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Pokemon fans were treated this week to a brand-new update for the Pokemon Home application, available on the Nintendo Switch and mobile devices. Version 2.0. adds connectivity to the more recent mainline Pokemon games, including Pokemon Legends: Arceus, Pokemon Brilliant Diamond, and Pokemon Shining Pearl. Fans can now deposit Pokemon from these games into Pokemon Home and trade them between older games like Sword and Shield and Let's GO Pikachu and Eevee.

However, an issue might arise for the Pokemon Home players out there on Switch who are trying to deposit some Pokemon.

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How to Fix "The Save Data for This Game is Not the Latest Version"

If Pokemon Home players go to the Deposit section of the main menu, they'll see the list of compatible Pokemon games. It's possible to deposit Pokemon from all of them; however, some players will be unable to do this because of their saved data.

Not only does the Pokemon game need to be updated to its latest version, but players need to have a save file that's from the updated version. So if players have not touched Pokemon Legends: Arceus in months, and Pokemon Home isn't letting them deposit Pokemon, the players need to hop into their file and save the game. And the same goes for Pokemon BDSP, Pokemon Let's GO, and Pokemon Sword & Shield.

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How to Save

To save the game in Pokemon Legends: Arceus, players just need to press the up button on the d-pad and then hit the triggers to go over to the Save section. Press A to save. As for Pokemon BDSP, Sword and Shield, and Pokemon Let's GO players, just open up the menu and press the save option.

Once players have created a new save data for the updated version of the game, go back into the Pokemon Home app, and it should now let players connect to the game of their choice. Pick the Pokemon to deposit, and then send them over to hang out in Pokmon Home.

Strange Balls

It's also worth noting that since Pokemon Legends: Arceus takes place in a past version of the Sinnoh region, the Poke Balls used are different than the ones used in modern Pokemon games. So, when Pokemon caught in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond, Pokemon Shining Pearl, Pokemon Sword, or Pokemon Shield are transferred to Pokemon Legends: Arceus, they will appear in Strange Balls. However, the Strange Balls will not appear in Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield.

Pokemon Home is available on Mobile and Switch.

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