To prepare your Pokémon GO game on your mobile device:
- Tap the Poké Ball icon.
- Tap the Settings icon.
- Tap Nintendo Switch.
- Tap Connect to Nintendo Switch.
To prepare your Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! or Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! game on your Nintendo Switch system:
- Press the X Button to open the main menu, and then press the Y Button to select Options.
- Select Open Pokémon GO Settings.
- You'll see “Would you like to pair your game with a Pokémon GO account to communicate with it?” Pick Yes.
- If the Trainer ID you see is the account you would like to pair with, pick Yes.
- You’ve now successfully paired your game with Pokémon GO.
Now that your Pokémon GO game is connected to your Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! or Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! game, you’re ready to transfer Pokémon.
Please note:
- You can select up to 50 Pokémon at a time to transfer to your Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! or Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! game.
- Only the Pokémon you’ve caught in Pokémon GO that were originally discovered in the Kanto region (as well as their Alolan variants) may be transferred.
- You can’t transfer Pokémon from Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! or Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! to Pokémon GO.
To transfer Pokémon from Pokémon GO on your mobile device:
- Tap the Poké Ball icon.
- Tap the Pokémon icon.
- Tap the icon in the upper right that looks like a Nintendo Switch system.
- Select the Pokémon you want to send.
- You'll see "Do you want to transfer Pokémon to Nintendo Switch?” Pick YES.
- You'll see "Are you sure you want to transfer?" Pick OK.
To retrieve your Pokémon in your Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! or Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! game:
- At the GO Park complex, select Bring Pokémon.
- Select a GO Park.
- Select Start Communication.
- You'll see “Would you like to receive a Pokémon? Pick Yes.
- The Pokémon will be sent to your game!
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