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This article is about the generic process of sending Pokémon to another game. For the specific Generation V feature, see Poké Transfer.

If you were looking for the mechanic in Pokémon GO and Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, see Released Pokémon.

Transferring is a process in which Pokémon are sent from one game to another without trading. The recipient game does not send a Pokémon back. Most commonly, transfers are one-way from a game in one generation to a game in a later generation. The exact process usually differs for different generations.

Transferring was introduced in Generation IV and has remained in all generations afterward. Therefore, it is possible to transfer a Pokémon from Generation III to any future generation through a chain of transfers. With the Virtual Console releases of Generation I and II games and an update to Poké Transporter in Generation VII, it became possible for the first time since Generation II to have Pokémon from all generations in a single game (though Generation I and II Pokémon still cannot be transferred to a generation between III and VI).

Untransferrable Pokémon

A variety of Pokémon that cannot be traded for technical or plot reasons also cannot be transferred.

Pokémon	Reason
Spiky-eared Pichu	Stated to be affected by time travel and therefore deemed as unsafe.
Kyurem & Kyurem	Must be unfused
Dusk Mane Necrozma & Dawn Wings Necrozma	Must be unfused
Shadow Rider Calyrex| & Ice Rider Calyrex	Must be unfused
Eeevee & Pikachu	Is a Partner Pokémon

Precursors

The Time Capsule from Pokémon Gold and Silver drawn by Ken Sugimori

Transfers did not yet exist in Generation I or Generation II. Instead, these are the only generations to support trading between them.

The Time Capsule allows Pokémon to be traded between Generation I and Generation II, conceptually acting as a time machine bridging the three years between events in each generation. As with all Generation I/II trades, it requires two systems connected by a Game Link Cable, or via local wireless in the Virtual Console releases. It does not allow trading of any Generation II Pokémon or any Pokémon that know moves introduced in Generation II.

Generation III is the only generation where there is no method to receive Pokémon from past generation games.

Generation IV

The Pal Park on Route 221

The Nintendo DS's dual-slot mode allows Pokémon to be transferred from Generation III games to Generation IV games, by visiting the Pal Park at Route 221^DPPt or Fuchsia City.^HGSS When a Generation IV game is started with a Generation III game in the console's Game Pak Slot, if Pal Park has been visited in the game, the option to "Migrate from [game]" will be available on the main menu. This feature does not work on a Nintendo DSi and Nintendo 3DS due to their lack of a Game Pak Slot.

In the destination game, the migrated Pokémon will be available at Pal Park for the player to catch in a Catching Show. The Park Balls used in Catching Shows always capture a Pokémon when thrown; however, Pokémon captured during the Catching Show retain the kind of Poké Ball they were caught in back in Generation III game.

Transfer Notes

• Pokémon lose their original met location, and will be replaced with either Hoenn,^RSE Sinnoh,^FRLG or a Distant Land^ColoXD depending on where they were originally caught.
• Pokémon can only be migrated if the games are the same language.
• Only six Pokémon can be transferred per 24 hours. ^DPPt
• Pokémon knowing a Hidden Move cannot be migrated. ^DPPt

This is the only generation where transferred Pokémon retain their held items.

Generation V

The Poké Transfer Lab on Route 15

In Generation V, there are two methods of transferring Pokémon from Generation IV: Poké Transfer and the Relocator. Both methods require two systems, and uses the system's built-in wireless communication. The ability to retain held items during the transfer process was removed in this Generation.

Poké Transfer is used by visiting the Poké Transfer Lab on Route 15 in a Generation V game. A Scientist at the back of the lab will allow the player to start Poké Transfer on their game, at which point a system with a Generation IV game must be started and the Poké Transfer application must be selected from the system's DS Download Play option. Six Pokémon can be sent to the Generation V game from the Generation IV game via the downloaded application. These Pokémon must then be captured in a time-limited slingshot minigame; any Pokémon that are not caught will remain in the Generation IV game.

The Relocator is only available in Pokémon Black and White, and not in the sequels. Only the Celebi, Raikou, Entei, and Suicune distributed to commemorate the thirteenth movie can be transferred with the Relocator. The Relocator can be found in Castelia City and must be unlocked with the correct keywords.

Transfer Notes

• Unnicknamed Pokémon will have their names changed to title case when evolved in a Generation V game onwards.
• The original met date and level is now wiped and replaced with the date and level that the Pokémon arrived at in Generation V. The met date and level received through Poké Transfer will persist through to future games.

Generation VI

Main article: Poké Transporter

Pokémon Bank and its companion application Poké Transporter were used to transfer to the Generation VI games. Although the application is no longer available to download, players with the app installed on their console can continue to use it indefinitely, despite the closure of the Nintendo 3DS eShop. They allow for a one-way transfer from Generation V to Generation VI.

Generation VI was the first to use Origin marks to denote where a Pokémon originated from. Pokémon caught in Generation III, IV, and V do not have any.

Transfer Notes

• Poké Transporter features an extremely comprehensive list of modifications made to any Pokémon that passes through it.

Origin mark

The blue pentagon (Japanese: 青い五角形のマーク blue pentagon mark) is an origin mark that Pokémon first obtained in Pokémon X and Y and Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire have. Prior to the release of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, having a blue pentagon was referred to as being Kalos native. While the blue pentagon is blue in the Generation VI games and Pokémon Bank (hence its name), it is black from Generation VII onward. The pentagon represents the shape of the Kalos region.

All of the first 721 Pokémon can have the blue pentagon, as all of them can be obtained in or were distributed as event Pokémon to the Generation VI games. In addition, Mr. Rime, Kleavor, Wyrdeer, Ursaluna, Annihilape, Farigiraf, Dudunsparce, and Kingambit can have the blue pentagon, due to their respective pre-evolved forms (Mime Jr., Scyther, Stantler, Ursaring, Primeape, Girafarig, Dunsparce, and Bisharp) being able to have it, for a total of 729 Pokémon able to have this origin mark.

VI	VII	VIII	HOME

Pokemon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon

Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter are also compatible with Pokémon Sun and Moon, as well as Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, allowing all Pokémon between Generations III to VI to be brought to these games.

Transfer Notes

• Pokémon from the Generation I Virtual Console games can be transferred.^SMUSUM
• Pokémon from the Generation II Virtual Console games can be transferred.^USUM

Origin mark

The black clover (also known as the Alola symbol) is an origin mark that Pokémon obtained in Pokémon Sun and Moon and Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon have. The black clover is shaped like the sigil used to identify Trial Captains.

801 of the first 807 Pokémon can have the black clover, as only that many Pokémon can be obtained in or were distributed as event Pokémon to the Generation VII games. Unown, Deoxys, Keldeo, Genesect, Diancie, and Volcanion cannot have the black clover. In addition, Mr. Rime, Kleavor, Wyrdeer, Ursaluna, Annihilape, Farigiraf, Dudunsparce, and Kingambit can have the black clover, due to their respective pre-evolved forms (Mime Jr., Scyther, Stantler, Ursaring, Primeape, Girafarig, Dunsparce, and Bisharp) being able to have it, for a total of 809 Pokémon able to have this origin mark.

VII	VIII	HOME

Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee

Unlike the other games in its Generation, Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee requires the player to transfer directly to the GO Park as a one-way transfer and cannot be sent back to Pokémon GO, (located in Fuchsia City) or by connecting to Pokémon HOME, where Pokémon cannot be transferred back into Let's Go if they've been moved to another game

Transfer Notes

• Only Pokémon that are obtainable in Let's Go can be transferred.
• Pokémon caught in any other game (including Pokémon GO) cannot be transferred using Pokémon HOME.
• Pokémon originally caught in Let's Go and moved to another game besides Let's Go cannot be transferred back.
• Regional forms introduced after the release of Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee (such as Galarian Weezing) cannot be transferred.

GO Park

• Special Pokémon such as Mew, Shadow Pokémon and Pokémon with special accessories (such as Holiday Pikachu and Sunglasses Squirtle) cannot be transferred.
• The Pokémon's level will be the same as its Power Up level in Pokémon GO, rounded down to the nearest integer. This means that Pokémon caught in GO Park can range from level 1 to level 40.
• A Pokémon's moves, Poké Ball, nature language of origin, original trainer, nickname will be modified or otherwise reset to the default values in Let's Go when re-captured.
  • Despite using the Let's Go player's original trainer, it will gain additional experience as if it were an Outsider Pokémon.
  • Though the Nature is randomly generated when encountered in GO Park, it can be influenced by the Fortune Teller in Celadon City
• IVs are adjusted to match the core series] using a new formula.

EVERYTHING BELOW HERE IS GARBAGE

====Pokémon HOME

The GO mark (official name unknown) is an origin mark that Pokémon transferred from Pokémon GO have when transferred via GO Park (or GO Transporter in future games). It is a stylized G.

It was first used in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. While this mark is present in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, there is no way to legally obtain a Pokémon with this mark in those games, suggesting that it may have been planned for the 3DS titles at some point.

All Pokémon that can be obtained in Pokémon GO (except for Spinda), as well as their cross-generational evolutions, can have this origin mark.

3DS	LGPE	VIII	HOME

Pokémon Bank and its companion application Poké Transporter are used for transfer to the Generation VI games and the Generation VII games excluding Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. Transfer from multiple generations is possible:

• Pokémon from the Virtual Console releases of Generations I and II can be sent to Pokémon Bank through Poké Transporter, and may be withdrawn in Generation VII games.
• Pokémon from Generation V can be sent to Pokémon Bank through Poké Transporter, and may be withdrawn in Generation VI or VII games.
• Pokémon from Generation VI can use two-way transfer with Pokémon Bank. This also applies to Pokémon that originated from Pokémon Bank distribution events during Generation VI. However, once a Pokémon has been withdrawn once in a Generation VII game, it cannot be transferred back into Generation VI.
• Pokémon from Generation VII can use two-way transfer with Pokémon Bank.

Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! are incompatible with Bank and other Generation VII games under all circumstances.

Source		Transfer method		Destination
VC Gen I VC Gen II	→	Transporter → Bank	→	Gen VII (excluding Let's Go)
Gen V	→	Transporter → Bank	→	Gen VI Gen VII (excluding Let's Go)
Gen VI	→	Bank	→	Gen VII (excluding Let's Go)

Transfer restrictions:

• Cosplay Pikachu cannot be deposited into Pokémon Bank (but may be traded with other copies of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire).
• Totem-sized Marowak, Ribombee, Araquanid, and Togedemaru cannot be deposited into Pokémon Bank (but may be traded with other copies of Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon).

To Generation VIII and IX (as well as Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!)

The following transfers are possible:

• Pokémon from Pokémon Bank can be sent to Pokémon HOME, and may be withdrawn in Generation VIII.
• Pokémon from Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! can use two-way transfer with Pokémon HOME. However, once a Pokémon has been in a Generation VIII or IX game, it cannot be transferred back into Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
• Pokémon from Pokémon GO can be transferred to Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! through the GO Park, and to Pokémon HOME through the GO Transporter. Pokémon from the GO Transporter can be withdrawn in Generation VIII or IX, assuming it exists in the game data.
• Pokémon from Generation VIII and IX can use two-way transfer with Pokémon HOME. This also applies to Pokémon that originated from Pokémon HOME distribution events during Generation VIII or IX.
• Pokémon from Generation IX can be transferred backwards to any Generation VIII game and vice versa, assuming they exist in the receiving game’s data.

Source		Transfer method		Destination
Bank	→	HOME	→	Gen VIII
Let's Go	→	HOME	→	Gen VIII
Gen VIII	→	HOME	→	Gen IX
Gen IX	→	HOME	→	Gen VIII
GO	→	GO Park	→	Let's Go
GO	→	GO Transporter → HOME	→	Gen VIII and IX

In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! and Generations VIII and IX, not all Pokémon and forms exist in the coding of each game, and HOME will only permit a Pokémon to be withdrawn if both the Pokémon and the specific form exists in the coding of the destination game. Compatible Pokémon for a particular game may be expanded with updates over time.

The following 24 Pokémon lack a compatible game in Generations VIII and IX, and cannot be withdrawn into any of those games at all:

Rattata (Alolan)

Raticate (Alolan)

Spinda

Snivy*

Servine*

Serperior*

Tepig*

Pignite*

Emboar*

Patrat

Watchog

Pansage

Simisage

Pansear

Simisear

Panpour

Simipour

Blitzle*

Zebstrika*

Furfrou

Pikipek*

Trumbeak*

Toucannon*

Minior

Pokémon with an asterisk are confirmed to become available in the Expansion Pass for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, leaving only 13 Pokémon remaining that are not confirmed to have an available game to transfer to as of it.

Additional transfer restrictions:

• Gigantamax Factor Meowth, Pikachu and Eevee cannot be transferred to Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Pokémon Legends: Arceus, or Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
• Spinda cannot be transferred in either direction between HOME and Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl.
• Nincada originally from Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl cannot be withdrawn in any game other than (another copy of) Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl, and Nincada originally from outside of Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl cannot be withdrawn in Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl.
• If one Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl save file has two of a Pokémon species that is normally only catchable once per save file (such as Dialga or Palkia), and neither has been deposited into HOME before, only one may be deposited, even if the two have different OTs.

These restrictions occur for a variety of technical and glitch-prevention reasons (see the Limitations section of the Pokémon HOME article for details).

Moveset alteration

Similar to the situation between Sun/Moon/Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon and Let's Go, Pikachu!/Let's Go, Eevee!, the three paired releases of Generation VIII have significant coding differences, and thus cannot trade with each other (direct trade is only possible with another copy of the same game or its paired counterpart). In this sense, the generation is split into three "game environments": Sword/Shield, Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus.

Different game environments also have different move lists. To allow Pokémon to be transferred between them despite these differences, Pokémon HOME tracks the game-specific data of each Pokémon, and assigns appropriate movesets whenever the Pokémon's game environment changes.

• If a Pokémon enters a game environment that it has never been in before, it will be assigned a moveset of its 4 most recent level-up moves in the destination game.
  • Example: a level 20 Pikachu caught in Sword is transferred to Brilliant Diamond. Upon arrival in Brilliant Diamond, the Pikachu will have a moveset of Spark, Feint, Electro Ball, and Double Team.
• If the Pokémon returns to a game environment that it has previously been in before, it will regain its previous moveset data for that environment.
  • Example: if the Pikachu from the previous example is transferred back into Sword or Shield, its moveset from the last time it was in Sword or Shield will be restored. If it is transferred into Brilliant Diamond again, its moveset from the last time it was in Brilliant Diamond or Shining Pearl will be restored.

References

Inter-generational transfer
Gen I Time Capsule • Poké Transporter → Bank Gen II Gen III Dual-slot mode → Pal Park Gen IV Dual-slot mode → Pal Park • Poké Transfer • Relocator Gen V Poké Transfer • Relocator • Poké Transporter → Bank Gen VI Poké Transporter → Bank Gen VII Poké Transporter → Bank • GO Park • HOME Gen VIII Bank → HOME • GO Transporter Gen IX