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The '''Pokémon Bank''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンバンク''' ''Pokémon Bank'') is a downloadable online application for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] that is available for the {{wp|Nintendo eShop}}. It serves as a complement to the [[Pokémon Storage System]], and is compatible with [[Pokémon X and Y]] and [[Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire]]. A companion application, [[Poké Transporter]], also allows for the [[Generation V]] core games {{game|Black and White|s}} and {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}} to connect to the Pokémon Bank service as well. Updates to both applications are slated for January 2017, and will add compatibility between Pokémon Bank and [[Pokémon Sun and Moon]] and between Poké Transporter and the [[Virtual Console]] releases of | The '''Pokémon Bank''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンバンク''' ''Pokémon Bank'') is a downloadable online application for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] that is available for the {{wp|Nintendo eShop}}. It serves as a complement to the [[Pokémon Storage System]], and is compatible with [[Pokémon X and Y]] and [[Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire]]. A companion application, [[Poké Transporter]], also allows for the [[Generation V]] core games {{game|Black and White|s}} and {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}} to connect to the Pokémon Bank service as well. Updates to both applications are slated for January 2017, and will add compatibility between Pokémon Bank and [[Pokémon Sun and Moon]] and between Poké Transporter and the [[Virtual Console]] releases of the [[Generation I]] games.<ref>https://youtu.be/80bA38AR_xE</ref> | ||
Due to server expenses, use of the software requires the payment of an annual fee. This fee is ¥500 in Japan, $4.99 in {{pmin|the United States}}, $6.29 plus tax in {{pmin|Canada}}, £4.49 in {{pmin|the United Kingdom}}, €4.99 in Europe, $6.50 in {{pmin|Australia}}, $8.50 in {{pmin|New Zealand}}, ₩5000 in {{pmin|South Korea}}, $150 in {{pmin|Greater China|Taiwan}}, and $40 in {{pmin|Greater China|Hong Kong}}. | Due to server expenses, use of the software requires the payment of an annual fee. This fee is ¥500 in Japan, $4.99 in {{pmin|the United States}}, $6.29 plus tax in {{pmin|Canada}}, £4.49 in {{pmin|the United Kingdom}}, €4.99 in Europe, $6.50 in {{pmin|Australia}}, $8.50 in {{pmin|New Zealand}}, ₩5000 in {{pmin|South Korea}}, $150 in {{pmin|Greater China|Taiwan}}, and $40 in {{pmin|Greater China|Hong Kong}}. |