Pokémon Bank may not have had the most auspicious of starts, with the success of its festive launch in Japan causing the infamous Nintendo Network Christmas meltdown of 2013, but it's become an integral part of the Pokémon experience. For a relatively small annual fee ($4.99 in the US, for example) players can store their 'mon in the 'cloud' and move them between games, which are certainly neat features to have.
Ahead of a big year for the series, in which the service is supporting the gen one Virtual Console games and eventually Pokémon Sun and Moon, there's a promotion to encourage players to sign up. Those that access the service will receive special versions of Regirock, Regice, and Registeel that can then be used in Pokémon X & Y in addition to Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. They have a hidden ability each, making them unique from their ORAS equivalents.
Below are the details from the official website:
Regirock
With the Hidden Ability Sturdy, if Regirock has full HP and is hit with an attack that would normally knock it out, it will be able to endure the hit with 1 HP remaining. This is a great Ability for Regirock to have, being a Rock type with many weaknesses.
Level: 50
Ability: Sturdy
Moves: Explosion
Ice Punch
Stone Edge
Hammer Ar
Regice
Regice's Hidden Ability Ice Body allows it to restore HP when the weather condition is hail. Regice is strong against opponents that attack it with special moves. By using Hail, it can recover HP throughout the battle while doing even more damage!
Level: 50
Ability: Ice Body
Moves: Thunderbolt
Amnesia
Ice Beam
Hail
Registeel
Registeel's Hidden Ability Light Metal reduces its weight by half. This decreases the damage it will take from moves such as Low Kick and Grass Knot that are more powerful the heavier the target is. It is especially good for Low Kick, a Fighting-type move that is super effective against the Steel-type Registeel. Roll with those supereffective punches and strike back!
Level: 50
Ability: Light Metal
Moves: Iron Head
Rock Slide
Gravity
Iron Defense
These will be available once the bank is accessed between 4th March and 31st October. Will you be claiming them?
[source pokemon.com]
Comments 30
Darn, I just signed up a few days ago!
The secret abilities are what make these valuable.
Well... this is nice but it's a pity the abilities are kinda meh.
Especially Light Metal.
I just got them from the bank a few minutes ago.
Sturdy? If Regirock died in a single hit you did something wrong.
I haven't played Pokémon much recently but I still keep my 'mons safe in the bank. I'll be sure to get these later on.
I wish they would do these distributions more often. After all, many of us are paying an annual subscription for an app that hardly ever gets used.
I did get quite a bit of mileage out of it last year while I was building a fresh dex solely for the Bank so that I wouldn't have to catch them all over and over again every time a new generation is released, but after that... nothing.
They should at least provide a monthly distribution or something.
Funny how the Bank pulled the same stunt a year ago. Guess they have to justify the subscription fee somehow, as 100 Boxes on their own are just that! (That, and cross-generational transfer. Now THAT is something I actually care about, it's no laughing matter.)
will be getting these. even though i can just catch them in Omega Ruby but then they wouldn't have their hidden abilities.
When I saw the article I was like meh, we just got all the reggies but HA is nice. But as stated from @Peanutosan the abilities are meh, I dunno I just don't see it as useful except for regieice
I was about to extend my license so this is a nice plus!
I do wish I could access my PokeBank from different devices...
@SanderEvers Ah, excellent. Thanks.
These are cool. How about something for us who just got the VC games? Not complaining really, but that would be cool.
Ill get these later in the year
You don't actually have to keep paying the annual fee if you're not using it every year. The Pokemon you upload don't get deleted if your subscription expires - they don't even get locked. When your pass expires, you can still download everyone you uploaded, you just can't upload anyone until you renew. So if you haven't been using it lately, go ahead and wait until October to renew it.
I'll renew when Sun and Moon come out, or maybe earlier when RBY updates to allow access to Bank.
Well, I was just about to renew my subscription in order to save my Pokémon and start a new run of X, so this is a fun little bonus.
I literally just caught these 3 yesterday. That is too funny
This is a nice incentive since I haven't renewed much less use the Pokemon Bank since after the first few months of the NA release.
I'll renew later this year.
Ice body Reigice.
Pretty nice, might use it on a hail based team.
I wonder if these are Reggie's favorite Pokemon?
Sure, once I get further along in Blue!
I sure wonder if Missingno can be transferred to the Pokemon Bank...
Not a good enough incentive to pay for a poorly made app that doesn't even store held items for you. The worst part of Pokemon Bank is that because of its existence, there is virtually no possibility of Bette storage options ever coming, like simply storing excess Pokemon data on an SD card.
Maybe I'll have to renew my subscription then, I'm pretty sure it's run out. To be honest £5 a year isn't much, but it still seems like a lot considering you can barely do anything with this app.
Wow. Why all the negativity here? I gladly pay the measly $5 a year in order to keep my Pokemon nice and safe on the cloud. I only have a handful left to complete my 'dex, so previously I worried that something might happen to the many that I've collected, but ever since Pokemon Bank arrived I worry no more!
To me, the legendary Pokemon are just icing on the cake. What else did you guys really expect the app to do? It's a bank. It's used for storing and nothing more. Unless you thought your account would somehow start gaining interest...?
Been using The Bank a lot this past month sorting out my mons. I couldn't do without it now. It's good to know a missing cart wouldn't spell total disaster.
That's a pretty great offer! I sadly missed out on the special Johto starters. I'll be sure to get them!
I gave away a few dozen of those guys that I had cloned in Emerald over that blind trade thing in X. Also a bunch of Rayquaza.
I'll grab these tomorrow since I already have an active Bank subscription. After the event expires, it may be a very long time before the hidden ability versions of these pokemon become available again.
I don't really think I'll sub for these. I have no reason to get bank in any other capacity unless it's required for transferring from ORAS to SuMo. I'll wait to hear more about the next gen and maybe I'll sub before the promo is over in October.
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