Tutorial: How to make Pikachu walk on the shoulder in Pokémon Go

A pokemon go update which brings the possibility for the coach to choose a Pokemon partner arrived at this Tuesday to iOS and Android devices.

The function is for the user to choose a Pokémon to walk with him on the map. Thus, for each distance traveled, the little monster will find a candy, which serves to evolve it or to increase its power.

This is great for Pokemon that require too many sweets and they are hard to catch. What nobody expected, however, is that it would be possible to make the Pikachu to stand on the trainer's shoulders.

In the same way that we teach here how to make Pikachu the starter Pokémon of the journey, it seems that the Niantic wanted to continue highlighting him and bringing that nostalgia to fans of the series.

The electric mouse, number 25 in the Pokédex, is the Ash Ketchum's Starter Pokémon, the protagonist of the cartoon. And to make Go users feel more like the character they admired so much as a kid, Niantic brought a easter egg to the game.

Pikachu I choose you!

As with all chosen Pokémon, they will be partners who stand by your side. What some users have noticed however is that after a certain time, the Pikachu ends up climbing on the trainer's shoulders – and that only happens to him.

First, you need to understand how to turn a Pokémon into your partner. In the lower left corner of the screen, click on the user's face. Then on the three dashes on the right and select Buddy.

From your Pokemon list, choose your partner. In this case, Pikachu.

To make it go up in your accounts, it's simple, but it's a lot of work. To gain the electric mouse's trust, just like in drawing, you have to bond with it - Niantic solved that by making the trainer walk a lot.

You have to travel 10 km. After that, Pikachu climbs onto the trainer's back. Pretty cool huh? To find out how to choose another Pokémon, find out in this other tutoriall.