@Pokefreak911

I think Pokemon Bank also opens up to R/B/Y also in January.

Why they would delay is crazy to me….

I have a Living Dex I'm working on and my boxes are filling up like mad.

Maybe they have since R/B/Y are confirmed to be Pokemon Bank compatible (and maybe Pokemon Sun and Moon?). If they have half the IVs, couldn't any Pokemon from those gens just double the IVs to make it up?

@Hero_Of_Hyrule
Unsure, I don't use Pokemon Bank often enough to be familiar with the rules for things like that.

Hero,

Pokemon Bank Website said:

If your trial pass or annual pass expires and you do not purchase a new pass, you can still withdraw your Pokémon from Pokémon Bank for a set period of time. However, once that set period of time ends, any Pokémon remaining in your Pokémon Bank Boxes will be lost. Be sure to withdraw your deposited Pokémon as soon as possible, or purchase a new annual pass.

Thanks to a very unexpected gift, I shall be joining everyone in Alola later tonight! Looking forward to this.

@Pokefreak911

*thumbs up*

Man oh man. They really make you work to get to the Move Reminder. I don't recall this NPC being this difficult to get to in earlier games.

By the way, I traded with a buddy online last night, and...did I miss something? Or does Sun/Moon not support voice chat? I'm pretty sure that feature has been in every mainline PKMN game since the DS days. Was it not included for this latest game, for some reason?

I've been addicted to Wonder Trading the last 24 hours. I now have the other two starters and a load of cool dudes.

Why the hell is the Pokemon Bank not ready yet!?

I also just caught my second of the Ultra Beasts! First Beast Ball each time. First one was Sleeping and 1HP but the other was awake and maybe 1/8th HP.

I've got to get going on Sun now. I have beaten Moon but I need to clear Sun due to version exclusives to maintain a living Dex.

DrFinkelstein said:

Why the hell is the Pokemon Bank not ready yet!?

Seriously, Sun and Moon were the only games that posed a threat to Kirby Robobot's chances of getting GOTY from me and stuff like Bank, the clunky multi-player options, stupid stuff like version exclusive clothing colors and losing DexNav in a game where it's really nice to know if you've caught everything in a given area because there are Pokémon that only show up through the "call for help" mechanics really brings it down for me.

I freaking really adore Sun and Moon but Gamefreak has made it incredibly easy for me to talk myself out of putting it above Kirby this year.

@pokepal148

Pokémon is always a series about one step for ward and two steps back IMO, but perhaps this one is two steps forward, one step back. You make valid comments about the game and I wish they would just keep the most beloved features and stop removing stuff people like about the series.

Can anyone explain why the National Dex doesn't exist?

@Hero_Of_Hyrule

I'm hoping it's patched in. And yes, that Dexnav is half of why I felt like a Living Dex was a feasible feat for me. They need that back.

Sorry to double post but… I just WonderTraded a Japanese Abra… and received a Shiny Salamence with the Pokerus. Whoa!

Up to the Pokemon League now. Need to level my team a bit as I am surprisingly under levelled for the area, but that shouldn't take too long. Plan to start writing the review in the New Year and should have it out by the end of January and it should be very interesting. So far my opinion on the game is rather different to what most other people seem to think and I am definitely in the minority on this one.

Current team is:
Level 47 Kommo-o
Level 46 Incineroar
Level 47 Lycanroc (Midday Form)
Level 50 Dhelmise
Level 51 Salazzle
Level 52 Mimikyu

@DrFinkelstein
That's a crazy good trade! Best thing I have gotten through Wonder Trade is either my early game Mimikyu (still on my team, love that thing), or the Beldum in a Beast Ball I got. Neither hold a candle to that though.

@Pokefreak911

Joe pointed out to me that it's likely some hacked Pokemon, but still neat to come across.

If anyone needs help getting a different starter, let me know. I've been giving out Popplios like candy!

@GameDadGrant

I saw your other post and I'll take you up on it soon!

@DrFinkelstein

Just got a Magikarp in a wonder trade. Jokes on that person. I actually wanted a magikarp because I can't be bothered to catch one the regular way.

Started playing Moon, game is finally opening up a bit after 5-6 hours and I'm enjoying it. Got a Pichu in an early area, looking forward to having an eventual Alolan Raichu on my squad!

So something that I completely missed and I think a fair few other people did as well, but the Pokemon Bank/Poke Transporter update is out now! And it comes with some nice features. I'll just let this paragraph from Serebii sum it up for me.

Serebii said:

Nintendo Hong Kong has put out some details about the upcoming Pokémon Bank update, specifically in regards to the Generation 1 transfer. First, transferred Pokémon will likely have at least 3 max IVs. Their nature will be random and there is a chance that the Pokémon will have their Hidden Ability. It will also have a unique GameBoy mark
The National Pokédex will sync up with the games you use with Pokémon Bank, listing the Pokémon you have seen/caught in each game and combining them. It will list the games that you have each Pokémon in. You don't need the Pokémon to be deposited into your Bank in order to register them in the National Pokédex. Finally, it confirms that you can send Battle Points again. Finally, it shows that you can track a variety of stats from your games such as Eggs Hatched, Pokémon Captured etc. through Pokémon Bank, crossreferencing between all 6 games.