Free Pokémon for Pokébank Subscribers

For those who don't know, Pokébank is an online service you can subscribe to for an annual cost of £4.49 / €4.99. It allows you to store and transfer up to 3,000 Pokémon between several generations of Pokémon titles.

For any subscriber that accesses their account between 27th February and 30th November will receive the three starters from Gold & Silver (or HeartGold and SoulSilver)! In their final evolutions, at that! Meganium, Typhlosion, and Feraligatr, at level 50 and with Hidden Abilities.

Meganium's Leaf Guard Hidden Ability protects the Pokémon from status conditions when sunlight is harsh or extremely harsh. Plus, this Meganium knows the move Sunny Day, allowing it to take advantage of its own Ability!

Typhlosion has the Flash Fire Hidden Ability, which powers up Fire-type moves by 50% and prevents this Pokémon from taking damage from Fire-type moves. With three strong Fire-type moves already in its arsenal, Typhlosion can make the most of Flash Fire in battle.

Feraligatr's Sheer Force Hidden Ability eliminates the additional effects of this Pokémon's attacks, but they will do an additional 30% damage instead. This Feraligatr knows three moves that have additional effects: Ice Punch, Crunch, and Waterfall. They won't cause their additional effect, but they'll all do huge damage!

To receive these three Pokémon, players need to use Pokémon Link in their copy of Pokémon X, Pokémon Y, Pokémon Omega Ruby, or Pokémon Alpha Sapphire after they have accessed Pokémon Bank using one of these games. Note that each Pokémon Bank account will be able to receive these three Pokémon only once.