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Oh, and using Pokemon Bank isn't free: there's an annual $5 USD fee. We put together a full breakdown of how to trade Pokemon between every generation, and if you hang the graphic up on a bulletin board and connect it all together with pieces of red string, it will look like you're trying to crack a really tough case in a big city police department. However, if you transfer a Pokemon to Sun and Moon, you won't be able to transfer it back, so keep that in mind. If you want to get Pokemon from earlier versions, like Black and White or their sequels, you can still transfer them to X/Y and Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, and from there you can then send them to Sun and Moon. If you’re looking for Celebi in the Pokmon Crystal re-release for the 3DS Virtual Console, here’s a step-by-step process to getting the Mythical Pokmon. For more Nintendo news, check out Nintendo shut down the eShop for the 3DS and Wii U in March 2023 on Pro Game Guides. Those who want to move their Pokmon from the Nintendo 3DS Pokmon games to Pokmon Home will need to hurry up if they want to avoid paying money, as the free trial month for Pokmon Bank ends next week. Nintendo points out the Z-crystal only works in Pokemon Sun and Moon, but you have until October 2 to claim your Mewnium Z, so if you don't have Sun or Moon, there's plenty of time to get it. No purchase is necessary for the download and can even stay unused until after the shop closes to use the Pokémon Bank without its annual 4.99 fee. Pokmon Bank's free trial month ends March 12, so players have only a few days left to transfer their favorite Pokmon to Pokmon Home. That's the Z-crystal for Mew, in case you were wondering. Other adjustments have also been made to make for a better gaming experience.Nintendo is also giving away Mewnium Z crystals to Pokemon Bank users. Updated to work with Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon.Īdded compatibility with the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire games. Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon are now supported.

Updated to accommodate the Pokémon HOME distribution.Īdded the feature to move to Pokémon HOME. It serves as a complement to the Pokémon Storage System, and is compatible with Pokémon X and Y, Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Pokémon Sun and Moon, and Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.Ī companion application, Poké Transporter, allows the player to transfer Pokémon from other core series games to Pokémon Bank specifically, it can connect with the Generation V core series games as well as the Virtual Console releases of Generation I and II core series games.

Pokémon Bank is a downloadable online application for the Nintendo 3DS that is available for the Nintendo eShop.

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