Introduced in early 2020,Pokemon Homeserved as a collection bank forPokemongames, spread across all generations. The tool was as simple as transporting a player’s Pokemon from their handheld devices intoPokemon Homeand keeping them stored safely while also holding the possibility of trading them with anyone around the world.
The concept was simple yet intuitive as players had the ability to bring over their cherished Pokemon from many generations ago and transport them into the newer generation ofPokemongames, provided they were a part of the game’s Pokedex.Pokemon Home also held many toolsthat introduced players to data they could never see before.
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With the releases ofPokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining PearlandPokemon Legends: Arceus, Pokemon Home was due for an update. In recent weeks, rumors circulated that a new update toPokemon Home would include all newer-generationPokemongames, but players wondered when that would happen. The Pokemon Company has revealed that Update 2.0 will be coming sometime soon in 2022, allowing players to move Pokemon fromBrilliant Diamond and Shining PearlandPokemon Legends: Arceusto Pokemon Home, with some conditions applied. Until the current day, thePokemon DiamondandPearlremakes, released in late 2021, andPokemon Legends: Arceus, released in early 2022, received little support from the Pokemon Home database, but that is about to change.
The update also clears up the mystery surrounding Pokemon brought in from other games intoPokemon Legends: Arceus. Due to the nature of the game’s atmosphere and the unique ball designs being unlike any other, Pokemon carried over intoPokemon Legends: Arceuswill be encapsulated in a Strange Ball. Likewise, Pokemon carried over fromPokemon Legends: ArceusintoPokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearlwill also be found in Strange Balls. Pokemon transported toPokemon Sword and Shieldwill be changed to a standard Poke Ball. The news clears up any mystery regarding Pokemon ball formats that do not exist inthe world ofPokemon Legends: Arceuswhile also creating a certain level of prestige with the new ball type.
In celebration of the three titles being compatible with Pokemon Home, players will receive a special Pokemon upon the successful linking of each game to Pokemon Home. Players who deposit a Pokemon fromPokemon Brilliant Diamond or Shining Pearlto the Nintendo Switch version of Pokemon Home will receive one of the game’s three starting Pokemon — Turtwig, Chimchar, or Piplup — and will come with its hidden ability, obtainable viaPokemon Home’s Mystery Giftfrom the mobile version. Additionally, players who deposit a Pokemon fromPokemon Legends: Arceusinto the Switch version of Pokemon Home will receive one of that game’s starting Pokemon — Rowlet, Cyndaquil, or Oshawott — complete with maximum effort values.
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