Pokemon Go: buddy candy chart - how much candy each Pokemon earns as a buddy

Guide by Alex Donaldson Assistant Editor

Published on May 5, 2017

Which Pokemon reward candy the most quickly? We break it down.

Pokemon Go: The best Buddy Pokemon to earn candy fast

Pokemon Go's newly-added Pokemon Buddy feature not only adds the ability for you to highlight one of your favourite Pokemon that you've caught by assigning them status as your 'buddy' but also allows that Pokemon to give you some benefits: By walking with that Pokemon, you'll be rewarded candy that can then be used to evolve or power up that Pokemon or others in its species.

Where do you get the most bang for your buck? Different Pokemon have different values, requiring you to walk further in order to get your hands on a candy. We've listed the distances you have to walk to gain a candy for each species of Pokemon below. No matter the Pokemon, the required distance will only net you one candy.

The great fan site Pokemon Go DB also goes a little deeper into this, crunching the numbers to put each Pokemon into a tier list to determine who the best buddy Pokemon in the game is in terms of earning candy. This of course goes along very well with our tier lists of the most powerful Pokemon and the most powerful moves in the game.

If you want to know a little more about the new Buddy Pokemon mechanic, hop on over to our general guide on how to use the new system and how it works. Otherwise, find the distance costs to obtain a new candy listed below, and remember you can find a much deeper dive on all this stuff over on Pokemon Go research site The Silph Road.

Pokemon Go Buddy Candy Chart: 1km per Candy Buddy Pokemon

Caterpie
Metapod
Butterfree
Weedle
Kakuna
Beedrill
Pidgey
Pidgeotto
Pidgeot
Rattata
Raticate
Spearow
Fearow
Pikachu
Raichu
Clefairy
Clefable
Jigglypuff
Wigglytuff
Zubat
Golbat
Geodude
Graveler
Golem
Magikarp
Gyarados
Sentret
Furret
Hoothoot
Noctowl
Ledyba
Ledian
Spinarak
Ariados
Crobat
Pichu
Cleffa
Igglybuff
Bellossom
Slugma
Magcargo
Remoraid
Octillery

Pokemon Go Buddy Candy Chart: 3km per Candy Buddy Pokemon

Bulbasaur
Ivysaur
Venusaur
Charmander
Charmeleon
Charizard
Squirtle
Wartortle
Blastoise
Ekans
Abrok
Sandshrew
Sandslash
Nidron (F)
Nidorina
Nidoqueen
Nidoran (M)
Nidorino
Nidoking
Vulpix
Ninetales
Oddish
Gloom
Vileplume
Paras
Parasect
Venonat
Venomoth
Diglett
Dugtrio
Meowth
Persian
Psyduck
Golduck
Mankey
Primeape
Growlithe
Arcanine
Poliwag
Poliwhirl
Poliwrath
Abra
Kadabra
Alakazam
Machop
Machoke
Machamp
Bellsprout
Weepinbell
Victreebel
Tentacool
Tentacruel
Ponyta
Rapidash
Slowpoke
Slowbro
Magnemite
Mangeton
Farfetch'd
Doduo
Dodrio
Seel
Dewgong
Grimer
Muk
Shellder
Cloyster
Gastly
Haunter
Gengar
Drowzee
Hypno
Krabby
Kingler
Voltorb
Electrode
Exeggcute
Exeggutor
Cubone
Marowak
Lickitung
Koffing
Weezing
Rhyhorn
Rhydon
Tangela
Kangaskhan
Horsea
Seadra
Goldeen
Seaking
Staryu
Starmie
Tauros
Porygon
Chikorita
Bayleef
Meganium
Cyndaquil
Quilava
Typhlosion
Totodile
Croconaw
Feraligatr
Chinchou
Lanturn
Togepi
Togetic
Natu
Xatu
Marill
Azumarill
Politoed
Hoppip
Skiploom
Jumpluff
Aipom
Sunkern
Sunflora
Yanma
Wooper
Quagsire
Murkrow
Slowking
Misdreavus
Wobuffet
Girafarig
Dunsparce
Snubbull
Granbull
Qwilfish
Shuckle
Heracross
Sneasel
Teddiursa
Ursaring
Swinub
Piloswine
Corsola
Houndour
Houndoom
Kingdra
Phanpy
Donphan
Porygon2
Stantler
Smeargle

Pokemon Go Buddy Candy Chart: 5km per Candy Buddy Pokemon

Onyx
Hitmonlee
Hitmonchan
Chansey
Mr. Mime
Scyther
Jynx
Electabuzz
Magmar
Pinsir
Lapras
Eevee
Vaporeon
Jolteon
Flareon
Omanyte
Omastar
Kabuto
Kabutops
Aerodactyl
Snorlax
Dratini
Dragonair
Dragonite
Mareep
Flaaffy
Ampharos
Sudowoodo
Espeon
Umbreon
Unown
Pineco
Forretress
Gligar
Steelix
Scizor
Delibird
Mantine
Skarmory
Tyrogue
Hitmontop
Smoochum
Elekid
Magby
Miltank
Blissey
Larvitar
Pupitar
Tyranitar