Connecting Apple Pencil for iPad 2018

Hi,

I have been trying to connect my Apple Pencil to my iPad 2018 but it doesnt seem to want to connect. When I first plug it in, it appears under the "My Devices" for a second before going to the "Other Devices". I tried restarting my iPad, Bluetooth and replugging the pencil but nothing seems to help. On rare occasions it would stay under "My Devices" but it would remain unconnected and when I try to connect it, it says to make sure the pencil is turned on and in range. This problem also happened to another iPad that I had which this pencil had previously managed to pair with but now it can't seem to pair with both of them. I have updated both to iOS 12.2 (my previous one was not updated but it didn't seem to help with the pairing after updating it to iOS 12.2)