::takes a breath after that long title::
So, Pokemon Home is out, and there’s a lot to unpack.
Home, in case you missed it, is the new generational (read:SwordandShield) transfer app for Switch and mobile devices that replaces the 3DS-bound Bank. To help ease into this new transition, saidBank is free for a month, butyou still have to pay for the premium edition of Home. Just remember: Home is the new home for transferring. Lame, I know.
As a bonus for picking up Home, you’ll be granted a free Pikachu and a Generation 1 starter (Charmander, Squirtle, Bulbasaur), which start at level five. A pro tip if you haven’t beatenSwordandShieldyet: you get a free Charmander after you beat the game. ensure you choose something else, unless you have the other two already and have some weird training plan for this particular Charmander!
Another Home bonus: you may now transfer 35 new Pokemon intoSwordandShieldfrom your Bank (or wherever else you get your creatures outside ofPokemon Go, which will get support “later this year”).Here’s the full listthanks to Serebii.net, which includes Alolan forms.
