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Niantic update will let you identify a Buddy creature and play with Pokémon Go Plus

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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A new Pokémon Go update is coming soon that will delivery something called a Buddy Pokémon, according to a blog post by Niantic Labs.

The maker of Pokémon Go mobile game said that the update will enable users to select a Buddy Pokémon creature from any of the monsters that they possess in their collections. That buddy will let the users get unique in-game rewards and experiences. The company didn’t say when the update would arrive.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.