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When the application is first started, the user must select a language. Pokémon Bank supports the nine languages that the Pokémon core series supported in Generation VII: Japanese, English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Korean, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. Afterward, the only way to change the language in Pokémon Bank is to delete the software and redownload it from the 3DS eShop (deleting Pokémon Bank's "extra data" from the 3DS Data Management menu is insufficient). Changing between kana and kanji in Japanese also requires a delete and redownload. Pokémon Bank does not support the 3DS's save data backup feature. | When the application is first started, the user must select a language. Pokémon Bank supports the nine languages that the Pokémon core series supported in Generation VII: Japanese, English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Korean, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. Afterward, the only way to change the language in Pokémon Bank is to delete the software and redownload it from the 3DS eShop (deleting Pokémon Bank's "extra data" from the 3DS Data Management menu is insufficient). Changing between kana and kanji in Japanese also requires a delete and redownload. Pokémon Bank does not support the 3DS's save data backup feature. | ||
Pokémon Bank will then check for save files of 3DS core series games; if none exist, it will still give the player the option to perform a transfer to [[Pokémon HOME]] (but no other menu options including Poké Transporter). If the player | Pokémon Bank will then check for save files of 3DS core series games; if none exist, it will still give the player the option to perform a transfer to [[Pokémon HOME]] (but no other menu options including Poké Transporter). If the player chose yes, it would prompt them to purchase a pass if they did not have one. (Virtual Console games do not count as compatible save files. Only a save file is needed; the save file does not need to have obtained the Pokédex yet.) | ||
If the player does have a save file, the app | If the player does have a save file, the app would prompt the player to purchase a pass (it will not mention HOME first). Afterward, the app will proceed to the main menu, where Poké Transporter can be downloaded (and performing a transfer to HOME can be selected normally). | ||
To view or move the Pokémon inside Pokémon Bank (other than transferring to HOME), the player must have a save file of a 3DS core series game that has obtained the Pokédex. | To view or move the Pokémon inside Pokémon Bank (other than transferring to HOME), the player must have a save file of a 3DS core series game that has obtained the Pokédex. | ||
Due to the discontinuation of the Nintendo Eshop, a pass can no longer be purchased nor is it required to access features. | |||
===Pokémon storage=== | ===Pokémon storage=== | ||
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====Poké Transporter==== | ====Poké Transporter==== | ||
{{main|Poké Transporter}} | {{main|Poké Transporter}} | ||
Poké Transporter allows the transfer of Pokémon from the [[Generation V]] core series games and the Virtual Console releases of the Generation I and II core series games to Pokémon Bank. It | Poké Transporter allows the transfer of Pokémon from the [[Generation V]] core series games and the Virtual Console releases of the Generation I and II core series games to Pokémon Bank. It was able to be downloaded separately after purchasing a pass for Pokémon Bank and connecting a 3DS core series save file to it. | ||
The Transport Box, which is effectively the 101st Box, is reserved for use by Poké Transporter. Pokémon cannot be placed in it, except by Poké Transporter; the player can only move Pokémon out of the box, not into it. | The Transport Box, which is effectively the 101st Box, is reserved for use by Poké Transporter. Pokémon cannot be placed in it, except by Poké Transporter; the player can only move Pokémon out of the box, not into it. | ||
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While the Generation VI and VII core series games are region-locked and cannot be played if their region does not match the region of the Nintendo 3DS they are inserted in, Pokémon Bank is still able to communicate with these games regardless of their region. However, Nintendo does not make any guarantee for the performance of software or systems in the Nintendo 3DS family when used outside of their intended regions. | While the Generation VI and VII core series games are region-locked and cannot be played if their region does not match the region of the Nintendo 3DS they are inserted in, Pokémon Bank is still able to communicate with these games regardless of their region. However, Nintendo does not make any guarantee for the performance of software or systems in the Nintendo 3DS family when used outside of their intended regions. | ||
When Pokémon Bank (along with Poké Transporter) | When Pokémon Bank (along with Poké Transporter) got downloaded, any restrictions on the Nintendo 3DS system for Shopping Services need to be removed within the Parental Controls before Pokémon Bank can be utilized. Any restrictions set in place pertaining to usage of the Nintendo 3DS's Internet browser also require removal each time that the Pokémon Bank software is used. | ||
Version 1.5 added connectivity with [[Pokémon HOME]], allowing Pokémon stored in Bank to be transferred to HOME. Once the player chooses which Pokémon to transfer, they will be prompted to enter a key that is generated by HOME. This key only lasts three minutes before expiring. Any transfers may take several minutes. | Version 1.5 added connectivity with [[Pokémon HOME]], allowing Pokémon stored in Bank to be transferred to HOME. Once the player chooses which Pokémon to transfer, they will be prompted to enter a key that is generated by HOME. This key only lasts three minutes before expiring. Any transfers may take several minutes. | ||
===Passes=== | ===Passes=== | ||
While downloading the Pokémon Bank application | While downloading the Pokémon Bank application was free, usage of its services required the purchase of a pass. A pass lasted for 365 days from purchase. If a previous pass had not expired when a new pass was purchased, the number of remaining days from the old pass was added to the new pass. Pokémon Bank prompted the player to purchase a new pass when the current pass was within 14 days of expiring. | ||
When Pokémon Bank launched, the application's official site stated that if the player | When Pokémon Bank launched, the application's official site stated that if the player allowed their pass (free or annual) to expire, the Pokémon they have stored in Pokémon Bank will be deleted after an unspecified set amount of time.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131217194142/http://www.pokemonbank.com/en-us/faq/ Official Pokémon Bank site] (archive)</ref> In January 2017, when the site was updated for {{g|Sun and Moon}}, this statement was removed from the official site.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170127175148/http://www.pokemonbank.com/en-us/faq/ Official Pokémon Bank site] (archive)</ref> Players have reported a variety of experiences, ranging from claiming that their Pokémon were deleted after letting their pass lapse for only a few days<ref>https://www.resetera.com/threads/pokemon-home-announced-social-cloud-storage-and-transfer-service-for-pokemon-across-all-games-pogo-let%E2%80%99s-go-mainline-games.119561/page-4#post-21213944</ref> to claiming that their Pokémon have not been lost despite not renewing their pass for multiple years. | ||
===National Pokédex=== | ===National Pokédex=== | ||