How to transfer Pokémon from Pokémon Home to Pokémon Legends Arceus

Looking for how to transfer Pokemon from Pokemon Home to Pokemon Legends Arceus? With the 2.0 update compatibility with Pokemon Home was extended to Pokémon Legends: Arceus, which enables you to send a plethora of Pokémon that you’ve caught in other Pokémon games into the Hisuian region. This is especially useful if you’re having a tough time against Legendaries and need your strongest Pokémon from other games to tackle them.

While we’re on the topic, why not check out which Pokemon can be transferred to Scarlet and Violet from Pokemon Home, too. With that, let’s take a look at how you can transfer Pokémon from Pokémon Home to Legends Arceus and what Pokémon can actually be transferred!

How to transfer Pokémon to Legends Arceus using Pokémon Home

Transferring Pokémon to Legends Arceus is straightforward. All you need is Pokémon Home on your Nintendo Switch, with your copy of Legends Arceus installed. You can follow these steps to quickly transfer Pokémon from Pokémon Home to Legends Arceus:

1. Download Pokémon Home from the Nintendo eShop if you haven’t already.
2. Launch the app, log in, and click the Pokémon button on the home screen.
3. After that, you’ll see every Pokémon game you have on your Switch, so select Legends: Arceus.

Note: If you don’t know how to add Legends: Arceus to Pokémon Home, you can rest easy, as the app automatically detects your game by scanning its save files.

After completing the mentioned steps, you’ll see two boxes. The one on the left is your Pokémon Home box, and the other represents your Legends: Arceus Box. You can now move your Pokémon between the two boxes.

However, If the Pokémon Home boxes are empty, you’ll need to transfer Pokémon from other games to Pokémon Home boxes and then transfer them to Legends: Arceus.

What Pokémon can be transferred to Pokémon Legends Arceus

You can deposit Pokémon from Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Sword and Shield, Go, and even the Pokémon Bank (requires subscription) into Pokémon Home, which can then be transferred to Legends Arceus.

However, only those Pokémon in the regional Pokedex of Hisui are transferable to Legends Arceus.

When transferring Pokémon, you’ll come across three possible signs. The exclamation sign hints at a Pokémon’s moveset not present in Legends: Arceus. Those Pokémon with the red sign show Pokémon that can’t be transferred. And finally, the question mark represents Pokémon that can be sent to Legends: Arceus but can’t go back to where they came from.

That’s everything you need to know about how you can quickly transfer Pokémon from other games and platforms into Legends: Arceus. By moving some of your strongest Pokémon to Legends: Arceus, they will tread an easy path to the secret boss of the game, the deified Pokémon, Arceus!