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3DS got stolen, can I access my Pokemon Bank from a new one?
Your Pokebank information is tied to your Nintendo Network ID. So, yes; if you get a replacement 3DS, and login to your old NNID account on it, you will be able access and withdraw your stored Pokemon ...
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How do you upload Pokemon from the Virtual Console versions of R/B/Y to the Pokemon Bank?
It isn't available in the games yet. Support for it will happen as part of an update to Pokemon Bank at some point in the future for Sun/Moon Compatibility.
Here's the excerpt from the press release.
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Can you trade Pokemon from 7th gen (Sun/Moon) to 6th gen (XY, ORAS) and back?
According to this image:
Pokemon Bank will receive an update for compatibility with Pokemon Sun/Moon in January 2017, but you will be able to trade Pokemon from 6th gen to 7th gen only, and not back. ...
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Is Pokémon Bank no longer usable?
Oh, figured it out. To actually get to a menu and be able to do anything useful (like download Poké Transporter), you have to launch Pokémon Bank with a Generation VI or VII game cartridge inserted. I ...
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What does Pokémon Bank's legality checker react to?
To quote:
Location & Version: Their location must be correct (i.e. Kyogre from the Cave of Origin in Sapphire Version) - however, some of my test Pokémon got by anyhow, like a Rayquaza ...
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How can I transfer the 'Mew Glitch' Mew to Pokebank?
Mew could only legally be obtained in Virtual Consoles through an event. All Mew received from such an event have an OT of "GF" and an OT ID of "22796". If a Mew does not have these values, it won't ...
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How can I transfer Pokémon from Pokémon Sun to Pokémon X?
You simply can't transfer Pokémon from Sun/Moon to X/Y.
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Can I use the Pokebank without a Pokemon game?
Do you have any other Pokemon games? If not, you will not be able to access PokeBank as it REQUIRES a game to be used, otherwise you will not be able to transfer. Any of these games are compatible:
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Why can't I transfer my Pokemon?
Assuming that you Pokemon are legal. I believe this answers your question. The following was taken directly from the Pokemon Bank FAQ:
All the Pokémon that appear in Pokémon X, Pokémon Y, Pokémon ...
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Is it possible to transfer MissingNo. and other Gen 1 Glitch Pokémon to the PokéBank?
That's not true you can't transfer anything from first generation games to Pokémon Bank.
According to Pokemon.com:
Once Pokémon Bank has been updated, you'll be able to use it to transfer Pokémon ...
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Is it possible to transfer Pokémon between 1st generation games on the same 3DS?
No, I have the games and can confirm that this is impossible.
Just like any other pre-6th generation game, trading requires two systems as Pokemon Bank is not yet supported, and will only feature ...
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How do you upload Pokemon from the Virtual Console versions of R/B/Y to the Pokemon Bank?
Download Pokemon Bank and Poke Transporter from the Nintendo eShop
Put the Pokemon you want to transfer in Box 1 of the PC in your RBY game
This can be a huge hassle as you can only move Pokemon to ...
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Will I be able to transfer Pokemon from Sun/Moon to ORAS?
No. You will be able to trade Pokemon from 6th gen to 7th gen only, and not back.
Source Pokemon official site.
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When I start a new game on Pokemon OR, will I be able to create a new Game Sync ID on the same DS game card?
You'll be given a new (generated) Game Sync ID if you make a new save game. However, you will be able to re-submit (store) your Pokémon with the new save game into the same PokéBank, as long as you're ...
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Can Mystery Gift send more than one item at a time?
Yes, you can have multiple Mystery Gifts waiting for you in Sun and Moon. From the Serebii page on Mystery Gifts:
When using separate software such as the Pokémon Sun & Moon Special Demo ...
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Can I transfer from Pokémon Moon back to Pokémon X?
Unfortunately No.
Pokemon X is a Generation 6 game, Pokemon Sun is Generation 7. One-way transfer exists for moving your Pokemon from Gen 6 to Gen 7 but the reverse is not possible.
Here's a visual ...
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How many Pokemiles can Pokebank store before redeeming them?
YES.
The maximum value of Pokemiles you can have at once on Pokebank without redeeming them is 65535.
This odd number is due to a 16-bit integer value used to store that number.
This means it's better ...
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Is Pokémon Bank still compatible with ORAS?
According to the Pokémon Bank page on the official Sun and Moon site, once you use it to transfer a pokémon from gen 6 to gen 7, you won't be able to transfer it back to gen 6. It sounds like this is ...
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Pokémon bank and home
If you delete your NNID, you'll lose any digital content or purchases made on that account.
If you delete your Bank, the NNID will no longer be linked to that bank (because that bank does not exist), ...
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My Zapdos won't go through Poke Transport. How can I tell if it's legit?
The only possible reason it's not accepted by the Poké Transporter is that it's not legit.
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Pokemon Bank Pokedex Data
The entries in your bank won't dissapear. Your Pokemon Games and the Bank are 2 different things. What's in the bank will stay there unless it's reset/deleted from the bank. I think that for now the ...
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Is it possible to transfer from Sun/Moon to X/Y?
Unfortunately that is not possible.
You can transfer Pokémon from X/Y/OR/AS to Pokémon Sun/Moon through the Pokébank and you can put Pokémon from Sun/Moon on the Pokébank.
Unfortunately, any Pokémon ...
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Does the Pokémon Bank know I got the first evolutions of a non-alolan Pokémon?
I've been using Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Bank together. If I remember correctly the National Dex will only register the transferred Pokémon. Thus you gonna need to breed them all and transfer them in ...
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Do I need a new Pokemon Bank subscription after doing a system transfer?
Unless your one year subscription is up, I don't think you'll have to repurchase. That sort of thing is tied to your NNID system combo. While I have not done this transfer myself I have found at least ...
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Will formatting a 3DS affect my Pokémon games or Pokémon bank?
Resetting your 3DS will not remove any of your pokémon bank or cartridge data.
Pokémon bank is tied to your Nintendo Network ID (NNID) though -- make sure you can carry that over between your system ...
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