Dae asks: When will Bank launch?

Time for something different! While Pokémon Bank already came back to Japan, there’s still no word on an international release.

So, this time you can place your bets on when it will actually be released. Just comment on this page with a time and date and poke me when your dates turns out to be true later. The winner(s) will receive a commerative title for their proven rumour track record™.

Also, additional note: February 29th 2014 does not exist and if you suggest that I’ll timezap you to that date (read: ban 🙂 ).

I was writing a substantial article on Nintendo a few days ago, but exams pushed it back. It will come. Some day. I hope…

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1,486 thoughts on “Dae asks: When will Bank launch?”

  1. Pokebank will come in the first week of feb. I think?! Maybe 5 of 6 feb.

    But i think not for evey one. Maybe america or europa first. Not at the same time.

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  2. I really wish it would come out before January ends, but seeing the way its going right now, I’m not sure, we ain’t go no info on it, so I’m lost :c

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  3. Aww, I was so sure that the Bank would come out today, since it’s 2 days behind the Japanese release like the original release dates. However, today is not over, and so there is still a possibility.

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  4. Heyo party people!
    EarthenWarrior in da house!

    And as for the article: it better come soon cuz I don’t have anywhere to put my Pokemans so I need bank for storage since and to bring a gigantic haul of collectibles
    Sux that we can’t transfer Items but if I can’t nobody can either
    Once PokeBank drops so does my All Fighting type Team

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    • I’m one of those people that wants to take advantage of the Bank’s poor Hack Checking System, and transfer my female Contrary Friend Ball Snivy for breeding purposes.

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  5. Hatched a 6IV Poliwag, but it didn’t have the right ability…dammit
    Doesn’t matter though since I got the perfect 5IV one (missing attack) in the same batch that did have the right ability…

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  6. I think imma finally train my greninja and name him/her Dororo or Zeroro … anyone get the reference? I’ll give a cookiieeee

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    • agree’d. I have a feeling when I finally hatch the absol it’ll be jolly 5IV with 31 in everything except for speed lol. And you know what… I wouldn’t mind it cause I went through hell for it lol

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    • For my Tynamo, breeding will produce a shiny 31/x/31/31/31/31 Pokemon 0.0141% of the time or 1 out of every 7084.9730 eggs! I don’t plan to go that far. XD

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  7. Well, I guess I will keep my 6IV ones and transfer it to the third game (if it exists) where they have move tutors. (if they exist)

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  8. My fingers are getting numb from constantly cycling back and forth in search of my dear Blue Houndour…..just hatch pleasssseeeee.

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  9. @ ithsme, chocobo can easily get countered XD aeodactyl … a bulky flygon … gardevoir. you dont know how many times gardevoir has killed him @ 3@ she takes hits for sure

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  10. I blame you guys for this. Before I joined this site I would’ve never tried to breed for a shiny now every other pokemon is an MM attempt.

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  11. I think my Y has i higher chance of finding shinies because this is the 2nd time it double hunted and found it on my Y

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  12. I am debating guys i need help should I:
    Use static to help me which increases the chances of finding shiny Mareep
    or
    use synchronize modest so i can get a modest shiny mareep

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  13. guys if you see any weird comments from me its because ofmy little brother who is on pokejungle on a different laptop/ -_- so if you see a comment that sound like a little 8 year old brat wrote it, thats who it is. note to self: never stay logged in on another computer.

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  14. is their anyone on this forum who does not iv train?…cuz batting passerbys has me depressed seriously a milotic took my team out

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  15. What if nintendo starts releasing old pokemon games onto iphone and android, and made it so you can trade and battle with other people who own the phone version. I read that nintendo is looking into the mobile phone market since they fell so short of last years sale projections, and pokemon on the iphone would be really cool, but I would prefer porting old games, rather than making new ones, let the new ones stay on nintendos handheld!

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  16. sanji, whats your friendcode? c: also love the name, one piece is epic! at least from what i remembered from my child hood, reading the manga and the…well, hated 4kids dubs D: i honestly loved them since i was too derp to know it was bad

    anyways, my fc is 3394-3732-0623

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  17. I’m switching a Tynamo parent. The parent Tynamo has 5IVs, and the Ditto 6, but they always produce outstanding with 4IV. 🙁
    The parent Tynamo’s level is 54, and yet did not produce any shiny. >:(

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  18. Gravity should half the speed of flying types and levitators because they are on the ground on in their element. You get it?

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  19. @disqus_IJ7FiBOIVd:disqus Once I get my 3DS Wifi Fun again, I’d love to battle you! I just can’t now because I’m in college.

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  20. People of the internet, thank gosh that this is a Pokemon site and everyone is nice here, I just got back from a zelda site and things always seem to get vicious over there, Pokemon truly does bring everyone together.

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  21. how do i get hatching powers ;-; i thought i had all the powers but i dont think i do D: should i list off the ones i have so i know which one im missing?

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  22. For those wondering when I’ll have my 3DS Wifi Fun again, it’ll be from 2/13-2/16.
    I’ll be home during these days for President’s Weekend and my parent’s anniversary!

    However, I might even go to Starbucks every once in a while just to battle and trade with you all, but it would be a short while though, and IDK when everyone would be online.

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  23. yessssssssss yesssssss yess!!!!! lol my luck today with wonder trade !!! first an monferno this morning now freaking turtwig!!!!

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  24. I love going on Instagram and looking up #pokemon.
    “OMG SHINY 6 IV DARKRAI SHINY EEVEE 5 IV INSTANT TRADE”

    Oh why are people so stupid…

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  25. How can you tell if a Pumkaboo is Super-Sized? It’s cry. If you see it from a trade, then good luck, because I can’t tell the difference between its Super-Size and Large-Size!

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  26. Ok I am going now!!! Bye guys if you need me I will be in the chat!!! Please someone come to chat and tell me when prosecutorzero comes on

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  27. Guys, the Pocket Monsters SPECIAL/Pokémon Adventures manga’s 50th volume is going to be released on March 28 and will have a special limited edition version. Isn’t this worthy a news article? I mean, no other Pokémon manga has reached (and at this point never will) the mark of 50 volumes. Actually, why is there never manga news on this site?

    http://www.shogakukan.co.jp/comics/detail/_isbn_9784091591852

    A special limited edition version probably means another poster like this: https://31.media.tumblr.com/59c63807e1af4c75b9c25a31aef77b2c/tumblr_inline_mzv46gQgW31qm9e91.png

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  28. I personally think it’s unfair that Korea (or at least South Korea) and Japan gets Pokemon Bank before anyone else. They should have waited for the problems of releasing the bank worldwide to be fixed, now they will have the upper hand and head start in completing the Pokedex. GF, that’s sooo unfair, it’s ridiculous.

    Off-Topic: Hey everyone, how’s it going? 😀

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  29. Couldn’t pass this one uphttp://25.media.tumblr.com/8ad89c5c4753bac4185e42cc09d66070/tumblr_mz4t8inWhJ1s2eiv4o1_400.gif

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  30. So, a friend and I are having a wonder cup battle would two other people like to join and make it a multi battle?

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  31. guys, so i was thinking about the 3 legendary pokemon that were not able to encounter yet (dance, water/fire one, and that other ghost minataur) i think that maybe in pokemon z, zygardes power will be activated and what if we witness the creation of 3 new pokemon, pokemon that haven’t been discover!! (this has never ever happen in a game so what if maybe it does in this one!! :D)

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    • Zygrade is in sync with Kalos’s ecosystem and considering Diancee and Volcanion have something to do with that it seems plausible. Not sure about Hoopa though.

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      • it is said that when the ecosystem balance is broken zygarde’s true power will be unleash meaning it will switch to some form and maybe make 3 new pokemon! what is the weird girl that haunts the building and the hotel is hoops the gosht!! or she turns into it along with carbink becoming dance or something in that form!

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  32. I got a female Rain Dish Squirtle on Wonder Trade today, then got a male Squirtle with Dragon Pulse and Aura Sphere immediately afterwards. The world is sending me messages.

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  33. this freakin tyrunt is gonna make me wanna get a million eviolites and run a team of lil pokemon LOL hes so bulky for no reason and im so excited to get a shiny one one day!

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  34. I was thinking about shinies today, and realized how thankful I am that non-Kalosian Pokemon don’t have the blue pentagon identification. Makes them more special once they are transferred over.

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  35. Argh, breeding for a female Sneasel with the IVs I want is infuriating!! This game hates me. If there’s a gender I specifically want, it gives the opposite, if the IVs are perfect for what I want, it gives it to me with the wrong nature if it’s the right gender.

    This game makes me rage so much with breeding certain Pokemon. *cougheeveecoughsneaselcoughcoughlarvestacoughandmanymorecough*

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  36. I’m new to EVs, so could someone help me? I thought stats are supposed to rise after every 4 EVs gained. But when I battled 30 Frillish with my Krookodile holding a Macho Brace, it’s Sp.Def. stat only went up by 5. Krookodile’s level 44. Each Frillish was supposed to give me 2 EVs and I got 60 in all, so the stat should have risen by 12. I then tried this out with my Scraggy level 45 in HP. I battled a bunch of Stunfisk, while Scraggy was holding the Macho Brace. I got 4 EVs per Stunfisk, but my HP stat was rising by one only when I battled 3 Stunfisk. This is in Pokémon White. So what’s going on?

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      • It was holding a Macho Brace. And I double checked. They didn’t raise up any levels while I was training them, so I could tell that easily. I noted the stats before I started training and after. My Krookodile’s defense stat was 79 before with 100 EVs, maxed with Vitamins, and 84 after with 160 EVs.

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        • Ah let me think.
          I see.
          You’re really supposed to EV train a pokemon at lv1 for perfect results.
          If you’re training a leveled pokemon you would have to level it up further to see results.
          Try to finish EV training, then level the pokemon up.
          You can always try again.

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          • Thanks for the answer!
            I’m only going to train these ones to level 50, so technically I won’t get the full effect of EV training, then, huh?

  37. Even in Pokemon X for me, when I use a large Super Training bag, my stat increases by only 1, not 3 like usual. What am I doind wrong?

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    • Nothing.
      The way i think it works is that for every 4 EVs that Pokemon will have 1 more point in that stat at lvl 100.
      i.e if a Pokemon has gained 252 EVs in a specific stat, it will have 252/4 = 63 more points in that stat when at lvl 100 than a Pokemon that doesn’t.

      The changes will be not fully be visible unless the Pokemon is at lvl 100, but don’t worry the pokemon is still gaining the EVs and the stats are increasing.

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      • Thanks!
        I knew most of the things about EVs. So the effect will only truly become visible at Level 100? Until then it will only rise 1 per every 12 EVs?
        Oh, and is it the same thing for the comment I posted below?

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  38. I saw a picture sometime ago that said Pokemon Bank was released but when I clicked the link it was a Pokemon nick-named Pokemon Bank and someone just released it 🙁

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  39. People all over social network are confused as to why they didn’t get the 6iv pokemon they were promised.

    Why are people so stupid.

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  40. I called nintendo last night and the guy i talked to said they still have not figured out a release date for pokebank said therw still working on it from where it crashed the servers they said when they figured out the release date it will be posted he gave me website that gives a calender of release dates for there games its nintendo.com/games

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  41. Mmmm… March 5.

    On another note, anyone have an Inkay or Ditto friend safari? I need some shiny hunting aids because I suck at chaining.
    My FC is 3050-7604-7133 and while I don’t have the best friend safari, (Riolu, meinfoo, sawk), I will have a living pokedex once bank comes out and I’ve got some shinies that I’d be willing to trade.

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