11km |
306 | ![]() | Steel Rock | 11km |
307 | ![]() | Fighting Psychic | 23km |
308 | ![]() | Fighting Psychic | 23km |
309 | ![]() | Electric - | 23km |
310 | ![]() | Electric - | 23km |
311 | ![]() | Electric - | 23km |
312 | ![]() | Electric - | 23km |
313 | ![]() | Bug - | 23km |
314 | ![]() | Bug - | 23km |
315 | ![]() | Grass Poison | 23km |
316 | ![]() | Poison - | 11km |
317 | ![]() | Poison - | 11km |
318 | ![]() | Water Dark | 23km |
319 | ![]() | Water Dark | 23km |
320 | ![]() | Water - | 11km |
321 | ![]() | Water - | 11km |
322 | ![]() | Fire Ground | 23km |
323 | ![]() | Fire Ground | 23km |
324 | ![]() | Fire - | 23km |
325 | ![]() | Psychic - | 11km |
326 | ![]() | Psychic - | 11km |
327 | ![]() | Normal - | 23km |
328 | ![]() | Ground - | 35km |
329 | ![]() | Ground Dragon | 35km |
330 | ![]() | Ground Dragon | 35km |
331 | ![]() | Grass - | 35km |
332 | ![]() | Grass Dark | 23km |
333 | ![]() | Normal Flying | 11km |
334 | ![]() | Dragon Flying | 11km |
335 | ![]() | Normal - | 23km |
336 | ![]() | Poison - | 23km |
337 | ![]() | Rock Psychic | 23km |
338 | ![]() | Rock Psychic | 23km |
339 | ![]() | Water Ground | 11km |
340 | ![]() | Water Ground | 11km |
341 | ![]() | Water - | 23km |
342 | ![]() | Water Dark | 23km |
343 | ![]() | Ground Psychic | 23km |
344 | ![]() | Ground Psychic | 23km |
345 | ![]() | Rock Grass | 23km |
346 | ![]() | Rock Grass | 23km |
347 | ![]() | Rock Bug | 23km |
348 | ![]() | Rock Bug | 23km |
349 | ![]() | Water - | 35km |
350 | ![]() | Water - | 35km |
351 | ![]() | Normal - | 35km |
353 | ![]() | Ghost - | 23km |
354 | ![]() | Ghost - | 23km |
355 | ![]() | Ghost - | 23km |
356 | ![]() | Ghost - | 23km |
357 | ![]() | Grass Flying | 35km |
358 | ![]() | Psychic - | 35km |
359 | ![]() | Dark - | 35km |
360 | ![]() | Psychic - | 23km |
361 | ![]() | Ice - | 23km |
362 | ![]() | Ice - | 23km |
363 | ![]() | Ice Water | 23km |
364 | ![]() | Ice Water | 23km |
365 | ![]() | Ice Water | 23km |
369 | ![]() | Water Rock | 35km |
370 | ![]() | Water - | 23km |
371 | ![]() | Dragon - | 35km |
372 | ![]() | Dragon - | 35km |
373 | ![]() | Dragon Flying | 35km |
374 | ![]() | Steel Psychic | 35km |
375 | ![]() | Steel Psychic | 35km |
376 | ![]() | Steel Psychic | 35km |
377 | ![]() | Rock - | 420km |
378 | ![]() | Ice - | 420km |
379 | ![]() | Steel - | 420km |
380 | ![]() | Dragon Psychic | 420km |
381 | ![]() | Dragon Psychic | 420km |
382 | ![]() | Water - | 420km |
383 | ![]() | Ground - | 420km |
384 | ![]() | Dragon Flying | 420km |
386 | ![]() | Psychic - | 420km |
386 | ![]() | Psychic - | 420km |
387 | ![]() | Grass - | 23km |
388 | ![]() | Grass - | 23km |
389 | ![]() | Grass Ground | 23km |
390 | ![]() | Fire - | 23km |
391 | ![]() | Fire Fighting | 23km |
392 | ![]() | Fire Fighting | 23km |
393 | ![]() | Water - | 23km |
394 | ![]() | Water - | 23km |
395 | ![]() | Water Steel | 23km |
396 | ![]() | Normal Flying | 23km |
397 | ![]() | Normal Flying | 23km |
398 | ![]() | Normal Flying | 23km |
399 | ![]() | Normal - | 11km |
400 | ![]() | Normal Water | 11km |
401 | ![]() | Bug - | 11km |
402 | ![]() | Bug - | 11km |
403 | ![]() | Electric - | 35km |
404 | ![]() | Electric - | 35km |
405 | ![]() | Electric - | 35km |
406 | ![]() | Grass Poison | 23km |
407 | ![]() | Grass Poison | 23km |
417 | ![]() | Electric - | 35km |
418 | ![]() | Water - | 23km |
419 | ![]() | Water - | 23km |
425 | ![]() | Ghost Flying | 35km |
426 | ![]() | Ghost Flying | 35km |
427 | ![]() | Normal - | 23km |
428 | ![]() | Normal - | 23km |
429 | ![]() | Ghost - | 11km |
430 | ![]() | Dark Flying | 23km |
433 | ![]() | Psychic - | 35km |
434 | ![]() | Poison Dark | 23km |
435 | ![]() | Poison Dark | 23km |
436 | ![]() | Steel Psychic | 23km |
437 | ![]() | Steel Psychic | 23km |
441 | ![]() | Normal Flying | 35km |
442 | ![]() | Ghost Dark | 35km |
446 | ![]() | Normal - | 35km |
447 | ![]() | Fighting - | 35km |
448 | ![]() | Fighting Steel | 35km |
451 | ![]() | Poison Bug | 35km |
452 | ![]() | Poison Dark | 35km |
453 | ![]() | Poison Fighting | 23km |
454 | ![]() | Poison Fighting | 23km |
455 | ![]() | Grass - | 35km |
456 | ![]() | Water - | 23km |
457 | ![]() | Water - | 23km |
458 | ![]() | Water Flying | 23km |
459 | ![]() | Grass Ice | 23km |
460 | ![]() | Grass Ice | 23km |
461 | ![]() | Dark Ice | 23km |
464 | ![]() | Ground Rock | 23km |
466 | ![]() | Electric - | 23km |
467 | ![]() | Fire - | 23km |
468 | ![]() | Fairy Flying | 23km |
472 | ![]() | Ground Flying | 35km |
474 | ![]() | Normal - | 23km |
477 | ![]() | Ghost - | 23km |
485 | ![]() | Fire Steel | 420km |
487 | ![]() | Ghost Dragon | 420km |
488 | ![]() | Psychic - | 420km |
019 | ![]() | Dark Normal | 11km |
020 | ![]() | Dark Normal | 11km |
026 | ![]() | Electric Psychic | 11km |
027 | ![]() | Ice Steel | 23km |
028 | ![]() | Ice Steel | 23km |
037 | ![]() | Ice - | 23km |
038 | ![]() | Ice Fairy | 23km |
050 | ![]() | Ground Steel | 23km |
051 | ![]() | Ground Steel | 23km |
052 | ![]() | Dark - | 23km |
053 | ![]() | Dark - | 23km |
074 | ![]() | Rock Electric | 11km |
075 | ![]() | Rock Electric | 11km |
076 | ![]() | Rock Electric | 11km |
088 | ![]() | Poison Dark | 23km |
089 | ![]() | Poison Dark | 23km |
103 | ![]() | Grass Dragon | 23km |
105 | ![]() | Fire Ghost | 23km |
808 | ![]() | Steel - | 420km |
809 | ![]() | Steel - | 420km |
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