Channels & chat
Channels 1 and 2, the chat tabs, Global and Local chat, and the limits.
Channels
The world runs on two channels, 1 and 2. Each holds both regions. The server puts you on a channel when you sign in, and if a channel gets crowded or restarts, its players are moved to the other one and told so.
Per channel: the players you see on the map, Local chat, spectating and following, and inspecting a player by name. Across both channels and regions: Global chat, whispers, your friends list and the Online list (which shows each player's channel).
Changing channel
Choose Community → Change Channel on the menu bar, or type channel in the console (or
channel 2 to move straight there). The window shows how many players are on each channel:
the exact number up to 10, otherwise Quiet, Busy or Full.
You cannot change channel:
- within 30 seconds of the last change,
- during a battle, a cutscene or a Safari Game,
- to a channel that is full (80 players).
Chat
Press Enter or T to open chat and to send; Esc closes it. While typing, Page Up / Page Down (or LB / RB) move between tabs. On a new install the chat starts collapsed to its tab row; opening it to type expands it, and the game remembers whether you left it shown or hidden.
| Tab | What it carries |
|---|---|
| Global | The default. Reaches every player on both channels and in both regions; lines from the other region are tagged, for example [Kanto] |
| Local | Your map and the maps directly connected to it, on your channel |
| System | Game notices. A line typed here goes to Global |
| Battle | Battle messages. A line typed here goes to Global |
| Guild | Empty: "You are not in a guild yet." Guilds are not in the game |
| Whisper | Your whispers |
- Links. In a message, type
@and press Tab to link one of your party Pokémon, or#to link a bag item. Up to 4 links per message. - Timestamps. The Time button shows or hides them.
- Each tab keeps the last 300 lines.
Limits
- 200 characters per message.
- One message every half second. Faster lines are dropped without a notice.
- Formatting codes and control characters are removed.
The only slash commands in chat are the whisper ones (/w, /whisper, /r, /reply). Any
other line starting with / is sent as ordinary text; console commands do not run from chat
(see Console commands).
Not in the game yet
There is no chat filter, no way to mute or ignore a player's chat lines, and no guild or group chat.
Last updated on
As of v0.75.0 · engine 22ba612f