Pokemon Bank is shutting down, announcement released
Posted on August 13, 2026 by Brian(@NE_Brian)
in 3DS eShop, News
Today, The Pokemon Company announced that it’s shutting down Pokemon Bank. The service goes offline on February 26, 2027.
Once we reach that day, players will not be able to transfer Pokemon from Pokemon Bank to Pokemon Home. It will not be possible to store Pokemon there any longer. Players are advised to send their creatures to Pokemon Home before the shutdown date.
The full notice is as follows:
Thank you very much for always enjoying the Pokémon series.
We regret to inform you that Pokémon Bank will be discontinuing its service on February 26, 2027 (Friday) at 12:00 PM.
Consequently, the function to transfer Pokémon from Pokémon Bank to Pokémon HOME will also be discontinued on the same day.
If you wish to transfer Pokémon stored in Pokémon Bank, please send them to Pokémon HOME before the Pokémon Bank service ends.
- New downloads for Pokémon Bank have ended.
- You cannot transfer Pokémon from Pokémon HOME to Pokémon Bank.
- PokéMile Points received through Pokémon Bank cannot be transferred to Pokémon HOME.
This is accompanied by a bunch of news for Pokemon Home, including the announcement that support for Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen is coming in October. Get all of the details here.
