Pokemon Bank Will Shutdown On February 26, 2027

Pokemon Bank Is Officially Shutting Down In 2027 Custom image created by James Lucas using assets provided by Nintendo. Published Aug 13, 2026, 9:46 AM EDT James Lucas is an Executive Editor at TheGamer who has worked in professional journalism since 2018. A Newcastle University graduate with a degree in Journalism, Media, and Culture, they have written hundreds of guides, news stories, and original reports, with bylines in IGN, NME, GaymingMag, and VG247, sourcing interviews with studio heads, legendary industry figures, prominent actors, and more. An expert on FPS games, Soulslikes, RPGs, and survival horror, James has intimate knowledge of a wide variety of titles, providing in-depth coverage and exclusive profiles. Some of the games they have extensively covered include: Half-Life 3, Counter-Strike, Elden Ring, and Fallout. They pride themselves on their consistently thorough research, leveraging nearly a decade of industry experience. You can reach them at James.t@thegamer.com Sign in to your TheGamer account Nintendo has announced that it will be shutting down Pokémon Bank on February 26, 2027, a 3DS application that allows players to deposit or withdraw any Pokémon they have acquired on that system. "Thank you very much for your continued support of the Pokémon series," the announcement reads (via machine translation). "We would like to inform you that the Pokémon Bank service will be discontinued at 12:00 on Friday, 26 February 2027. Consequently, the feature allowing you 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." PokéMile Points earned via Bank cannot be transferred to Home. Nintendo also announced that with the closure of Pokémon Bank, it will be increasing the storage capacity for Pokémon Home premium subscribers to 9,000 in October. How To Move Pokémon From Bank To Home Pokémon Home serves the same function as Bank for Nintendo Switch and mobile users, and it's fairly easy to transfer your 'mons between the two. That's because Nintendo rolled out a Bank update in 2020 that added an option for just that. The main menu now features a new transfer prompt which allows you to send several boxes of your choosing directly to your Home storage. All you need is a valid moving key, which can be found by selecting 'move' and 'begin move' on the Home main menu. Once you're ready, a temporary moving key will be generated. You have three minutes to enter this on the 3DS, and if done correctly, a message will appear on the Switch telling you that the process has begun. Moving doesn't take long, but you will be locked out of the Home and Bank apps until it has finished. You can then save your progress. Pokémon Bank users have just five months to move their collection over. However, with the closure of Bank, newly acquired 'mons from the DS games cannot be transferred after February 2027. Created by Satoshi Tajiri First Film Pokemon: The First Movie Latest Film Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle First TV Show Pokémon First Episode Air Date April 1, 1997 Video Game(s) Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, Pokemon Legends Arceus, Pokemon Sword and Shield, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Pokemon Sun and Moon, Pokemon Black and White, Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, Pokémon GO, Pokemon Snap, Pokémon Unite, New Pokémon Snap, Pokémon Masters EX, Pokemon TCG Live