What does the Pokémon Bank do?
Pokémon Bank is an application and paid service with an annual fee of US $4.99 (CA $7.09) that will allow you to deposit, store, and manage up to 3,000 of your Pokémon in private Boxes on the Internet! When you download Pokémon Bank, you can also download the free linked application Poké Transporter!
Do I need Pokémon Bank?
You’d typically need a Pokémon Bank subscription to use the app, which costs $4.99 a year, but the app is free for a month to allow players to move Pokémon to Home. Download the Poké Transporter app for your Nintendo 3DS.
Is Pokémon Bank being discontinued?
Pokémon Bank will remain operational. In fact, Pokémon Home will require the use of the older service to access Nintendo’s 3DS titles. So no need to worry about the app shutting down, it’s actually an integral piece of the Pokémon Home puzzle.
How long will Pokemon Bank last?
365 days
While downloading the Pokémon Bank application is free, usage of its services requires the purchase of a pass. A pass lasts for 365 days from purchase. If a previous pass has not expired when a new pass is purchased, the number of remaining days from the old pass is added to the new pass.
Does Pokemon Bank still cost money?
* Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter will be available at no cost until March 12th, 2020, allowing players to grab Pokémon from their 3DS games without a Bank subscription. However, you still need a Premium Home subscription to move them from Bank to Pokémon Home.
How long will Pokémon Bank last?
How do I get a free month of Pokémon Bank?
To celebrate the launch of Pokémon HOME, new or previous subscribers to Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter will receive a free trial until March 12, 2020.
Do you lose your Pokémon if Pokebank expires?
If your Pokemon Bank pass expires, you have a certain amount of time in which to withdraw any Pokemon you currently have stored. Unfortunately, after this period elapses, those Pokemon are lost, and we unfortunately do not have any way to restore them, even if you purchase a new pass.
Do you lose your Pokemon if Pokebank expires?
What happens if I don’t renew Pokemon Bank?
According to the dedicated support page, this means if your subscription lapses, you’ll only be able to access the 30 most recently deposited Pokémon. The others will be hidden from your sight as if they never existed. They’ll re-appear once you re-subscribe.
