Extended Maintenance On The Way For Pokémon X & Y Servers

I hope we finally get Pokemon Bank, because my Pokemon in White 2 are just dying to go meet some of my pals in my X file.

Makes sense. It's 6 hours of maintenance beyond the norm. That's quite a bit.

Are Bank and Transporter 2 separate apps that needs to be DL? Making them available between midnight and 3AM (US) on a school night would certainly slow down the mad rush.

Wait - 4PM - 10PM Pacific isnt 6PM to 12PM Eastern, it's 7PM - 1AM Eastern. Or did aliens kidnap the Rocky Mountains while I was sleeping? (7PM - 1AM also matches up w/ UK midnight to 6AM as that's a 5 hour difference.)

POKEBANK!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

@rjejr They're 2 separate applications, but since the Transporter imports pokemon into the Bank, you effectively need both.

@rjejr it'll most likely be released at the usual time. On a Thursday at 9 AM Pacific. Kids will be at school. So that'll help.

I can't wait for DigiBank
I want to import my Digimon into my Digimon Z

I need to get my shinies over to X!!

The Terrakion is unleashed. Now it will pwn in 3d XD

Start the chant, people!

Pokémon Bank

Pokémon Bank

Pokémon Bank

Pokémon Bank

Pokémon Bank!!!

After so many fake outs I'm not getting my hopes up too much, but I'll be optimistic nonetheless.

Yeah, my Shiny Latias will destroy everyone.

I don't have pokemon black, or pokemon white. So the app is literally useless to me.

Just cancel it outside of Japan already, Nintendo. >_>

So Nintendo Direct on Tuesday, then? Alright.

@WiiUExposed - Thanks. I was wondering if it was apps or a patch for the game. So I guess whenever these come up they will both need to be manually DL from the eShop. Maybe I'll be a nice dad and DL them while the kids are at school.

HOENN CONFIRMED!

It'd make too much sense for them to release Pokemon Bank on Tuesday -_-

Not too interested, since I haven't taken my X online yet. I still need to transfer Pokés from Black 1 to White 2 and viceversa before I take them to the sixth generation.

Here we go with all those yummy hacked/generated mons! =_=*

Please be for Pokemon Bank I have so many Pokemon that I want to breed and use online.

But Japan didn't get maintenance before Pokebank was released, did they? What are they doing to their servers if Pokebank has already been back for Japan...? It's just more excuses to surprise Japan with something like more Shiny Legit Legendaries (like with Genesect) or Virtual Console Pokemon games... Why not if Japan already gets the exclusive Fire Emblem, PC Engine, and millions of other Virtual Console games that have no chance of being localized... because for some reason they are too lazy to translate games that barely have any text....

Nintendo Direct guys. Its obvious! (pleaseeeee)

I hope it comes the day right after that or when the maintenance is finished. We have already waited long enough.

I have never played Black or White. Should I get either since I've beaten X and Y? What's the difference?

Thank you Nintendo!

According to Serebii.net Pokebank already re-launched last week in Japan. I sent a news tip to NL too.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for at least a Bank/Transporter release date, but I'm not really getting my hopes too high.

I just want all my 'mon on my Y. ;_;

It seems only understandable to assume that Pokemon Bank will be released on Monday since it's already out in parts of Asia.

**NINTENDO DIRECT**

@gaby_gabito Well the only big thing would be you could collect a few more pokemon and legendary pokemon to trade with. Although I am sure people would still be willing to trade you some pokemon to help with your pokedex or the one pokemon you are really after.

I do hope it is the release but with so many people waiting for it, Nintendo is going to have one HUGE wave of people getting their pokemon across and may freeze the servers. Im glad I get off around 5AM MST. Hopefully I can get my pokemon transferred before a lot of people log on.

Finally we're getting this. I was hoping for it to happen during winter break, but I guess I can do my poketransferring sometime during spring break.

@NINTENCHIP I don't think you can bring hacked pokemon, I had received a level 100 mew from someone that they had apparently met in Victory road that I think is hacked since it didn't transfer over when I used the app on my Japanese 3DS.

I really hope the bank is already live next week, I want my event legendaries ready to kick donkey.
_{Please watch the profanity — TBD}

The Pokémon Global Link starts a maintenance period on the same day. How weird ;P

Having Pokémon Bank before February would be very nice-o. Having it before next Thursday would be just plain awesome.

@2Sang it missed the whole of our summer

My Rayquaza and Giratina tag team in White will be my reward for all the uber japanese teams I'm facing. I will crush every last team I battle online. >:3

POKEBANK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@EmperorJumpMad I see you're excited for more ShinyKeclemons

@ningeek185 me too.

Yay i hope pokebank comes soon

@gaby_gabito It has gen 5 pokemon, lots of improvements they've also used in X/Y and is worth playing if you like pokemon and want to collect 'em all. Before X/Y it was the best (most improved) Poké experience to date. (it also has some fun features not found in XY).

well if they do bring it out i say its about time jeez but that would mean i get to transfer my shinies,legends,5ivs all that good stuff from like 3rd gen O_O and events!

Right now Pokemon Bank only works some of the time, even though it's back up in Japan. I have it on my 3DS and have experienced this. They may be working on making the service more stable, but hey, it might also come to the west.

The delay in the bank has lead to me no longer finding interest in the game. Sadly, I lose interest in a specific generation within a few months of completing it, so this was inevitable. However, had the bank been released when it was originally announced it would have delayed my loss in interest.

How much longer must we wait for Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter? And whatever happened to Flipnote Studio 3D? Iwata may be receiving a "visit" from a certain angry Nintendo fan...

i hope it pokemon bank

the waiting was painful but to me understandable...the lack of communication was unacceptable it just hurts even more ><
if pokemon bank doesnt pop out right after the maintenance or a day or two then all known profanity in all languages...im dead tired of this and I know most people are...some already gave up waiting and lost interest in the game itself. I hope they learned this horrible mistake(which could have been prevented or maybe overlooked) and in the future things like these would be avoided

ITS HAPPENING

@Microwaveable1 your profile matches your post xD

@Blacksquad
Oh so it does.
XD

They have to run servers for these minimal online features? I'm just poking fun in the fact there is no online co-op mode. Don't answer that.

> Expecting Pokémon Bank today
HYPEEEEEE!!!!1

> No Pokémon Bank today
DREAMS CRUSHED...

@Interneto some say expect it on the 31st...I would say forget about it and do something worthwhile -_- i've had enough with this...suffered too much with all these legendaries in battle spot, ridiculous GTS requests, and the showing-off when somebody wants to trade with me >.>

they better give us something more than just a celebi when we DL the application...

Still NO! bloody Pokemon Bank, bloody hurry up with releasing Pokemon Bank!

Lol by the time the download FINALLY comes around, no one is going to care anymore; they'll just do their transferring during the 30-day free trial period and not bother with it anymore, at least until next gen (3rd game will probably still be able to trade in between games). All they're doing right now is digging their own grave financial-wise for an otherwise great app that could have been successful.

I HAD bought an eShop card for the purpose of maintaining funds for it, but IDK if I'll even bother at this point.

I am sick of waiting to see all 13 of the legendary Pokemon from Soul Silver and Heart Gold (not including Mewtwo) and my shiny Dialga, shiny Palkia and shiny Giratina that are all legal pokemon event gifts and the Red shiny Gyarados I caught and Zekrom and Kyurem I caught on Pokemon Black 2, I went through a lot of game play to get all these and I had to find out who I know has a DS and would let me use there DS to transfer them all on to Pokemon Black 2 this was hard cos I'm 24 and still play Pokemon and I didn't want to get embarrassed so hurry up Nintendo and get Pokemon bank finished and RELEASE IT!