"Pokemon Let's Go allows play with randoms if you use a generic code e.g Pikachu x3"

Originally posted in the NintendoSwitch sub.Wanted to share this: I was under the impression that you could only communicate with friends. However given that the game pairs you via an ingame code, I've set my pass code to Pikachu Pikachu Pikachu for a trade and a battle now and instantly connected with another player. So for anyone that thought it was super limited, it's not as bad as first thought. If it's super common, then there should be no issue playing with people around the world.I've completed one battle and one trade. So happy this is a thing. I was really turned off by what I thought was restricted to friends.To elaborate (I posted this in response but this might help context):The online portion of the game wasn't very well explained before launch. My impression, and probably the some for others, was that it was limited to friends lists to be able to battle and trade with. It actually doesn't work like that at all. There's a simple 3 character code to connect with others. If you want a private trade, you could make your code Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Eevee for instance. Not a big chance of anyone using a code like that. What I'm saying is if you just go for the default code Pikachu x3, if others are doing the same, you will battle with randoms. I tried it and indeed there were lots of other people doing this so it's not as bad as I, and perhaps others, expected.TLDR let's all use Pikachu Pikachu Pikachu as a coded for random battles and trades :) via /r/pokemon https://ift.tt/2OLrUgo