Pokemon home update 2022 release date

Pokemon home update 2022 release date

Pokemon Legends: Arceus now has Pokemon HOME compatibility in Update 2.0 starting May 18, 2022. Read on to learn more about the release date, how to transfer Pokemon, restrictions for transferring Pokemon, and how to download it on Nintendo Switch and mobile!

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List of Contents

  • Pokemon HOME Release Date
  • Pokemon HOME Version 2.0.0
  • Legends: Arceus Transfer Restrictions
  • How to Transfer Pokemon to and from HOME
  • Does Pokemon HOME Work With Legends: Arceus?
  • How to Download Pokemon HOME
  • Subscription Plans and Pricing
  • Is Nintendo Switch Online Required?
  • Pokemon Legends Arceus News

Pokemon home update 2022 release date

Release DateMay 18, 2022

Pokemon HOME can now be used with Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Download the latest version to begin transferring Pokemon!

Pokemon home update 2022 release date

Pokemon HOME ver 2.0.0 is out now. You can now transfer Pokemon from Legends: Arceus and BDSP to Pokemon Home.

Version 2.0 Features
✓ Provided HOME Compatibility for Legends: Arceus
✓ Strange Balls as a New Pokeball
✓ Claim Special Pokemon

The 2.0.0 update now allows transfer of Pokemon between Pokemon Legends: Arceus, Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, and Pokemon Sword and Shield.

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Pokemon caught and transferred from Pokemon Brilliand Diamond and Shining Pearl will appear inside Strange Balls regardless of what Pokeball they were originally caught in. This also applies to Pokemon caught in the game and transferred to Pokemon BDSP from Legends: Arceus.

Strange Ball Effect and How to Get

Players will receive special Pokemon when linking each game to Pokemon Home.

Depositing a Pokemon from Pokemon Legends: Arceus will reward you with Rowlet, Cyndaquil. amd Oshawott with maximum effort levels as Mystery Gifts.

Legends: Arceus Special Pokemon
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Rowlet
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Cyndaquil
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Oshawott
Pokemon HOME Restrictions
✗ Some Pokemon Are Unable to Be Transferred
✗ Pokemon Will Have Their Moves Changed
✗ Alpha Pokemon Become Normal Pokemon
✗ Pokemon Transferred Receive Random Abilities

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You cannot transfer Pokemon to Pokemon Legends: Arceus that are not in the game.

Hisui Pokedex and List of All Pokemon

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Pokemon with Hisuian Formes will retain their formes when transferred to Pokemon HOME. Similarly, Pokemon with regular formes will not assume their Hisuian Formes when transferring to Legends: Arceus. Pokemon in their Hisuian Formes cannot be transferred to BDSP from Pokemon HOME. They will retain their Hisuian Formes while in their box in Pokemon HOME.

Moveset Change

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Pokemon transferred to Pokemon Legends: Arceus will have their moves immediately changed to their learnset at that level.

Alpha Pokemon
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Alpha Pokemon transferred from Pokemon Legends: Arceus will become normal non-Alpha Pokemon but will regain its Alpha status once transferred back.

Alpha Pokemon have a visible red stamp next to their language in Pokemon HOME.

Pokemon from Legends: Arceus don't have Abilities but will receive one once transferred to Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

Pokemon with more than one Ability will gain a random Ability once transferred to Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

Transferring Pokemon from HOME will most likely be the same way you transfer Pokemon from previous Pokemon games like Sword and Shield and Let's Go!

How to Transfer Pokemon
1 Open Pokemon HOME on your Nintendo Switch.
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On the Main Menu, select Pokemon to display your save files.
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Select your save file of Pokemon Legends: Arceus.
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Drag and drop your Pokemon between the two boxes.
(Pokemon HOME on the left and Pokemon Legends: Arceus on the right)

Pokemon home update 2022 release date

May 18th's Pokemon HOME update (Version 2.0.0) enables Pokemon transfers from Pokemon Legends: Arceus to Pokemon HOME!

Pokemon HOME support for Legends: Arceus and BDSP was first teased during the Pokemon Presents on August 18, 2021. Pokemon HOME is a subscription-based cloud service for Pokemon games on mobile devices and the Nintendo Switch.

August 18 Pokemon Presents: Everything We Learned

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Together with Pokemon Legends Arceus, Pokemon HOME will also support Pokemon transfers from Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl!

Pokemon HOME is available to download on your Nintendo Switch for free on the Nintendo eShop.

How to Download Pokemon HOME on the Switch
1 Go to the Switch Home Screen.
2 Select Nintendo eShop
(Be sure to be connected to the Internet and have a Nintendo account linked).
3 Select the Profile you want to use.
4 Search for Pokemon HOME in the search bar.
5 Select and Download Pokemon HOME.

Pokemon HOME is available to download on Apple devices through the App Store and on Android devices through Google Play, both are free on their respective devices.

How to Download Pokemon HOME on Mobile Devices
1 Launch the App Store (for Apple) or Google Play (for Android) .
2 Search for Pokemon HOME.
3 Select and download.
Basic Plan
The Basic Plan is FREE of charge, but gives users limited access such as the number of Pokemon that can be deposited, and feature unavailability.
Premium Plan
The Premium Plan allows you to access more features, which is available through a monthly to yearly subscription.
1 month (30 days)3 months (90 days)12 months (365 days)
Price$2.99 $4.99 $15.99

Prices are subject to change.

FeatureBasic PlanPremium Plan
Moving from Pokemon Bank - Available
Pokemon Box Capacity 30 Pokemon 60 Pokemon
Wonder Box Capacity 3 Pokemon 10 Pokemon
GTS Box Capacity 1 Pokemon 3 Pokemon
Room Trade Join only Join and create
Judge Function - Available

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In addition to a subscription to Pokemon Home, you will also need to subscribe to Nintendo Switch Online to use the service on your Nintendo Switch. It is also required for other online features in the game such as trading and playing multiplayer.

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