The Pokemon Company has announced that Pokemon Bank will be shutting down on February 26, 2027, after which players will not be able to transfer Pokemon from Pokemon Bank to Pokemon Home r to store Pokemon there any longer. As such, players are advised to send their creatures to Pokemon Home before the shutdown date.
Thank you very much for always enjoying the Pokémon series.
We regret to inform you that Pokémon Bank will be discontinuing its service on February 26, 2027 (Friday) at 12:00 PM.
Consequently, the function to transfer Pokémon from Pokémon Bank to Pokémon HOME will also be discontinued on the same day.
If you wish to transfer Pokémon stored in Pokémon Bank, please send them to Pokémon HOME before the Pokémon Bank service ends.
Notes
- New downloads for Pokémon Bank have ended.
- You cannot transfer Pokémon from Pokémon HOME to Pokémon Bank.
- PokéMile Points received through Pokémon Bank cannot be transferred to Pokémon HOME.
That is not all, as we also now have a launch month for Pokemon Home’s support of Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen on Nintendo Switch, which will be starting in October. In addition, a bonus is planned for those who complete the Pokedex in Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen, in the form of Celebi in the mobile version of Pokemon Home.
How are your journeys in the Kanto region going, Trainers? Are you ready to take your Pokémon on even more adventures? Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version for Nintendo Switch are set to link with Pokémon HOME beginning October 2026! Once linked, you’ll be able to transfer Pokémon befriended in these titles to Pokémon HOME and bring them to other games in the Pokémon series.
Once a Pokémon from Pokémon FireRed Version or Pokémon LeafGreen Version is brought to another game in the Pokémon series, they will be unable to return to Pokémon FireRed Version or Pokémon LeafGreen Version. Pokémon from other games in the Pokémon series will be unable to visit Pokémon FireRed Version or Pokémon LeafGreen Version.
Get Celebi in Pokémon HOME
Did you catch them all in Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version? You can now receive the Mythical Pokémon Celebi on the mobile version of Pokémon HOME as a gift for completing the Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version Pokédex.
To complete this Pokédex, you won’t need to transfer Pokémon to Pokémon HOME either. Once Pokémon HOME is connected, if you have registered a Pokémon in your Pokédex in Pokémon FireRed Version or Pokémon LeafGreen Version, it will be registered in Pokémon HOME. Don’t forget—you can always trade using Pokémon HOME’s GTS to help fill out your Pokédex too.
It was also announced that players will be able to transfer Pokemon in GO Safari Balls to Pokemon Home starting in October as well, which will then appear in Strange Balls.
