How to transfer Pokémon from Pokémon GO to Pokémon HOME step by step

November 11, 2020

Updated on November 11, 2020

We explain all the necessary steps to send our Pokémon from the iOS and Android app to the other application linked to the Nintendo Account.

It is now possible to send Pokémon from Pokémon GO to Pokémon HOME, the storage and transfer service for creatures that serves, at the same time, as a link between the famous app for mobile devices and the video games of the main saga. In this article we are going to go through all the details to transfer our captured species from Pokémon GO to Pokémon HOME.

Initial considerations: update your Pokémon GO and HOME apps

Before starting, it is necessary to make it clear that to transfer Pokémon from Pokémon GO to Pokémon HOME we need to have the mobile version of HOME linked to our Nintendo account. Why? Because it is the way to guarantee that this transfer is being made exactly to our profile. We can also receive the Pokémon that we send from Pokémon GO to the Pokémon HOME version for mobile phones or the Nintendo Switch version; but, again, it is necessary that in the latter we have the same Nintendo account linked.

Is it necessary to have a paid subscription to Nintendo Switch Online? No
Is it necessary to have a premium paid Pokémon HOME plan? No
Is it necessary to have an Internet connection? Yes
Do we need to have the same Nintendo account linked in both apps? Yes

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How to link your Nintendo Account to transfer Pokémon from GO to HOME

We have talked about linking GO and HOME accounts to our Nintendo Account. The process is very simple. Take note, we are going step by step.

Open Pokémon GO and tap the Poké Ball button

Select Options, which appears in the upper right

Scroll down to the bottom and select Pokémon HOME in Options

Select Login

Log in with your Nintendo account and accept the conditions by reading everything to avoid making mistakes. Once the Pokémon GO app is cinulated with your Nintendo account, it will always be linked unless you close your session

Check that your username (player) and user ID are the same as your Pokémon GO account. Is that so? Then you have everything ready. It’s not like that? Click Exit and log in again.

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The process is very fast; it is done in a minute. The Translator’s energy is initially full.

How to send Pokémon from Pokémon GO

We get to the interesting part. We have our account linked, we have our Pokémon in mind for the transfer … All ready then. Let’s take action. Of course, try to make sure that you do not have the Pokémon HOME boxes full (the free one allows you to store up to 30 Pokémon).

For every Pokémon you send with the GO Shuttle, you will spend GO Shuttle Energy. How much energy is consumed per transfer? It depends on the power of the Pokémon. That Energy will recharge over time; Unless you pay with Pokémonedas so that the recovery is immediate.

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Select Pokémon HOME in Options from Pokémon GO

Select Send Pokémon

Choose the Pokémon you are going to send and take into account the GO Translator Energy you are going to consume (and what is left).

Confirm the transfer. Now you can go to Pokémon HOME! A message will appear asking if you want to receive the Pokémon.

How to receive Pokémon in Pokémon HOME for mobile devices

Now that you have transferred all the Pokémon you wanted from Pokémon GO to Pokémon HOME you will have to welcome them.

Launch Pokémon HOME

You will see this message: Do you want to receive them? Click on Yes.

Tap on View Transferred Pokémon

Review your transferred Pokémon and tap Receive Pokémon

They will now appear in your boxes