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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 was originally a paid service. The annual charge was ¥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 {{ | Pokémon Bank was originally a paid service. The annual charge was ¥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 {{pmin|South Africa}}, and $40 in {{pmin|Greater China|Hong Kong}}. | ||
On February 16, 2022, due to the discontinuation of the Nintendo 3DS eShop on March 27, 2023, it was announced that Pokémon Bank would become free to use on this date (though it is only available to users who downloaded the application prior to the eShop discontinuation).<ref name="eshop-shutdown" /><ref name="bank-free"/> After the discontinuation of Nintendo 3DS online services on April 8, 2024, Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter are the only Nintendo 3DS software, other than the Nintendo eShop, to retain online functionality.<ref>[https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/63227/ Announcement of Discontinuation of Online Services for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software]</ref> | On February 16, 2022, due to the discontinuation of the Nintendo 3DS eShop on March 27, 2023, it was announced that Pokémon Bank would become free to use on this date (though it is only available to users who downloaded the application prior to the eShop discontinuation).<ref name="eshop-shutdown" /><ref name="bank-free"/> After the discontinuation of Nintendo 3DS online services on April 8, 2024, Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter are the only Nintendo 3DS software, other than the Nintendo eShop, to retain online functionality.<ref>[https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/63227/ Announcement of Discontinuation of Online Services for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software]</ref> | ||