Pokémon X and Y/Player Search System

The Player Search System, PSS for short, is one of the three subscreens that can be accessed on the bottom screen whenever you're playing. It condenses most of the online and communication features found in previous games into one convenient screen, letting you battle, trade or interact with friends and other players no matter where in Kalos you are.

Main interface
The PSS's main screen features three groups of people: Friends, Acquaintances and Passersby. Passersby are the largest group, and they represent random strangers connected to the Internet. Acquaintances are Passersby that you have battled or traded with, and can be battled or traded with further to potentially add them as a friend. Friends are people you have added to your friend list from your Acquaintances, as well as anyone on your 3DS system's friend list who has played Pokémon X or Y at the same time as you. Selecting a player lets you either request to battle them, request to trade with them, watch their Trainer PR Video and give them O-Powers. For friends, you can also use Game Chat to talk to them using the microphone, but this depends on whether your friend has enabled Game Chat in their settings.

Other than the list of players, there are two buttons on the top screen. The middle one lets you access the menu of the PSS, where many of its features are available to you. The one to the right of the menu button lets you connect to the Internet using the 3DS's Wi-Fi connection, which is required for many of the features in the PSS. Generally, anything in the menu with a blue ring around its button requires an Internet connection.