Pokémon HOME Negative Reviews

Pokémon HOME App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024

Pokémon HOME app received 131 complaints, negative comments and reviews by users. Have you ever had a bad experience using Pokémon HOME? Can you share your negative thoughts about pokémon home?

Pokémon HOME for Negative User Reviews

✓ Crash homeCannot login nintendo account with faceid Too much crash.Andy8647Version: 1.0.0

✓ Needs 4 little GTS changesIn the GTS trade, you can search for Pokémon just fine, but seriously, you can get ANYTHING with Poipole. Make an option to exclude asks for Ultra Beasts and mythical Pokémon, PLEASE. Also, I would much enjoy the ability to search for Pokémon that others want to receive; this way, it's a win-win, because I would be trading a Pokémon that I want to trade out for a Pokémon that others want to trade out, and it goes much quicker! Lastly, the forms. Seriously, separate the forms. People are posting Oricorio and asking for Oricorio in return, and traders have no clue which form is being requested. Same for regional forms. They have different sprites, but not different names. There is a problem that users are taking advantage of: Traders can request Pokémon that cannot be legally obtained, except maybe with a Ditto. For example: low-level fully evolved starters of the rarer gender, Poipole at levels below 40, etc. Update: This still holds true for the most part, but everybody wants Kubfu now. It's really aggravating that there is no way to reverse search for GTS trades, i.e. finding Pokémon whose trainers want a certain Pokémon that you have by inputting your Pokémon's data and returning the most relevant requests..OPStellarVersion: 1.2.0

✓ So sillyYou have to pay for Nintendo online AND this stupid thing. Can’t even have all the pokemon in the game yet. Plus, what kinda function is “you can only change your subscription on the store you purchased it on”? A stupid one, that’s what. Now i’m scrambling all over the place to cancel this stupid thing, not knowing if i purchased it on my switch or my phone, because OF COURSE it doesn’t tell me. Smh. Do better..Gudbee7Version: 1.2.1

✓ Lost my PokémonWhen I stored my Pokémon some of my shiny mew and some of my zeraoras disappeared from home I hope I can get them back I’m so mad I’m going to write a report to game freak.HHshsjisjwjsjsoshwowowiVersion: 1.0.4

✓ What's the point of this app?I'm sure a lot of people like me downloaded it for the mystery box in pokemon go. The app doesn't really explain things. I'm trying to clear space but I can't find a way to, so I can't transfer pokemon. You can't take pokemon out which to me is the most ridiculous thing, once a pokemon is in there it's gone. And to get more boxes you gotta pay? The first box can only hold like 20 pokemon. So what's the point of this app? Just seems too .uch of just a cash grab with almost nothing to do with it..Thedradbit8954Version: 1.4.1

✓ Untradable GTS postingPlease fix this.Enrie03Version: 1.0.9

✓ IssuesIt has been nearly 5 months since Pokémon Legends Arceus and I can honestly say that there is not much point in paying for home premium until it is confirmed that the BDSP and Aceus compatibility update has been 100% confirmed coupled with the fact that Pokebank premium won’t be available after the end of this year it is quickly becoming apparent that the Pokémon company is letting us down when it comes to keeping their word..Spangus10Version: 1.5.3

✓ Terrible Design choices and pointless intentional delaysOnce again the devs of Pokémon home have arbitrarily decided not to allow transfers to and from their new games until a minimum of FOUR MONTHS after the games come out. Or in other words, once everyone is done with the games and there’s absolutely no point in bringing any Pokémon over because all the content is finished already. This was (barely) excusable last time when the reason was that Pokémon BDSP was so buggy it took four months to get it patched enough that it would work without breaking Home, but there’s no excuse this time. The app is literally worthless right now since the whole point of the app is to be able to send Pokémon from old games to new ones and they wait until after you’ve already 100%d the new games before allowing you to transfer. If you’re so worried about players “playing with the new Pokémon instead of relying on the old ones”, do what you always did and lock the transfer feature until the player beats the Champion. Don’t put it behind an idiot four month time gate and remove the entire point of the apps existence..DarthVitrialVersion: 2.0.3

✓ Can’t even link accountA terrible app with a gouging premium that costs more than it should. They should be ashamed..Zephyros-PhoenixVersion: 1.0.3

✓ The App doesn’t open at all.It used to be good until the most recent updates came. Now, when I tap the app, it won’t open so I have to access HOME from my Switch..Cynthia_99Version: 3.1.2

✓ Can’t sign inI was excited to download the app but I can’t sign into my account. I tried removing and redownloaded the app and everything is up to date..Gibson5742Version: 1.0.3

✓ Buggy and slowTry to do anything and the app takes either takes forever, dosent do it, or just crashes..JwfkwjfejegVersion: 3.1.2

✓ WHYIn the GTS people ask for impossible things like naganadel lvl 1-10 when you cant even get poipole that low.ElitedChimVersion: 1.0.9

✓ Can’t log onWhen I press start A message pops up saying I already transferred my data to another device. And I recently transferred some Pokémon from Pokémon go and it didn’t appear on the phone because it was linked to the iPad and I wanted to link the Pokémon to Pokémon sword but I think I made a wasted out of them :( PS I used to be able to use Pokémon home.I ❤️lego marioVersion: 1.5.3

✓ Needs workI really want to like this app more than I do. I’m trying to make a universal shiny dex through casual play so I bought a premium pass but the app needs a lot of work. It’s laggy and slow in essentially every way. It takes a solid 30-45 seconds to deposit a full 10 Pokémon into the wonder box. Searching for Pokémon in the trade system doesn’t work most of the time so I just don’t use it. Random room trades take forever to fill and there’s nothing to do while you’re in them. You wait a full minute for the room to fill and even if it does fill completely, you still usually have to wait 20 seconds or so. Then it’s another 60 seconds to pick Pokémon to put in the pool and even if everyone is ready, there is still no skipping the remaining time. Then it finally does the trade animation and bam you’re done. During all that waiting time too, you run the risk of being disconnected from the room for zero reason. It’s really annoying when you know this could be a way smoother and faster activity..PhiarulzVersion: 3.1.1

✓ GTS IS BROKENI have had 3 shiny Pokémon sitting in GTS for well over a week which have not been traded. When searching GTS for the same Pokémon on another switch account (ie. grookey), mine is not available in the search and it is COMPLETELY FLOODED with ridiculous stupid requests of legendaries for LV.1 pokemon!!! This needs to be stopped and filtered properly!!! No one is finding what I have offered to trade because there’s such a huge flood of people make absurd and stupid trade requests that will never be accepted. This is unfair to people who pay and are trying to participate in GTS!!.AustinKibsVersion: 1.0.11

✓ This is a nice addition to help with pokemonTo be honest i like the concept of Pokemon home but it has a lot of glaring flaws that doesn’t give me a good experience with it. For a popular example the GTS. The GTS is almost completely filled up to the brim with people wanting unfair trades, one of the most popular is people asking for poipole. But the thing is I don’t have a problem with that except the level scale. This has been a problem with GTS before and it’s still unpleasant to know that it still has not gone away. The Level scale is broken and it allows People to select a certain level for a Pokemon that they wouldn’t normally be able to obtain without cheating\hacking. Combine that with the ultra beasts and legendary’s that sneak under the radar, even if you have mythical and legendary’s turned off while trying to find the Pokemon you want. And then your system is almost to the point of being broken. And that’s just the GTS. Another problem that i had was actually on the switch version. When i was switching my Pokemon from one account to another the items that the Pokemon held just disappeared, I don’t know if anyone else had this problem but this is a bug that needs to be fixed. Overall Pokemon home is a good concept on paper but in the long run it was executed poorly. Hopefully this app gets fixed for the better soon..Human#2784Version: 1.2.0

✓ Obviously essential, but could be much better.I’d like to see an option to sort Pokémon by quantity, that way when I’m trying to wonder box breedjects and the like I can sort them to the top easily. Also being able to filter by “Pokémon I can trade for” or “shiny Pokémon only” when browsing gts would be cool. I’d also like to be able to trade meltans because they are NOT special, and frankly I have too many of them (imagine requiring 400 candies to evolve and not letting people trade the excess trash). Thanks. Also, why are people still able to request impossible trades, thought that was supposed to die in gen 7? I don’t want to see a shiny posted for a lvl 10 avalugg or whatever tf else. If you don’t want actually want to trade it, don’t post it just to show off. You’re not impressive, you’re a jerk. Why do we only get 3 room trades per day? If there’s a genuine reason I’d love to know, if not, can it please be uncapped? Why does wonder trade take over 12 hours sometimes? Doesn’t that seem like a bit much? Takes less than 2 minutes in SwSh. Admittedly it is pretty nice being able to transfer Pokémon between users on the same switch without having to trade, but that’s one of few features that isn’t plagued by unnecessary head (and heart) aches..PbandjamenVersion: 1.0.11

✓ Developers don't listen to feedbackFeedback on this app is widely available all over the Internet but the developers don't seem to be listening or blame "altered data". Great concept but 0/10 on the execution. This app continually crashes and there are people with ridiculous requests wasting space on the GTS. And don't even get me started on the Furfrou....23AlexBVersion: 3.1.2

✓ Great but very sluggishPokémon Home is great. A perfect mix of all the iterations prior and a great way to keep Pokémon which have been with you for years safe. My biggest issue with this mobile version is how slow it feels. The simple act of scrolling menus can’t be more then 15 frames per second. It’s horrible. Waiting for Pokémon models to load slows this down further. They need to take a page from niantic and introduce an option for native frame rate support and asset download to remove these loading times and choppy menu movement..JämesonVersion: 2.1.0

✓ Please make invalid trade disappear!If a pokemon like Melton can't be traded in this game. Please filter out these options in GTS. NOBODY WANT TO SEE THAT IF IT'S IMPOSSIBLE..MilkvetchVersion: 1.0.4

✓ Pokédex or Bill’s PC?First off this needs a better icon. Users know a pokeball means Pokémon, you don’t need to also write Pokémon on the icon when the name of the app is written beneath. My main point is, what is this app supposed to be? Is it a Pokémon storage system, or a Pokédex? Lots of folk would love to have a cross-game record of their growing Dex stats from across all generations. Especially if it had forward-compatibility so you could really enjoy a new region without worrying about whether catching em *all* is still a thing. Because it would still be a thing, in the Pokédex app. This should be the free, basic functionality of this app. It would be cool if it was done up to make your phone feel like it’s got a Rotom inside. However I would say that not all folk want or need a Pokémon storage system for moving actual Pokémon between games, but those who do would pay for it. This should be the premium service, or even a separate app that I’d suggest naming ‘Bill’s PC’..AW-6464Version: 1.0.10

✓ Why can’t we have Mythicals and why do our trades failWhy can’t we have mythical Pokémon why can’t we have mew, shaymen and all the other mythical Pokémon that’s why I rate you a one star. Why do trades fail it is so annoying because when trades fail you can’t trade again I was trying to trade a Omoster for a Tapu KOKO but it did not work why can’t we trade three stars as well this game is so annoying.Tiya parasharVersion: 1.4.1

✓ Improve your legit check!!!I traded my legendary Pokémon in GST and got a Urshifu… And guess what? This Urshifu own an Alpha Mark!!! From what I knew, Alpha Mark only appear when this pokemon are “the Former Alpha” from Pokémon legend Arceus, Did Urshifu even in the Pokémon legends Arceus? I don’t think so. So, where did this Urshifu come from? Must be a magic I think😉.Ark0079Version: 3.1.1

✓ Great app, awful GTSThe transferring of Pokemon and the non-GTS trading mechanics are all perfectly fine and do exactly what’s expected. Pokémon Home is a great utility for finishes Pokédex’s and bringing Pokémon from previous games into the newer ones. The glaring flaw of the app is the GTS. Even before Home existed the GTS of old gen games was always rough but Home’s GTS is almost nonfunctional. The requests for Pokémon are physically impossible to do barring hacking in Pokémon. Gendered Legendaries, regional variants that can’t go into the specific game that the requester set, the tidal wave of Furfrou requests, etc. I’d mention nonsense requests like Zacian for a Pikachu but those types of requests were always a thing, just like how half the Pokemon in the GTS are fake. If you want to deposit a Pokémon it’s alright, odds are it’ll go through in a few hours, but if your looking for a specific Pokémon your better off going into a game, catching a level three Pokémon , naming it the Pokemon you want with a ? on the end and doing link trades. If the GTS got fixed the app would be a trillion times better..SeahawksFan816Version: 3.1.2

✓ GTS flooded with impossible tradesWhy are you allowing people to post impossible trades? There’s no legit way to get a level 1-10 Fully evolved or legendary Pokémon! Fix this problem and I will change my rating..XxTokerxx420xXVersion: 1.1.0

✓ Hope they could add Pokémon go soonI have lot of Pokémon to transfer.CKTGSVersion: 1.0.11

✓ Buggy and really dumbThis tries to plug the problem of firstly transferring Pokemon to a new generation while additionally trying to solve the problem where they didn’t add a GTS to SW/SH. It does the former fine. The latter? It’s like pulling teeth, the whole thing is bogged down with stupid trades which no one would accept! Not to mention the app itself is slow, buggy and crashes and every other time it’s opened. Also, why can’t I log into more than one iOS device with it? I didn’t know this was a problem and I downloaded it on both my iPhone and iPad - for me to find out my iPhone got locked out. I tried deleting it from my iPad but it still won’t open on my phone! Let’s be real here - this is simply a way for Gamefreak to turn the lack of a full Pokédex on SW/SH into money (enter Mr Krabs “I like money” meme here). Everything works as slowly as possible - the trades, the app itself, even the animations are slow and low resolution - it feels like this app was made for an iPhone 4 years ago and they just realised they could pull it out and pretend like this fixes the problems their games made! I wouldn’t spend anymore on this app, nor would I buy SW/SH in the first place. I find myself more angry when playing these games than actually enjoying it! Fix your app! And then fix the games before charging for utter rubbish!.Instagram Cat SelfiesVersion: 1.0.4

✓ Please fix the gts!I love Pokemon home, but the only 2 problems I have is the gts and legal Pokemon. You could show a list when transferring from bank to home to show what Pokemon could then be transferred over to sword and shield. I know it’s my mistake but I’ve gotten shinies stuck in the home and it’s so frustrating. And next, the gts. We all know the problem with it and that it can’t be fixed. But at least make mythical, ledge diaries and specials tradable! You can barely find any Pokemon who aren’t asking for them, and when you do turn on the filter to remove them, it comes up with more Pokemon that you can’t trade! Like phione! Please adjust this Pokemon!.CopyCat~Version: 1.0.4

✓ Did not get free shiny zeraoraWhen I did the steps I still did not get the free shiny zeraora.UfcuctfVersion: 1.2.0

✓ Where do I start?First, we were sold an ~$80 game that was not only unfinished, but didn’t include all the the Pokémon or features like GTS and WonderTrade. Want to catch all the Pokémon? $30 for a DLC (still doesn’t include them all). Want to trade or battle online? $30/year for Nintendo Switch Online. Want to transfer Pokémon from gen 3 games? $5/year for Pokémon Bank. Want to transfer old Pokémon from Pokémon bank or Let’s Go? $25/year for Pokémon Home. Sure these aren’t expensive subscriptions, but considering previous FINISHED games were $70 included these features at no extra cost, are now $190 all up! $190 for Sword OR Shield, that’s not even for both (it’s $300 for both games with all features and “most” of the Pokémon, by the way!). Ever since Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald and Diamond/Pearl/Platinum could transfer Pokémon between 2 different generations on 2 different consoles simply for the prices of the games ($70each). I feel ripped off and I’ve only purchased the base games. You’ve lost a Pokémon fan of 20 years..Mr. Mike94Version: 1.0.4

✓ We need this featureDon't you find it annoying when you transfer a Pokémon from Pokémon go to Pokémon home just to find out you can’t transfer them back? Well I do! All I want is a charizard and a few other Pokémon in Pokémon go, however I can’t get them in the game because of that stupid feature. What we NEED, is to be able to transfer Pokémon from Pokémon home to Pokémon go. We can do it for every other Pokémon game on the Nintendo Switch, (I know that Pokémon go is in fact NOT on the Nintendo Switch) except Pokémon go. Wake up Nintendo, because believe me, with Pokémon scarlet and Pokémon violet, people will soon get angry. So on behalf of everyone who has transferred Pokémon from Pokémon go to Pokémon home and can’t get them back in Pokémon go, ENABLE US TO TRANSFER POKÉMON INTO POKÉMON GO!.Blitz migwelVersion: 3.0.1

✓ I can’t download the dam appIt’s will not let me download fix it I want meltan in Pokémon go.JdhdndudndudndVersion: 2.0.1

✓ Please read, good app, has some flawsOk so I left a review a while back but I’m changing it as I got the main problem fixed. This is a a great idea but I think it needs tinkering. I definitely think it’s awesome that I can store Pokémon from all my save files and whatnot, plus the trading is awesome... however I think the trading needs to be fixed a little bit. #1 people shouldn’t be allowed to ask for low level full evo starters. That’s just impossible as far as I’ve figured out. Also there should be more specifics about the Pokémon your getting and the Pokémon your giving. You should be able to check the stats and moveset if a Pokémon, that just makes sense, and if your trading away your Pokémon, you should be able to be more specific with what you get back. All the searching mechanics should be more specific. If I’m trading away I shiny I probably want a shiny back, but all I can put is pretty much the name and level and stuff. And when your searching, you can almost only search for level and gender, plus games it can go to. There needs to be more filters. Finally, and this isn’t important what so ever, but is it just me or do the sprites look kind of weird. I don’t really like them..FiAwesomeVersion: 1.2.0

✓ A disappointing startOverall, the first reason that I go to this app works fine. Storage is great and the ability to transfer Pokémon from the other game makes me feel like doing a nuzlock challenge without deleting my current group of Pokémon. That said other features are buggy or aren’t the best described in how they work. Room trading is just broken. It forces you out every single time. Sometimes when the initial countdown, other times during the Pokémon selection. At this point, I have been unable to complete any room trade. The other thing that kind of bothers me but isn’t necessarily broken is the wonder box. It’s nice to have and I don’t necessarily expect it to work instantaneously but it takes literal hours for it to do anything. That’s too long of a time frame, imo. At first I though it wasn’t even a functional feature. The fact that there are premium features in the app that are linked to things that aren’t working properly, ie setting up a room trade, is not acceptable. I won’t be asking for a refund, as the 6000 slots is quite nice but please get on this quickly..TheBronandoVersion: 1.0.0

✓ Can’t use friend tradePokémon Company, change the age restriction from 16 to 13! It makes no sense that you restrict this feature! Only near adults can use friend trade, and they most likely will lose interest in Pokémon soon, anyways, which makes NO SENSE!.Genaric Nickname 50980Version: 1.0.10

✓ Not worth itThe app was good at first, but as someone that doesn’t play Sword & Shield it’s now essentially useless, and what’s the point of the basic plan when you only have 30 storage space? 30? That number is pitiful. The premium plan is however a generous price of $15 a year, but still. I’m not going to spend money on something I really don’t have a use for. It would’ve been fun to put some duplicate Pokémon from Pokémon Go into the app and do trading to finish the Pokédex, but then again, I have to pay to get that storage space. And to free up the storage space I would need to transfer Pokémon from the app to Sword & Shield, which I don’t play. If you don’t play Sword & Shield I suggest you don’t get the app, because then it’s useless. I wish the app was more inclusive by not being made for just one specific game. What’s the point of it being linked to Pokémon Go when it was made for Sword & Shield? And why is the storage space so low? A storage of 1000 would be a good number so there’s enough for one of every Pokémon plus a little room for duplicates..XDEVILx BruhVersion: 1.3.2

✓ Broken app so farBrought premium subscription, Wonder trade takes hours before try get traded and everytime you join random trade rooms and finally getting in it says you have left room. At least can move Pokémon between games and gts works as long as you don’t have any event Pokémon. But other features are broken which is poor for the one who are paying for.No1988auVersion: 1.0.0

✓ Premium planYou need to pay to see your Pokémon and to transfer Pokémon for the 3ds I’m ok with taking away the extra slots but please I put my Pokémon in now I can never see them again unless I pay for a free app made by a company making millions across the globe. sincerely : a diehard fan.Abcdmk11Version: 1.2.1

✓ GTS Needs More OptionsI got this app because I’m planning to complete my SwSh pokédex and start shiny hunting, and I was hoping to find people who wanted to trade some version exclusives, along with a foreign Ditto for masuda method breeding. Joining the app, I was really disappointed. The process of transferring the pokes I wanted to offer was fairly simple (if a little clunky due to switching systems), but when it came time to find a trading partner... well. Even with “exclude people searching for legendaries/mythicals” turned on, the pages were flooded with people looking for one-available-per-game unbreedable pokemon like Poipole and the Tapu line. And almost the rest of the time, the pokemon requested was actually impossible like a level 1 Cinderace... or at the very least, it only looks like that, because the app only shows you a small handful of different trade offers with no way to view more offers. (This is also why I have low faith in putting up my own offer, because there’s no way for me to know if anyone is seeing it.) I would greatly appreciate more search filters you could apply when looking at the GTS, like a “only show offers I can fulfill” or an “exclude (x) pokemon”, or even just letting people view ALL offers if they fit the search criteria. If changes that improve the trading process are made I’ll change my review..InvertedApathyVersion: 1.0.11

✓ Vital if you want your Pokemon from 3dsNot withstanding the absolute need for this app—should you wish to transfer pokes from older games. This app has absolutely no merit at all. It’s actually pointless, it’s soulless and featureless; even he features that it does have seem broken or half formed. I have bought a years subscription, just in case I do want to deposit more, but I am honestly just left thinking why have they just re-made Pokemon bank and charging us almost 3 times the annual amount? I cannot stress how utterly basic and pointless this app is. I naively thought That Pokemon home might be like some kind of extended park where all my Pokemon would roam, etc. Instead we are greeted by a sterile screen just showing a generic list of the transferee Pokemon. To call it basic would be an insult to all that is basic. This is an abysmal effort, technically it works exactly like it was designed, but it needs some kind of element to make it less Pokemon banky..BaybudVersion: 1.0.3

✓ Crackdown on all illegal Pokemon trade requests.Pokemon is a very handy tool for transferring Pokemon from the older generation of games into Pokemon Sword & Shield. However what ruins this app is the GTS, in which users request hacked/illegal Pokemon. 99% of trade requests you will see ask for a lvl 1-10 poipole or a lvl 1-10 third evolution Pokemon like incineroar or any legendary which is lower than its encounter level for any Pokemon you’re looking for. Want a legendary? That will cost you a poipole. Want a shiny? Poipole please. One of the rarer Pokemon? Poipole. My lvl 1 bidoof? Yeah you guessed. Poipole. The Pokemon Company NEEDS to address this plague. Weather these illegal trades are legit requests from users or just them trolling others by showing off, it needs to stop. Something else that needs to be added is a search function which filters out trades with have Pokemon that you currently have in Home if they meet the requirements. The little pokeball icon next to a Pokemon’s name should also turn to another colour to indicate that you have it in home, and should be grey if you have registered it in your dex. I would give this app higher stars but this Hacked/illegal Pokemon issue is getting out of hand something NEEDS to be done NOW. Edit 1: Even after “fixing” impossible trade requests, Somehow people, or rather Trolls are STILL able to post impossible trades. This needs a through look over..ChromeShinxVersion: 1.2.0

✓ Beautiful App - Trolls clog the tradesThe layout and presentation of Pokémon Home is superb and eye catching. It has most features you desire. It lacks some as well. When trading Pokémon, you are presented with a list of Pokémon that the person wants and you have. The issue is that you don’t know at first glance which Pokémon are from which box. You may accidentally trade a Pokémon you want to keep instead of the duplicates you don’t want because you can’t lock Pokémon from being traded either. This is also assuming you can trade with others to begin with. The biggest issue with Pokémon Home is one that has been plaguing the Pokémon trading scene for years. Impossible trade requests. Anyone can put their Pokémon up for trade and request something impossible. They can request Pokémon that can never be in a certain level range or even ask for Pokémon with a gender that is also unavailable to that Pokémon! And if you’re feeling bold, why not do both at once? Every single lookup of a Pokémon you might want is filled with impossible requests, pushing the legitimate ones to the wayside and out of sight. My recommendation at this time is to only use Home for organization of your Pokémon and forget using the trading feature... which is sad because that is in direct opposition of the whole idea behind the Pokémon games to begin with!.HylianSteelVersion: 1.0.10

✓ Too Much HasslePersonally, I haven’t had struggles with the app crashing like everyone else seems to have had. Instead, I’ve had a lot of trouble connecting my mobile Pokémon Home to my Nintendo Switch Pokémon Home & personally don’t see why it should even be a thing on mobile if you can’t connect to your Nintendo Switch easily. This is supposed to make up for not putting the GTS in Pokémon Sword & Shield ( which was a mistake in its self ) but there is no need for the linking process to be as difficult as it is. I’ve played around with the apps for days but have still not manage to connect them. In my honest opinion, a waste of time..Happy clash royal playerVersion: 1.0.10

✓ Not badUpdates with nothing but bug fixes are way too frequent. I get you need to patch the software but I don’t want to have to update the app every time I want to get in. Also the paid subscription is complete BS. It should be basic functionality to trade Pokémon between games in 2020, and while having limited functionality is fine, it’s still wrong to charge people for a glorified PC box.ReddgcVersion: 1.0.10

✓ Why I need to pay to transfer from poke bank?I think the paid service is over priced!.StephanieGGVersion: 1.1.0

✓ Needs improvement.The interface is lovely and once the bug fixes are out I can imagine it will work smoothly. But it is frustrating that I can’t trade with someone that isn’t near by with a friend trade. I understand that the developers are trying to combat hacked Pokémon. But it should not be up to the user to suffer for a problem they are not contributing to. Other measures should be put in place to battle hacked Pokémon. I currently am regretting bringing my Pokémon into Pokémon home..MitchgeekVersion: 1.0.9

✓ My opinionI love Pokémon home a lot it’s very very useful to me. An I like it’s compatible with poke bank. my only issue currently is Pokémon forms. For example, for me many people in will only trade for poke I need in Pokémon sword for furfrou with there trim/forms not for normal one/form an putting them in the bank an transferring them to home is for me my only way to get it in home but they always revert to there normal form tho. I know u can get its forms on poke go, but I’ve never yet have gotten one to spawn around my house an I can’t go anywhere due to Covid an being a high health risk person if I were to go out an possibly get it, so my parents won’t let me go outside. an I live out in A country area, So not many poke spawn around my house to start with nor raid areas pop up. So for those of us like me with this frustrated issue can u like add something to home that let’s say change the forms of poke but with in poke home it’s self in a future update please mayb like use the point system an add a option to spend points on changing a Pokémons form or something mayb pretty please. I’d much rather use my home points I save up for that then BP. thank you for your time in reading this.Mnellie46Version: 1.5.3

✓ How is this acceptable?I literally can’t do anything outside of accepting the Pikachu and starter Pokémon because I decided to start my switch version first! Isn’t the whole point of this to have access to your boxes on your phone? Even after downloading the new update I am still unable to do anything! Connecting your phone version to the switch version is one of the main advertised functions, and now I’m stuck in Poké-limbo because I checked everything out on my switch first!.Yanchep beastVersion: 1.0.3

✓ GtsIt’s good but why can’t I trade mythic Pokemon ie melmetal mew etc It would make it much better if I trade mythic Pokemon.ViIeplume1Version: 1.3.2

✓ Good but flawedLike most other reviewers, I find this to be a fantastic way to transfer Pokémon between games, although this app is inherently flawed. As much as I like how the developers have implemented a failsafe for impossible trades, the GTS is still full of people wanting legendary Pokémon for Pokémon that you can easily find in game. In my humble opinion, the GTS would run much better if only Legendary Pokémon were able to be traded for other Legendary Pokémon. This would make the GTS much better to use as you wouldn’t find any gimmicky trades, and you would be able to fill your Pokédex without cheating in every Legendary. For this reason I believe a three star review is reasonable, and perhaps when change is implemented I will bump up the review..Shadow_Dancer123Version: 1.2.0

✓ Communication Error?Whenever I try to open up the app, it always comes up with a communication error. It worked perfectly fine for one day, but I had to resort to deleting it because apparently there was an error. Even after deleting it, the app would come up with communication error and I can’t use the app without having to delete it every time I want to use it. Please fix this..Satattack007Version: 1.2.0

✓ UselessThis is like the Pokemon Bank but four times the price, much harder and more confusing to use and full of people asking for mythical Pokémon for ordinary ones. But the worst thing is the crow barring in of the good features from Sun and Moon which have been made almost useless. Specifically, the inability to evolve pokemon via trading, with or without items. All of my pokemon playing friends live in other cities, so to trade with them through Sword and Shield, I would have to purchase the high priced online functionality that I would never use again. To use all the functions of Sword, it would cost me approximately $165 Canadian. It makes me wonder if they care about all of us poor idiots who have bought their games for 20 years, or whether they just want as much money out of us as they can get..Sinclair81Version: 1.0.11

✓ Pokemon homeThe app is overall good until you get to the GTS because if you want to trade all the people ask for impossible Pokémon so in my opinion they should add a feature where you ask for an evolved Pokemon it has to be the level it evolves at or over. Other than that there is not much wrong with app it is a bit lagging and freezes up sometimes. I think the app is a better variation of Pokemon bank since you don’t to pay to use the actual app..FreddddddddddddddddddyVersion: 1.1.0

✓ Intermittent issues with loading the appThis app has issues loading up and it happens more often then not. It needs to be fixed if I’m paying subscription fee for it honestly..Avatar_of_EntropyVersion: 3.1.2

✓ A Disappointed Day 1 Premium SubscriberI’ve been a huge supporter of Gamefreak and have stood by them in all their questionable decisions surrounding the Sword & Shield release. This app was supposed to be the saving grace that would finally shut up all the doubters. Unfortunately, the app is riddled with problems and bugs such as not allowing users to log in, missing Pokémon, poorly implemented GTS system allowing impossible requests, and bugs making it impossible to contact customer support in the app (Access Denied?). It’s incredible they had the gall to charge a premium option at all, and I am deeply disappointed I bought a single months worth of it. Maybe in the future when they work the bugs out the premium price will be worth it, but right now, it is not worth your money, and to be honest, the limitations with the free option isn’t even worth the data on your mobile device. The GTS was removed from Sword & Shield to be put in Home, where it could be more easily accessible and convenient on phones, yet previously mentioned bugs make that impossible. In the end, Sword & Shield were gutted for a figurative dish that was given the best ingredients but stored pre-frozen, and served microwaved with half of it still cold..HiBicBoiVersion: 1.0.7

✓ TradingI love Pokémon home don’t get me wrong but it annoys me how Pokémon don’t evolve when being traded as I need the Pokémon to evolve to help complete my Pokédex I also dislike the fact that you can not filter for Pokémon you have when trading, so when you are searching you only have the choice for no legendary Pokémon but you still have to scroll through them all hoping that you have the Pokémon in your box that the person wants so you can trade. A lot of the time you can not trade as you don’t have the right Pokémon and just wasted time scrolling through the list. However the wonder trading is amazing and I look forward to logging on each time to see if people traded with me. I also enjoy the fact you can trade more than one Pokémon..ZOOM ZOOM 2012Version: 1.0.9

✓ Voice RecognitionAll my app settings are English and my default for voice rec is English but the mic in the app thinks I'm searching Japanese because I have that keyboard installed. Besides this, app is good but the sorting of Pokemon is confusing. Just give us the boxes like in the games and on the Switch version. Also need better friend connectivity. Why can't I see how many Pokemon my Nintendo Switch friends have?.Brad YogiVersion: 1.0.7

✓ Error 8807You need to fix error 400/ 8807. Way too common an issue. Also allowing people to request Pokémon on the GTS that are not possible to trade is a ridiculous and stupid design choice..XiandataVersion: 1.0.7

✓ It took my pokemonIt just took all my pokemon said i have never deposited or taken out anything wiped my pokedex clean and now all my legendarys, shinies and old really good pokemon are all gone except for 3 pokemon i got from the app a pikachu, a pichu and a bulbasaur..R0NIKVersion: 1.2.1

✓ Needs WorkWhilst it is a good working app. It needs to tell you from the start which Pokemon CAN and CANNOT be transferred over into Sword and Shield. I spent $10 to transfer all my Pokémon from the Bank to Home only to find out my favourite Pokémon of all generations can’t be apart of my Sword team. The lack of information around the transfers needs to be improved and more needs to be done so all Pokemon from all generations can be enjoyed on the Switch..Monster3877Version: 1.2.0

✓ Switch + mobile versionsI downloaded the switch version yesterday when it released and bought the premium plan and was working fine however when I transferred my Pokémon from Pokémon bank to home it said it will take awhile in the meantime it said I cannot use home on my switch and as of today I still can’t login back into it, I’m very annoyed as I spent premium for the year and not even being able to log in to use the features..CharrbzVersion: 1.0.3

✓ Average ‘help’, parental issuesI keep getting trades from the same person and both their player name and Pokémon are all named/contain swear words. I was told to release them - loosing both my Pokémon in the trade, the one I received and lost faith that they’re going to do anything about it. I don’t expect new mons, just for them to sort out the inappropriate stuff, to at least block from me or ban them altogether. Multiple emails later they don’t seem to care at all. Apparently you can name them whatever horrid names as long as they have an ‘*’ in between..Barek1979Version: 1.0.11

✓ 2.0 changed a few thingsSo I’ve loved Pokémon for a long time and have begun collecting all Pokémon I could to create my own living dex. Then this update came along a new option I hadn’t seen before came up on the mobile app saying you can catch all Pokémon per game on that Pokédex helping keep track of one’s I may have missed from those games. Now it seems to have wiped that information which sucked as I had completed most of them and had 400+ on Pokémon go.Wakojacko19999997Version: 2.0.0

✓ But howWhen I was on the GTS and searching the Pokemon I want, there were a lot of people wanting poipole for some reason, but some people wanting a level 10 Naganadel which is impossible.Tik tik is @jellycookieVersion: 1.0.11

✓ WhyWhat if you Did not want to see people who want mythicals But Pokémon Hone said POIPOLE OR PHIONE.🅱️👌🍆💦🗿🔥💯❗️Version: 1.0.10

✓ Serves its purposeJust started using the app as a paying customer and love the space in boxes and that wonder trade lets you do ten at one likewise with the gts however i think the gts slots need more adding. The app has in game achievements which are cool and I enjoy the quest of completing a home Pokédex by hustling and trading. However I think more filters should be added to the gts such as shiny and ivs. Also would it hurt to do more home mystery gifts? We are paying for a service and don’t get many rewards beyond the privilege of space and most of us pay for Nintendo online too. I think you should be able to skip the Pokémon returning to you or you tricking a new Pokémon animation aswell because as charming as it was the first time it’s rather laborious upon the 1,000,000th.TTR3 = Version: 3.0.1

✓ Nice ideaI like the app it’s very clear and easy to use, and I like the wonder box idea but I can’t keep buying these things like poke bank itself already costs and then you have to pay for Pokémon home and Nintendo online and the normal internet and an expansion pass all to play one game. It’s really adding up and if u add anything more I’m going to go be homeless pls stop :((((( Like are we supposed to spend $200+ for Pokémon idk it’s kind of getting insane. I’ll just have to play another game..NioHashiri0000Version: 1.0.10

✓ Friend Trades are a JokeFull disclosure, the idea of Pokémon Home, combined with Max Raids in Sword and Shield has gotten me back into Pokémon, and now I’m trying to “catch em all” as they say. But this app doesn’t allow trading the same way the game does... and since the game doesn’t include all the Pokémon, I literally have no way to get them all. Why in the world can I not trade with a friend online? You can trade with any friend or stranger in sword online, so why would this app, which is a PAID SERVICE, be any different? And since Mythicals can’t be traded in the GTS, or Trade Rooms, there is literally NO work around for this. This isn’t very hard, just fix it..Sky_Eagle1Version: 1.0.10

✓ Amazing game!Hello! Personally I love this game, it’s a simple way to clear out your Pokemon and send other pokemon from other games. I would give this 5 stars but there are 2 minor issues. The other day I got sent a shiny Pokemon from a friend. It took 3 hours to send but that was for a whole different reason since I hadn’t updated the game. After waiting 3 hours I had finally retrieved the Pokemon but it couldn’t be put in the game so please allow all Pokemon to be sent in the game. Next, I don’t like how you cannot send Pokemon back into the game so say if you wanted to transfer a mewwto or something and it said it can’t be transferred into the game it can’t go back to its original game so it sits in the boxes! Thank you for creating this game and reading my suggestions!.IssybellexoxVersion: 1.4.0

✓ Need add moreI hope Pokémon home app can add trade evolution to evolve Pokémon.Tonybc90Version: 1.0.7

✓ Unnecessarily complicatedIt’s a nicely presented app, but overly complicated for switching Pokemon from the 3DS and Pokemon Go. The subscription is over priced for when you receive and it you want to transfer to the news games you have to have a subscription, which is dam near impossible to cancel. Setting it up takes two seconds and is done in the app, cancelling can’t be done in the app and is intended to make you give up. It’s also important to not that while you can transfer pretty much any Pokemon to this app, you can’t send them all to Sword/Shield and they just sit in the app and you have to keep paying or risk losing them, it’s not possible to know his before you subscribe, just a lovely surprise for when you do. The GTS is also extremely flawed as it allows users to request Pokemon that can’t be sent, but very few seem to recognise this and it still lacks a function where you can put up a shiny for trade and request a shiny in return, making a lot of trade redundant..Politic'AlVersion: 1.0.11

✓ Create a problem, sell the solution.I’m really not enjoying Pokémon home. Rather than sum up the problems in a lengthy paragraph, I’ll just list them. 1) It’s a paid service. All some people want to do is transfer pokémon from a previous game. Gens 3-5 was free. Gens 6-7 needed a paid service app on the 3ds. Now in gen 8, it costs even more! I’m already paying £50 for your game, (a game with only 20 hours of content, an awful story, non-existant difficulty, and of course dexit, albeit I liked the rest of the game) and that’s without the DLC. The fact it’s paid really ruins it. If it were free and just had tons of ads, I’d be giving this 3 or 4 stars. 2) Trading is even more inconvenient. You want to trade a pokémon for a particular pokémon. 1) use the home app on the switch and transfer the pokémon to home. 2) use the home app on your phone to set up the trade. 3) wait 4) use the home app on your phone to retrieve the pokémon, 5) use the switch app to then pass the pokémon to the game. Why can’t this all be in sw/sh? it was in gen 6, why not now?.KaptianKaos8Version: 1.0.11

✓ Why?I got this app since it was launched awaiting the Pokémon Go support to roll out. This feature just came out a day or so ago and I have to say, I an very disappointed. I waited around 5 months for this to happen and what we got was really cash greedy. You can transfer a bunch of normal Pokemon such as Larvitar and Dratinis but their CP has to be under 2000 or else the energy it will cost you will add another 300 to it making it 400 energy for an average Pokemon. After you use up all of your transfer energy, you have to wait A FULL WEEK OR YOU WILL HAVE TO SPEND $10 FOR IT TO RECHARGE. This is super cash greedy as I have been playing your Pokemon Go game for 4 whole years. I have spent lots of time, trying to get these Pokemon in my collection to be treated like this. I wouldn’t argue if you had to wait a day or two, really. I know that you’re a company and you need to make money, but this is simply too far. ONE SHINY LEGENDARY/MYTHICAL COSTS ALL OF THE TRANSFER ENERGY. So you have to wait a FULL WEEK or SPEND $10. You can transfer around 5 shiny Pokemon per month if you don’t want to spend money. This is simply disappointing but I will still use it cuz I have some pokemon to transfer, but please make the wait time/coins lower, please, I don’t want to wait a whole week just to transfer a shiny Heatran to Pokemon Shield just so its IVs can get randomized..Mr.E BoioVersion: 1.3.0

✓ Youve got to be kiddingI sure am glad that i paid money to take one of my pokemon to home to trade it for a shiny dracovish. just to learn i cant trade my pokemon because its “special”. wow nice move guys! I'm so happy to know my event pokemon are stuck in pokemon home for no reason, as they cant enter any of the new games. 0/10, I would rate negative stars if it was possible!.Oh u know who I amVersion: 1.0.4

✓ Great butIt’s a great app I can now physically see what Pokémon I need to catch and evolve, but I would like to sync my Pokémon go to the app , also there is a problem if haveing caught Pokémon added them to home but the Pokédex physically saids it’s not there when it is. Also Pokémon not registered in the missions menu, when they are physically in my home. And can we have a special unown Pokédex and trade option for the different letters please. As well as syncing Pokémon go to home..Jim(^_−)−☆Version: 1.2.1

✓ Pokemon Home is... Fine?The app runs in accordance with the Nintendo Switch game of the same name, and includes features that can’t otherwise be found in that game. With this App the price if the Switch game should be justified but it’s not, really. Features that are unique to this app, such as trading, are buggy and slow. The app feels pretty slow to use in general, and it’s design looks outdated and lacking. There is no explanation at all about how “Home Points” are accumulated, they just appear sometimes. The challenges and rewards you receive are odd too, with no explanation as to what they are, when they appear, how many there are etc and the rewards are confusing and useless. This app feels rushed, which is thoroughly disappointing coming from a company who literally are the worlds largest franchise owners’. Sort it out guys!.Badger BaronVersion: 1.0.3

✓ GTS search issueHello, I’m writing this review because of an issue I’ve been having in the GTS. I can still deposit Pokémon just fine but the “search for Pokémon” button doesn’t seem to work anymore, I was trying to trade some of my other legendaries for the Tao Trio but mainly just Reshiram. I deposited my Pokémon just fine but when I decided to search for each individual Tao Trio member it seemed to glitch or just straight up become unusable. I searched for the Kyurem and two of them popped up which didn’t seem to be broken at all, but upon me accidentally leaving that page I tried to search for Kyurem again but it gave me an error message of “The Pokémon does not exist”. I at first thought the two Kyurem got traded away quickly or the trainers took them back but when I tried searching for Reshiram or Zekrom it didn’t work? I tried every search filter I could think of and also searched for other Pokémon like Urshifu and also some of the starters because I remember starters being very common on the GTS, but none of them worked, is this an internet issue? Should I delete the app and redownload it? Please fix this issue as the GTS is slowly becoming unusable..Shiny yveltalVersion: 1.3.1

✓ Does it’s job, but has too many problemsThe app definitely does its job, but the plethora of bugs and glitches here and there really put a damper on the experience. For example, after trading several Pokémon over from Pokémon bank and completing the National dex in Home, the app (switch version was fine) claimed none of the Pokémon transferred were in the dex, even though they are in the home. GTS is also the worst it’s ever been, where trading feels almost impossible at times because people keep requesting event Pokémon that cannot be traded. A simple fix would be to either allow these Pokémon to be traded, or better yet, do not allow anyone to request Pokémon that cannot be traded. I could never get friend trades to work either, as my phone was stuck on the “your GPS is being initialized” screen. Other than these glaring problems, the app seems to work fine, and the switch version has been working perfectly. Overall, as long as you aren’t trying to complete the National pokedex, the app does it’s job and is worth using.Dan#438Version: 1.0.4

✓ Not impressedFirst off, it’s a great concept but needs some fine tuning to raise the star count for me. I’ve been using the home system to transfer Pokémon from Pokémon let’s go and sword, which has helped me to finish my Pokédex in both games. But it has become abundantly clear that people are now using the GTS system as more a trophy system instead of what it’s intended. When I try to search for rare Pokémon to add to my collection, I’m met with people who want to show off what they have instead of actually wanting to trade. For example, there is no way I can trade someone a 1-10 Bolthound for a Zacian... I believe if you can’t acquire the Pokémon until like level 60 then you shouldn’t be able to ask for said Pokémon under that level. Also, what’s the point in adding mythical Pokémon that cannot trade through the home system? If that were the case, it shouldn’t be transferrable in the first place. Seems more like a waste of Pokémon storage.... and finally, I think that it should be monitored periodically for offensive names on Pokémon. I have an 8yr old that also uses this system and she shouldn’t have to come to me asking me what an offensive word means.....Noot6668Version: 1.0.11

✓ Rip OffThe pricing to store literally less than 10mb in the cloud with trading at the current pricing is absolutely ridiculous especially when most can’t even be moved to next gen yet. Unfortunately there’s no alternative except leaving your Pokémon in last gen forever.VillageSpacemanVersion: 1.2.0

✓ Won’t workEvery time I try linking my account it says it’s not able to.Alfab6735Version: 1.0.0

✓ Bad-lots of login error -can’t use on more than 1 device at a time -filter out request mythical Pokémon doesn’t work, still see mythicals. -people can upload mythical Pokémon even though can’t be traded -people can request impossible Pokémon ie: charizard lvl 1-10. -autosort filter doesn’t save, so have to reclick it every time you move a Pokémon on switch -wondertrade is slow -can’t move Pokémon around boxes on the phone -can’t use gts on switch -hundreds of Pokémon are stuck in it because can’t move them to any game. Why on earth does this cost 20$ CAD with all these problems?.Yogagirl777777777Version: 1.0.9

✓ Update to allowed access from more than one Mobile Device neededIt needs serious quality of life improvement to be able to use more than one Mobile device, it doesn’t make any sense for a server based System to restricts you to just one Mobile Device, i transferred my Settings to my iPhone because it is more portable then my iPad for when I catch some on Pokemon go and transfer them to Pokemon home, I should be able able to access my Account from my iPad as well 🤷in today’s standard!. seriously fix this !.Fish man87Version: 1.5.1

✓ GTS is awfulThe Pokémon Company has had some form of GTS service available in each of the games for over a decade, and with what is meant to be their ultimate version of the service suffers from poor filtering options. The service is filled with ‘impossible’ trades, making reasonable trades more difficult than it should, from the demand for geographically isolated Pokémon GO exclusive dogs, to like-for-like trades of single-capture legendaries, as well as impossible region trades, where they want future Pokemon in older games, or level illegal trades, the service needs a trade purge and more appropriate filters set in place..Lumi_NVersion: 3.1.1

✓ PokémonThe app should have away to transfer to Pokémon GO.WalllahVersion: 3.1.2

✓ :(I thought it would’ve supported other Pokémon games not just the Nintendo console games. App is currently undeveloped and never thought I had to pay. I was disappointed because I was hyped for this..Jocelyne_LVersion: 1.0.3

✓ Such a stupid idea1. GTS should’ve been in the game from the start. Same with mass releasing Pokémon 2. Why can’t I trade with friends, people who I have optionally added, over wifi? That defeats the entire purpose 3. Why can’t we trade mythicals? And fine, even if you’re extremely adamant on that, WHY CAN WE STILL REQUEST THEM?! The gts is constantly flooded with trash requests that, even if we wanted to complete, we couldn’t possibly. 4. The app is extremely buggy and that combined with the above reasons this is no where near worth 16$ a year. You guys are turning into one of the most anti consumer companies out there and yea. We get it. You make bank from it. But so many people dislike this and the new games that eventually this will run out. Just like paper Mario..Icantthinkofanickname68Version: 1.0.10

✓ Money GrabThere shouldn’t be a premium service for this app, we have already had to pay for several consoles, games and now Nintendo online. Although it is way overpriced the concept it great but poorly executed. For example it would be a good feature to be able to search for shinys, in gts being able to want a shiny on your trade or being able to search for a Pokémon that you have and other people want so you don’t have to scroll through thousands of trades..NeanleighVersion: 1.0.9

✓ Does what it needs to do… ishIf you solely want to move Pokémon back and forth, this app is great. The issues are in the GTS feature. It’s clogged with trolls asking for Pokémon that legally cannot be acquired which makes it useless. With no GTS in SwSh, it’s the only option available to you but is next to not usable at all. My other gripe is that your Pokémon automatically deposit the items they’re holding in your in game bag when transferred. I really don’t see the point of this, either the software just isn’t able to deal with items for some reason or they don’t want you sending items across games. If the latter is the case, with how prominent hacking is in mainline Pokémon games, the only players this hinders are those who don’t hack because those who do will just hack in the items they want anyway. When your Pokémon builds rely on certain held items that you have to grind the Battle Tower for it can be really annoying. Ideally I would give it a 3.5 star. -1 star for the GTS systems trollability and -0.5 for the items..Xxfire12Version: 1.5.3

✓ It’s alrightI think this game is ok and fun. You can choose a starter Pokemon, trade, receive Pokemon in mystery gift section, etc. I only have a few problems with this game. 1. I don’t get the room trade. I’m kinda getting it... but it’s like you choose the Pokemon and the game randomly chooses who u trade with?? Also you only have a limited amount of room trades. It used to be 3 am luckily they changed it to 10! The other thing is, you have to wait in the room trade for like 120 seconds until it actually loads all the people in the room and I hv to wait again!! 2. THE BATTLE DATA MAKES LEGIT NO SENSE!!! Also it’s very unfair cuz u need a Nintendo to get like giganatmax Pokemon and U can’t compete in battle competitions which isn’t fair 😤 3. You have to trade to get like the second and third evolutions which people like want poipole and solgaleo and stuff like that for which is really bad. I was thinking maybe I could play with ur Pokemon and on a certain lvl they could evolve which would be very cool 😎 I think I can stop nagging now 🤣 but it is an ok game for many Pokemon fans thx! 😊.NoodledoodledoodleVersion: 1.1.0

✓ Pokemon home Link accountI’ve finally got Pokemon home on my switch and app on IOS I’ve made to the account link where I can sign in on Nintendo switch online app on my iPhone, but the problem is my sign in was good it was unable to apply the account it saying unable to login I’ve signed out my N,S,O app and login back in with my security password it was no problem but I tried multiple times on the Pokemon home but no success. How do I apply the account link through Nintendo Switch Online app without disrupting my security access or password change?.Blackball18Version: 1.0.3

✓ No Pokémon go?Why have a phone app if it isn’t compatible with the Pokémon phone game?.GravyYachtVersion: 1.0.4

✓ Just another sign of Pokémon’s FateI downloaded this app like anyone else, expecting something that was actually useful. But I found out otherwise. It only lets you hold up to 30 Pokémon for free, which is almost nothing compared to many trainers’ collections, and you must pay for both Pokémon Bank and Pokémon Home to do anything else. $20 just to put a Pokémon in a game that can’t even transfer it into Sword and Shield? Yeah, no! And then I found out it age-locks you out of most everything. Cant access Mystery Gifts, Friends, or various other features unless you’re over 16. So then, apparently the Pokémon Company thinks that only 16-year-olds have friends or go out. And then, when I tried to contact support, they blew me off and told me to essentially try again when it’s more convenient for them. Unacceptable. This is just a sign as to what’s happening to Pokémon. Rather than care about players, games continue to become pay-to-win, even console games, and the expectation is that you pay for it. You know what? I honestly hope pokemon dies within the next few years. They’re burning out after one failed attempt after another (Pokémon duel, Pokémon Sun and Moon, pokken tournament DX, Pokemon sword and shield, Pokémon masters, and Pokémon home). They deserved a better death than this, and I think that the Galar era just sealed their fate..RunnerboyniwehiVersion: 1.0.4

✓ It’s a start but needs to improve soonSo the updates have come out and bugs have been mixed. Great! Now let’s look where features need to be improved. GTS. It’s a mess. Trainers can put up pokemon and request pokemon with conditions that don’t exist. Level 60 Zacian? Level 1 - 10 Dragapult? Even worst is when players could request Meltan or other mythicals that can’t be traded. This may not seem like a big deal but these impossible trade requests clog up the list and make GTS tiresome. Storage Boxes in the app. They should reflect how the trainer organizes their pokemon on the Switch version. Challenges and Research Task. The app has challenges, the Switch has research task but you can’t see them if you aren’t on the right system. This especially makes it more difficult to complete them. Especially the Switch’s where GTS would be useful to complete. instead you have to do a trade, close out the phone app, open the Switch version, check task, if the trade didn’t give you the right pokemon, close the Switch version, open phone app and repeat. The rewards aren’t that exciting for the App challenges since no one, including yourself, can see the stickers. And that’s all you get in game stickers. The Switch Research Tasks gets you nothing. This app and Pokemon Home is good but it will never be great or anything I would recommend someone paying for if improvements aren’t made sooner. 6 months sooner, not 12 months later.Conner3669Version: 1.0.10

✓ How are you lost a legendary in a mythical PokémonI transferred a legendary to Pokémon HOME, and I didn’t realize that you couldn’t transfer into Pokémon violet so I was gonna put them back into Pokémon go, and I couldn’t I’m so mad, and I want that to be a thing legendary mythical. Pokémon into Pokémon go again..BoB1239076Version: 3.1.2

✓ Premium plan garbageI went into all the trouble of evolving five special rockruffs, moving them to Pokémon bank (which took at least 10 minutes) only to find that I needed to PAY to get them into HOME. I’ve wasted literally half an hour of my spare time trying to get them into HOME. What’s the point of this whole event if Pokémon HOME doesn’t have a trial as well. I’m honestly so disappointed that I might not be able to use my favourite Pokémon in future games. Thanks. Thanks a lot..StormtheshadowmakerVersion: 1.0.3

✓ A great idea at firstPokémon home was really promising some great things for Pokémon fans and those who have been following the game for a long time. But the sudden errors with Pokémon suddenly being wiped from existence in the transferring process is an issue. Just trying to transfer Pokémon from ‘let’s go’ had lead to some Pokémon being completely deleted. This was really disheartening as the ‘question mark explanation’ was not clear that the Pokémon would be deleted in an attempt to transfer them to sword and shield. I would have expected them to just bounce back into the Pokémon home system, so I was quite disheartened to see that..Snowwolf626Version: 1.0.3

✓ TrashThis thing is awful, and I really don’t understand why anyone is rating it more than one star. It works fine with the Switch games, but the whole trading side is broken beyond belief. Friend trades require you to be near one another, for no good reason, which means that if you’re under 16 you can’t do them. And there’s no way to change ages once registered. GTS is just awful, since everyone seems to want Poipole, Zacian and Zamazenta for everything and you can’t filter these morons out. Trade rooms just flat out don’t work. You might need a certain number of people in them, but it’s not like the app bothers to tell you this before wasting your time. So after a very frustrating afternoon, it looks like my son and I will be unable to trade as we had hoped because no-one involved in making this app plays any of the games..KermsterVersion: 1.0.10

✓ Mixed BagPokémon Home does a lot of things right, but misses the mark on others. While a little pricey, it’s probably the best way so far to view, sort and categorise Pokémon collected throughout various games. Transferring from Bank is easy enough, but you’ll quickly realise how limiting Sword & Shield are with what Pokémon you can trade to it - hopefully something we’ll see improve with the future DLC. Other than a flawed GTS system, Home is basically just an app to view and manage your collection of Pokémon. The major flaws with the GTS have been around for over a decade, since its introduction in Diamond & Pearl. It’s a real shame because it was so close to being great! The. GTS is swamped with trainers requesting unobtainable, untradeable or unreasonable Pokémon. Being unable to trade mythical or event Pokémon is also a bit of a letdown. Hopefully we’ll see some improvements to the app over time!.TomSFyfeVersion: 1.0.4

✓ Great idea. Poor implementationServes the purpose of storing but GTS and trade room are horrible. After the update the "impossible" trade conditions in GTS still happening, the GTS filter to avoid legends won't work. Trade room: ppl change the mon in the last second. GTS feature also mess with the music playing in the phone, so the music stops when i am in the GTS. An idea: "Sorting by boxes" in the sorting options when ALL mons are displayed would be useful..RuchangoVersion: 1.2.0

✓ I lost everythingI downloaded the app with a lot of excitement after seeing the features they offer plus the ability to transfer my shiny collection into my pokemon sword game from ultra moon. I was able to successfully transfer about 80 Shiny Pokémon into my Pokémon sword game and the others were left behind as the game does not yet have the ability to hold the others. The day after paying for a year of premium I started experiencing issues with the app that started as my subscription having to be refreshed every time I open the app but was soon met with communication errors. I was not able to renew my subscription and lost about 74 Shiny Pokémon at first and only 30 were left behind. A few days of hoping for an update to fix this, an update came and I was locked out of the app by a constant communication error. I lost shiny Pokémon from the black and white games when I first learned of shiny hunting. I expanded my collection over a 10 year period and now because of their screw up I have now lost over 100 shiny Pokémon and have no way of even opening the app to find a way to fix it. Do not download this app until this problem is fixed I beg of you. If you value your Pokémon collection as much as I did, wait until these problems are fixed or else risk losing everything..Navymn78Version: 1.0.7

✓ Super Big TurdsExtremely lame. If you transfer Pokémon from ago to Home, you can’t get them back. Make it so you can port back to Go & the service would be 100x better..Nonamebrand01Version: 1.5.3

✓ Down for maintenanceI’ve been getting a blue screen saying the app is down for maintenance for about 2 weeks. I have only been able to stay logged in for 2 days out of 14. A joke. I have paid for community day ticket and now I won’t be able to use it. I’ve deleted and reinstalled about 6 times on different days. I’ve logged in by email, Apple ID and google account. Nothing works. I’ve checked for updates for the phone and app. I’m honestly so exhausted and have no idea what else to do. I can’t report a bug without logging in.. but I can’t log in..MsBrookeAzgardVersion: 3.0.0

✓ The GTS is an issueSince day one the GTS has had so many issues that haven’t been fixed such as legendary and normal Pokémon level requirements. Like I don’t understand how I can get a level 10 Mewtwo when it’s base level is 60, it’s just annoying because I have the Pokémon required but the other person has put it for an unobtainable level. Another issue is that there isn’t an option to only accept shiny Pokémon which creates a risk to put up your prized Pokémon for fear of having them wrongly taken from you. I believe that if you don’t implement a way to have an option to only accept shinys in return then shiny trading will die..Crazy Florida ManVersion: 1.1.0

✓ Single deviceRated one star for not being useable on multiple devices under the same account. I’d rather use my iPad when playing at home and my phone everywhere else..Zn04Version: 1.0.3

✓ Can’t log onHave linked accounts on both switch and phone, but trying to go any further than that just doesn’t work. It is always telling me I can’t log on because the app is already being used by another device and no, it is not, I have checked. I never used the app much but it has previously worked. But at the moment it’s basically a digital paperweight.VapeApe$Version: 2.0.3

✓ Doesn’t allow me to connect with my Nintendo accountThe password is correct. If I type a wrong one, I get a proper error..Bamboo InsideVersion: 1.0.0

✓ Can’t Trade MythicalI honestly think Home is great but the thing that really sucks is that we can’t trade mythical Pokémon it really sucks how am I supposed to complete my national Dex if I can’t get mythical Pokémon by trading it really sucks. Nintendo you need to fix this problem please..IronLegion13Version: 1.0.7

✓ Good app but…It is a good app at first but you have to keep paying if you don’t want to risk losing your Pokémon if you go back to the basic plan only 30 of your Pokémon can stay meaning after some time all the rest will be deleted and unrecoverable I don’t recommend this if you either don’t have enough money to keep paying or don’t have any of the games to transfer them to.GhfjvjtjfjcjVersion: 1.5.3

✓ “A place where all your Pokémon can gather” is misleading and inaccurate…When I first found out about this, it was because I had picked up Pokémon GO and was able to get a Mystery Box that lets me catch Meltan to my heart’s content. That’s really nice but what it’s for is storing your Pokémon… unfortunately it doesn’t hook up to anything from the earlier generations anymore. So that’s… 20 years… 2 DECADES… worth of progress that I can’t get off my cartridges now because the service, Pokémon Bank, no longer can be acquired unless you already had it. So for a returning player, like myself, Pokémon Home is unfortunately not very useful unless Nintendo decides to allow us to link it up to our older game titles like Black & White and earlier where I have 2 decades worth of progress and Pokémon that I can’t bring with me now to Violet or future titles. TL;DR I’ll update my rating when Home allows me to link up with the majority of the games because as of now (May 13, 2023), Home only connects with a minority of titles and isn’t truly a “place where all your Pokémon can gather.”.Darren_OVersion: 2.1.1

✓ Team RocketIf your plan expires, any Pokémon not in the basic box are kidnapped from you and become unavailable to you until you pay to renew your plan. This is straight up Pokémon theft. Also the fact you have to pay money to bring along your partners you may have had since who knows how long was already sickening with Pokémon bank, but now if you put Pokémon in home you can’t transfer and your premium runs out, they’re basically held for Ransom. On top of this, the wonder trade system is slow and kind of annoying to navigate as you have to tap each box individually to add each Pokémon to each box rather than just opening a menu and dragging Pokémon into a box without having to open and close the boxes repeatedly. I don’t have any Pokémon held hostage, but the fact that Nintendo can do this and has chosen to do this is pretty malicious. On top of this, certain event Pokémon are only available through Pokémon home’s mobile version, so switch players who don’t know how to connect to the mobile version will be left out of these exclusive Pokémon, such as the special ability scorbunny, grookey and sobble or the alternate colour zeraora. Nintendo doesn’t make these events available in the console version of Pokémon home and I cannot think of any reason why they would do this..IAP = noVersion: 1.2.0

✓ MehHey Pokémon company, why not remove the option of trading mythical Pokémon, if we can’t do it, then don’t make it an option. That’s honestly dumb but just remove it, too many people ask for a mythical Pokémon making it extremely difficult to actually find something worth trading..Pokemeh4Version: 1.0.4

✓ Can’t Link Nintendo AccountNo matter how many times I try, even after deleting and reinstalling the app, it keeps giving me the error that I can’t sign into my Nintendo Account even though it signed in..SagiMewtwoVersion: 1.0.0

✓ BrokenRecent updates have completely broken this app. Most times it won’t load passed the start screen, and when it does you’ll just get “a communication error has occurred” any time you try and do anything, but especially when trying to use GTS. The app used to work great, and I used it frequently. Now it’s a broken mess that basically doesn’t function.C.belair93Version: 3.1.2

✓ GlitchI unfortunately can't view friends so I have to miss out on so many shinies my friends were going to give me.AceGaming1016Version: 1.2.0

✓ It's good but needs to fix a few thingsOverall it is a great app but I dislike the fact that you can't add pokemon back into Pokemon Go because if somebody were to accidentally tap one of their favorite pokemon without noticing into the app then they can't get it back which can cause frustration and make that person dislike the app and cause them to uninstall it because they could've put a lot of time and effort into trying to evolve that pokemon and build a bond with it and to end up losing because of a mistake. Now you could just let Pokemon that came from Pokemon Go back into Pokemon Go and that would fix the problem but seeing as that might not happen I guess you'll just lose another person who could've helped with the support of the app. Now honestly speaking I may have done that exact thing without realizing that my pokemon would permanently stay in there because I didn't know I couldn't get my pokemon back. This has affected me because I spent a long time trying to evolve and level up the pokemon I had accidentally put in there and now I can't get it back. Not gonna lie Niantic is probably not going to read this but I just want them to know that implementing a system that allows you to transfer your pokemon from Pokemon Go back into it would be nice for a lot of people and one more thing is that this app was a great idea but that little detail to transfer back would've made me and maybe a few other people happy..Nolife BCVersion: 1.3.2

✓ It’s great! When it works…Pokémon home has been the only way for me(a loner) to move Pokémon from one game to another. And it’s great, really it is! Though nowadays it’s mostly you unable to trade for the Pokémon you want because people from all over want an unobtainable Pharaoh Furfrou… Which is the problem all the previous GTS in other games had. “Want a Pokémon? Well give me a shiny Victini. Oh it doesn’t exist? Too bad.” The most recent problem is how many times the app’s closed on me cause of “communication issues”. I have full connection WiFi and my other stuff works fine. But Pokémon home on my switch and phone will not work at all. I tried it now but the loading is so slow that it automatically says “communication issues” and sends be back to the first screen. So I ask…what the hell are the makers of the app gonna do about it? It’s a great app. 5/5 when it works It’s a 3/5 cause A, there’s people with Pokémon from a hack website you gotta be careful of. Thanks for giving me a near heart attack with that Walking Wake Monforge… and B, almost every person on there are asking for unobtainable Pokémon. Soo yeah. Hopefully something changes.Chloe-The-Game/Anime-FreakVersion: 3.1.2

✓ Buggy and full of glitches. Dont buy subscription.Bugs everywhere and app breaking glitches. If you make a free account on another ios device while you have a paid account on another, You cant use your subscription anymore for your main account. So you just waste money with tiny things like that. One of the worst pokemon apps..AwryFelineVersion: 1.0.10

✓ Kind of pointless as of nowWhy would you need a transfer service for Pokémon that are already found in Galar? Don’t get me wrong, the app is very user friendly and brought back some much- needed features that weren’t included in the actual game this time around(GTS). But it has little use, at least until they expand the Galar-dex with more Pokémon not already found in-game, or until another Pokémon game for the switch comes out. For now, it does it’s job- if you want to transfer some of your Pokémon from LGPE to SW&SH it works fine and it’s free. If you want to send a few mon’ from Pokébank that you have from the old Pokémon games on the 3ds, that works too... but it’s gonna cost you. *WARNING*: Just know that as of now, you can only bring over the ones that are already in the Galar- dex(with some exception, like the kanto and alolan starters) also, if you bring them to home and they cannot be moved to SW&SH, they will be stuck there for the foreseeable future. *please be aware* ... anyways, decent enough -looking app, glad this new infrastructure is being rolled out early so they can get rid of any bugs sooner rather than later, just doesn't have much use as of now..Ralphieb2tVersion: 1.0.4

✓ Fix it!!!Can’t even get into the app because it claims I’m already logged in on a different system... but I’m not??? Thank god i didn’t blow the $20 on it yet because nintendo would be catchin a case.StrophysicsVersion: 1.0.9

✓ App regularly freezes making app unusableIt’s not my connection because I’ve tried this app on three different internet connections and data, and it’s still freezing up. I’ll try to tap on something and suddenly the whole interface is frozen. It may unfreeze after 10 seconds, the loading icon appears, but then it just stays frozen for the next 2 mins..Lillipad12Version: 3.1.2

✓ There isn’t much too it.I would like to start by saying i’m new to Pokémon games i started off with Pokémon go and i heard about Pokémon home. i downloaded it and from what i can gather you can transfer from Pokémon go to home but not the other way round. you can transfer from home to many other games which i do not have since they are not on my app store so it’s pretty useless to me really. i would consider getting the app again if i can transfer my newly trades to Pokémon go but since i do not own any Nintendo products i'm unable to have any other games. and even if i did i will not be willing to pay for Pokemon home and another game just to make Pokémon home useful to me. i would also like to add that i tried to enter the free rooms to trade many times and i’ve only managed to complete trades about four times before i gave up as it kept kicking me out of the room saying i left i don’t know if this is a glitch or if i’m being kicked by someone but if that’s the case should be saying i’ve been kicked rather then i’ve left. Please make it so i can transfer to pokémon go too 🙏🙏🙏.&:,)6:?)6:,Version: 3.0.0

✓ People need to stop with the low lvls and Poipoles FIX IT plzOk this gonna get a annoying people for crying out low lvls and poipoles players need to STOP asking for that kind of thing it’s impossible like come on like people ask for something else no Low lvls and no poipoles so pls Nintendo fix this.Zero genmuVersion: 1.1.0

✓ Feeling cheated by the amount I’m currently spending on this...The bits that work, work okay... however work needs to be done on Room Trades as every time I’ve tried I have been kicked out and it comes up with “you have left the trade room” message... Also upset that the premium service does not include Pokémon Bank access. So having to pay for the Pokémon Bank (yes Bank is free for a month at the moment, but after that) service and then for the Premium Home service to transfer from Pokémon Bank is very cruddy. Add that to the DLC packs for Sword and Shield and it all soon adds up... Feel very cheated by it at the moment....ShibbygirlVersion: 1.0.3

✓ It’s good, but not amazing.I’ve had some very successful trades on this app, and overall think it’s very nice. HOWEVER! I’m sick and tired of seeing people put impossible trades on the GTS, something they CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED IN A PREVIOUS UPDATE, (they didn’t by the way,) like impossibly leveled final evolutions for starters, or even for legendaries and mythicals, as well. Also, thanks to today’s update, I can’t search for any Pokémon at all, because apparently, they. Do. Not. Exist. Umm, excuse me? Yes they DO exist, so why are you telling me otherwise?? I’ve seen some other reviews on here hoping for a way to filter trades for just legendaries for legendaries, mythical and rares for mythical and rares, etc. and even a way to filter specific Pokémon, like their regional forms. And I love that idea! Especially the option to choose specific Pokémon. I’m trying to look for a female, unnamed, shiny kanto Vulpix, but can’t find one, because Alola shows up as well. It’s a little frustrating, too. Honestly, I’m trying to complete my Pokédex before the second wave of DLC comes out, and now I’m wondering if I’ll even be able too. Please fix!! Rant over, and even despite all that, like I said at the start, it’s a pretty nice app overall..L.O.Z girlVersion: 1.2.1

✓ The purchases and hackingThe game overall is perfect with little to no bugs but there are a couple of thing that cause me to put 3 stars instead of 5. The first thing is the purchases, without them you barely get any storage or trade space, can only do 1 gts trade at a time and only 3 wonder box trades. Tge game would be better if you were to give the full experience for free. Secondly, the hackers. Me and people I know have been receiving pokemon from websites during room trades. Its highlu annoying as nobody wants them. thats it for the review, good game, unnecassary and plenty of hacks..AjavxgaVersion: 1.3.2

✓ Needs to be addedThere needs to be a option to look for shiny Pokémon.SpoodelVersion: 3.1.2

✓ Add multiple logins on different devicesI have two devices, and I have Pokémon home on both of them, But for some reason I can’t login into two different devices at the same time which is really annoying. When I want to use Pokémon home on one I have to delete and reinstall the app to login on the other device. And even when I do that the one I was previously logged into says finished moving to new device. I know this might be a big ask but I should be able to login to my Pokémon home account on two different devices. It gets quite annoying when I have to reinstall the app on the go because I previously logged in to my other device. Tldr If you can in the future add the feature to login to multiple devices on the same account that would be awesome Thank you for taking the time to read this. Hope you have a good day!.PopthebopVersion: 1.5.3

✓ Same old GTS problemsOkay, GameFreak, please hear our plea. This app has all the same issues that GTS has in previous games. Here’s the breakdown on what needs to change. 1. Don’t allow requests for Pokémon that can’t be traded. Seriously. Everyone is asking for Phione, Zeraora (which can be brought into SwSh!!), and other mythical Pokémon when you can’t even trade them if you have them. When you put a Pokémon up for trade in the GTS, a pop up should state “this mythical Pokémon currently cannot be obtained through trade” to prevent people from posting Pokémon that we can’t trade for. 2. Reverse GTS search. I should be able to look up who’s looking for my Pokémon and what trade options come up. This way, I could see “who’s looking for Pikachu” and see all the trades looking for a Pikachu of its current level and gender. 3. Fix room trade. It has yet to work once for me. Everyone drops out or I get booted from the room. 4. Disable limit of friend trades. I understand a few reasons why this is implemented, but it really should be unlimited for premium users. 5. Wonder trade speed. Why does it take half a day for my wonder trade Pokémon to be exchanged? As a long time Pokémon fan, Pokémon Home has come a long way to streamline a lot of the features on mobile devices. However, I currently am a premium paid user and am requesting a little more of the service. Please make these changes so the GTS and Pokémon Home as a whole can truly be the one place for all Pokémon users without needing a 3rd party app/social media..TriforceZZVersion: 1.0.4

✓ Needs better GTA featuresThe GTS has been around for such a long time in pokemon games and there are still filters that should have been added a long time ago. First, for sword and shield there is no legitimate reason for the GTS to not display a gmax symbol. You just have to guess and hope for any gmax trades. I also still don’t understand why they don’t have a shiny filter to either search for a shiny specifically or ask for a shiny specifically in trade. It makes it impossible to trade shiny pokemon over GTS because let’s be real, most people are not going to trade you a shiny back. It would be nice if the GTS at least had an offer system that you could accept or decline a trade so that way it wouldn’t auto trade your shiny for a normal pokemon. This could also work with trading any kind of valuable pokemon if you aren’t looking for something specific and would like to get offers. Shiny pokemon are extremely well known and hunted for so I see no reason not to have it as an option. It would also be nice to check pokemon stats/IVs before a trade as well but this one I can at least understand why it may not be there..Puppie415Version: 1.4.1

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