
Though Pokémon Home can transfer Pokémon all the way from the Game Boy Advance era with a bit of planning, it's worth knowing the directly compatible games with Pokémon Home ahead of time, which you can see at a glance with this image (version 2.0 adding Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus):.

What you need to know about transferring Pokémon to and from Pokémon Homeīefore we get started, here are some basics about transferring Pokémon to - and from - Pokémon Home. If you're looking for more info on Pokémon Home as a whole, from features to pricing, our dedicated Pokémon Home explained page can help. Watch on YouTube Battling and catching the latest Ultra Beast, Guzzlord, in Pokémon Go.


What you need to know about transferring Pokémon to and from Pokémon Home.Most likely, however, you want to know either how to transfer Pokémon from Pokémon Go to Home, Legends: Arceus to Home, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl to Home, Sword and Shield to Home or, finally, Let’s Go to Home - all of which you can find below! While your Pokémon on the original Game Boy cartridges are unfortunately off limits (unless, of course, you’ve been playing the Virtual Console versions) it’s possible to take Pokémon from the Game Boy Advance all the way through to Sword, Shield, Legends: Arceus, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

Though Pokémon Home is designed to easily work with Pokémon Go and the Nintendo Switch Pokémon games, it can also support Pokémon from previous generations with careful planning thanks to Pokémon Bank. Pokémon Home is the latest version of an online deposit box for your Pokémon - a service started many years ago on the Game Boy Color with Pokémon Silver and Gold's Time Capsule, through to the most recent predecessor in Pokémon Bank on the 3DS.
