How to Port Forward Pokemon NetBattle

The first three generations of Pokémon are covered in the closed-source online fight simulator Pokémon NetBattle, which Asians created. NetBattle Supremacy, its sequel, provided more features and permitted the users to play with the fourth-gen Pokémon. 

The players may put up a team of Pokémon from the first three generations to compete against one another for battles. 

Since Pokémon NetBattle traffic needs to pass through your device’s firewall, you are required to set up a rule for allowing traffic on its port, which is 30000 for both TCP and UDP.

You may set up your router to permit access to the ports of Pokémon NetBattle by following the steps shown below.

Requirements to Port Forward Pokemon NetBattle 

Just before you begin with the process of port forwarding, make sure you have the following things:

• The IP address of your router.
• IP address of your gaming device.
• TCP and UDP ports of Pokemon Netbattle for your gaming device as mentioned in the section below.

Step-by-step guide on how to port forward Pokemon NetBattle 

Now that you have the above details noted down, you can move to the next stage of port forwarding are as follows. 

1. On your web browser address bar, type your router’s IP Address/Default Gateway.
2. Log in with your router’s credentials (username and password) to view your router’s firmware settings.
3. Navigate to the port forwarding section of your router.
4. Click on Port Forwarding.
5. Enter the IP address of your gaming device in your router in the correct box.
6. Put the TCP and UDP ports of the Pokemon NetBattle server in the boxes in your router. The default port number of TCP and UDP is the same, which is 30000.
7. Then click the apply button.
8. And you’re done. Restart your router to let the changes take effect.
9. Once your changes take effect, now you can connect to Call of Duty 4.

Pokemon NetBattle ports needed to run

To play the game online and create a server without any interruptions, you’ll have to allow access to certain ports on your firewall. The default ports are:

UDP:	30000
TCP:	30000

Quickly and safely open ports using PureVPN

Opening a port shouldn’t be complicated. With the Port Forwarding add-on, it’s as simple as 1, 2, and 3!

How to open ports behind CGNAT

What if your ISP performs CGNAT? Most ISPs perform CGNAT (Carrier-grade Network Address Translation) to conserve bandwidth and assign a single IP address to multiple users connected to the same internet network. However, CGNAT makes it difficult for you to open ports on the router. 

To get around the CGNAT issue, you can use the Port Forwarding add-on to bypass this problem and port forward routers without hassle. 

Here’s more information on how to use PureVPN’s Port Forwarding add-on and bypass CGNAT in a few clicks.

PureVPN’s Port Forwarding Add-on

A secure way to open all ports

To most people, port forwarding is quite a demanding task. For starters, every router has a different console, which often makes it difficult to navigate to specific settings.

Secondly, you won’t always be able to open ports on your router if your ISP restricts the ports. Yes, you heard that right! ISPs are notorious for blocking ports due to security reasons. If ISP isn’t the reason behind a blocked port, then perhaps it could be your operating system’s firewall.

Well, you can make all these problems go away and enjoy smooth online gaming on all your desired systems with PureVPN’s Port Forwarding add-on. Through the Port Forwarding add-on, you can allow all ports, disallow all ports, and allow specific ports.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does port forwarding affect speed? 

Port forwarding allows your computer to receive signals quicker by redirecting them along specific electronic paths. This results in much faster speeds for gaming or downloads.

Is there a safe way to port forward?

It may sound daunting, but you can easily set up a port forward in your router by following these safety measures: using a firewall, having a strong password on the device that you are forwarding ports to, and only forwarding ports for trustworthy applications.