Pokémon GO: new update available (0.37.0 / 1.7.0)

A few days ago, Niantic announced that a new feature called Buddy Pokémon would soon be added to Pokémon GO. It allows you to select one of your Pokémon as your buddy: it will then appear alongside your Trainer avatar (on the profile screen), and it will also allow you to get various bonuses.

Good news for those of you who have been waiting for this feature: it’s now available! Indeed, a new update for Pokémon GO was released on Saturday, bringing the game to Ver. 0.37.0 (Android) and 1.7.0 (iOS), and it’s one of the new features/changes.

Here’s the full patchnotes for this update:

• 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.

As the patchnotes indicates, this new update also adds support for Pokémon GO Plus. If you’re planning to get the accessory on Friday, make sure you update Pokémon GO to the latest update first! Also, make sure to check out this post to see if your phone will be compatible or not.

Source: Niantic