Pokémon Bank
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Provider | Nintendo | ||
Launched | Varies: | ||
Shutdown | {{{shutdown}}} | ||
Service provided | Online Pokémon storage | ||
Accessible by | Nintendo 3DS (XL, 2DS) | ||
Website | http://www.pokemonbank.com/en-us/ (English) |
The Pokémon Bank (Japanese: ポケモンバンク 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, use of the software will require the payment of an annual fee. This fee will be ¥500 in Japan, $4.99 in the United States, £4.99 in the United Kingdom, €4,49 in Europe, $6.50 in Australia, and $8.50 in New Zealand. There is a free 30-day trial, which can be instated until January 31, 2014.[1]
Features
Pokémon Storage
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. It will feature search options allowing the player to locate deposited Pokémon.
Brigette (the host of Pokémon Box Ruby and Sapphire) maintains the Pokémon Bank service. She gives the player 100 Poké Miles when Pokémon are deposited into Pokémon Bank, although the player can also opt to receive rewards in the form of Battle Points instead. Poké Miles are awarded for the length of time that a given Pokémon is deposited into Pokémon Bank. The amount of Poké Miles earned by the player increases if more Pokémon are deposited into Pokémon Bank. Both Poké Miles and Battle Points are sent to Pokémon X and Y using the in-game option called Pokémon Link.
Poké Transporter
- Main article: Poké Transporter
After the download of Pokémon Bank, it is possible to use a separately 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.
Additionally, the migration of certain Pokémon from Generation V via Pokémon Bank will trigger the availability of certain items within Pokémon X and Y. The transfer of Kyurem and Genesect allows the DNA Splicers and the Drives, respectively, to become available within X and Y.
Gallery
Interacting with Brigette in Pokémon Bank
Official trailers
English
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In other languages
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External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pokémon.co.jp
- ↑ https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/386183184398168064
- ↑ Choose Classic Pokémon Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle and Battle with their Mega-Evolved Forms in Pokémon X and Pokémon Y - Nintendo Australia
- ↑ Pokémon Bank (English - Great Britain)
- ↑ Banco de Pokémon (Spanish - Spain)
- ↑ Banca Pokémon (Italian - Italy)
- ↑ Banque Pokémon (French - France)
- ↑ Pokémon Bank (German - Germany)
- ↑ 포켓몬 뱅크 Pokémon Bank (Korean)
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