Companion outcomes in the pulsar population. Left panel: Distribution of the type of the pulsars companions. HeWD stands for helium white dwarf, ‘isolated’ means the pulsar does not have a companion anymore, COWD stands for carbon-oxygen white dwarf, NotARemnant means the companion is a non-degenerate star, NS CCSN indicates an NS born after a core-collapse supernova, NS ECSN refers to an NS born after an electron capture supernova, and ONeWD stands for oxygen-neon white dwarf. Right panel: Initial mass of the pulsars’ companions plotted against the duration of the accretion phase, with the final type of the companion displayed. MS stands for main sequence star, and NS stands for NS.