Pokémon Go: Buddyquest

#003, Venusaur

I cheered when I saw this. The final Kanto starter!! The ribbon placement is a bit awkward. I love it.

Added 03/17/24

#006, Charizard

I've seen a lot of Best Buddy Charizards around. I want one of my own…

Added 02/05/23

#007, Squirtle

Added 06/28/24

#008, Wartortle

I'm surprised that the first Kanto starter line I've "finished" is Squirtle! But it's almost certainly because of the sunglasses. Who can resist the Squirtle Squad?

Added 06/28/24

#009, Blastoise

I'm so glad this person went with the glasses.

Added 02/05/23

#010, Caterpie

Added 02/05/23

#021, Spearow

Big surprise on this one!

Added 06/28/24

#025, Pikachu (British)

Was honestly surprised to see a Best Buddy Pikachu! Although it's shiny and costumed, so I suppose it makes sense. Officially, this is the World Championships 2022 Pikachu, but it took place in London that year, so my name is technically right.

Added 11/04/23

#025, Pikachu (Witch)

Another shiny, costumed Pikachu buddy! I... think this is the same person as the British Pikachu? Cool!

Added 02/19/24

#025, Pikachu (TCG)

This one's from a different person! Cute.

Added 05/21/24

#025, Pikachu (Luffy)

I gotta assume this person's a One Piece fan. Sidenote, it's very funny to me that the English release of this Pikachu cut the context that it's an explicit One Piece crossover.

Added 06/28/24

#033, Nidorino (Party)

My newest Best Buddy, Jamborino the Party Hat Nidorino!! They released this alongside a Party Hat Gengar, for the RB opening. And I think that's absolutely wonderful. Also I'm proud of his name. This is my newest beloved little guy.

Added 03/24/24

#038a, Alolan Ninetales

It's always wild to see Best Buddies in the Battle League. You KNOW these guys are loved.

Added 02/05/23

#038a, Alolan Ninetales (Shadow)

There's a Buddy Ninetales in a gym! I love how Shadow A!Ninetales looks, like a cruel ice queen...

Added 05/21/24

#169, Crobat

Exciting to see!! I love shiny Crobat, too, such good colors.

Added 03/30/24

#045, Vileplume

The ribbon matches the flower!

Added 07/29/23

#047, Parasect

This is Tandem! I named her after a bagel shop, back in 2016 when I caught her. I've stayed very attached to her after all these years, since I caught her when it was really weird to see evolved Pokémon in the wild… and now she's a Best Buddy! (Also, her ribbon is clipping a little.)

Added 02/11/23

#049, Venomoth

A fun bug!! From the same person who brought Best Bud Beautifly.

Added 05/21/24

#049, Venomoth (2)

And... this person has 2 Best Buddy Venomoth. That's dedication. I respect their commitment to moths and butterflies.

Added 06/28/24

#863, Perrserker

Added 02/05/23

#054, Psyduck

Added 06/28/24

#979, Annihilape

There it is! I've been expecting these to pop up since they got released.

Added 06/28/24

#058, Growlithe

Added 06/28/24

#059, Arcanine

Added 02/05/24

#059, Arcanine (Shiny Shadow)

Added 06/28/24

#065, Alakazam

Um, I took a screenshot of another Best Buddy Alakazam, thinking it was new, and had completely forgotten it was already on the page. Huh. I updated the screenshot anyway.

Added 02/05/23

#068, Machamp

Added 02/05/23

#076a, Alolan Golem

Added 11/04/23

#078g, Galarian Rapidash

That's... the best spot you could put the ribbon? Really?

Added 11/04/23

#079, Slowpoke (2020)

I almost missed this, I'm so glad I didn't. It's in the 0!!

Added 05/06/24

#199g, Galarian Slowking

A surprising one, I gotta say! Makes sense, though, since you have to have it as your buddy to evolve it.

Added 02/05/23

#462, Magnezone

Added 02/05/23

#865, Sirfetch'd

Added 04/28/24

#087, Dewgong

Saw this one in the same gym as the Walrein and Marill on this page, I'm still really excited about that. Absolute jackpot of a gym for this page.

Added 03/03/24

#089a, Alolan Muk

There wasn't a very good angle on this guy, but I loved seeing them anyway. Wonderful weirdo.

Added 07/29/23

#094, Gengar

A barrette!

Added 02/05/23

#094, Gengar (Sushi)

Very cute! This is Shiny, too, if you can tell.

Added 06/28/24

#208, Steelix

Another barely-visible-from-the-front barrette. Oh well.

Added 02/05/24

#097, Hypno

This is like... way up there on the list of weirdest Best Buddies I've seen. I have to assume this person got it to Best Buddy status because it's a shiny shadow? Also I love that the ribbon hides itself in Hypno's neck fluff.

Added 07/29/23

#103, Exeggutor

Another one I expected to see someday, since Exeggutor actually has pretty high CP for a Grass-type.

Added 06/28/24

#103a, Alolan Exeggutor

I can't believe I saw this one. Hilarious. Wonderful. 10/10.

Added 02/05/23

#104, Cubone

Another shiny shadow! Very cute.

Added 05/21/24

#463, Lickilicky

Ah, a Baron Alberto fan!

Added 07/29/23

#463, Lickilicky (#2)

I want it to be known that there's two, visibly separate, Best Buddy Lickilickies in my general area.

Added 03/17/24

#112, Rhydon

Probably unevolved to fit CP requirements in Battle League, if I had to guess.

Added 02/05/23

#464, Rhyperior

I've seen quite a few of these.

Added 02/05/23

#440, Happiny

The littlest girl!

Added 07/29/23

#113, Chansey

Added 02/05/23

#242, Blissey

I see these and Chansey constantly. I've seen every possible variant of Chansey and Blissey with Best Buddy ribbons.

Added 02/05/23

#465, Tangrowth

Another fun surprise! I realized while editing this that I think Tangrowth's lil face is very funny and charming.

Added 11/13/23

#115, Kangaskhan

Added 02/27/23

#230, Kingdra

Added 07/29/23

#123, Scyther

Added 02/05/23

#212, Scizor

Added 02/05/23

#212, Scizor (Shiny Shadow)

Shoutout also to the Best Buddy Conkeldurr in the foreground here.

Added 06/28/24

#466, Electivire

Much more visible than Magmortar's!

Added 04/16/23

#467, Magmortar

It's so hard to see the ribbon…

Added 02/05/23

#128, Tauros

Added 11/04/23

#130, Gyarados

A very common best buddy, since Magikarp needs so much candy to evolve.

Added 02/05/23

#131, Lapras

This is my mom's! Lapras is her favorite Pokémon.

Added 02/05/23

#131, Lapras (Bow)

The badge got moved up a little to accommodate the bow! Also, this is from the same guy with at least 2 best bud costumed Pikachu.

Added 05/21/24

#132, Ditto

Added 02/05/23

#134, Vaporeon

I really enjoy the weird placement on the fin. It's fun.

Added 02/05/23

#196, Espeon

Added 02/05/23

#197, Umbreon

Added 02/05/23

#470, Leafeon

I saw two of these within a month! But this shiny, flowered one is more fun.

Added 08/31/23

#471, Glaceon

Added 02/05/24

#700, Sylveon

One of the most common Best Buddies, and another buddy evolution! Not a surprise, especially with Sylveon's sheer popularity.

Added 02/05/23

#700, Sylveon (Shiny Flower)

An unnecessary addition to the page, but too cute to justify ignoring.

Added 06/28/24

#474, Porygon-Z

I could've sworn I already had this on the page. But I didn't?

Added 11/13/23

#142, Aerodactyl

You'll notice that this is an extremely weird screenshot. This is because… the Best Buddy ribbon was only visible from a very specific angle? Because Aerodactyl's jaw was blocking it from view otherwise? And this is the best screenshot I got.

Added 04/16/23

#446, Munchlax

Just a lil guy!

Added 02/05/24

#143, Snorlax

Added 02/05/23

#143, Snorlax (Cowboy)

This felt like an important enough difference to put on the page. Anyway, why is the ribbon placement slightly different from regular Snorlax's?

Added 02/19/24

#143, Snorlax (Sleepy)

Added 06/28/24

#147, Dratini

Surprised I saw one of these before a Dragonair, honestly.

Added 05/21/24

#149, Dragonite

Added 02/05/23

#149, Dragonite

Say hello to Litehaus! She's an XXL Dragonite I caught in the wild, just, randomly, in the middle of the night. I love her. I wanna use her to compare ribbon placement on XXL Pokémon as opposed to regular-sized Pokémon.

Added 02/05/24

#150, Mewtwo

I replaced this image during an update (07/29/23), and then realized that my cousin has two Best Buddy Mewtwo. One shiny, one shadow. Huh.

Added 02/05/23

#157, Typhlosion

Added 08/31/23

#160, Feraligatr

Added 04/28/24

#168, Ariados

This is Cottoncandy! I, uh, caught 4 shiny Spinarak in one day once (it was Go Fest or something), and Cottoncandy was the first of those I caught, and later evolved. I think shiny Ariados is adorable, so of course I made him a buddy!

Added 06/28/24

#468, Togekiss

Added 02/05/23

#181, Ampharos

Another Best Buddy I'm surprised I didn't see sooner. Cute! I like that the ribbon is gigantic.

Added 04/28/24

#183, Marill

Added 03/03/24

#184, Azumarill

Only saw this once, in the Battle League. But there's gotta be more of them, they're so cute…

Added 02/05/23

#430, Honchkrow

This is... my dad's buddy! He has a whole collection of dark-type Best Buddies.

Added 07/29/23

#429, Mismagius

Added 02/05/23

#201, Unown G

I cannot even begin to tell you how excited I was to see a Best Buddy Unown in the wild. The ribbon floats!

Added 07/29/23

#201, Unown X

God, I hope I see more of these. What a delight they are.

Added 07/29/23

#202, Wobbuffet

While going through screenshots for this page, I realized that there's a player nearby who has TWO Best Buddy Wobbuffet, one male and one female. Huh. Good for them.

Added 02/05/23

#904, Overqwil

They're a raid evolution and they take forever, I still don't have one, but I was still surprised to see a Best Buddy. Look how much space on the screen they take up. I love it.

Added 07/29/23

#213, Shuckle

Added 11/04/23

#213, Shuckle (Shadow)

Sometimes, the expression change really makes the Shadow Pokémon.

Added 05/06/24

#214, Heracross

In the time between me seeing this Heracross and adding it to the page, I saw a second Best Buddy Heracross, and that one was female. Similar to Wobbuffet, weirdly enough! But it was two different people this time. Wild that I saw them for the first time within a few days of each other.

Added 04/16/23

#214, Heracross (Shiny)

There's something delightful about how the shiny coloration matches the ribbon.

Added 05/06/24

#461, Weavile

Added 05/06/24

#903, Sneasler

This was right next to a shiny Weavile! Also, I think the smallness of the ribbon leaves something to be desired.

Added 05/06/24

#903, Sneasler (Shiny)

I think shiny Hisuian Sneasel is one of the best shinies in the game. Sneasler is pretty good too.

Added 06/28/24

#217, Ursaring

I bet more Best Buddy Ursaluna are gonna start popping up…

Added 02/05/23

#901, Ursaluna

There they are! Weird that there's too much stuff on the face and the ribbon gets pushed to become an... earring?

Added 07/29/23

#473, Mamoswine

Added 02/05/23

#222, Corsola

Added 05/21/24

#229, Houndoom

This Houndoom is purified, which is why the ribbon looks a little weird.

Added 02/05/23

#234, Stantler (Sleigh Bells)

Almost missed this due to the ribbon being slightly obscured!

Added 05/21/24

#241, Miltank

Now this was a surprise. This person's username had "cow" in it, so I gotta assume they like cows.

Added 07/29/23

#246, Larvitar

Added 06/28/24

#248, Tyranitar

Added 02/05/23

#250, Ho-Oh

Added 02/05/23

#254, Sceptile

Added 02/05/23

#260, Swampert

Added 02/05/23

#862, Obstagoon

The ribbon placement on the arm is so fun.

Added 07/29/23

#265, Wurmple

Partywurm is one of my own Best Buddies, and I love her so much. Her power is incalculable

Added 02/05/23

#267, Beautifly

An absolute shock, honestly. I was SO excited to see this. I think this might be from the same person with the Best Buddy Lickilicky? Thank you for your service.

Added 04/28/24

#282, Gardevoir

I've seen two of these! One was purified, this one isn't. Kinda surprised it took that long.

Added 07/29/23

#475, Gallade

Added 02/05/24

#286, Breloom

Added 02/05/23

#289, Slaking

Slaking is one of the highest-CP Pokémon in Go that isn't a legendary, so you see them in gyms a lot.

Added 02/05/23

#295, Exploud

This is such a weird one! I was very excited to see it.

Added 02/05/23

#302, Sableye

Another one of my Dad's buddies! He has a bunch of Dark-type buddies.

Added 11/13/23

#302, Sableye (Shiny Halloween)

Added 06/28/24

#306, Aggron

Surprised it took me so long to see one of these! I guess they've been outclassed in the past few years.

Added 11/04/23

#407, Roserade

Added 07/29/23

#321, Wailord

Added 02/05/23

#324, Torkoal

This was a real surprise! I didn't think anyone liked Torkoal that much.

Added 11/04/23

#327, Spinda

Did you know there's a few Pokémon Go-exclusive Spinda patterns? Now you do!

Added 02/05/24

#331, Cacnea

A really fun one! Uniquely challenging to get a good screenshot of. Cacnea moves around a lot, which obscures the ribbon, and that's not even accounting for the way the shadows move...

Added 05/21/24

#334, Altaria

A slightly better angle of Altaria's barrette. This specific one was in this gym for... about 40 days? I guess no one wanted to go there in the cold.

Added 02/05/23

#335, Zangoose

Added 02/05/23

#350, Milotic

Surprised I didn't see this sooner, too. Another 'friendship' evolution.

Added 07/29/23

#354, Banette

A friend's buddy I missed on my first sweep of screenshots! Her name is Best Girl.

Added 03/31/23

#359, Absol

Added 02/05/23

#365, Walrein

Considering I saw this with the Dewgong... I wonder if whatever group of people who put them in the same gym really like seals? That's cute.

Added 03/03/24

#371, Bagon

I got a Bagon to Best Buddy status, who I then evolved into...

Added 06/28/24

#372, Shelgon

I really love Shelgon, I think they're adorable, I have such a fondness for them. So now, not only have I completed the Best Buddy Salamence line, I have a wonderful round guy to put in gyms!

Added 06/28/24

#373, Salamence

In the same tier as, like, Gyarados and Tyranitar as common Gym Pokémon. They're big strong dragons!

Added 07/29/23

#375, Metang

Added 02/05/23

#376, Metagross

Another best buddy I see a lot of.

Added 02/05/23

#380, Latias

Added 02/05/23

#388, Grotle

A surprise I found on my friends list! Very cute.

Added 11/13/23

#389, Torterra

This guy's SO cute. I want one of my own…

Added 02/05/23

#398, Staraptor

There might be two of these in my area? Wild.

Added 02/05/23

#403, Shinx

This is Tuxedo! A lucky catch after a raid, now a best friend. My favorite dapper young lad.

Added 02/05/23

#405, Luxray

Added 02/05/23

#408, Cranidos

Added 02/05/23

#409, Rampardos

Added 02/05/23

#426, Drifblim

The ribbon is SO BIG on this guy, I love it.

Added 02/05/23

#428, Lopunny

The ribbon placement is like this because the place it'd typically go is covered up. But I don't like it.

Added 02/05/23

#434, Stunky

This is not my buddy, this is my dad's! I asked him to send me a screenshot because he's planning to evolve it and I know I'll never see this again.

Added 11/13/23

#435, Skuntank

And there's the evolution. If I ever see a 2nd one of these, I will be shocked.

Added 06/28/24

#441, Chatot

Added 06/28/24

#442, Spiritomb

This was so funny and delightful that I couldn't just choose one of my screenshots. I saw the ribbon's weird behavior and knew I had to get a video to put on the site. I adore that it's completely static and clipping into the trainer. Wonderful buddy.

Added 11/04/23

#443, Gible

Added 02/05/23

#444, Gabite

Added 11/04/23

#445, Garchomp

Another very common sight.

Added 02/05/23

#447, Riolu

A total surprise!! This lil guy was almost entirely hidden behind bigger Pokémon.

Added 03/17/24

#448, Lucario

Added 02/05/23

#450, Hippowdon (Female)

I got 2 angles of Hippowdon (zoomed-in and not) and neither were especially good. Oh well.

Added 02/19/24

#450, Hippowdon (Male)

Two of them!

Added 04/28/24

#460, Abomasnow

THIS is a real surprise! I've never known anyone to like Abomasnow this much. Good for this guy!

Added 02/05/23

#497, Serperior

I can't believe I saw all the Unova starters as Best Buddies before I saw a Best Buddy Venusaur.

Added 02/05/24

#500, Emboar

Added 08/31/23

#503, Samurott

Added 02/05/23

#526, Gigalith

I've been considering making my beloved perfect-IV Gigalith a Best Buddy myself! I love them, I was glad to see one in the wild.

Added 07/29/23

#530, Excadrill

Added 02/05/24

#534, Conkeldurr

I've seen 2 of these, one shiny and one not. Makes sense, they're basically raid-only so of course people made them buddies to get more candies.

Added 07/29/23

#544, Whirlipede

My first Best Buddy, my good friend Wheel! I love her. No, I'm not evolving her. She's so funny like this.

Added 02/05/23

#555, Darmanitan

Added 07/29/23

#560, Scrafty

Added 02/05/23

#563, Cofagrigus

This one is technically cheating in the rules, because this is my mom's screenshot! She was on a work trip and sent me this screenshot of a gym, and I noticed a Best Buddy Cofagrigus in there. Thanks, Mom!

Added 04/16/23

#564, Tirtouga

Honestly, I don't know how I noticed this one.

Added 02/05/23

#567, Archeops

A few weeks ago, I made a comment like "there have been a lot of Archeops in gyms recently, I hope I see a Best Buddy one soon." And I did!

Added 05/21/24

#571, Zoroark

I expected to see this one eventually, but it was still exciting!

Added 05/06/24

#595, Joltik

Unbelievably exciting. It's SO tiny. This is something I would do.

Added 05/06/24

#604, Eelektross

I only managed to notice this because I'm dedicated to the Best Buddy cause. It's too bad the angle isn't better, but I appreciate this person who loves their Eelektross. Maybe they're a Subway Masters fan.

Added 07/29/23

#609, Chandelure

Added 02/05/23

#610, Axew

Added 02/05/23

#612, Haxorus

Added 02/05/23

#620, Mienshao

This is Chi! I initially made her my buddy to get candy to evolve her, but by the time I could, she had so many buddy points that I figured it'd be fun to finish the job.

Added 11/04/23

#621, Druddigon

Shiny Druddigon is so pretty. I love seeing them in gyms in general.

Added 07/29/23

#630, Mandibuzz

Another huge surprise, another best buddy I look at and go "oh, I'm never gonna see one of these again."

Added 11/04/23

#633, Deino

Updated this image (05/21/24) to actually be my own Best Buddy Deino, Shoka! She's named for the NTWEWY character, of course.

Added 02/05/23

#634, Zweilous

With so many of these, I have the first and final stages of the line, but not the middle. Thank god Zweilous is at least here.

Added 02/05/23

#635, Hydreigon

This one's pretty common, too.

Added 02/05/23

#636, Larvesta

Added 02/27/24

#637, Volcarona

I saw this only, like, a few weeks after their release in Pokémon Go. How?

Added 08/31/23

#643, Reshiram

Another screenshot from my dad. Thanks, Dad!

Added 02/05/24

#644, Zekrom

Added 02/05/23

#655, Delphox

Didn't expect to see one of these before Greninja! The colors fit perfectly.

Added 11/04/23

#658, Greninja

I got this screenshot from my dad (again) and realized... this ribbon isn't visible from the front at all. I may well have seen a Best Buddy Greninja but been unable to tell because the tongue-scarf hides the ribbon. What a shame.

Added 03/03/24

#665, Spewpa

This is Confetti! Named for Spewpa's 'attacking' animation. I think they're cute, and I needed more Scatterbug candy, so this seemed like a fun solution. He's very tiny in gyms, but I love him anyway.

Added 08/31/23

#666, Vivillon (Polar)

The person who has this one got it within, like… a month? How. Also, the ribbon is WAY too tiny…

Added 02/05/23

#666, Vivillon (Marine)

From the same person who brought you Best Buddy Beautifly and Venomoths.

Added 06/28/24

#671, Florges

Added 06/28/24

#674, Pancham

Added 02/05/23

#675, Pangoro

These two actually aren't the same Pancham! Pancham is another buddy evolution, so it makes sense that a bunch of them got to Best Buddy status.

Added 02/05/23

#677, Espurr

👁️_👁️

Added 06/28/24

#683, Aromatisse

This was a fun one to see! I love this shiny, too.

Added 08/31/23

#688, Binacle

Huh! Interesting.

Added 06/28/24

#691, Dragalge

Added 05/06/24

#697, Tyrantrum

Added 02/05/23

#701, Hawlucha

Added 02/05/24

#706, Goodra

It's a shame the ribbon is barely visible from the front.

Added 02/05/23

#713, Avalugg

Another surprise! I think the Bergmite line is adorable, but they're not brought up much. So this was a big surprise to see! I love it.

Added 04/16/23

#715, Noivern

Added 02/05/23

#727, Incineroar

Added 11/04/23

#730, Primarina

Added 11/04/23

#733, Toucannon

This may look lower-quality than the others, and that's because... Toucannon is extremely zoomed-out in gyms? I dunno why that is. This is the best I could do.

Added 11/04/23

#738, Vikavolt

Added 02/05/24

#745, Midnight Lycanroc

This is Moonstruck! I raised her to Best Buddy status on a whim. She's so fun.

Added 02/05/23

#758, Salazzle

Another extremely zoomed-out Pokémon.

Added 03/30/24

#760, Bewear

Added 07/29/23

#763, Tsareena

Seen right around Bounsweet Community Day! Cool.

Added 06/28/24

#767, Wimpod

I love Wimpod so much they're so cute. Baby

Added 07/29/23

#768, Golisopod

I was SO HAPPY to see this one. I love Golisopod. What a sweetheart.

Added 02/11/23

#770, Palossand

Can you see it? No? I almost didn't. It's on the shovel, right under the heart, and gets covered by the heart when it's animated. I don't think that's what I would've gone with.

Added 05/21/24

#784, Kommo-o

Added 02/05/23

#809, Melmetal

Added 02/05/23

#889, Zamazenta

Added 02/05/23

#893, Zarude

Huh!

Added 11/04/23

#908, Meowscarada

Shame that they're behind a Tyranitar.

Added 06/28/24

#914, Quaquaval

Quaquaval got some hate when it was first introduced, so I'd like to go on the record and say I love this guy. Absolutely delightful Pokémon. I support them.

Added 06/28/24

#923, Pawmot

Wow, that ribbon is tiny.

Added 11/13/23

#936, Armarouge

The ribbon's on the helmet! Really blends in.

Added 06/28/24

#965, Varoom

I wish the eyes were visible. This is a problem with a lot of front-facing Pokémon... anyway, I guess this person hasn't gotten enough candy to evolve this guy yet.

Added 05/21/24

#971, Greavard

So... the ghostliness isn't intentional. Greavard is another Pokémon that's zoomed out really far in gyms, and thus, the screenshot I got of Luffy Pikachu actually gave me a better shot of Best Buddy Greavard than zooming in on Greavard itself did.

Added 06/28/24

#998, Baxcalibur

Again, someone got this done very quickly. Sidenote, a lot of the more recent additions to Pokémon Go have really nice idle poses?

Added 02/05/24

#1000, Gholdengo

Yeahhhh!!! I still don't have one of these in Pokémon Go.

Added 04/28/24