The Buddy Pokémon feature is finally live for users on both Android and iOS. Niantic announced this latest addition to Pokémon GO last week. It lets your trainer have a buddy Pokémon tag along with you as you walk. Having your favorite Pokémon tag along will earn you candies for them and BGR even discovered that if you walk 10km with Pikachu, it’ll sit on your shoulder. Once you have the update installed, just tap on the trainer’s face in the bottom left corner of the screen and then tap the menu button at the bottom right beneath your trainer. From there, tap “Buddy” and select your favorite Pokémon.
Other features added to the app include support for the Pokémon GO Plus accessory and a few bug fixes.
Source: BGR