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As Nintendo fans mourn the inevitable expiry of the Wii U and 3DS, many presume that Pokémon Depository financial institution will be among the causalities when the eShop for the 3DS shuts downwards. However, The Pokémon Visitor revealed that Pokémon Banking concern volition remain available after 3DS eShop closes in March 2023, and it will become free afterwards that date. The Pokémon Bank still needs to be downloaded earlier the eShop'due south shutdown, so it is still all-time to download it sooner rather than later.

Pokémon Banking concern is a service that stores Pokémon that players have collected in the various Pokémon games. For instance, you can shop your Rowlet from Pokémon Moon in the Bank, and it will stay there with all the stats in had in the game you lot captured it in. Players tin can also transfer their Pokémon from 1 game to another. Pokémon Depository financial institution is a paid service that costs $iv.99 a year, and Pokémon Home for the Nintendo Switch succeeded information technology.

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Players withal needed Pokémon Bank to store and transfer their Pokémon from the 3DS titles. If Banking company closes, there will be no way to store or transfer all those Pokémon. Games that would exist affected are Pokémon Sun, Pokémon Moon, Pokémon X, Pokémon Y, Pokémon Omega Ruby, and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire.

Players can transfer their Pokémon from Banking company and onto Home with the paid Premium Plan for Home. If players withal want their Pokémon from their 3DS games on them, they better download Bank, store them, and transfer them into Dwelling.