Summary
With thePokemonseries now spanning nine generations, a fan created a useful infographic that showed how players can transfer their favorite critters from past games to the current lineup. ThePokemonfan shared their efforts on social media and edited them after other users gave feedback on some missing games.
From its inception, thePokemonseries was designed to collect and trade various creatures with other players. This extended to futurePokemongenerations, as the Time Capsule ofPokemon Gold and Silverbrought Pokemon from Kanto to Johto. However, the first twoPokemongenerations were incompatible withPokemon Ruby and Sapphire. From that point onward, Pokemon collections stuck on the Game Boy Advance could use the cartridge slot of older Nintendo DS systems to transfer creatures from the third generation to the fourth. As time went on, The Pokemon Company developed more methods to allow trainers to bring their favorite Pokemon along, withPokemon Bankfor the 3DSamong the most used.
However, withthe end of 3DS and Wii U online servicescoming up, one Pokemon fan designed a graphic that showed the history of generational transfers. On Reddit, a user named novaexile shared an infographic on the r/pokemon subreddit. From left to right, novaexile shared how Pokemon from as far back as the third generation could be transferred toPokemon Homeand other compatiblePokemongames on the Switch. With the DS serving as the main method for transferring Pokemon across three generations, Pokemon could be transferred from Hoenn to Sinnoh and later to Unova. Following Pokemon Black and White, trainers used thePoke Transporterapp on the 3DS to transfer Pokemon from those games and the Virtual Console re-releases of the first twoPokemongenerations to send them toPokemon Bank.Pokemon Bankcontinued to be used for the sixth and seventhPokemongenerations.
Pokemon Generational Transfers Infographic
In a follow-up post, novaexile included two GameCube games in the graphic following feedback. These games,Pokemon ColosseumandPokemon XD: Gale of Darkness, allowed trainers to transfer certain Pokemon to the Game Boy Advance Pokemon titles. WhilePokemon Bankwill remain active after the shutdown of 3DS online services, The Pokemon Company encourages fans to transfer all Pokemon inPokemon BanktoPokemon Homeas soon as possibleto avoid losing them forever.
WithPokemon Legends: Z-Aarrivingin 2025, the upcoming title will likely include Pokemon Home compatibility at some point. Only time will tell what Pokemon will be available when the new title launches.
Pokemon
Pokemon is a franchise that needs no introduction. One of the most successful media empires in history, Pokemon spans games, television, films, manga, merchandise, music, and more.
