New Pokémon Bank Details Revealed

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Details about Pokémon Bank’s operation have finally come to light. Nintendo posted the above trailer with a brand new Pokémon Bank website. Bridgette, the “creator” of Pokémon Box: Ruby & Sapphire has returned to host the new Bank service. It launches on the Nintendo 3DS eShop on December 27th.

Some new details:

  • Multiple games can use the same account, dependent on your Nintendo Network ID
  • Regardless of region you may use any Pokémon X or Y copy on any 3DS to access Bank
  • Pokémon ARE at risk of being deleted forever if your trial or annual subscription concludes

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  2. “Pokémon ARE at risk of being deleted forever if your trial or annual subscription concludes”

    This worries me a little. What if you can’t afford the sub for a week or two, even though it is only $7.99?

    I think they should at least give an expiry time frame, say… Your pokemon are at risk of being deleted if you don’t have a paid sub for 30 days.

    I know $7.99 is less than a price of a chicken burger meal at McDonald’s, slightly more than a cup of coffee, less than the cost of get my car washed, and all that… but there have been times when I’ve had absolutely no money in the bank and it’d be nice to have a small window where I don’t lose my pokemon.

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        • Pokemon Bank is an optional service that allows you to store many Pokemon, and also creates a way to transfer your old Pokemon. You’re not being forced to use it. If your subscription is going to run out, and you can’t afford it at the time, transfer your Pokemon to your game so they’re safe until you can come up with the change. Some people don’t even really need the bank outside of wanting to transfer their old favorites.

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          • And it’s a yearly fee at a minimal price, I really don’t see this being an issue for most people, otherwise they wouldn’t be playing a $40 game in the first place.

          • With all due respect, you seem to be playing out a prerecorded “This is how we deal with sub whiners” script.

            I’m not “whining” about the sub. I’m simply worried that if the sub lapses for any reason, that I may lose 3000 pokemon.

            I don’t expect the optional service to be given to me for free. I just want Gamefreak to be a little forgiving.

          • That said. I’m sure they’ll send out reminder emails… but email services are not always reliable, so… Not very helpful. And I blame Microsoft for that. Don’t ask.

          • Exactly. So they should give a small expiry window where your pokemon are safe even if you can’t access them until you resub.

            Doesn’t even have to be 30 days. could be 7 days. could be 48 hours.

          • They do… They give you a window after it expires to withdraw your pokemon or renew, but they couldn’t give you forever or else no one would ever renew unless they needed to use pokemon bank. Nintendo/Gamefreak is a company, and a company’s goal is to make money, if anything the are being extremely nice with the $5 a year for a service that stores and transports pokemon

  10. So i have a question. If you breed a Destiny knot Pokemon and an Everstone Pokemon, are the Ivs and nature guaranteed, or just one or the other? I wanted to know, because i bred my 5IV T.flame with an everstone adamant one, and the kids were mostly 3IV

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    • Everstone will always pass down the nature of the parent holding it. Destiny Knot passes down 5 random IVs from both parents. So a 5 of 12 chance.

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    • Everstone is GUARANTEED for whatever nature the parent holding it is. Destiny Knot takes five RANDOM IVs of the 12 possible between the two parents, and transfers them.

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        • Both having six would be the best/best scenario. Five is just as good though. In your case, the Destiny Knot is taking 3 IVs that are perfect from your good Talonflame, 2 random ones from the Adamant one, and then the final is randomly generated between 0-31. Even breeding two perfect 6 IVs does not guarantee a perfect 6 IV. It’s only 3%

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          • Here’s what ya do. Breed the Adamant with the 5 IV. Take the best of that batch (one of the Adamant 3 IVs) and replace the original with it and give it the Everstone. This gives you a higher chance of getting more than 3 perfect IVs now, and all being Adamant. Repeat again until a 4 IV appears. Replace the 3 IV, etc. Then, you can either breed the 5 IV and 4 IV until you get another 5 IV, or replace the 5 IV (if it’s a Male) with another Male from the same egg group with 4+ perfect IVs, at least being one that you DON’T have on the Female to breed it onto it. There are many options lol

  14. Do you think they are going to release hidden abilty Johto starters soon, I want a flashfire typlosion and a sheer force Feralgatr 😛

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  16. which typing combo its your favorite mine is fire/steel by far inmune to toxic and burn that just amazing and ice/grounf its another favorite too!

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  19. I just realized something! You know what might be another sign pointing to a new region in the sequel game to x and y, the only form of gastrodon available in the game is the West Coast variant meaning if there was to be a new region (Looking at the map of Kalos the only place a new region could be is to the east) there would be the East coast variant. This probably doesn’t seem that significant, but gamefreak could have easily just made both version encounterable in x and y 😛

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  20. since everyones posting their dream mega evolutions, post theres here lol.
    mine is:

    Meta Metagross (Metagrossite – Steel/Fighting) – Iron Fist ability. Has an overall increase in speed and attack. Iron Fist ability boosts its Meteor Mash, Thunderpunch, Bullet Punch, Ice Punch, Hammer Arm etc.

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    • Mine would be:
      Mega Luxray (Luxrite-Electric/Dark) – Huge power, Simple, or Contrary ability. Has an increase in speed, attack and bulk. If it had Simple I would give it more stat boosting moves, and if it had contrary give it more moves the decrease stats.
      If it had huge power I would decrease its attack stat by 20 to be able to give a bigger boost to it in other stats so like:
      Mega Luxray (Huge Power)
      Hp-99
      Atk-100
      Def-100
      Sp. Atk-95
      Sp Def.-90
      Spe.-120

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  24. with the movies for gen 6, do you guys think their gonna stall them out for the next gen? or start including gen 7 pokes into the mix. cause i feel like this movie is going to feature xernias yveltal, then the next movie they will probably do zygorde with like 1 or 2 new forms fighting xernias/yveltal, then i have a feeling they’ll start stalling out again with articuno,zapdos moltres vs. diancie & the miracles. then. team flare evil showdown volcanion, then another one for hoopa etc. I pray they don’t stall them lol, I want them to rush. I’m greedy for more pokemon I’m disappointed with 69.

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