The Pokemon Company has launched the official website for Pokemon Home, providing a complete overview of the Pokemon cloud service application scheduled to launch for Switch, iOS, and Android devices in February.
The details are available below:
■ About
Pokemon Home is a cloud service for Nintendo Switch and compatible mobile devices designed as a place where all Pokemon can gather. By linking the same Nintendo Account to both the Nintendo Switch version and mobile version of Pokemon Home, you’ll be able to access the same Pokemon Boxes on both versions!
With Pokemon Home, you can move Pokémon between compatible games, trade Pokemon on the go, and more!
■ Move
Move Pokemon to Pokemon Home
The Nintendo Switch version of Pokemon Home supports connectivity with the Nintendo Switch games Pokemon Sword, Pokemon Shield, Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu!, and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee!
Both the Nintendo Switch version and mobile device version of Pokemon Home support connectivity with the Nintendo 3DS software Pokemon Bank.
There are plans to support Pokemon GO in the future as well.
* Once a Pokemon from Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! or Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee! is moved into Pokemon Sword or Pokemon Shield, it cannot be moved back to Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! or Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee!
However, you can move Pokemon from Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! to Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee! (or vice versa).
Connect with Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield
Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield can link to the Nintendo Switch version of Pokemon Home. Once the games are linked, you can deposit or retrieve Pokemon that can be obtained using those games.
Connect with Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee!
Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee! can link to the Nintendo Switch version of Pokemon Home. You can move Pokemon back and forth between Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee! or into Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield.
Once a Pokemon from Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! or Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee! is moved to Pokemon Sword or Pokemon Shield, it cannot be returned to its original game!
Connect with Pokemon Bank
If you are enrolled in a Premium Plan (paid), you’ll be able to move Pokemon from Nintendo 3DS Pokemon titles to Pokemon Home using Pokemon Bank.
Once a Pokemon from Pokemon Bank is moved into Pokemon Home, it cannot be moved back to Pokemon Bank.
To commemorate the release of Pokemon Home, we will make Pokemon Bank and Poke Transporter available at no cost for a one-month period after Pokemon Home is released. You’ll be able to bring Pokemon from various Pokemon series games using Pokemon Bank and Poke Transporter. Once you’ve got your Pokemon in Pokemon Bank, you’ll then be able to move them to Pokemon Home!
■ Trade
Trade Pokemon
Use your mobile device to trade Pokemon anytime, anywhere! There are four ways to trade Pokemon using Pokemon Home on your mobile device.
Wonder Box
Pokemon placed in the Wonder Box can be traded with people around the world before you even know it! The Pokemon placed in the Wonder Box will be traded even when you’re not using Pokemon Home.
You’ll be able to increase the number of Pokemon you can trade at once by enrolling in a Premium Plan (paid).
GTS
With the GTS, you’ll be able to specify which Pokemon you want to trade and which Pokemon you want to receive and then be matched with a Trainer whose requests meet your criteria. You’ll even be able to request Pokémon that you haven’t yet registered in Pokemon Home’s National Pokédex!
You’ll be able to increase the number of Pokemon you can trade at once by enrolling in a Premium Plan (paid).
Room Trade
Room Trade lets you create a room and trade Pokemon among the people who join. Each room can hold up to 20 people. To add a little suspense, you won’t know what Pokemon you’ll receive until the trade is complete.
Trading in rooms has no cost, but you’ll only be able to create rooms when enrolled in a Premium Plan (paid).
Friend Trade
Friend Trade allows you to trade your Pokemon with other users who you’ve become friends with in Pokemon Home. You can add friends using the Add Friend feature in Pokemon Home.
The features related to adding and managing friends in Pokemon Home cannot be used by users under the age of 16.
■ More Features
Pokemon Home is full of features that you can use to connect with games in the Pokémon series and more!
National Pokedex
Pokemon will be registered to the National Pokedex when you deposit them in the Boxes in Pokemon Home. If you move a Pokemon that can Mega Evolve or Gigantamax, then these forms will be registered, too! In the National Pokedex, you’ll be able to see Pokedex entries from various different games in one place.
With the mobile app version of Pokemon Home, you’ll be able to see much more than just Pokedex entries. You’ll also be able to check each Pokemon’s Abilities as well as the moves it can learn!
Mystery Gifts
You can receive Mystery Gifts in the mobile device version of Pokemon Home! With this feature, you can receive Mystery Gifts for Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield as well as gifts specifically for Pokemon Home. Pokemon received in Pokemon Home can be directly deposited in a Box in Pokemon Home.
Notes: You must be at least 16 years old to use the Local Event Check option for Mystery Gifts.
Depending on your device and OS version, some features may not be supported.
You can also get some gifts, such as items for Pokemon, by receiving a code for a Mystery Gift in Pokemon Home and then using that code in Pokemon Sword or Pokemon Shield.
Judge Pokemon
If you’ve enrolled in a Premium Plan, you’ll have access to the Judge function, which allows you to check how strong your Pokemon are.
Your Room
In your room, you’ll be able to see all sorts of information about events or the games you’ve connected to Pokemon Home. You’ll also be able to edit your profile using stickers. You can obtain stickers when you meet certain conditions or perform certain tasks in Pokemon Home known as Challenges.
Battle Data
In the mobile app version of Pokemon Home, you can check out how Ranked Battles and various Online Competitions in Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield are going, as well as the rankings of the Pokemon being used in them. By going to Battle Data, you’ll be able to see the battle records of each Trainer as well as information about what moves are popular among the Pokemon in the competitions.
Note: The Battle Data function is expected to become available sometime after the February 2020 launch of Pokemon Home.
News
In Pokemon Home for mobile devices, you’ll be able to receive news about Pokemon being distributed as gifts and information about Online Competitions for Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield.
Pokemon Home Points
Pokemon Home Points are points that accumulate in Pokemon Home as you deposit more Pokemon. When using the Nintendo Switch version of Pokemon Home, you’ll be able to exchange your Pokemon Home points for BP (Battle Points) to be used in core Pokemon series games.
