

If a Pokémon has a request for the player, they will be marked by a red exclamation point if the player has accepted their request, they will be marked by a blue circle with a white center and if they have delivered a reward to Café Connection, they will be marked by a green check mark. Within the Connection Orb, on the bottom screen, met Pokémon are marked by small blue stars and connected Pokémon are marked by small yellow stars.

Many Pokémon that are part of the main story, such as Simipour and Watchog, along with most starter Pokémon and their evolutions, fit into the latter group. Some Pokémon may also be marked by a red exclamation point, indicating they either have a request for the player, which if accepted turns the marking into a blue circle with a white center (the request can also be viewed and accepted within the Connection Orb menu), or they simply want to have a conversation with the player, which will cause them to immediately become connected after a short cutscene. If an NPC Pokémon is marked by a blue dot, they are already in the Connection Orb (either met or connected). On the overworld map on the bottom screen, if an NPC Pokémon is marked by a brown dot, they have not been registered in the Connection Orb and talking to them will add them to the Connection Orb as "met". Some may also automatically become connected at the same time as the player connects with another Pokémon. Some Pokémon may become connected simply by speaking to them or at a certain point in the story. The player usually becomes connected with a Pokémon by completing a request for it. Usually after becoming connected with a new Pokémon, some (but not always all) Pokémon within two links of that Pokémon will also be added to the Connection Orb as met. Pokémon can be met (added into the Connection Orb) either by talking to them in the overworld or by becoming connected with a Pokémon that is nearby in the Connection Orb. A line linking two Pokémon implies nothing about whether the player is "connected" with either of them, but rather simply indicates a personal tie or bond between the Pokémon.Īfter completing the tutorial request to connect with Sylveon, the player will be able to use the Connection Orb freely. If the player has "connected" with a Pokémon, the Pokémon's portrait in the top screen will be surrounded by a gold ring if the Pokémon has only been "met", then their portrait will be surrounded by a blue-and-silver ring. The number of each of these Pokémon is shown along the top of the screen within the Connection Orb. Within the Connection Orb, Pokémon are classified as either connected Pokémon or met Pokémon. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
