Pokemon Bank, like Pokemon HOME, is a subscription tool ($4.99/year) that, again, like Pokemon HOME, was meant to be an easy way for folks to keep their beloved Pokemon across generations. Previously, the way to transfer Pokemon from older games up through to current generations relied on two tools exclusive to the Nintendo 3DS: Pokemon Bank and the Poke Transporter. Why Can’t I Use Poke Transporter & Pokemon Bank? Here’s how to use Poke Transporter to get Pokemon into Pokemon HOME, as of 2023.

The good news for us Pokemaniacs is that although Nintendo isn’t really supporting the 3DS eShop anymore, you can transfer your Pokemon from Nintendo DS and even GBA games to Pokemon HOME so that you can be ready to use them when support is added to Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

The process of transferring your beloved Pokemon from older, non-3DS games to Pokemon HOME has always been a bit of a hassle, but now that it’s impossible to add funds to the 3DS eShop, the process is even more complicated.

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