Pokémon HOME has begun distribution of an alpha Chikorita, alpha Tepig, and alpha Totodile as Mystery Gifts for players that move a Pokémon from Pokémon Legends: Z-A into the Nintendo Switch version of Pokémon HOME.

Connect Pokémon HOME with Pokémon Legends: Z‑A and Pokémon Champions Bring your old friends on a new journey

Get ready to connect Pokémon HOME to even more Pokémon titles! Following the latest update, you can now move the friends you made in Pokémon Legends: Z-A to Pokémon HOME, as well as bring old friends from earlier main-series games into your Lumiose City adventures. To celebrate, Trainers who move a Pokémon from Pokémon Legends: Z-A into the Nintendo Switch version of Pokémon HOME for the first time will receive an alpha Chikorita, alpha Tepig, and alpha Totodile as Mystery Gifts in the mobile device version of Pokémon HOME.


Please note that any Pokémon you move from Pokémon Legends: Z-A will be unable to visit earlier main-series games, and any Pokémon moved into Pokémon Legends: Z-A from previous games will be unable to return to earlier main-series games.

Pokémon Champions Connection

That’s not all, Trainers. Soon, you’ll be able to rally for battle with old friends by sending certain Pokémon from Pokémon HOME to visit Pokémon Champions. These Pokémon will be able to return to Pokémon HOME at any time and can be sent to visit or returned using the Nintendo Switch or mobile device version of Pokémon Champions. Please note that Pokémon recruited within Pokémon Champions cannot be deposited into Pokémon HOME.

Receive an Alpha Chikorita, Alpha Tepig, and Alpha Totodile!

By depositing Pokémon caught in Pokémon Legends: Z-A to the Nintendo Switch version of Pokémon HOME, you can receive an alpha Chikorita, Tepig, and Totodile as Mystery Gifts on the mobile device version of Pokémon HOME. Enjoy adventuring in Lumiose City even more alongside these large Pokémon!




• Mystery Gifts in Pokémon HOME are only available on the mobile device version.
• The ability to link Pokémon Legends: Z-A to Pokémon HOME is only available on the Nintendo Switch version of Pokémon HOME.
• To prepare, please make sure that the Nintendo Switch version and the mobile device version of Pokémon HOME are linked. Please see for more details.
• Depending on your OS or device, you may not be able to use certain features.
• The contents of and method for obtaining this gift may be changed at any time without notice. Thank you for your understanding.

Use Pokémon You’ve Befriended in Pokémon Legends: Z-A in Pokémon Champions

You can use Pokémon HOME to bring certain Pokémon you’ve befriended in Pokémon Legends: Z-A to Pokémon Champions.

What’s more, there will be a promotion in which you can send Chesnaught, Delphox, Greninja, and Eternal Flower Floette obtained in Pokémon Legends: Z-A to visit Pokémon Champions and receive their corresponding Mega Stones in Pokémon Champions.

Have intense battles in Pokémon Champions alongside Pokémon you’ve adventured with in Lumiose City!

• A Chesnaughtite stone can be claimed by sending a Chesnaught to visit, a Delphoxite stone can be claimed by sending a Delphox to visit, a Greninjite stone can be claimed by sending a Greninja to visit, and a Floettite stone can be claimed by sending an Eternal Flower Floette to visit.
• These Mega Stones cannot be claimed by sending Chesnaught, Delphox, Greninja, or Eternal Flower Floette that have been befriended outside of Pokémon Legends: Z-A to visit.
• Chesnaughtite, Delphoxite, Greninjite, and Floettite can be claimed on both the Nintendo Switch version and mobile device version of Pokémon Champions.
• The Mega Stones available in this campaign may be unlocked in the shop or other areas of the game at a later date.

Sources: https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/connect-pokemon-home-with-pokemon-legends-z-a-and-pokemon-champions, https://legends.pokemon.com/en-us/news/pokemon-home-connectivity and https://x.com/Pokemon/status/2040112122206576908