Pokemon Bank, the 3DS service that allows users to store Pokemon in online cloud storage, will end service on February 26, 2027, The Pokemon Company announced. Pokemon HOME, the more recent Pokemon…
I am curious what they mean by Fire Red and Leaf Green getting Pokemon Home integration. I don’t own either game (yet) but I was under the impression that both games could already send Pokemon to Home, but that it was a one way journey. Once a Pokemon was sent to Home, there was no way to get it back to Fire or Leaf.
The news post says that
Once a Pokémon from Pokémon FireRed Version or Pokémon LeafGreen Version is brought to another game in the Pokémon series, they will be unable to return to Pokémon FireRed Version or Pokémon LeafGreen Version. Pokémon from other games in the Pokémon series will be unable to visit Pokémon FireRed Version or Pokémon LeafGreen Version.
So does that imply that I will now be able to move Pokemon from Leaf to Home and back to Leaf? Will I be able to use Home online trades to get Fire/Leaf Pokemon and them bring them into my game?
If that is true, it would resolve my biggest gripe with the Switch version and put the game at the top of my shopping list.
I found the relevant Nintendo press release: https://www.pokemon.com/us/news/pokemon-firered-version-and-pokemon-leafgreen-version-link-with-pokemon-home-this-october
I am curious what they mean by Fire Red and Leaf Green getting Pokemon Home integration. I don’t own either game (yet) but I was under the impression that both games could already send Pokemon to Home, but that it was a one way journey. Once a Pokemon was sent to Home, there was no way to get it back to Fire or Leaf.
The news post says that
So does that imply that I will now be able to move Pokemon from Leaf to Home and back to Leaf? Will I be able to use Home online trades to get Fire/Leaf Pokemon and them bring them into my game?
If that is true, it would resolve my biggest gripe with the Switch version and put the game at the top of my shopping list.