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How to play multiplayer between a Chromatic with Shiny Relay and the Shiny Gen app, shinygen.ai or another Chromatic.

Before you start

• Your Chromatic has Shiny Relay installed (install.shinyrelay.com) and is on Wi-Fi.
• It is paired to your Shiny Gen account: on the Chromatic open SYSTEM > ONLINE and press A to pair, then scan the QR code or enter the code at shinygen.ai/link while signed in.
• Both sides play the same game.

Way 1: invite your Chromatic (no code)

For a Chromatic paired to the account you are signed in with.

1. In the Shiny Gen app or on shinygen.ai, open the game and choose MULTIPLAYER, then HOST.
2. Choose INVITE MY CHROMATIC and pick your Chromatic.
3. On the Chromatic, start the same game and choose MULTIPLAYER. It joins by itself.

Way 2: room code (any two players)

To host on the Chromatic:

1. Start the game and choose MULTIPLAYER. The room menu opens (or press MENU, then NETWORK).
2. Choose HOST. Your room code shows on screen.
3. The other player chooses MULTIPLAYER, then JOIN, and enters the code.

To join on the Chromatic:

1. The other player hosts and tells you the code.
2. Start the game and choose MULTIPLAYER. In the room menu choose JOIN CODE.
3. Enter the code with the D-pad, press A, then press MENU to close the menu.

Link-cable games (Tetris, Pokemon and others)

• Two Chromatics near each other: set LINK CABLE to NEARBY on both and play as with a cable.
• Over the internet: host and join a room as above, then start the game's own link mode on both.
• Turn-based games (trades, battles) play well online. Fast games that send every frame can lag.

If it does not connect

• Check Wi-Fi in SYSTEM > WI-FI and that the Chromatic is paired (SYSTEM > ONLINE shows it).
• No Chromatic in the invite list: it is paired to another account. Pair it again from yours (SYSTEM > ONLINE, A, then shinygen.ai/link). The list shows after you HOST.
• Both players need the same game. An older copy of a Shiny Gen game may say FRIEND HAS AN OLDER COPY.

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