Pokémon Bank to Shut Down in 2027 Ahead of Generation 10

Nintendo will shut down the Pokémon Bank application for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems in 2027, according to regional tech reports from outlets including Tweakers, Gameliner, and HLN. Ahead of the upcoming launch of Generation 10, players must migrate their stored digital creatures to Pokémon Home.

Timeline for the Pokémon Bank Closure

According to reporting from Tweakers, the service closure is scheduled for 2027, giving users a definitive deadline to transfer monsters. Pokémon Bank originally launched as a cloud-based storage system for the Nintendo 3DS, allowing players to store and transfer Pokémon across various handheld titles. With the impending shutdown, Nintendo is directing the user base to transition their collections to the modern Pokémon Home platform, which supports newer hardware generations.

Integration Updates for Older Game Titles

Alongside the shutdown announcement, Gameliner reports that upcoming updates will introduce Pokémon Home support for classic titles such as Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. This expansion allows players of those older entries to preserve their teams before the legacy 3DS servers go offline. HLN confirmed that the closure affects the 3DS application exclusively, marking the end of an era for handheld cloud storage that debuted during the Nintendo 3DS era.