The holidays may have ended for most, but for us Pokemon fans the real treat of the winter season has finally arrived – Pokémon Bank! Simply go to the eShop and download Pokémon Bank as well as Poké Transporter and you’re all set to store your beloved Pokemon from Gen III onwards, and transfer Pokemon to X & Y from Gen V!
A quick reminder that Pokémon Bank is a paid service with a yearly charge of $4.99. However, if you download the app before February 1, 2014, you will be able to use it free of charge for a trial of 30 days!
New information
- Pokemon Bank and Poke Transporter are 239 and 218 blocks respectively
- 100 PokeMiles or 10 BP awarded for transferring a box of Pokemon
- In-game NPC gives you all 4 drives for Genesect
- Feebas also has the ability Oblivious
- PokeTransporter will only move Pokemon that are in Box 1 (BW, BW2)
In the spoiler is a quick FAQ for those who still have questions about the app:
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Pokémon Bank…Poké Transporter? I don’t get it – explain!
Announced back in mid-2013, Pokémon Bank is an app that allows you to store Pokémon from Gen III and beyond into a big storage cloud, whereas Poké Transporter is the app you use to transfer Pokémon from Gen V over to Pokemon X & Y. Pokémon Bank allows you to upload and store up to 3,000 Pokémon to the internet, manage them and then (with the help of Poké Transporter) transfer them to X & Y. Pokémon Bank will have a yearly fee of $4.99 (however if you download it before 2/1/14 you’ll get a 30 day free trial), but Poké Transporter is completely free.
Do I need Pokémon Bank to use Poké Transporter?
Yes, Pokémon Transporter will not be usable without Pokémon Bank. Sorry. 🙁
Why does Pokémon Bank have a yearly fee?
Since Pokémon Bank is a huge cloud in the sky storing millions of dedicated fan’s Pokémon it may have problems. As such the app will need maintenance every once in a while – the yearly $4.99 goes towards that.
I don’t want to pay for Pokémon Bank after the 30 day trial. What will happen to my Pokémon after the trial ends?
If you don’t pay the annual fee, your beloved Pokémon are at risk of being deleted FOREVER! I suggest transferring all of them to X & Y as quickly as possible to avoid that!
Can you transfer Pokémon from RSE, DPPt or HGSS?
Nope, you can only transfer Pokémon from Pokemon Black, White, Black 2 and White 2. To get Pokémon from games Gen IV and below to the Pokémon Bank you need to work your way up the transfer ladder and get all your desired ‘mons to BW or BW2. Once your Pokémon are in a Gen V game you’re all set to transfer them to X & Y or store them in Pokémon Bank!
Can you transfer items?
No, unfortunately not. If your Pokémon is holding an item upon transfer the item will automatically be deposited into your bag. So no moving over hundreds of Rare Candies. :p
Does Poké Transporter work with both physical and downloaded copies of Pokémon X & Y?
Yep! The app will work with any number of copies of X & Y, no matter if your game is physical or not!
Anything else I should know?
Yes! Only “legal” Pokémon can be transferred and stored – that means all of those hacked Pokémon won’t be able to adventure in Kalos with you. Also, Pokémon can’t be transferred back to their original game, and if the Pokémon you transfer evolve via trade it will not evolve;
If you have any other questions be sure to ask them in the comments! One of the staffers or a very knowledgeable commentor will be able to answer!
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So what Pokémon are you guys going to transfer first? I’ll personally be taking the day off to start moving all my Pokemon from Gen III and beyond to the Bank; my beautiful shiny Roserade, originally from my SS game, will be the first to make the trek to Kalos. :3
//ozymandis
Guys….so I just bought a 3ds and X & Y and currently I dont know how to change my router’s settings to WEP. I also heard of the Lumiose CIty glitch so would I need wifi to get on Eshop and fix the glitch or will it already be fixed since my game was bought about 4 days ago? In other words, will the patch be already implemented?
does it say version 1.2 when you select your file
Where should it say that?
after the yveltal and xerneas, the next screen with your save file. At the bottom it says versionn 1.2 if patched
It doesn’t, but whats ironic is that I’m in Lumiose city right now and I accidently restarted my game to find out(LOL) and it started up fine.
Anyone having trouble connecting to e-shop?
Yup.
its going under maintenance for poke bank
Can’t connect to internet to download x patch!!! X/
That’s the same with my sibling! :O
Oh, what was in my safari? :3
Ice-type Safari with Bergmite and Delibird.
Its ice with delibird and.
You have an Ice-type Safari with Bergmite and Delibird. The third Pokemon is unknown because we have to be online at the same time.
… Not bad. Better than my sisters flying type! Can’t go online though because i need to dwnld the patch but the e-shop is down.
The one day I get an eShop card, it’s under maintenance. I was constantly checking because I really wanted Pokedex 3D Pro and the Dream Radar xD
Lol!! You know how long it’ll be down?
Is this a good moveset for timid sceptile?:
toxic
leaf storm
detect
giga drain
I’ve never used a sceptile competitively before and so i need a lot of help lol
A fire tipe would destroy it at first turn, so seting toxic would be a failure,ill give 1 set:
Unburden @Focus
Adamant
Toxic
Detect
Earthquacke
Aerial ace/Leaf blade
With this u can set some Toxic at first turn, if it is a fire type, Flying type, etc, itll try to 1HKO you then if that happens (likely) U can activate Focus, wich will activate ability then use some detect and an EQ or aerial to finish
I cant realy get a timid set
How can you get unburden
Serebii says its avialable in 5th gen, dunno how lol
Oh ok I think that May have been an evemt
Probably
Most likely
Thanks so much for the Chimchar!
Where’s Kyudeci??? Thank you for all the pokemon Kyudeci!!!!!!!
I gotz meself a HDTV 😀
Congrats! I got myself some starters and a feebas!!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats!
All I got was 50 dollars and some jeans
I found 5 dollars when cleaning up my room for the TV XD
the luck
:DDDDDD FEEBAS THROUGH WT!! 😀
:O WITH MIRROR COAT
Nice!
And a CRAZY Meditite Adamant Pure Power Elemental Punches and Psycho Cut
I just started Y a few days ago.. FC’s? 🙂
I just got Y today! 😀
I will get Y that 50 bucks wooooo!
Nice! So can you let know when you can trade the last few pokemon!? And again thank you so much!!!
Cool! FC? 🙂
0044 3344 3110
Mine’s 3582 9950 2083
Chico, should we add each other? And congrats on the 3DS!
Thank you!! Sure!! FC?
1349 5096 5450
1177 8206 4884
Added! 😀
Star Bits, you here?
Shiny sceptile looks high lol
So you do have one :O
yessss why?
Could I see it? :O
Iater after i masuda my next shiny treecko!! I’ll decribe it to you right now! it has red eyes and red bulb like things on his back and blue skin!! Also, should I breed my treecko to be timid? because i want my next shiny treecko to be competitively acceptable.
I’ll even battle you with it >:}
after poke bank your shiny sceptile can battle my shiny sceptile
That explains all of the green in your PC XD
all dem treeckos lol. but My shiny is in the day care right now for masuding. I have a superstition where a shiny pokemon breeds shinies easier XD
dja how many eggs
Masuda day 5 : All I can think of is going back and forth. Back and forth… It never ends…
I find collecting a whole box of eggs and then going to Lumiose Central to hatch them all with a piece of tape (or a penny) under the circle pad easier. Maybe you should try it. You could multitask while hatching! 😀
I’ll try it! Lol
I did that and its the best
I hate masuda method. 23 boxes of eevee and still no shiny
Ok I am going to go now! Quick question can you get HA for the starters. Like unburden for TREECKO. If so how? And once again Thank You Kyudeci!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i don’t know how but i have an iron fist hidden ability chimchar
I lost the egg jordin gave me ;-;
lol
I have like 3 boxes full of eggs lol
Is it in your party?
Guys! Did you see serebii!? Techno blast is now 120 base power instead of 85. For those of you who don’t know it’s genesects move
Crap
Still a crappy move.
Why? No down side to it and can change type based on disc. I know it’s genesects but…..
The down side is that you have waste an item slot for one move. It’s a cool concept, but why waste an item slot for that one move?
Oh yeah true….. Whatever I don’t plan on using him anyway. I only use legendaries that are allowed anyway
Jordin?
JORDIN!?
JOOOORDDDIIIIINNN
Yes?
I think i lost the egg
OH MY ARCEUS!!!! Remember that shiny Marill from yesterday? I just checked the IVs and :OOOOOO
31/31/31/9/31/29 It’s perfect!! :OOO Azumarill doesn’t need Speed! OMG :OOO
That’s awesome!!!
Congrats! I fear battling it! XD
Ok now I am getting off. I got starters and am really happy!!!!!
Anybody got a shiny charmander i can have
Fucking shit jordin lol
DEM CINDAQUILLS
Dammit, its adamant ;-;
What nature did you want? D:
I use specs Eruption
So Modest?
Yeah, ill go breed aniways lol
It was my little Christmas present since you like Typhlosion so much 🙂
Thanks dude
You’re welcome 😀
the life of a breeder is disorganized
I can confirm this. You should see my PC box xD
I just cleared up 7-8 boxes
I have a perfectly IV bred Torchic, but it doesn’t have Speed Boost
D:
I’m completely organised
I have all the boxes named based on what pokemon are in there, A box for pokemon without perfect IVs and one for those with. I just need to organise them in order of the IVs they have.
@djjahandsome:disqus how many eggs for masuda method
@Jordinite:disqus sometime today can you trade me the marill with good ivs?
When I came on yesterday, you weren’t here :/
I have it with me right now 🙂
Ok cool can we trade in like ten minutes?
Sure 😀
I have a marills
I just got a Turtwig from the GTS and upper screen got really glitchy when I moved my 3DS after the trade…… AHHHH D: WHAT’S WRONG?!?!?!
Did anybody get lucky and recieve an arceus?
I dont think anyone can be that lucky XD
Gian got one for a chimchar
no one is that generous
XD Just searched it in the GTS, no results were found