Topic: Pokemon Black and White - IR vs Wireless for battery

Well, that sounds much better than going to the pokecenter and waiting and waiting and waiting.

i have a question my ir wont work on my dsi for pokemon white and my brother has pokemon black and is experencing the same problem. For some reason we cant connect on the IR. Do we need to have an internet connect for that because i thought infared was people right in front you. Also when i went to the extralink we couldnt connect there either. Please help i would appreciate it.

OK, first: the IR. You do not need an internet connection to do that, but you will need to enable wireless communications on the DSis - if the yellow wireless light near the power light is on then it's good. If it isn't, go into System Settings and turn it on. Then, have both players tap 'IR' on their C Gear, both of you select what you want to do (Battle, Trade, etc) then when it tells you to make an IR connection point the DSes at each other with the carts facing each other and the connection will establish. Once the connection is made you can move the DSes apart - its a normal wireless connection from that point onwards.
If it doesn't work, make sure you have genuine carts. If they're pirated they won't have the IR capabilities. I've not heard of any pirated Pokemon Black or White carts, but it's always a possibility.

Next, the Entralink. Make sure that both players' C Gears are turned on. Now, look at this map:

You can only connect to someone's game via the Entralink when they're in a route or city that's part of the main ring of routes and cities on that map - nothing south of Nimbasa City or north of Opelucid City. After making sure the other player is in one of those cities or routes and their C Gear is on, tap Wireless on your C Gear and go to the Entralink. Then, go to one of the bridges on the left or right and after a few seconds it should connect. Go through, and you're in their game! Go up to their Entree (the tree in the center of their Entralink) to get a mission, then tap a city on the map on the touch screen to warp there and complete the mission, which usually involves battling the other player, giving them a Pass Power or hiding an item for them.

Hope that helps! If you want any more help just ask!

Hey sorry didnt answer back sooner. Thanks so much for the info I will try this soon and get back to you if this was successful thank you

The cart appears black, but if you look carefully it is actually partially transparent to allow the IR signal to pass through.