The Pokémon Home 2.0 update is just around the corner and with it the ability to connect your Pokémon to some of the newest releases in the franchise. Here's everything you need to know.

Pokémon Home 2.0 Update

Pokémon Home is a cloud service that allows users to store all their Pokémon from several different generations and platforms in one location, trade them with other players, and make them cross-compatible with other games. It has served as a bridge between the newer generations of the game on the Nintendo Switch, and with the popular mobile game Pokémon GO. Last week, Nintendo announced that Pokémon Home would be updated to version 2.0 and be compatible with the newest games in the series: Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends Arceus.

Now, the update has been confirmed to take place tomorrow, May 18. Here is what the maintenance notice said:

MAINTENANCE NOTICE

Thank you very much for your continued support of Pokemon HOME. This notice is to inform you that maintenance for Pokemon HOME has been scheduled for the follow date and time. During this maintenance, all functions of Pokemon HOME will be unavailable

Maintenance Time
Wednesday, May 18, 2022, 00:00 UTC
Maintenance End Time
Wednesday, May 18, 2022, 06:00 UTC (expected)

Note: In order to reduce server strain, users will be given staggered login times.
At longest, the update may take until Thursday, May 19, 2022, at 01:00 UTC.

Effects
– Both the Nintendo Switch version and the mobile device version of Pokemon HOME will be unavailable.
Note: After this maintenance, the Nintendo Switch version of Pokemon HOME will need to be update to ver. 2.0.0.
Note: After this maintenance, the mobile device version of Pokemon HOME will need to be update to ver. 2.0.0.