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Kaan Serin

Pokemon Bank shuts down next year, cutting off the only transfer path from older Pokemon games to the Switch generation

Chimchar seen in the Pokemon anime.

Pokemon Bank is officially shutting down on February 26, 2027 - meaning the last proper route to move Pokemon from older generations to the Switch era is being cut off.

Pokemon Day is February 27, and to celebrate, The Pokemon Company has plans to leave our dusty, sometimes life-long pocket monsters stranded on the Nintendo 3DS. But at least it's giving us time to prep beforehand.

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