How to get and use Pokémon Home

How to bring Pokémon home

Pokémon Home has separate apps on two separate devices. There is a mobile app, which can be found here for Android, and here for iPhone. And then there's a Switch app on the Nintendo eShop. Just load the eShop on your Switch and you should see the app right there, but search otherwise. There is no Pokémon Home app for 3DS, but it is linked to the previously released Pokémon Bank app, available on the eShop.

How to use Pokémon Home

Once you've got all the apps, you'll want to get started. What could be more important to the Pokémon franchise than the exchange of creatures between players. This feature is locked on the mobile app, so grab your smartphone and start trading. It's done on the left tab, so drag it out. Here you will see a display of the most recently traded Pokémon and some options. Here's what they all are.

Wonder Trade is where you put a Pokemon so that anyone can trade. You pick one that will be gone forever and you will receive whatever they choose, so basically a random swap. GTS is where you can be more selective, put something in exchange, and select what others can send you. Room Trade is literally a party zone for trades, where you can jump in with others and trade with each other at will. And Friend Trade is what it sounds like; exchanges between friends.

If you want to learn more about trading between 3DS and Switch / mobile, or moving from Home to Sword and Shield or Let's Go, check out these guides.

Swipe two screens to the right (or one to the left) and you'll be taken to your actual Pokémon boxes, which also match the boxes found on the Switch app. Here you can scroll through your collection, search, sort and move around as you like. This is also where you can see IVs, change markings, and see other stats for each of your Pokémon. But that's about all you can do here. Swipe away on the mobile app and you'll reach the main screen, showing your entry and a few options.

The challenges can be selected at the top to see what points can be earned. There is also the Friends menu and the news. And here's how to get and use Pokémon Home on mobile, Switch, and even 3DS. More features will surely be available soon, including Pokémon GO trading, so check back for updates as they come.

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