Pal Pad

The Pal Pad (Japanese: ともだちてちょう Friend Notebook) is a Key Item introduced in Generation IV.

Pal Pad ともだちてちょう Friend Notebook

Obtain sprite from Generation V

Introduced in Generation IV Pocket Generation IV Key items Generation V Key items Generation VI Key items Generation VII Key items

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 N/A N/A

Effect

Passive effect

The Pal Pad allows players to register other players as friends, who can be met in the Wi-Fi Club to battle and trade Pokémon.

Adding a Friend Code in Platinum

The multiplayer components are run from the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. On this network, each game has a unique Friend Code, which can be exchanged with others to meet in the Wi-Fi Club. In order for a player to connect with a friend online, they must each register the other in their own Pal Pad. Registering a friend requires knowing their name and Friend Code; however, the name entered does not need to match the friend's actual player character's name. Friends can be registered manually by entering their Friend Codes into the Pal Pad, or automatically by trading Pokémon with other players in the Union Room.

Besides registering friends, the Pal Pad can be used to list registered friends and read the player's own Friend Code. The player's Friend Code is obtained when connecting to any place in the game having a Wi-Fi compatible activity, such as a Pokémon Center or the Battle Tower for the first time. The Pal Pad also records how many times the player has traded, or how many times the player has won or lost against another player in a Wi-Fi battle. In Pokémon Platinum and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the Pal Pad also records how many times the players has won through the Battle Frontier's facilities with a friend, as well as the number of times the players have played Wi-Fi Plaza Games together. The Pal Pad can register up to 32 friends.

Description

Games Description DP A convenient notepad that is used for registering your friends and keeping a record of game play. PtHGSS BWB2W2 A convenient notepad that is used for registering your friends, Friend Codes, and keeping a record of game play. XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA A convenient notepad that is used to register your Friends and friend codes and keep a record of your gameplay. SV A convenient notepad that is used to register your friends and keep a record of your gameplay.

Acquisition

Games Method DPPt Any Pokémon Center basement (from Teala after entering Oreburgh City for the first time) HGSS Any Pokémon Center basement (from Teala after obtaining the Zephyr Badge) BW Striaton City (from Fennel after protecting Munna from Team Plasma at the Dreamyard) B2W2 Aspertia City (automatically obtained at the start of the game)

In the TCG

Pal Pad

Main article: Pal Pad (Flashfire 92)

The Pal Pad was first introduced in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the Japanese XY Era. Released as one of the XY-P Promotional cards, the Pal Pad Item card features the debut artwork by new illustrator, PLANETA. This Trainer card allows the player to recover two Supporter cards from the discard pile, and shuffle them back into their deck. During the English Sword & Shield Series (the Japanese SWSH Era), the card received a slight text change to include the phrase up to, in order to give players the option to retrieve fewer than the maximum number of cards.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 朋友手冊 Pàhngyáuh Sáuchaak Mandarin 朋友手冊 / 朋友手册 Péngyǒu Shǒucè Danish Venneliste Dutch Vriendenalbum* French Canada Pal Pad* Europe Registre Ami German Adressbuch Italian Blocco Amici Korean 친구수첩 Chingu Sucheop Portuguese Brazil Pal Pad Portugal Bloco de Amigos* Spanish Bloc amigos Swedish Kompisblock

See also

• List of Key Items in Generation IV
• List of Key Items in Generation V

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