Transferring Pokémon Between Legends: Arceus and Scarlet/Violet with HOME

Howdy, fellow Pokémon Trainers! This video details the process and observations involved with transferring Pokémon between the Scarlet and Violet versions and Pokémon Legends: Arceus (and vice versa) via the Pokémon HOME service on the Nintendo Switch.
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[@9Tailsfan]

Just an FYI alpha Pokémon also get the Jumbo mark! Take your Alpha Pokémon to the size checker in West Messagoza. Any Pokémon you transfer from Scarlett, Violet, Sword, Shield, Lets Go , Brilliant. Diamond Shining Pearl, can get the Pioneer Ribbon. Just take a pic at the photo studio in Jubelife Village.

[@GameSetTex]

I have verified this. Thanks for sharing the tip!

[@squeebosh8525]

Where do you go to get the ribbon? Is it just added to the Pokémon once you do it?

[@9Tailsfan]

@@squeebosh8525 Yeah it's added to the Pokemon's ribbon and mark page. You can select it

[@squeebosh8525]

@@9Tailsfan alright thanks, I'm gonna go back and put this mark on all my transfered over Pokémon from Hisui.

[@9Tailsfan]

@@squeebosh8525 Happy to help!

[@majinish]

That’s what I did to get a Wyrdeer in a premier ball. Catch and breed a Stantler in SV with a premier ball, breed it with my 6IV Ditto for a 5IV Stantler, send to home, send to PLA, evolve, send to home, send to SV, and there’s the premier ball Wyrdeer.

[@GameSetTex]

Thanks for watching and leaving a comment! That's an awesome catch. Premier Balls are one of my favorites, and it matches Wyrdeer's coat.

[@majinish]

@@GameSetTex I had my whole team for the Blueberry Academy in premier balls, they’re my favorite.

[@LordDiscord]

I did this to my shiny safari ball Stantler

[@criticalhitz481]

great advice that no one really shares! i was thinking the other day how to evolve porygon with one Nintendo Switch and the games PLA and pokemon Scarlet.. Low and behold Porygon was sent to PLA through home, evolved, then sent back through home to my Scarlet version. Great thing to know when only using one game system 🙂!

[@GameSetTex]

Thanks for your comment! 😄 The fact that Pokémon HOME stores the original information on the Pokémon based on its home game, even if it has undergone evolution in another game, is a really helpful yet unclear feature. I didn't know myself until making this video, to be honest,

[@6SamChat9]

4:37 One of the best evolving animations

[@GameSetTex]

I agree. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment!

[@kiitfoox7440]

Thank you for your advice!

[@GameSetTex]

You're welcome! I appreciate you taking the time to watch.

[@officerj2002]

I would love a video based on stat changes after transfer :)

[@crackers0413]

jacqs glasses match the head crown thing on original suicune, hmm...

[@GameSetTex]

They both appear to be hexagonal yes, but my guess is that it connects more with a Tera crystal and/or a Pokémon stat wheel (biology). Thanks for commenting!

[@IroniteOre]

Great video!

[@GameSetTex]

Thank you! I appreciate your time watching and leaving a comment.

[@Stonefallow]

Has anyone else noticed that transferring Pokemon from SV or BDSP into Legends can sometimes cause them to have a strange ball icon when sending them back into Pokemon Home? It appears to be some kind of glitch, and only happens some of the time. I think it may have to do with evolving a pokemon while they are in Legends. The problem goes away once you send them back into their game of origin.

[@GameSetTex]

Here's the rule: If your Pokémon travels through time when going between games (aka to/from PLA), it will be in a Strange Ball within the game it is visiting until it returns to its game of origin!

[@Stonefallow]

@@GameSetTex I'm not talking about their in-game pokeballs. Im talking about how they appear on the HOME screen. Even if I dont have any other game selected, Pokemon are still appearing in strange balls when they are boxed on the server.

[@GameSetTex]

@@Stonefallow My apologies. That is an interesting observation, especially if it doesn't happen all of the time.

[@Stonefallow]

@@GameSetTex Yeah. I dont know if its something specific to my account of if its a system wide glitch. I noticed it when I was completing my Sinnoh dex from BDSP all in Pokeballs. I was transferring some to LA to evolve and when I brought them back they were like that.

[@Glace-gone]

one interesting thing; even though EVs dont affect stats in legends arceus, defeating wild pokemon does give your pokemon EVs (though they arent visible and dont do anything). transferring them back to sv then shows the evs correctly.

[@GameSetTex]

Thanks for your comment! I'll definitely try that if and when I make a follow-up video on stats.

[@Rarest26]

Hadn’t moved my shiny rufflet from scarlet to arceus yet, good to know how it works

[@GameSetTex]

Shiny Hisuian Braviary looks awesome! I'm glad the video was informative, and I appreciate the comment.

[@ShadowR2156]

I would love to see a full in depth breakdown of the stat changes, and IV / EV changer between the gen 8 and 9 games

[@GameSetTex]

As far as I am aware, the EV/IV system is the same in Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, Scarlet, and Violet.

[@ShadowR251]

But not for PLA. PLA being a gen 8 game. And SV being the gen 9 games.

[@ShadowR251]

Also any EVs your pokemon has in SwSh BdSp SV will be removed when switching them to another game. For example if I use my totally stacked Sw save to make some perfect raid mons with IVs and EVs maxed. They will keep the IVs but not EVs when they are moved to SV.

[@GameSetTex]

That is an interesting point to consider. I'll investigate that further if and when I make a follow-up video on stats.

[@nathanlamont9920]

Question: Can you get the small size in PLA, transfer it to get the teensy mark. And Alpha mark for sending a humongo to PLA?

[@GameSetTex]

Mini and Jumbo Marks given by the hiker in Mesagoza should work on any Pokémon no matter what game it was sourced from (as long as they fit the size requirement). I assume there is some hidden flag set to "ON" within the code for an Alpha Pokémon from Legends: Arceus. This same flag carries over to HOME and then SV. I believe this is what makes the Alpha Mark exclusive to those Pokémon only.

[@YugoEliatrop]

What happens if we transfer Pokémon from LA to Sword and Shield?

[@nitism1]

Can you transfer Pokemons that doesn't exist in game files of Pokemon Legends Arceus? Does it work in yuzu?

[@GameSetTex]

Thanks for your question. One cannot transfer Pokémon into Legends that are not present in the code such as Sprigatito or Dragonite. I don't think Yuzu will be any better unless you can somehow access a modded version of Legends and HOME that allow the transfer of such Pokémon (not an endorsement).

[@nitism1]

@@GameSetTex if you are about to try I would love to watch. Pokemon Legends Arceus had to many Spinx than it should had, we could had more Sinnoh Pokemons related to story , sword and shield too.

[@greatwhiterex83]

Ok and what happened when you the movie them back again are they the same again or would their ability change?

[@Fig_Bender]

They are the same, as demonstrated in the video

[@GameSetTex]

Thanks for the question! Once a Pokémon from Legends: Arceus is transferred into HOME and then into, for example, Scarlet, it is randomly assigned one of its normal abilities and a Tera Type (that matches one of its standard types). These assignments stick with the Pokémon even if it is transferred back into Legends: Arceus and then back into Scarlet.

[@Dreddhimself]

I did something similar I moved a few pokemon from let's go pikachu into the games they could go into and evolved leveled them up and they would not go back into let's go

[@tonybrewer7536]

If you look Home does give a warning when you start to move pokemon from lets go to a different game

[@Dreddhimself]

@@tonybrewer7536 am lucky to have both let's go and 2 switch so made new saves and started again ill trade evo to myself this time around

[@GameSetTex]

Thanks for your question! Any Pokémon moved into HOME from Bank, the Let's Go games, or Pokémon Go CANNOT go back after the transfer is complete. This is per the graphic located on the official website for HOME: home.pokemon.com/en-us/move

[@TheRedSmarty]

As others have said, Pokémon entering HOME from Let's Go will not be able to return to Let's Go if they enter another game. Something to clarify though, is that Pokémon that entered HOME from Let's Go CAN still return to Let's Go if they haven't visited a different game.

[@Dreddhimself]

@@TheRedSmarty I know they can go back and fourth I just didn't know they could not it put into a different game

[@joel198d]

What about virtual console cyndaquil. Can it evolve into hisui region typhlosion

[@joel198d]

And what will the bio say?

[@GameSetTex]

@@joel198d That's a good question. I don't believe 3DS VC Pokémon will have trouble evolving in any of the Switch games. If the Cyndaquil/Typhlosion is in PLA, it will have the same bio as Rhyhorn (3:50). If it is currently in HOME, SwSh, BDSP, or SV, it will likely say that it was caught in the Johto region.

[@YugoEliatrop]

I have an Alolan Pikachu that was from Virtual Console, so probably yes

[@Real_OverLoadPlayzzz]

I did this with my starter to have her work out and level up but now I can’t get her back😢. Can you help me pls?

[@GameSetTex]

Howdy! Can you please explain exactly what you did and what Pokémon you are talking about?

[@Real_OverLoadPlayzzz]

@@GameSetTex I found out the problem. I evolved it out of PLA. I don’t know if there is any way to fix it but if there is, could you help?

[@GameSetTex]

@@Real_OverLoadPlayzzz Which starter Pokémon did you transfer out of PLA? If it is one of the Hisui starters, you cannot put their original evolution forms back into PLA.

[@Real_OverLoadPlayzzz]

@@GameSetTex RIP Singe, enjoy your stay in Scarlet in that case. 😔

[@makithedude]

Any idea why the TID changes?

[@GameSetTex]

Thanks for the question! After performing an additional investigation, my conclusion is that it is simply a side effect of entering a game (i.e. Legends: Arceus) with a completely different attack learnset and stat distribution system than the mainline series. An observation I made was that the Legends: Arceus ID No. of a Pokémon I caught in Scarlet was randomized to a different 6-digit number than my Hisui trainer's ID No., but the Scarlet and Brilliant Diamond ID Nos. of a Pokémon I caught in Legends: Arceus was set to match the ID No. of the respective games' trainer. Weird.

[@aaronsapp3407]

Did the pachirisu become an alpha again?

[@GameSetTex]

Yes, Pachirisu retained its alpha status and size when it was returned to Legends: Arceus. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment!

[@aniburn]

i transferred pokemon from pla to sv then tried to return it to pla but it said i couldn't do that. not sure what the issue is tbh

[@kholdstare90]

Some forms are straight up not in both games. Like Goomy is but regular Sligoo and Goodra cannot go into PLA. Also, no held items.

[@icecreamcake5381]

Maybe you evolved it or changed it to a form unavailable in PLA

[@aniburn]

ohhhh the forms!! makes sense now thanks😅

[@GameSetTex]

I'm glad you were able to have your concern addressed. Thanks for the comments!

[@ruleraxolotl]

My cool alpha shiny ginger want form big and cool to small with a mark that no one cares about (the alpha mark)

[@GameSetTex]

I guess it will have to stay in Legends: Arceus until the next Legends game releases. XD It's really is a shame the size couldn't carry over to SV. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment!

[@brucekim-jm1rl]

Hoi

[@GameSetTex]

Howdy!

[@Openreality]

This is why i no longer support Pokemon. They are still pushing arbitrary methods of their paywalls from Hell ONTOP OF CUT CONTENT SOLD AS DLC. What makes that even worse is that PEOPLE ARE OK WITH COMPANIES DOING THAT BY BUYING THEM TO COMPLAIN ABOUT IT. The complaints won't change anything, because they still bought into their trap and their opinions are insignificant because the people doing that are a part of the problem.