What Happens if You Switch Buddies in Pokemon GO?
When you switch your buddy, your progress toward earning candy for the original buddy pauses, but don’t worry, you’ll pick up right where you left off if you switch back.
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If you switch buddies often, your progress for gathering candies and increasing friendship hearts might slow down since each buddy's progress is tracked separately.
You lose nothing permanent by switching buddies. You just start working on the new buddy for candy and hearts.
Switching buddies in Pokemon GO resets your daily walking distance, but you keep any hearts and progress you've already earned for each buddy!
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