Gen VI - trade and the pokebank Options

[EBWonder]

Well, now that we can trade via online without having each other's friend codes. trading is a lot easier, but until the pokebank goes into effect, certain Pokemon are still unavailable.

for those who don't know what the pokebank is, it is a cloud storage for your Pokemon. you'll be able to upload Pokemon from your old Pokemon (B/W/B2/W2) games and transfer them to your X/Y. it also checks for hacked Pokemon (unable to be uploaded, so the reports say). it will be released on December 25th in Japan and the 27th the US/Europe. You need to have a 3DS to do this and the uploads from B/W/B2/W2 will be one way, but 3DSes with the app will be able to upload/download with X/Y as often as possible. The bank will hold up to 30000 Pokemon and will have an annual service fee of $5.00/year.

If you download and run Pokebank by Jan 31, 2014, you will get a free 30-day pass to use with the service, however, no details are known yet of what happen if you don't pay after that.
stay tuned pokenatics!

EB

FYI - being friends unlocks a third poke safari slot in that friend's park. My friend code is 0645-6633-6173. you can also become friends with any acquaintance if you trade with them (after a random number of trades, it may ask you both if you want to register each other).