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Pokémon Bank will shut down on 26 Feb 2027 — migrate stored Pokémon to Pokémon Home

The Pokémon Company will shut down Pokémon Bank, the 3DS-era storage app, on 26 February 2027. Users must move any Pokémon stored in Pokémon Bank into Pokémon Home before that date or lose access to them permanently. The service will go offline on 26 February 2027, preventing further transfers or retrievals.

• Pokémon Bank was originally released in 2013 for the Nintendo 3DS.
• Pokémon Bank will go offline on 26 February 2027, at which point it will no longer be accessible.
• Players must migrate Pokémon from Pokémon Bank into Pokémon Home to preserve them.
• Any Pokémon left in Pokémon Bank after the shutdown will be permanently inaccessible.