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Friday22nd Jan 2021
More measures will also be imposed, if necessary
The Pokémon Company appears to be getting ready to lay down the law (again) with what's been described as a new ban wave. According to Serebii.net, naughty users of Pokémon Sword and Shield and Pokémon HOME are the targets - with some players on notice for using "altered data" while others are...
Wednesday9th Dec 2020
News Pokémon HOME Switch Update Fixes Alolan And Galarian Moveset Bug
Here are the version 1.2.1 patch notes
Pokémon HOME has received a new update on Nintendo Switch, fixing an issue that affected Alolan and Galarian form Pokémon that were transferred into the app from Pokémon GO. As we reported last month, Alolan Form and Galarian Form Pokémon that were transferred from GO to HOME between 11th and 16th November...
Friday27th Nov 2020
News The Pokémon Company Outlines Plan To Fix Minor Pokémon GO - Pokémon Home Transfer Bug
Will be resolved over the coming weeks
Earlier in November, The Pokémon Company finally made Pokémon HOME compatible with Niantic's augmented-reality smartphone game Pokémon GO. It allows trainers to transfer pocket monsters from GO to the Pokémon games on the Switch. While there have been no major issues, there have been a few minor problems...
Friday13th Nov 2020
News Pokémon HOME - Pokémon GO Connectivity Is Now Live, It's Just Not Available To Everyone Yet
Update: Limited to trainers at Level 24 and above
Update [Fri 13th Nov, 2020 11:40 GMT]: According to Serebii, players at Level 24 and above can now transfer Pokémon from GO to HOME. Original Article [Wed 11th Nov, 2020 01:30 GMT]: Good news trainers (well, kind of), Pokémon HOME is finally able to be connected with Niantic's augmented-reality...
Wednesday11th Nov 2020
News It Takes "Just Under" Seven Days To Fully Charge Pokémon's GO Transporter
Or you can fork out some PokéCoins
We've known for a while time now that transfers between Pokémon GO and Pokémon HOME would have a cool-down period, so just how long do you have to wait if your GO Transporter runs out of energy? As highlighted by Nintendo Life contributor and Serebii.net webmaster, Joe Merrick, when you run out of energy,...
Tuesday20th Oct 2020
News Pokémon HOME Maintenance Scheduled Ahead Of Sword And Shield's Crown Tundra DLC Launch
Preparing for the new content
Scheduled maintenance for the Pokémon HOME app has been detailed ahead of this week's The Crown Tundra DLC launch in Pokémon Sword and Shield. The maintenance will affect both the mobile and Nintendo Switch versions of the app, and is set to take place from Thursday 22nd October at 23:00 UTC until Friday 23rd October...
Wednesday30th Sep 2020
News Transfers Between Pokémon GO And Pokémon HOME Will Have A Cooldown Period
And you'll need PokéCoins to speed things up
Yesterday, The Pokémon Company confirmed Pokémon HOME would be made compatible with Pokémon GO before the end of the year. Initially, there were some concerns. As originally spotted by Serebii, an official Pokémon Support article indicated PokéCoins would be required to transfer pocket m
Tuesday29th Sep 2020
News Pokémon HOME - Pokémon GO Connectivity Will Launch By The End Of 2020
And players will receive a special gift
Pokémon HOME will finally be able to connect to smartphone game Pokémon GO by the end of the year, The Pokémon Company has confirmed. The app, which currently lets players transfer Pokémon between games on Nintendo Switch and with past titles through Pokémon Bank, will soon allow monsters to be traded...
Monday24th Aug 2020
News Pokémon HOME Will Introduce New Anti-Cheating Measures To Address Hacked Pokémon
Pokémon "with altered attributes"
Pokémon HOME, the mobile and Switch application used to store and transfer Pokémon across different games, will enforce anti-cheating measures to tackle issues surrounding hacked monsters, it has been revealed. The news comes from an update posted within the app itself, which discusses Pokémon "with altered...
Monday17th Aug 2020
News Pokémon HOME Updated To Version 1.2.1 On Mobile Devices, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
New features and filters aplenty
The mobile version of Pokémon HOME has been treated to a brand new update which appears to have been rolling out across Android and iOS devices this morning. It's added a number of little tweaks to make your use of the app a little more streamlined, and has improved some of the search filter options for when you're...
Tuesday30th Jun 2020
News Pokémon HOME Servers Struggle To Keep Up With The Demand For Shiny Zeraora
Update: The service has been restored
Update 2 (Tue 30th Jun, 2020 6:10 BST): The Pokémon HOME service is now back online. You should now be able to boot up your mobile version of HOME. and redeem Shiny Zeraora. You can also claim a Sword and Shield code for Armorite Ore. Update (Tue 30th Jun, 2020 04:10 BST): HOME is currently undergoing...
Wednesday17th Jun 2020
News Pokémon HOME Update Finally Gets Rid Of 'Impossible' Trade Requests
Hallelujah!
In preparation for today's launch of Pokémon Sword and Shield's Isle of Armor DLC, monster-transfer app Pokémon Home is currently undergoing a spot of maintenance. Patch notes for the update have already started to appear online, and we have great news for fans of the Global Trade System. The update's main function is to add...
Sunday24th May 2020
News Pokémon HOME Datamine Supposedly Uncovers New Moves Coming To Sword And Shield
One of them is for the new mythical Pokémon
Next month, trainers from around the world will return to the Galar region in Pokémon Sword and Shield to visit The Isle of Armor - part one of the game's expansion pass content. Both of these areas will contain new characters, locations, and Pokémon not previously obtainable in the main game. It looks...
Wednesday18th Mar 2020
News Pokémon Sword And Shield Version 1.1.1 Is Now Live, Pokémon Home Also Updated
Gotta update 'em all
It's been a while since we've heard much about Pokémon Sword and Shield. In fact, the last major news about it was the reveal of the new mythical monkey Zarude, and before this in January, we found out about the Expansion Pass coming to the game, and the launch of
Friday13th Mar 2020
News It's Now A Little Easier To Get Original Color Magearna In Pokémon Home
Server-side fix saves the day
The launch of Pokémon Home on Switch and mobile devices got off to a slightly rocky start, with a number of early players reporting issues surrounding 'Original Color' Magearna - a Pokémon that you can receive as a gift in-game. There has been some confusion on the matter from the start, but users who successfully...
Wednesday4th Mar 2020
News Pokémon Home Will Be Temporarily Down This Week To Fix Pokédex Glitch
And a future update is planned too
Pokémon Home is set to undergo a spot of maintenance later this week in order to fix a glitch that has been affecting a number of players across the globe. From Friday 6th March at 01:30 UTC to 08:00 UTC, the service will be taken down as developers get to work implementing the fix. The bug in question concerns...
Friday21st Feb 2020
News Pokémon Home On Mobile Estimated To Have Banked $1.8 Million In Its First Week
That's a lot of subscriptions
It's been just over a week since the new cloud-based service Pokémon Home was launched on the Nintendo Switch and mobile devices, so how is it holding up? Sensor Tower Store Intelligence data reveals the mobile version of the app has already been installed a whopping 1.3 million times. The United States recorded the...
Sunday16th Feb 2020
News Pokémon Home Gifts Users Poké Ball-Coloured Magearna, But It's Not Appearing For Everyone
The reward for completing the National Pokédex
Smooth launches for online services and video games rarely happen nowadays, so it's no surprise to hear Pokémon Home – the new mobile and Nintendo Switch app compatible with Sword and Shield, Let's Go, Pokémon Bank and eventually
Thursday13th Feb 2020
Poll After 24 Hours, How Are You Getting On With Pokémon HOME?
Great Oak or below-par Bonsly
It's been 24-ish hours since The Pokémon Company's latest Pokémon storage app Pokémon HOME launched and Poké Trainers all over the world have been digging in and experimenting with the new solution to all your Pocket Monster trade and storage needs. The software comes in the form of a pair of companion apps across...
News Pokémon Support Explains What Happens When Your Premium Home Plan Expires
You can still withdraw 30 pocket monsters
Since its release yesterday, there's been a lot of questions about Pokémon Home, such as how the app interacts with the existing cloud-based service (Pokémon Bank), and what the differences are between the free and paid plans. If you do end up forking out for a premium subscription, what happens to the...
Wednesday12th Feb 2020
News You Can Now Get Another 35 Pokémon In Sword And Shield
Thanks to the launch of Home
With the launch of Pokémon Home on Nintendo Switch and mobile, 35 additional monsters can now be transferred over to Pokémon Sword and Shield. While the games' Galar Pokédex is limited to just 400 of the full roster, more Pokémon can now be used in-game just like any other. You can find a full list below (thanks,...
Random What On Earth Is This GIF Doing In Pokémon Home?
We demand an explanation
The new Pokémon transfer app, Pokémon Home, is now available to download on Switch and mobile devices. We imagine it's already housing thousands of Pokémon as players log in for the first time today, but it also contains... Well, something else. As spotted by Kotaku, opening up the mobile app's APK uncovers a folder...
News Pokémon Home Is Now Available On Nintendo Switch And Mobile Devices
Includes a free Pikachu and Kanto starter
The new cloud-based service Pokémon Home is now officially live on the Nintendo Switch eShop. As previously revealed, it supports connectivity with Pokémon Sword and Shield and Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Monday10th Feb 2020
News New Details And Screenshots Emerge For Pokémon Home
Launching 'mid-February'?
With its official release window of 'February 2020', the launch of Pokémon Home can only be days away - obviously. If you're hoping to learn more about it before it arrives, you might want to check out these new little slices of info shared by Japanese media over the weekend. Interestingly, some outlets have listed the...
Tuesday28th Jan 2020
News Pokémon Home Details Revealed: Free And Premium Plans, National Pokédex And More
Launching next month
The Pokémon Company has released a new wave of information for Pokémon Home, the upcoming cloud-based service which helps players store and trade their favourite Pokémon across a number of games. The service will use your Nintendo Account on both the Nintendo Switch and mobile; you’ll be able to access the same Pokémon...
Thursday9th Jan 2020
News Pokémon Bank Successor Pokémon Home Launches Next Month
Every cloud has a shiny Pokémon
The Pokémon Company has revealed during today's special Pokémon Direct that Pokémon Home – its paid-for replacement for Pokémon Bank – will launch next month. Pokémon Home is a cloud-based service that will allow you to store and trade applicable 'mon between Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pokémon GO and
Wednesday29th May 2019
News Introducing Pokémon Home, A New Cloud Service Compatible With Switch And Mobile Devices
No Pokémon gets left behind
Game Freak's Junichi Masuda took to the stage during the 2019 Press Conference to announce Pokémon HOME – a new cloud service compatible with the Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS and the existing Pokémon Bank service on the 3DS. It will arrive early next year and will allow trainers to transfer and trade pocket...
