Pokemon GO Player Says Goodbye to Buddy They’ve Had for Nearly 5 Years

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Pokemon GO Player Says Goodbye to Buddy They've Had for Nearly 5 Years

Key Takeaways

  • After nearly 5 years, a Pokemon GO player bid farewell to Feebas, investing 1,792 days to collect candies for its evolution.
  • Feebas requires 100 candies for evolution, forcing the player to walk for years to prepare for the evolution into Milotic.
  • While evolving Feebas may seem daunting, it’s similar in other Pokemon games, requiring trading or certain conditions for evolution.

As a seasoned Pokemon GO veteran with countless hours spent chasing Pikachus and Eevees alike, I must admit that this recent news about a player bidding farewell to their Buddy Feebas after nearly five years of companionship has left me both awestruck and a tad envious.

A Pokémon GO enthusiast is saying goodbye to a Buddy Pokémon that’s been with them for almost five years now. Some Pokémons in Pokémon GO require more attention during the evolving process than others, and this player walked alongside one specific Pokemon for nearly 1,800 days straight, gathering enough candy for its evolution.

In July 2016, Niantic launched the game Pokemon GO, which soon became one of the most popular mobile games available, enabling players to roam their real-world surroundings in search of and capture Pokemon on their phones. Approximately three months following its release, the Pokemon GO buddy system was introduced, allowing each player to pick a single Pokemon companion who would accompany them on the game’s GPS-like map. One advantage of having a buddy Pokemon is that players will earn candy specific to their species at designated walking intervals, making this feature ideal for leveling up or evolving uncommon Pokemon.

For one player, Reddit user amorov, that Pokemon has been the elusive Feebass for nearly five years. Most Pokemon require somewhere between 25 and 100 pieces of candy to evolve, while the most costly evolutions in Pokemon GO cost 400 and include Magikarp, Wailmer, and Swablu. While Feebas only requires one-quarter the amount of candy as the highest tier on that list, it’s still a hard-to-find monster, so walking with it constantly makes for a slow-but-reliable method of preparing it for evolution. This player kept Feebas as their Buddy Pokemon for a total of 1,792 days, which is only a few days shy of four years and 11 months, before acquiring the required 100 pieces of candy to evolve it into Milotic and announcing their plans to remove it as their buddy.

Pokemon GO Player Retires Buddy Feebas After Nearly Five Years

The process of accumulating such a large amount of candy mostly by using the Buddy Pokemon feature isn’t as lengthy as it might seem, especially for players who have taken an extended break from Pokémon GO and just started playing again. However, some dedicated fans pointed out that this player wasn’t necessarily the most sociable trainer, since they only rewarded Feebas with treats 207 times and used the Play Together feature with it only four times over almost five years.

In both Pokemon GO and traditional Pokemon games, evolving Feebas isn’t an everyday occurrence. Typically, you need to trade Feebas while it holds a Prism Scale or when its Beauty stat is maximized in the regular Pokemon games. Catching a Feebas is challenging too; games from generations 3 and 4 require players to use a fishing rod and only allow them to appear in specific areas, usually just four to six tiles on the game map.

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2024-11-17 01:14