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Pokémon Trainers, get ready because curves are coming to Pokémon GO. The developer firm, Niantic, has confirmed via the game's blog that a new feature is about to arrive. It's about the Adventures with your partner! which is nothing more than the possibility of exploring the world map in search of Pokémon with a partner by your side. This new feature will be coming to the game in a few days and will allow us to explore, grow, and bond with one of our Pokémon.The result will be a symbiosis that will end in advantages for the players who consolidate their friendship.
Walking with your partner Pokémon will be a different experience, which will create a special bond between trainers and fellow Pokémon With this new feature you can You will be able to know the state of mind of a Pokémon while increasing the synergy between the two: feeding it, playing, fighting or simply exploring with it. Also, with this new option, progress towards getting Candy from each teammate is not reset.
When can I walk a Pokémon around the map in Pokémon GO?
Niantic has announced that the feature will be available to all Trainers worldwide in January 2020 Although, unsurprisingly, it will be It will be implemented progressively throughout the globe, so it is possible that you will have to be patient for a few days until you can test it, despite the fact that 2020 has already arrived.
To be able to walk next to a Pokémon you will need to give it some berries, this will increase your partner level to Good Partner and allow you to see it directly on the map, following your steps. You can feed him from his profile page or even tap the play button to interact with him. Each Pokémon will have different expressions and ways of interacting with you.
One of the particularities of this function is that you can play with it using augmented reality To be able to access this function you will have to have the AR+ option activated in the game Settings. You can even use these features among multiple trainers to take group photos with your Pokémon thanks to the shared AR mode. This shared AR feature will come even later, perhaps in the summer or spring.
The different levels of synergy you can have with a partner Pokémon
As your partner Pokémon's confidence increases you will begin to unlock new perks, there are several levels you can reach:
- Good partner : Your partner will be able to walk with you on the map and you will be able to see his or her mood.
- Super Buddy: Your Buddy can help you find Pokémon and also items that will help you on your journey.
- Ultra Buddy: Your Buddy will tell you about cool places near you and even bring you gifts that you can see on your Buddy profile page. buddy.
- Best Companion: This is the maximum level. In it your Pokémon will have a best partner ribbon that all other trainers will be able to see. You will get a CP boost in battles at this level.
How to increase friendship with a partner Pokémon?
Friendship is earned with affection and this is measured with hearts that you can obtain with different actions: exploring the map with your partner, fighting, feeding it, caressing it and taking photos of it. If the mood rises and becomes euphoric you will get some advantages extras:
- Distance to find candy is halved.
- The amount of hearts won per action is doubled.
- Coaches can earn bonus hearts.
On the new your partner's profile page you will now see the progress towards finding Candy, their mood, an activity chart daily to perform and increase your relationship with him and you will even be able to see the history of other Pokémon that have been your companions and everything you have done together.It will be great!
