Y-Comm

The Y-Comm interface

Stamps from the Y-Comm

The Y-Comm (Japanese: ＹＹ通信 YY Communication) is a feature introduced in Generation VIII which is used for trading Pokémon and Link Battles over local wireless or on the internet through Nintendo Switch Online. It is the successor to the C-Gear, Player Search System, and Festival Plaza interfaces from previous games. It is enabled once the player has obtained the Dynamax Band. It cannot be used when the player is challenging a Gym.

In the overworld, stamps will appear on the left side of the screen with the names of players making a request. Upon opening the menu with the Y Button, the player can view a list of requests, including requests to join a Max Raid Battle.

Features

Link Trade

Main article: Trade

Surprise Trade

Main article: Surprise Trade

Swap Cards

Main article: League Card

Link Battle

Main article: Pokémon battle

Profile

The player can set their player icon and manage their list of blocked users.

Search Stamps

The player can search for stamps.

Trivia

Name origin

According to Shigeru Ohmori, its Japanese name, YY Communication, is a pun on ワイワイ waiwai, meaning "to have fun, everyone excited together." It also references the use of the Y Button to access the interface as well as it being used to access Wi-Fi functionality.^[1]

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese YY通訊 YY Tūngseun Mandarin YY通訊 / YY通讯 YY Tōngxùn French Comm-Y German Ypsi-Com Italian Funzioni Y-Comm Korean YY통신 YY Tongsin Spanish Conexión Y

References

This mechanic article is part of Project Games, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon games.