Pokémon Bank on 3DS to Officially End Service Next February
3DS 포켓몬 뱅크, 내년 2월 서비스 종료 확정
2026.08.14 15:19 UTC+9
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The Pokémon Bank service for Nintendo 3DS will officially shut down on February 26 of next year. This move marks the end of cloud support for legacy titles, including Pokémon transfer features. Fans are urging for ports of older games to the Switch as the era of 3DS connectivity comes to a close.

The Nintendo 3DS software 'Pokémon Bank' is officially heading into the sunset.
The Pokémon Company announced the end of the service on its official website on the 13th. The service is scheduled to cease on February 26 of next year, with the Pokémon transfer functionality within 'Pokémon Home' also being discontinued on the same day.
Pokémon Bank was a downloadable software for the Nintendo 3DS, first introduced in December 2013. It allowed players to deposit Pokémon collected in titles like 'Pokémon X/Y' into an online-exclusive storage box. With the integrated 'Poké Transporter,' the software also made it possible to bring creatures from 'Pokémon Black/White' and 'Pokémon Black/White 2' over to 'Pokémon X/Y'.
Upon hearing the news, fans have voiced their disappointment, with comments such as, "This effectively severs the connection to titles from the 3DS generation and earlier," "If they are going to do this, they should just port the NDS and 3DS titles to the Switch," and "I need to get moving and migrate my Pokémon quickly."

닌텐도 3DS 소프트웨어 '포켓몬 뱅크'가 역사 속으로 사라진다.
주식회사 포켓몬은 지난 13일, 공식 홈페이지를 통해 포켓몬 뱅크 서비스 종료를 발표했다. 종료 일시는 내년 2월 26일로, 같은 날 '포켓몬 홈'의 포켓몬 이사 기능도 함께 중단된다.
포켓몬 뱅크는 닌텐도 3DS에서 사용하던 다운로드 소프트웨어로, 2013년 12월 처음 등장했다. 이를 활용하면 닌텐도 3DS 타이틀 '포켓몬스터 X/Y'에서 모은 자신의 포켓몬은 온라인 전용 박스에 맡길 수 있었다. 함께 탑재된 '포켓 무버'를 사용해 '포켓몬스터 블랙/화이트'와 '포켓몬스터 블랙/화이트 2'의 포켓몬을 '포켓몬스터 X/Y'에 불러오는 것도 가능했다.
소식을 접한 팬들은 "이제 3DS 이하 세대 타이틀은 사실상 단절돼 버렸네", "이럴 거면 NDS, 3DS 타이틀을 스위치에 이식해라", "얼른 이사시켜야겠다" 등 아쉬움을 드러내고 있다.
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