How to connect Pokemon Scarlet & Violet to Pokemon Home

Pokemon Home continues to be the best method to transfer Pokemon between games, so here’s how to connect the platform to Scarlet and Violet.

Pokemon Home is a companion app that brings extra features to the games of the iconic franchise. While there are many uses for Pokemon Home, the main feature allows players to transfer Pokemon between games.

Players can download the app on mobile devices or download it on the Nintendo Switch to make transferring Pokemon easier. Let’s take a look at the plans for Pokemon Home and Scarlet & Violet prior to the game’s launch.

• What is Pokemon Home?
• Is Pokemon Home compatible with Pokemon Scarlet & Violet?
• How to transfer Pokemon from Pokemon Home to Scarlet & Violet

What is Pokemon Home?

Pokemon Home is an app that allows players to transfer Pokemon between compatible games.

The Pokemon Company created Pokemon Home so many Pokemon can follow trainers from game to game. This gives players additional incentive to train up and nurture Pokemon as they can stick with them from one game to the next.

As previously mentioned, the app is available on either mobile devices or the Nintendo Switch. Pokemon Home is great for keeping all of your Pokemon in one place. You can keep track of them and decide which ones to transfer over with ease.

Pokemon Home also comes with other great features like the ability to trade with other trainers, and view your Pokemon’s battle data.

Is Pokemon Home compatible with Pokemon Scarlet & Violet?

According to The Pokemon Company, Scarlet and Violet compatibility with Pokemon Home is coming in Spring 2023. Players will have to be patient following the November 18 release of the games and make do with the Pokemon found in Scarlet and Violet throughout the winter.

However, come Spring 2023, they’ll be able to transfer Pokemon from previous games that are not necessarily found in the Paldea region to both generation nine titles.

How to transfer Pokemon from Pokemon Home to Scarlet & Violet

1. Open Pokemon Home on the Switch
2. Select Pokemon on the main screen
3. Select the save file and game you’d like to transfer from
4. Move the Pokemon you want to transfer to the desired box
5. Click the + button on the Switch to confirm the changes

While a mobile version of the Pokemon Home app is available, you’ll need to use the Switch version to transfer Pokemon to Scarlet & Violet come Spring 2023.

You’ll want to keep in mind that only Pokemon that are compatible with Scarlet and Violet can be transferred over from Pokemon Home. The list of compatible Pokemon has yet to be revealed but we’ll keep you posted when it comes to light.

For more, check out our guide to Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Tera Raid Battles.

Image Credit: The Pokemon Company / Game Freak