Now that Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Pokemon Shining Pearl (BDSP) are compatible with Pokemon HOME, players can finally transfer some of their Pokemon from other games into the Generation 4 remakes. In the case players have a copy of both Brilliant Diamond andShining Pearl, they can use Pokemon HOME to transfer version-exclusive Pokemon between both games as well. Better still, unless players want more than one Storage Box, Pokemon HOME's features are completely free of charge.
However, one major drawback of transferring Pokemon from HOME to a console game is that held items will not be carried over. Players will also need to link a Nintendo Account if they want to be able to use HOME. Once this has been set up, it's possible to move Pokemon to and from Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. By transferring Pokemon, players might be able to fill up their Pokedex much quicker.
Pokemon Home: How to Fix 'The Save Data for this game is not from the latest version' Issue
As long as players have Pokemon HOME on their Switch, they can transfer Pokemon back and forth between BDSP with ease. To do so, players should make sure that any Pokemon they want to transfer to Brilliant Diamond or Shining Pearl are in the Basic Box of Pokemon HOME. If players have the Premium Plan, they can store up to 6,000 Pokemon.
Here's how to transfer Pokemon:
As long as a Pokemon is from Generations 1-4, they can be moved into Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl. It's worth noting though that pre-Generation 5 Pokemon capable of Gigantamaxing won't have the Gigantamax ability once they cross over into BDSP.
How to Transfer Pokemon from GO to Home
Players can transfer Pokemon to BDSP as soon as they get their starter Pokemon. However, they won't be able to access the
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