The emotion of the arrival of Nintendo Switch 2 It has been overshadowed for many fans of Pokemon. These fans report lost his saved games After performing the data transfer from your previous console. Although in theory the process should be safe, several players are warning that Some titles, like Pokemon Scarlet, they can be irretrievably lost. This occurs even if there are no errors during the transfer.
Thousands of hours lost in the Nintendo game
The case that has attracted the most attention was shared on Reddit by thataku26. He claims to have lost A game with more than 1,000 hours of gameplay and Pokémon transferred from previous generations. He talked about titles like Leaf Green (Game Boy Advance) and Diamond (Nintendo DS). your file from Scarlet It simply disappeared after the transfer of its original Switch to its new Switch 2.Everything is gone. The game starts as if it were the first time. There is no data in my OLED. Literally, 20 years of memories were erased», wrote the player, visibly affected.
Other users who reported similar losses. These losses not only affected titles of Pokemon, but also games like Breath of the Wild, , Tears of the Kingdom, , Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and more. In some cases, not a single save file remained. As a consequence, the players were forced to start everything from scratch. This phenomenon, although not massive, is generating concern among the community.
The root of the problem is that Pokémon games are not supported by the Nintendo Switch Online cloud saver. This system works for most catalog titles. games like Lets Go Pikachu/Evee, , Sword and Shield, , Legends: Arceus and Scarlet/Violet They do not allow supporting cloud games. Therefore, if any failure occurs during the transfer or if the file is simply not migrated correctly, everything is lost.
Pokémon is not the only case
Given this, experienced fans strongly recommend using the app Pokemon Home, the official cloud storage service for the franchise. Although in its free version it allows you to store up to 30 creatures, paid subscriptions enable space for hundreds more. This tool has become Only reliable way to protect Pokémon before changing consoles.
«I have all my pokémon on home for fear that this will happen», a player commented. «If at any time I buy switch 2, first I transfer everything to home and then I see the rest», said another. Many agree that this step should be considered essential if you plan to preserve lifelong Pokémon, especially if you have been accumulating them for generations.
However, not everyone has shown empathy. Some users have directly blamed those who did not back up their data, arguing that this warning is well known in the community. «If your Pokémon were so important, why didn’t you pass them to Home before?», questioned a commentator with a hard tone.
And Nintendo Switch 2 keeps selling
meanwhile, The Nintendo Switch 2 has debuted with force, selling 3.5 million units in its first four days. It has managed to double the launch figures of the original console. However, the situation with PokemonShow that Not everything is perfect in this generational transition. Even a seemingly successful transfer can take years of progress.
The advice is clear: If you value your Pokémon games, transfer your creatures to Pokémon Home before you start the Switch 2 migration.. Because in the digital world, mistakes do not always give second chances.
