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[[File:Pokémon Bank logo.png|thumb|right|The logo of Pokémon Bank]]
[[File:Pokémon Bank logo.png|thumb|right|The logo of Pokémon Bank]]
The '''Pokémon Bank''' is a downloadable online feature for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] that will be available for the {{wp|Nintendo eShop}}. It will serve as a complement to [[Pokémon X and Y]].
The '''Pokémon Bank''' is a downloadable online application for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] that will be available for the {{wp|Nintendo eShop}}. It will serve as a complement to [[Pokémon X and Y]].  


This feature will allow players to deposit up to 3000 Pokémon from the games in an online cloud. The referred cloud will work as a [[PC]] and will have 100 boxes capable of carrying, like in a normal PC, 30 Pokémon each. It will feature search options allowing the player to locate deposited Pokémon.
Due to server expenses, the use of such software will require the payment of an annual fee.


Due to server expenses, use of the software will require the payment of an annual fee.
==Features==
===Pokémon Storage===
[[File:XY Prerelease Pokémon Bank.png|thumb|right|Pokémon Bank being used in a copy of Pokémon X]]
The main feature of Pokémon Bank is the possibility of players depositing up to 3000 pokémon from the games in an online cloud. The referred cloud will work as a [[PC]], and will have 100 boxes capable of carrying, like in a normal PC, 30 pokémon each.
 
===Poké Transporter===
{{main|Poké Transporter}}
[[File:Poké Transporter Logo.png|thumb|right|The logo of Poké Transporter]]
After the download of Pokémon Bank, it is possible to use a separatedely downloaded app, the Poké Transporter, to transfer Pokémon from [[Generation V]] games to the cloud. After this, it is possible to complete such migration by simply downloading them to the [[Generation VI]] game.


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[[Category:Game mechanics]]
[[Category:Game mechanics]]

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The logo of Pokémon Bank

The Pokémon Bank is a downloadable online application for the Nintendo 3DS that will be available for the Nintendo eShop. It will serve as a complement to Pokémon X and Y.

Due to server expenses, the use of such software will require the payment of an annual fee.

Features

Pokémon Storage

File:XY Prerelease Pokémon Bank.png
Pokémon Bank being used in a copy of Pokémon X

The main feature of Pokémon Bank is the possibility of players depositing up to 3000 pokémon from the games in an online cloud. The referred cloud will work as a PC, and will have 100 boxes capable of carrying, like in a normal PC, 30 pokémon each.

Poké Transporter

Main article: Poké Transporter
File:Poké Transporter Logo.png
The logo of Poké Transporter

After the download of Pokémon Bank, it is possible to use a separatedely downloaded app, the Poké Transporter, to transfer Pokémon from Generation V games to the cloud. After this, it is possible to complete such migration by simply downloading them to the Generation VI game.

Project Games logo.png This game mechanic article is part of Project Games, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon games.