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Similar to the situation between Sun/Moon/Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon and Let's Go, Pikachu!/Let's Go, Eevee!, the three paired releases of Generation VIII have significant coding differences, and thus cannot [[trade]] with each other (direct trade is only possible with another copy of the same game or its paired counterpart). In this sense, the generation is split into three "game environments": Sword/Shield, Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus. | Similar to the situation between Sun/Moon/Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon and Let's Go, Pikachu!/Let's Go, Eevee!, the three paired releases of Generation VIII have significant coding differences, and thus cannot [[trade]] with each other (direct trade is only possible with another copy of the same game or its paired counterpart). In this sense, the generation is split into three "game environments": Sword/Shield, Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus. | ||
Different game environments also have different [[move]] lists. To allow Pokémon to be transferred between them despite these differences, HOME tracks the game-specific data of each Pokémon, and assigns appropriate movesets whenever the Pokémon's game environment changes. | Different game environments also have different [[move]] lists. To allow Pokémon to be transferred between them despite these differences, [[Pokémon HOME]] tracks the game-specific data of each Pokémon, and assigns appropriate movesets whenever the Pokémon's game environment changes. | ||
* If a Pokémon enters a game environment that it has never been in before, it will be assigned a moveset of its 4 most recent level-up moves in the destination game. | * If a Pokémon enters a game environment that it has never been in before, it will be assigned a moveset of its 4 most recent level-up moves in the destination game. | ||
** Example: a level 20 Pikachu caught in Sword is transferred to Brilliant Diamond. Upon arrival in Brilliant Diamond, the Pikachu will have a moveset of | ** Example: a [[level]] 20 {{p|Pikachu}} caught in Sword is transferred to Brilliant Diamond. Upon arrival in Brilliant Diamond, the Pikachu will have a moveset of {{m|Spark}}, {{m|Feint}}, {{m|Electro Ball}}, and {{m|Double Team}}. | ||
* If the Pokémon returns to a game environment that it has previously been in before, it will regain its previous moveset data for that environment. | * If the Pokémon returns to a game environment that it has previously been in before, it will regain its previous moveset data for that environment. | ||
** Example: if the Pikachu from the previous example is transferred back into Sword or Shield, its moveset from the last time it was in Sword or Shield will be restored. If it is transferred into Brilliant Diamond again, its moveset from the last time it was in Brilliant Diamond or Shining Pearl will be restored. | ** Example: if the Pikachu from the previous example is transferred back into Sword or Shield, its moveset from the last time it was in Sword or Shield will be restored. If it is transferred into Brilliant Diamond again, its moveset from the last time it was in Brilliant Diamond or Shining Pearl will be restored. | ||