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A companion application, [[Poké Transporter]], allows the player to transfer Pokémon from other core series games to Pokémon Bank; specifically, it can connect with the [[Generation V]] core series games as well as the [[Virtual Console]] releases of the [[Generation]] {{gen|I}} and {{gen|II}} core series games. | A companion application, [[Poké Transporter]], allows the player to transfer Pokémon from other core series games to Pokémon Bank; specifically, it can connect with the [[Generation V]] core series games as well as the [[Virtual Console]] releases of the [[Generation]] {{gen|I}} and {{gen|II}} core series games. | ||
Pokémon Bank is a paid service. The annual charge is ¥500 in Japan, $4.99 in {{pmin|the United States}}, $6.99 plus tax in {{pmin|Canada}}, £4.49 in {{pmin|the United Kingdom}}, €4.99 in the {{wp|Eurozone}}, CHF 7.00 in {{wp|Switzerland}}, $6.50 in {{pmin|Australia}}, $8.50 in {{pmin|New Zealand}}, ₩5000 in {{pmin|South Korea}}, $150 in {{pmin|Greater China|Taiwan}}, ZAR60 in {{wp|South Africa}}, and $40 in {{pmin|Greater China|Hong Kong}}. | Pokémon Bank is currently a paid service. The annual charge is ¥500 in Japan, $4.99 in {{pmin|the United States}}, $6.99 plus tax in {{pmin|Canada}}, £4.49 in {{pmin|the United Kingdom}}, €4.99 in the {{wp|Eurozone}}, CHF 7.00 in {{wp|Switzerland}}, $6.50 in {{pmin|Australia}}, $8.50 in {{pmin|New Zealand}}, ₩5000 in {{pmin|South Korea}}, $150 in {{pmin|Greater China|Taiwan}}, ZAR60 in {{wp|South Africa}}, and $40 in {{pmin|Greater China|Hong Kong}}. | ||
On February 15th, 2022 | On February 15th, 2022, due to the discontinuation of the Nintendo 3DS eShop in late March 2023, it was announced that Pokémon Bank will become free to use on this date (though it will only be available to users who downloaded the application prior to the eShop discontinuation).<ref name="eshop-shutdown" /><ref name="bank-free"/> | ||
==Usage== | ==Usage== | ||