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Catherine Lewis

Pokemon fans revive old, official "Rescue Team" initiative to help players free 23-year-old GBA 'mons from their Gen 3 prisons – and beyond – and get them on Switch

A screenshot of two nurse Chansey from the Pokemon anime episode Pokemon Emergency.

Transferring your beloved Pokemon up from the older games and into the newest ones has become increasingly difficult over time, and one group of fans is unofficially reviving an old Pokemon Company "Rescue Team" initiative in order to help.

If you hear the phrase "Pokemon Rescue" team, your mind might jump to the Mystery Dungeon spin-off games, but it was also the name of an official event held in Japan in 2017 to help Pokemon fans transfer their 'mons from their old games to Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon – the newest installments at the time.

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