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Pokémon GO dataminers find mention of 'buddy system'
- Buddy System was introduced in the code base in 0.35.0 update
- using the same server side distance calculation as the one used for Pokemon Eggs
- walking your Pokemon Buddy will award you with candy, with the amount of candy yet to be determined
- you can walk the same Pokemon Buddy multiple times, but there is likely a daily limit for obtained candy
- you can walk with only one Buddy Pokemon at a time
- various looks of Buddy Pokemon, including:
Medium size
Big size
Flying next to you
Rests on your shoulder
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