Why should you download Poke Transporter to your 3DS ASAP?

Poke Transporter and Pokemon Bank are two very useful apps for 3DS players. It doesn’t matter if you want to carry over your Pokémon from previous games or just need some extra Pokémon storage. These apps will come to your rescue. And soon players will lose the ability to receive these applications. So here’s why you should download Pokemon Bank and Poke Transporter on Nintendo 3DS and how to update them.

How to download Poke Transporter on 3DS

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You can download Poke Transporter from the Pokemon Bank app on your 3DS. You also need a 3DS game that is compatible with Pokemon Bank.

1. Launch a Pokémon bank on the 3DS.
2. Scroll down and select the “Download Poke Transporter”button.
3. Click Download and select Yes.
4. This will open your 3DS online store directly to the Poke Transporter page.
5. Click “Proceed to Download”.
6. Select one of the download options i.e. sleep mode download or full download now.

Once the download is complete, you should be able to see the new application on your home 3DS computer.

How to update Poke Transporter

You can update Poke Transporter from both the main menu and Nintendo eShop. But if you download it using the above method, you will automatically get the latest version of it. Please be aware that both Pokemon Bank and Poke Transporter will become free services for players once Nintendo closes its online store for 3DS and Wii U. This also means that you will no longer receive updates for these applications.

Why should you download Poke Transporter and Pokemon Bank on your 3DS?

Nintendo is set to close its online store for 3DS and Wii U on March 27, 2023, so you should download these apps before then. This is because after the online store for your 3DS is discontinued, you will no longer be able to obtain Pokemon Bank and Poke Transporter. Both of these softwares are useful for transferring and storing your Pokémon.

Prior to the release of Pokemon Home, players had to use a Pokemon Bank to store their Pokemon. This service allowed them to freely store their Pokémon from various 3DS games, including:

• Pokémon X and Y
• Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
• Pokemon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

As for Pokemon Transporter, this app was essential to transfer your Pokemon from Gen 5 and older games to your 3DS. Once you have collected all of your Pokémon in the Pokémon Bank, you will be able to transfer them to your Pokémon House. But if you need to download these services before the 3DS online store closes.

But that’s not the only use of the Pokémon Bank, it’s also useful as an extra storage. Each Pokémon game only allows you to store a certain number of Pokémon. So this app is handy if you run out of drawers in them.

This guide explains why you should download and update Poke Transporter & Pokemon Bank on Nintendo 3DS. Speaking of old apps and games, if you’re a Zelda fan, you should check out Wind Waker HD’s supposed release date for Switch.