How to use Pokémon HOME?
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For any type of collector, very likely the worst that can happen is to lose everything you've put together with so much work over the years. This is even worse in the digital format, where there's nothing tactile to actually build up.
In the case of games in the Pokémon series, which already have dozens of versions on a variety of consoles, keeping track of your collection of virtual pets can easily become a huge headache. If this is an illness that afflicts you, this guide is here to save you.
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After all, what is Pokémon HOME?
Developed by ILCA, the studio also responsible for remakes of pokemon pearl e Diamond, and released by The Pokémon Company in February 2020 for Nintendo Switch and mobile phones, Pokémon HOME is a free app that provides online cloud storage for your pet fighters.
It has support for games from the 3DS generation onwards, which use Pokemon bank, discontinued shortly before the closure of the system's eShop, which took place in March of this year. O Pokémon HOME is also compatible with Pokémon GO, the mobile version of the series developed by Niantic, fever in Brazil for a few years.
The differences between Pokémon HOME account types
There are two types of user accounts available in the app, the basic plan and the premium plan, so stay tuned to choose which one best fits your collection style and, of course, your pocket.
The first option is the basic plan, which is free and gives you access to a basic box. In it, you can store up to 30 little monsters from the games Let's Go Eevee!, Let's Go Pikachu!, Pokémon Sword e Shield, Brilliant Diamond Pokémon e Shining Pearl, and Pokemon Legends: Arceus. The version Pokémon deposit Sword e Shield No. Pokémon HOME generates special points that can be converted to battle points within these games.
On the plan premium, you pay a monthly fee and have up to 200 boxes, which allow you to store up to 6 pocket monsters. This plan also gives you the option to transfer your collection from Pokemon bank ao Pokémon HOME. Another advantage of this modality is that it is possible to obtain prizes from online competitive events and the mystery gifts (mysterious gifts) from Pokémon Sword e Shield.
The plan prices premium vary depending on how many months you decide to subscribe. The price for a single month is R$10,90, while three months cost R$18,90 and one year costs R$59,90. As long as your subscription is active, you can use the service in peace and the best part, if you have to cancel for any reason, your entire collection will remain safe and sound in the cloud until you sign up again. Pokémon HOME.
Both account types Pokémon HOME allow access to Pokédex National, which is updated as you deposit little monsters. A nice bonus is that when you reach the mighty Eternatus with your collection, you'll get the original colored version of the mythical Pokémon Magearna as a gift!
Getting started with Pokémon HOME on your smartphone
First, you must download the correct version of Pokémon HOME to your mobile, in store Android ou Apple Store, depending on the device's operating system.
After downloading it, the first time you use the app, it will ask you to choose the language and the region in which you play. Unfortunately, there is no Portuguese option, but, on the other hand, Latin America is present. Continue by entering your date of birth. You will also need to read and accept some terms of use.
Finally, it's time to link your Nintendo account to the Pokémon HOME. It is very important that you enter your active account correctly, as it will not be possible to change it afterwards. From that point on, it will be your identification when transferring the collection to the cloud and interacting with the app between versions of phone e Nintendo Switch, if you wish.
If you're just starting your journey in the world of Pokémon and don't have a Nintendo Account, just follow the steps in the app to create one and start enjoying the benefits of Pokémon HOME.
And on your Nintendo Switch…
No Nintendo Switch, just download the application directly from eShop. To do this, open the eShop No. Switch and use the search tool to find it. Then, just click the download button and wait for the transfer to be done. Once ready, just select the new comic from the app Pokémon HOME in your main menu Switch to open and start using the tool.
With it open, you'll need to do the same as in the mobile version, that is, select the language, region, date of birth, and approve the usage contracts. After all this is done, it's time to leave for joy and…
Getting Started with Pokémon HOME
To take the next step in this journey, simply select the player account from Switch which you will use and, from there, which of the games in the series you will want to copy the collection to the cloud.
Despite the eShop of 3DS has already been closed, if you have downloaded the Pokemon bank from there before that, you can still use it together with the Pokémon HOME following the options within the application to bring your valuable friends from older versions of Pokémon from the 3DS and even some of DS, according to the specific rules of that application.
There are some special ways to trade Pokémon for HOME. one of them is the WonderTrade. In it, you make your pets available and send them to someone else who is doing the same, without knowing what you are about to receive. It's a fun way to get different species that you don't already have. Or not! It's literally a box of surprises.
On the GTS (Global Trading System, Global Trading System in Portuguese), you can specify exactly what you want from the trade by offering one of your Pokémon. If someone accepts, you receive the new member of your collection over the Internet, just like in the older games.
Em Room Trade, or Trading Room, you enter a virtual room with up to twenty other players to bargain with them. Bring the best of you and don't mind running out and who knows someone has something you've been after for ages. Never know.
friend trade, the Exchange between Friends, is the most direct way to exchange virtual pets. You connect directly to a friend and make your Pokémon exchanges directly with that person, being able to check the complete card of abilities and statistics of the Pokémon that are being sent. Unfortunately, this option is exclusive to the smartphone application.
The limitations of the service
Let us stress again that there are limitations imposed on the direction in which these transfers can be made. One concerns the Let's Go games: if you've spent your adorable Eevee Let's Go Eevee ao HOME and then to Pokémon Shield, you cannot bring it back to Let's go again. The reason is that the little monster's source code changes when entering another game.
You'll also have to be patient with the different Pokédexes in the games where you want to send your Pokémon. This means that a small monster cannot be transferred to a different game unless it is part of its fauna. Don't worry, the application will notify you whenever there is a discrepancy.
Conclusion
Even with limitations, Pokémon Home is an interesting alternative for those who want to keep their collection in order, or as close as possible to it, within the app's possibilities. Nintendo itself has invested in it and promises updates as the franchise grows in the future, including support for the newest games in the series, pokemon scarlet e Purple.
Keep an eye on showmetech for updates to Pokémon HOME and any other news from the world of the series!
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Text proofread by: Pedro Bomfim (08 / 05 / 23)
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