Tuesday Tips: The Buddy System!

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All right, I received the update a few minutes ago. Hopefully, this means that it's live for everyone on both Android and iOS!

Here are the official patch notes:

• Implemented Buddy Pokémon: Trainers will now be able to choose one of their Pokémon to be their buddy. A Trainer can earn Candy for their Buddy Pokémon by walking a certain distance


• Made it easier to select smaller Pokémon on the screen


• Fixed an issue where Eggs would sometimes hatch without displaying the animation.


• Improved performance reliability when a device switches networks to no longer cause the application to hang or stop updating


• Pokémon GO Plus support


• Minor text fixes

Other changes not mentioned in the patch notes:

• Your trainer journal now notes when you receive an egg from a PokeStop


• The design of your profile page has slightly changed.


• So has the design of the team leader appraisal overlay.


• PokeGo no longer works on rooted or jailbroken phones.

And now for details on the Buddy System!
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I believe that's it. I'll update this entry if I stumble across anything else. If y'all discover other things, tell us in the comments!! Otherwise, tell us how you're planning to use the buddy system and who you're walking first!