

Transferring Pokemon from Generation 5 games and Virtual Console Red, Blue and Yellow games to Pokemon Sun and Moon require a few steps: The service will require an annual fee of $4.99. It acts much like the PCs you find inside Pokemon Centers in the game, allowing you to view and sort your Pokemon. Pokemon Bank is an application that allows you to upload and store up to 3000 Pokemon to the internet. You must connect to WiFi with your 3DS to use the Pokemon Bank and Poke Transporter, and update both with the November 2017 update before they will work with Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. The apps are available for download in the Nintendo eShop on the 3DS for a $4.99 yearly service fee. Transporting Pokemon into Sun and Moon from Pokemon White, White 2, Black, Black 2 and the Virtual Console games Pokemon Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, and Silver is also possible with Poke Transporter, which comes bundled with Pokemon Bank.

You need a special app called the Pokemon Bank to transfer your Pokemon between the generations. Pokemon Sun/Moon and Ultra Sun/Moon are directly compatible with each other, but are not directly compatible with the Generation 6 series of games: Pokemon X and Y and Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. If you're looking for how to trade Pokemon between Pokemon Sun and Moon, use the Quick Link feature in the Menu and see the how-to.
