Will the pokémon stored in Gen 5-7 cartridges be "locked" there forever after March 2023?

Nov. 27, 2022



I ask this question because it doesn’t seem to be clearly addressed in any official post. Perhaps it is implied in the following excerpt?

“You will still be able to transfer the Pokémon you’ve deposited in Pokémon Bank to Pokémon HOME even after the paid service is discontinued, and you’ll still be able to bring Pokémon into Pokémon Bank from compatible titles.”

My problem in detail is this: I played all gens from 1 to 7 except the sixth. I’d like to get pokémon X or Y, play it, then transfer the pokémon to my UM game where I wish to have all my pokémon indefinitely.

Will this be doable when the Bank is made free on March 23, next year?Maybe somebody here will be able to confirm that it won’t (as I fear).Thanks in advance!

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Moving from XY to Ultra Moon is completely unaffected by Transporter, so at least that interaction will be guaranteed to go smoothly using just Bank after it becomes free.