Pokemon Go Buddy System: Candy Distance & Pokemon Size Info

Pokemon Go trainers everywhere are getting excited for the game’s newest feature. In the forthcoming update, players will be able to select one Pokemon as a “buddy,” and this Pokemon will walk around with you on the map. You will then get rewards for traveling a certain distance with your buddy.

The main reward appears to be candy, which players receive for walking certain distances with their Pokemon. That distance will be measured using the same system that the game uses for hatching eggs.

In addition, the buddy Pokemon will be displayed on your avatar screen, either sitting next to you, flying next to you, standing behind you, or perched on your shoulder. To get a glimpse at the feature, take a look at some of the official screenshots released by Niantic.

So basically, what we know so far is that:

1. You are limited to one buddy Pokemon at a time.

2. There are four different buddy size categories:

Medium
Shoulder
Big
Flying

3. Traveling a set distance rewards candies:

1 KM
2 KM
3 KM

4, Pokemon who are buddies cannot be deployed to gyms

Now ever since this feature was announced, players have been speculating how much candy you will get for each kilometer walked and if that will be Pokemon-specific, as well as how the game will decide how the Pokemon is displayed on the screen. Now, data apparently discovered in the game’s source code may reveal the answers to both of those questions.

As compiled by reddit user elfinlazz, the following chart breaks down how many kilometers you will need to walk in order to achieve a candy and what size the game will classify your buddy as.

The update is expected to be released next week, so stayed tuned for updates about whether this early information was accurate.

Pokemon No.	Pokemon	Kilometer	Size
1	Bulbasaur	2	Medium
2	Ivysaur	2	Big
3	Venusaur	2	Big
4	Charmander	2	Medium
5	Charmeleon	2	Medium
6	Charizard	2	Big
7	Squirtle	2	Medium
8	Wartortle	2	Medium
9	Blastoise	2	Big
10	Caterpie	1	Shoulder
11	Metapod	1	Medium
12	Butterfree	1	Flying
13	Weedle	1	Shoulder
14	Kakuna	1	Medium
15	Beedrill	1	Flying
16	Pidgey	1	Shoulder
17	Pidgeotto	1	Flying
18	Pidgeot	1	Flying
19	Rattata	1	Medium
20	Raticate	1	Medium
21	Spearow	1	Shoulder
22	Fearow	1	Flying
23	Ekans	2	Medium
24	Arbok	2	Big
25	Pikachu	1	Shoulder
26	Raichu	1	Medium
27	Sandshrew	2	Medium
28	Sandslash	2	Medium
29	NidoranFemale	2	Medium
30	Nidorina	2	Medium
31	Nidoqueen	2	Big
32	NidoranMale	2	Medium
33	Nidorino	2	Medium
34	Nidoking	2	Big
35	Clefairy	1	Medium
36	Clefable	1	Big
37	Vulpix	2	Medium
38	Ninetales	2	Big
39	Jigglypuff	1	Medium
40	Wigglytuff	1	Big
41	Zubat	1	Flying
42	Golbat	1	Flying
43	Oddish	2	Medium
44	Gloom	2	Medium
45	Vileplume	2	Big
46	Paras	2	Medium
47	Parasect	2	Medium
48	Venonat	2	Medium
49	Venomoth	2	Flying
50	Diglett	2	Medium
51	Dugtrio	2	Big
52	Meowth	2	Medium
53	Persian	2	Medium
54	Psyduck	2	Medium
55	Golduck	2	Big
56	Mankey	2	Medium
57	Primeape	2	Big
58	Growlithe	2	Medium
59	Arcanine	2	Big
60	Poliwag	2	Medium
61	Poliwhirl	2	Big
62	Poliwrath	2	Big
63	Abra	2	Medium
64	Kadabra	2	Big
65	Alakazam	2	Big
66	Machop	2	Medium
67	Machoke	2	Big
68	Machamp	2	Big
69	Bellsprout	2	Medium
70	Weepinbell	2	Big
71	Victreebel	2	Big
72	Tentacool	2	Medium
73	Tentacruel	2	Big
74	Geodude	1	Medium
75	Graveler	1	Big
76	Golem	1	Big
77	Ponyta	2	Medium
78	Rapidash	2	Big
79	Slowpoke	2	Medium
80	Slowbro	2	Big
81	Magnemite	2	Flying
82	Magneton	2	Big
83	Farfetchd	2	Medium
84	Doduo	2	Medium
85	Dodrio	2	Big
86	Seel	2	Medium
87	Dewgong	2	Medium
88	Grimer	2	Medium
89	Muk	2	Big
90	Shellder	2	Medium
91	Cloyster	2	Big
92	Gastly	2	Flying
93	Haunter	2	Flying
94	Gengar	2	Big
95	Onix	3	Big
96	Drowzee	2	Big
97	Hypno	2	Big
98	Krabby	2	Medium
99	Kingler	2	Big
100	Voltorb	2	Medium
101	Electrode	2	Big
102	Exeggcute	2	Medium
103	Exeggutor	2	Big
104	Cubone	2	Medium
105	Marowak	2	Medium
106	Hitmonlee	3	Big
107	Hitmonchan	3	Big
108	Lickitung	2	Medium
109	Koffing	2	Big
110	Weezing	2	Big
111	Rhyhorn	2	Big
112	Rhydon	2	Big
113	Chansey	3	Big
114	Tangela	2	Medium
115	Kangaskhan	2	Big
116	Horsea	2	Medium
117	Seadra	2	Big
118	Goldeen	2	Medium
119	Seaking	2	Big
120	Staryu	2	Medium
121	Starmie	2	Big
122	MrMime	3	Medium
123	Scyther	3	Big
124	Jynx	3	Big
125	Electabuzz	3	Medium
126	Magmar	3	Big
127	Pinsir	3	Big
128	Tauros	2	Big
129	Magikarp	1	Medium
130	Gyarados	1	Big
131	Lapras	3	Big
132	Ditto	2	Medium
133	Eevee	3	Shoulder
134	Vaporeon	3	Medium
135	Jolteon	3	Medium
136	Flareon	3	Medium
137	Porygon	2	Big
138	Omanyte	3	Medium
139	Omastar	3	Big
140	Kabuto	3	Medium
141	Kabutops	3	Big
142	Aerodactyl	3	Big
143	Snorlax	3	Big
144	Articuno	3	Flying
145	Zapdos	3	Flying
146	Moltres	3	Big
147	Dratini	3	Medium
148	Dragonair	3	Big
149	Dragonite	3	Big
150	Mewtwo	3	Big
151	Mew	3	Medium

Evolving with Buddy System

Below is the distance and time requirement for fully evolving a Pokemon using only candies from the Buddy system:

Time (Hours)	Distance Traveled (KM)	Pokemon
2¼	25	Rattata
4½	50	Spearow Pikachu Clefairy Jigglypuff Zubat
5¾	62	Caterpie Weedle Pidgey
7	75	Eevee
9¼	100	Ekans Sandshrew Vulpix Paras Venonat Diglett Meowth Psyduck Mankey Growlithe Tentacool Ponyta Slowpoke Magnemite Doduo Seel Grimer Shellder Drowzee Krabby Voltorb Exeggcute Cubone Koffin Rhyhorn Horsea Goldeen Staryu
11½	125	Geodude
14	150	Omanyte Kabuto
23	250	Bulbasaur Charmander Squirtle Nidoran♀ Nidoran♂ Oddish Poliwag Abra Machop Bellsprout Gastly
35	375	Dratini
37	400	Magikarp