The latestPokemon Homeupdate finally adds the long-awaited compatibility with thePokemon Scarlet and Violetgames. The wait times forPokemon HomeandPokemon Bankcompatibility continue to get longer with each new generation of the series.
The latest additions to the mainline series ofPokemongames,Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, came out in November 2022. Since then, it’s been a waiting game for players excited to add the latest generation of new Pokemon to thePokemon Homeservice. It was already known that it would take a while for compatibility to go live, considering how long it took forPokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearla year prior. Thewait forPokemon HomeGen 9 compatibility has proven to be even longer, though the 3.0.0 update is finally live.
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ThePokemon Homeversion 3.0.0 update was released on May 30. As of writing this, attempting to log in to the service results in an “undergoing maintenance” server error, so first impressions aren’t possible, but that’s expected downtime while the patch gets rolled out. The 3.0.0 update primarily boasts its Gen 9 compatibility, but there are other additions as well, such as the ability to view aPokemon’s stats from the different games it’s been in.
This update comes with bonuses, too, such as players connecting the Gen 9 games to thePokemon Homemobile app being able to receive one of the Paldean starters, Sprigatito, Fuecoco, or Quaxly. The latest addition toPokemon Homewill finally allow any players who own bothPokemon ScarletandPokemon Violetto transfer everything they’ve caught between the two games, as well as transfer Pokemon caught from previous generations into Paldea, assuming they’re compatible. Only around 400 Pokemon are available inScarletand Violetright now, but the DLC coming later this year will be adding more.
This has been the longest wait so far concerning new generation compatibility for either of Game Freak’s cloud transfer services, which are thenow free-to-usePokemon BankorPokemon Home. The Gen 4 remakes,Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearlheld the title before with 178 days of wait time between the release of the games and the release of the update. Now,Pokemon Scarlet and Violetcompatibility boasts 193 days of wait time since the games' launch on November 18. It is hopefully a trend that Game Freak will be attempting to break moving forward with future titles, though it is somewhat understandable.
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