If I use the Poke Bank, do I still have to re-catch Pokémon?

In Pokémon White, I need to go to the transfer lab on rt 15 to move Pokémon from Platinum to white. Then re-catch them. Can that work with Legendary Pokémon? I guess I want to now if there is an easier way. Pokémon transfer lab or Poke bank?

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Hold on I’ll post it as an answer

You have to go gen 4 -> gen 5 to use bank

Gen 4 isn’t compatible with transporter/bank/home so you have to do the dumb mini game in gen 5 before you even have access to bank.

Checkherefor my source and a detailed chart of how those mechanics work.

So yeah sorry but you have to do the mini game to get Pokémon from older games to White/Black/2. There are illegal ways around this (source: experience) but obviously I’m not going to touch on those.

Hope this helps

I don’t know exactly what your saying, but I think I get the gist.

When you transfer a Pokemon from any generation to another, you cannot get that Pokemon back. It will remain in your Pokedex, (itwascaptured at some point,) but it’s not in your boxes or your party.

Yes, when you transfer a legendary, starter, or something that’s only obtainable once, it cannot be recaptured in your game.

If what Fizz said is how you are thinking, then no, there is no “recapturing” similar to Pal Park or the mini game when transferring to Bank. As soon as you transfer, the Pokemon are immediately deposited in the Transport Box of Pokemon Bank, where you can move them directly into your Gen 6 or 7 games.

Once a Pokemon is in Pokemon Bank, it can not be sent back to a Generation 4 or 5 game, so no, you would not be able to get your Pokemon back to Pokemon White. You can also not send Pokemon directly from Gen 4 to Pokemon Bank, you have to send them to a Gen 5 game first. You can transfer whatever Pokemon you want, but, for example if you transfer a legendary, you will not be able to re-catch that Pokemon in the original game.

If you have any more questions please ask.