The Pokémon Company will shut down Pokémon Bank on 25 February 2027, ending transfers from older games to Pokémon Home.
01Summary
- 01Pokémon Bank will end service on 25 February 2027 at 7:00 pm PST.
- 02After closure, transferring Pokémon from Bank to Pokémon Home will no longer be possible.
- 03Pokémon Bank is no longer available for download on the Nintendo 3DS.
- 04Players must move their Pokémon from Bank to Home before the shutdown to preserve them.
- 05Older generations of Pokémon will lose official transfer support once Bank is disabled.
02Why it matters
This affects anyone who still has Pokémon trapped on older cartridges or digital versions, as they have until February 2027 to transfer them to Home or lose access permanently.
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