In September 2016, Niantic introduced a "Buddy Pokémon" attribute, which permits gamers to decide on a Pokémon to look together with them on the profile display screen, and acquire in-video game benefits and bonuses based mostly on the picked out Pokémon. From September to November, the 3 Legendary Beasts: Entei, Raikou and Suicune, have been unveiled shortly following, rotating locations each and every month.