After many months of waiting, the Pokemon Company has announced some new details about Pokemon HOME connectivity with Pokemon Legends: Arceus and Pokemon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl.

The news comes via the official Japanese Pokemon Twitter account, which states that the two games will be able to connect with Pokemon HOME “soon”. Further details were also shared in a lengthy news article, which you can find translated below via Serebii.net:

『Pokémon HOME』が、近日中にアップデート決定！
『ポケモン ブリリアントダイヤモンド・シャイニングパール』『Pokémon LEGENDS アルセウス』との連携に関する詳細や、新たに追加される機能などが発表されたよ。
くわしくはこちらをチェックしてね！https://t.co/5Zwn9uHUBM #ポケモンホーム pic.twitter.com/F5pxjO2gnK

— ポケモン公式 (@Pokemon_cojp) May 12, 2022

• Connectivity between Pokémon HOME and Pokemon Legends Arceus and Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl will come with app Version 2.0
• The Pokemon that can be transferred to each game will be limited to only the Pokemon that appear in the game.
  • For example, Hisuian Zoroark cannot be transferred into Pokemon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl or Pokemon Sword/Shield
• Pokémon from Legends Arceus will display a Strange Ball in Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl while Pokémon from Sword/Shield or Brilliant Diamond /Shining Pearl will display the Strange Ball in Pokémon Legends Arceus
• When you deposit Pokémon from BDSP you will get a gift of Turtwig, Chicmhar and Piplup with Hidden Abilities
• When you put Pokémon from Legends Arceus, you will get a gift of Rowlet, Cyndaquil and Oshawott with highest Effort Levels
• Pokémon HOME mobile will allow for you to check the Pokédex of each game connected to your Pokémon HOME as well as the National Pokédex.
  • This only registers Pokémon that have been in their respective game’s Pokédex and they only register Pokémon caught in those games.
• There are also new Stickers and Achievements coming
• Pokémon’s moves will be reset when moved from say Pokémon Sword/Shield to Pokémon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl equivalent to the level they’re at from the game but when you return it to the original software, it will relearn the moves it had originally
• You can only include one Special Pokémon from each save data so if you deposit

Unfortunately, it seems that the news article does not provide a specific release date for when this update will arrive. Stay tuned for more details as they come.

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