Save Your Pokémon Before Bank Shuts Down

Pokémon Bank closes on February 25th, 2027. After that, there may be no way to bring Pokémon from Generation 3-7 or Generation 1-2 Virtual Console into Pokémon HOME.

Please see this Tweet for more info, or continue reading below.

Two boxes full of hardware and software relating to the Pokémon Rescue project.

What is Pokémon Rescue?

Pokémon Rescue is a fan project run by brothers Professor Rex & Professor Tops that helps trainers bring Pokémon they had captured in older generations of Pokémon games up to the modern-day.

Pokémon from as far back as Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire actually have an official pathway to be brought all the way up to the Nintendo Switch and even be used in the recently released Pokémon Champions.

Our goal is to help players “rescue” Pokémon they’ve created special memories with from the older games to the newer ones, so we have amassed everything that could ever be needed to rescue any Pokémon from any game that has a pathway to Pokémon HOME.

Our team then offers trainers help through each step of the transfer process right up to the final jump to Pokémon HOME where the Pokémon can move between switch titles & even be transferred into the mobile version of “Pokémon Champions”

A screenshot of the Pokémon Colosseum Bonus Disc displaying the Pokémon Jirachi.

Beyond the Rescue

The other goal of the Pokémon Rescue Project is to bring players access to old event Pokémon they may have missed out on such as the Wishmaker Jirachi, or Poketopia Magmortar! We have collected everything that could ever be needed to track down nearly every repeatable Pokémon.

A list of everything we have collected can be found here:

A Pokémon Fan holding up a Gameboy Advance system displaying the Pokémon Celebi.

Success Stories:

Thus far the Pokémon Rescue Project has travelled to California, Wisconsin, Toronto, and London England but we are looking to seek out many more opportunities to help Pokémon fans bring their cherished Pokémon up to the modern era!