How are your journeys in the Kanto region going, Trainers? Are you ready to take your Pokémon on even more adventures? Pokémon FireRed Versionand Pokémon LeafGreen Versionfor Nintendo Switch are set to link with Pokémon HOME beginning October 2026! Once linked, you’ll be able to transfer Pokémon befriended in these titles to Pokémon HOME and bring them to other games in the Pokémon series.
Once a Pokémon from Pokémon FireRed Versionor Pokémon LeafGreen Versionis brought to another game in the Pokémon series, they will be unable to return to Pokémon FireRed Versionor Pokémon LeafGreen Version. Pokémon from other games in the Pokémon series will be unable to visit Pokémon FireRed Versionor Pokémon LeafGreen Version.
Get Celebi in Pokémon HOME
Did you catch them all in Pokémon FireRed Versionand Pokémon LeafGreen Version? You can now receive the Mythical Pokémon Celebi on the mobile version of Pokémon HOME as a gift for completing the Pokémon FireRed Versionand Pokémon LeafGreen VersionPokédex.
To complete this Pokédex, you won’t need to transfer Pokémon to Pokémon HOME either. Once Pokémon HOME is connected, if you have registered a Pokémon in your Pokédex in Pokémon FireRed Versionor Pokémon LeafGreen Version, it will be registered in Pokémon HOME. Don’t forget—you can always trade using Pokémon HOME’s GTS to help fill out your Pokédex too.
Amazing Encounters Await
Once you’ve completed the main events of Pokémon FireRed Versionand Pokémon LeafGreen Version, there’s still plenty to enjoy. After defeating the Elite Four and entering the Hall of Fame, a Mystic Ticket that allows you to encounter the Legendary Pokémon Lugia and Ho-Oh will be automatically added to your bag’s Key Items pocket, as will an Aurora Ticket that allows you to meet the Mythical Pokémon Deoxys.
Whether you had these encounters in the past or are experiencing them for the first time on Nintendo Switch, we hope you enjoy these unique encounters.
More Pokémon HOME News
As part of the Version 4.1.0update coming in October 2026, players enrolled in a Premium Plan (paid) will be able to deposit up to 9,000 Pokémon, increased from the previous 6,000! The price of a Pokémon HOME Premium Plan is not changing.
Following the new update in October, Trainers will also be able to transfer Pokémon caught using a Safari Ball in Pokémon GO for the first time! When these Pokémon are transferred to Pokémon HOME, the Pokémon’s ball will change to a Strange Ball.
Pokémon Bank End of Service
Pokémon Bank, a Nintendo 3DS application that lets players deposit or withdraw Pokémon they have befriended in Pokémon titles on that system from online Boxes, will be ending service on Thursday, February 25, 2027, at 7:00 p.m. PST.
As a result, transferring Pokémon from Pokémon Bank to Pokémon HOME will also no longer be possible. If you have Pokémon stored in Pokémon Bank that you wish to carry over, please move them to Pokémon HOME prior to Pokémon Bank’s end of service. Please note Pokémon Bank is not currently available for download.
We hope you enjoy continuing your adventures alongside your favorite Pokémon from the Kanto region, Trainers!
Release Date
February 12, 2020
Genre
Utility
Platform
Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android
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