Friend Code

A Friend Code (Japanese: ともだちコード Friend Code) is a unique twelve-digit code generated once the player has logged onto the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection on their Wii or DS for the first time.

It is used to identify friends for online play. Each Friend Code differs between games. To prevent identity theft, Friend Codes, along with the Wi-Fi ID on a DS, are reset when Wi-Fi Connection is used on another DS. Wi-Fi information can be transferred in the case of replacing an old DS. After registering each others friend codes, the two people can communicate from anywhere in the world. Players with Friend Codes usually have more liberties than players without; this includes voice chat or co-op play.

The games will not accept all Friend Codes manually entered into the Pal Pad and will display that "The Friend Code is wrong" if a code (i.e. 0000 0000 0000) is not valid.

To register another player's Friend Code, both recipient and transmitter must manually type it in their Pal Pad. This is to preserve each player's identity and privacy. Alternatively, in Pokémon games for the Nintendo DS, they can register them after meeting someone in the union room.

In Pokémon Black and White, players who have added each other and have met each other online on the same game will automatically become neighbors in the Pokémon Dream World.

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