Pokémon HOME

Pokémon HOME
Developer: ILCA Publisher: The Pokémon Company Platforms:Mobile, Nintendo Switch

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Pokémon HOME is an app for mobile devices and the Nintendo Switch that was developed by ILCA and published by The Pokémon Company. It was released worldwide on February 12, 2020. It is a cloud service that's used for transferring Pokémon between games. It is also the successor to Pokémon Bank for the Nintendo 3DS.

Engine

Despite being the same app, Pokémon HOME on mobile devices runs on Unity, while the app on the Nintendo Switch does not. Both versions also use different file formats (seen below).

File Formats

Mobile

• .aba - Archive file
• .unity3d - Unity model

Nintendo Switch

• .arc - Archive file
• .bntx - Image file
• .tbl - ?
• .bin - ?
• .gz - Compression format

Ripping Tools

Mobile

Asset Studio

AssetStudio can view and extract assets from the mobile versions. It can also extract assets (textures/sprites, models, etc.) from the .unity3d files.

ABA_Decryptor

ABA_Decryptor is a tool developed by barncastle that can decrypt the .aba files from the mobile versions.

Nintendo Switch

Switch Toolbox

Switch Toolbox can view and extract .bntx files from the Nintendo Switch version. It can also view the contents of the .gz archives.

VG Resource Pages

Mobile

• The Spriters Resource
• The Models Resource
• The Textures Resource
• The Sounds Resource

Nintendo Switch

• The Spriters Resource
• The Sounds Resource