Pokémon HOME Compatibility Expands to Pokémon Legends: Z-A and Pokémon Champions

Pokémon HOME has received a significant update, adding compatibility with both Pokémon Legends: Z-A and the upcoming Pokémon Champions. This update, rolling out in 2026, allows players to transfer Pokémon between these games and Pokémon HOME, opening up new possibilities for team building and storage.

Transferring Pokémon Between Games

The latest update enables players to transfer Pokémon from Pokémon Legends: Z-A to Pokémon HOME. Select Pokémon from past games can be brought into the world of Pokémon Legends: Z-A, specifically to Lumiose City. Pokémon.com confirms this connectivity is scheduled for 2026.

Transfer Restrictions

It’s important to note some limitations. Pokémon cannot be transferred from Pokémon Legends: Z-A to previous titles in the Pokémon video game series. If a Pokémon is transferred from a previous title to Pokémon Legends: Z-A, it will no longer be eligible for transfer to older games. Pokémon.com

Special Distributions and Rewards

To celebrate the new compatibility, Pokémon HOME is offering special distributions for Pokémon Legends: Z-A. Players who transfer a Pokémon from Pokémon Legends: Z-A to Pokémon HOME will receive Alpha Chikorita, Alpha Tepig, and Alpha Totodile as Mystery Gifts within the mobile app. Nintendo Life

An alternate version of Magearna is likewise available in Pokémon HOME, and can be transferred to Pokémon Legends: Z-A. This version of Magearna is capable of Mega Evolving, provided players have both the Magearnite and the Mega Dimension DLC. Mega Magearna (Original Colour Form) will receive its own Pokédex entry in Pokémon Legends: Z-A. Nintendo Life

Pokémon Champions Integration

The Pokémon HOME update also prepares the service for the launch of Pokémon Champions, a new competitive free-to-start game coming to Nintendo Switch and mobile devices. The potential transferability of the Alpha Pokémon to Pokémon Champions remains to be seen. Nintendo Life

Getting Started with Pokémon HOME

Players can access Pokémon HOME on Nintendo Switch systems and mobile devices. Further announcements regarding Pokémon HOME compatibility will be made in the future. Pokémon.com