How to transfer to Pokémon Home from Pokémon Go

For those with storage space problems, you can transfer your Pokémon Go Pokémon from the game to the Pokémon Home app, though it’s a one-way trip.

In this Pokémon Go guide, we will explain how to transfer Pokémon from Pokémon Go to Pokémon Home, how much it costs to transfer Legendary Pokémon, and how to transfer Pokémon to Nintendo Switch Pokémon games, with some exceptions.

How do Pokémon Home transfers work?

Doing this lets you transfer eligible Pokémon to Pokémon Sword and Shield, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, and even Pokémon Legends Arceus (and presumably, future games), though you’ll need Pokémon Home installed on your Nintendo Switch to do so. From the Nintendo Switch app, you can simply move the transferred Pokémon into the PC boxes for your Switch games and the Home storage system.

Keep in mind that transfers are permanent. Once you move your Pokémon from Go to Home, you can’t move them back.

Using the Pokémon Home transfer system also rewards you with a Mystery Box to obtain Meltan.

How to set up Pokémon Home on your Phone

Download Pokémon Home on your phone, launch it, and log in with your Nintendo account. Pokémon Home is available on iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch. Pokémon Home has a subscription system. It costs $2.99 a month, $4.99 for three months, and $15.99 for 12 months. The subscription allows you to store more Pokémon. Without it, you’ll only be able to hold 30 at a time. With a subscription, you can hold up to 6,000 Pokémon.

You don’t need the subscription to transfer Pokémon, but you will if you plan on holding more than 30 Pokémon in Pokémon Home.

How to link your Pokémon Go account to Pokémon Home

To link your accounts, open your settings in Pokémon Go by tapping the settings gear (visible at the top right when you tap the Poké Ball menu icon). Select “Connected Devices and Services” and then “Pokémon Home.” When prompted, sign in with your Nintendo account. Make sure the Nintendo account you use here is the same one you use on your Pokémon Home account.

How to transfer to Pokémon Home from Pokémon Go

Once your accounts are linked, you can transfer Pokémon using the Go Transporter. To do this, go to your settings, select “Connected Devices and Services” again, “Pokémon Home,” and then hit “Send Pokémon.”

From here, you can select any of the Pokémon you want to move. Keep in mind that you cannot transfer any of the following:

• Costumed Pokémon from events (such as Pikachu or Eevee in special hats)
• Shadow Pokémon
• Gigantamax Pokémon
• Currently Mega Evolved Pokémon (you can move them once the Mega Evolution ends)
• Any Pokémon caught in Go Safari balls
• Spinda, Origin Forme Dialga, Origin Forme Palkia, Zygarde, or Kubfu
• Your last remaining Dynamax Pokémon

You can only transfer a limited number of Pokemon, as the Go Transporter only has a certain amount of energy. The energy recharges over time, but you can also opt to spend 1,000 Pokécoins to fill it back up instantly. It takes a little bit less than one week to refill the Go Transporter when it’s completely empty.

Transferring a Shiny Pokémon or Mythical Pokémon costs about 1/4 of the bar, and transferring a Shiny Legendary Pokémon depletes the entire bar. Transferring a regular Legendary Pokémon costs less than 1/6 of the bar. Pokémon with higher CP also cost a bit more to transfer.

You can only transfer Legendary Pokémon to Nintendo Switch games if you’ve already registered in the Pokédex for that game, so don’t get your hopes up if you’re just trying to quickly flesh out your dex.

Some perks like Dynamax will be entirely removed from Pokémon upon transfer and stats are transferred, based on the Pokémon’s stats in Pokémon Go. There’s a bigger breakdown of all the stat transfers and numbers on Bulbapedia.