How to Transfer Your Old Pokemon to Sun and Moon

This section describes How to Transfer Your Old Pokemon to Pokemon Sun and Moon.

Pokemon Sun and Moon are not compatible with the Generation 6 series of games: Pokemon X and Y; and Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. You won't be able to trade or battle between these games and Pokemon Sun and Moon, therefore you'll need a special app called the Pokemon Bank to transfer your Pokemon.

Transporting Pokemon into Sun and Moon from Pokemon White, White 2, Black, Black 2 and the Virtual Console games Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow is also possible with Poke Transporter, which comes bundled with Pokemon Bank. 

The apps are available for download in the Nintendo eShop on the 3DS for a $4.99 yearly service fee.

EditSun and Moon Update

Although Pokemon Bank and Poke Transporter are not compatible with Pokemon Sun and Moon at launch, it will be compatible with an update expected in January 2017.

Pokemon Bank is an application that allows you to upload and store up to 3000 Pokemon to the internet. It acts much like the PCs you find inside Pokemon Centers in the game, allowing you to view and sort your Pokemon. The service will require an annual fee of $4.99.

Download the app onto the 3DS to use it with any number of physical or digital copies of Pokemon X and Y, Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire and Pokemon Sun and Moon at any time after obtaining the Pokedex in the game. 

With one of the compatible Pokemon games inserted, you'll be able to peruse your in-game Pokemon PC to make easy transfers to Pokemon Bank. Your game's PC Boxes will be viewable and searchable on the bottom screen, and Pokemon Bank will be on the top screen. 

Pokemon transfers from the Pokemon Bank into Pokemon Sun and Moon are one way. Meaning, if a Pokemon from X, Y, Omega Ruby or Alpha Sapphire in the Pokemon Bank is transferred into Pokemon Sun or Moon, it will not be transferable back into the older generation of games. 

Pokemon Bank will also be bundled with another app called Poke Transporter. This app allows you to upload Pokemon from the physical DS games Pokemon Black, White, Black 2, and White 2 and the 3DS Virtual Console titles Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow. The transfer is one way, which means once they are transported to the Pokemon Bank, they will not be retrievable by the older generation or Virtual Console games. 

Pokemon transported from Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow are only transferable into Pokemon Sun and Moon. 

Poke Transporter will not be available without Pokemon Bank!

Transferring Pokemon from Generation 5 games and Virtual Console games to Generation 6 or 7 games requires a few steps:

1. In your copy of Pokemon Black, White, Black 2, White 2, Red, Blue, or Yellow game, move your Pokemon to the first PC storage box and save the game.
2. Open up Poke Transporter and transfer all Pokemon in the first box over to the Pokemon Bank's transfer box.
3. Open up Pokemon Bank and transfer the Pokemon from the transfer box to one of the other boxes. This can be done one at a time or by selecting multiple Pokemon by clicking the SELECT button before choosing Pokemon with the A button.
4. Empty the transfer box of all Pokemon before you repeat the process.

For the full FAQ, see the Pokemon Bank official website. We've highlighted a few note-worthy answers below:

• Poke Transporter will not be available without Pokemon Bank.
• You will need an internet connection to use Pokemon Bank.
• All legal, non-hacked Pokemon can be transferred to the Pokemon Bank.
• Depositing or withdrawing Pokemon will NOT cause them to evolve if they normally evolve through Trading.
• If your Pokemon is holding an item, the item will be dropped and sent to your bag before it is transferred to the Bank. If your bag is full, the item will disappear.
• If you still have Pokemon in the Pokemon Bank when the trial or annual fee period passes, you will have a short time to withdraw your Pokemon. If you don't withdraw them in this short period, the Pokemon will be lost.

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