What is the point of Pokémon Bank?

Pokémon Bank is an application for the Nintendo 3DS which was downloadable from the Nintendo eShop before the discontinuation of the storefront's capabilities for the 3DS. Pokémon Bank allows players to store up to 3,000 Pokémon in an online cloud storage service.
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Is Pokémon Bank needed?

Pokémon Bank is necessary to move Pokémon from gen 5 to gen 6/7 or gen 5/6 to gen 7. I believe that it does not move backwards any longer so you can only move mons up a gen not down. Pokémon home can only access Gen 7 as the lowest generation. Also you will need still other methods for generation 3 and 4.
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Is Pokémon Bank shutting down in 2024?

Nintendo 3DS online services will be discontinued in April 2024. While Pokémon Bank can be used beyond that date, we encourage players to transfer their Pokémon to Pokémon HOME at their earliest convenience.
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What happens to Pokemon in Pokémon Bank?

If you run out of membership, and do not take your Pokémon out of your Bank, they will be sweeped (deleted) out of the server and will disappear forever.
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Is Nintendo shutting down Pokémon Bank?

Paid passes Pokémon Bank are no longer offered for purchase, and Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter are no longer available for download. Be aware that there are no refunds for paid passes that have already been purchased. There is no end date planned for this Pokémon Bank no-cost service.
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How to Use Pokemon Bank and Pokemon Transporter - Pokemon Sun and Moon

Will I lose my Pokémon if Pokémon HOME expires?

If your home subscription lapses, your Pokémon will remain unharmed. You'll just lose custody of a number of them. Non-premium Pokémon Home subscribers are only allowed to access a single box of 30 Pokémon.
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What will happen when Pokémon Bank shuts down?

Well, since Nintendo basicaly said on their social media to transfer pokemon from Bank to HOME "sooner rather than later", it´s safe to say that after Bank (and Transporter) shuts down, we will not be officialy able to transfer mons from DS to Switch.
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Can you transfer 3DS Pokémon to switch?

On the Nintendo 3DS system (Pokémon Bank)

Press the Y Button, then Yes. Within three minutes (before the Moving Key expires), enter the Moving Key that was displayed on Nintendo Switch. The move will begin when the Moving Key has been correctly entered into Pokémon Bank.
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Is Pokémon Bank still active?

On March 27, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. PDT, Pokémon Bank's paid passes will no longer be offered for purchase, at which time Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter will no longer be available to download.
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Will Pokemon Bank become free?

If you downloaded the Pokémon Bank app before the end of the eShop then congratulations, you can now start using it completely for free and even move your Pokémon to Pokémon Home and use it on Switch.
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Can you use Pokemon Bank without Poke transporter?

In order to transfer Pokemon from Virtual Console Gen 1/Gen 2 games or physical Gen 5 games to Pokemon Bank, you need Poke Transporter, which is actually an entirely seperate app from Bank itself.
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Do your Pokémon get deleted in Pokémon Bank?

Pokemon stored in Pokemon Bank are saved in the cloud and will remain there once you manage to redownload the app.
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Can I withdraw Pokémon from Pokémon Bank?

Pokémon transferred to Pokémon HOME from Pokémon Bank cannot be transferred back to Pokémon Bank or used with Nintendo 3DS titles. Pokémon can be transferred from Pokémon Bank to the Nintendo Switch and smart device versions of Pokémon HOME.
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Does Pokémon HOME cost money?

Pokémon Home has two different versions; the Nintendo Switch version and the mobile version. Both versions are linked via Nintendo Account, and there exists both a free Basic Plan along with a paid Premium Plan.
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Can you transfer Pokémon from 3DS without Pokemon Bank?

1 Answer. Legally and officially, the only way to transfer Pokemon from the 3DS to the Switch is by using Pokemon Bank and Pokemon HOME, which are now both free to use.
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Why can't I transfer Pokémon to Let's Go Pikachu?

Currently, Pokemon can be freely transferred back and forth between Home and most of the Switch Pokemon games (Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee, Sword/Shield, Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus) with one main exception; like -hotdogturtle-- said, Pokemon from later Gen games can't be moved back to previous Gens, ...
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Can you still use Pokémon HOME on 3DS?

Both the Nintendo Switch version and mobile device version of Pokémon HOME support connectivity with the Nintendo 3DS software Pokémon Bank. Please note the following guidelines when transferring Pokémon from other games.
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What games are compatible with Pokemon bank?

With Pokémon Bank, you can directly deposit and transfer stored Pokémon (including Pokémon transferred via the Poké Transporter) into any of the following games:
  • Pokémon X.
  • Pokémon Y.
  • Pokémon Alpha Sapphire.
  • Pokémon Omega Ruby.
  • Pokémon Sun †
  • Pokémon Moon †
  • Pokémon Ultra Sun ††
  • Pokémon Ultra Moon ††
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Why can't i use Pokemon bank?

March 27 sadly saw the 3DS's eShop close its virtual doors for good, just like Nintendo announced it would last year. The Pokemon Company always maintained that the Pokemon Bank app would work following the closure of the eShop, but now users are reporting that the app no longer works correctly.
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Will my Pokémon stay in a gym forever?

A Pokemon will stay in a gym until its “motivation" hits “0” - or until it is knocked out by a trainer of a different team. If you find an unpopular gym (with no nearby trainers), and drop the right defender into it, your defender may stay indefinitely, with regular feeding of golden berries.
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What happens if my Pokémon stays in a gym for 2 days?

Additionally, if your Pokémon has been in a Gym for several days, they will only provide 50 coins in total when they come back to you. This also means that, if other Pokémon come back to you on that same day, you won't receive any more Coins - as you've already hit the cap for that day.
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How many Pokémon can you have in Pokémon HOME without paying?

If you deposit more than 30 Pokémon in Pokémon HOME while you have the Premium Plan and your plan then changes to the no-cost Basic Plan, then only the 30 most recently deposited or traded Pokémon will be in your Basic Box.
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Why is Pokémon TV shutting down?

Pokémon TV uses a service called Limelight Network, currently rebranded as Edgio. Limelight Network is a video hosting service, like YouTube, but is a paid service. Most likely it is becoming expensive for TPCi, so they are shutting down Pokémon TV as a cost cutting way.
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