Grab Two Free Pokemon For Ultra Sun And Moon Right Now For A Limited Time

Pokemon fans may be eagerly awaiting the release of Pokemon Sword and Shield for Nintendo Switch, but in the meantime, The Pokemon Company is giving away a couple more freebies for the series' latest 3DS installments, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. Those who have a Pokemon Bank subscription can now claim two more free Pokemon in the seventh-gen games, and these are a little different from the ones you can normally get.

For a limited time, you'll be able to receive a free Oranguru and Passimian by signing into Pokemon Bank. What makes these particular Pokemon special is they come with their Hidden Abilities, which normally aren't obtainable in the games. Passimian's is Defiant, which raises its Attack any time one of its stats is lowered by the opponent, while Oranguru's is Symbiosis, which will pass the item it's holding to an ally in Double or Triple Battles when that Pokemon consumes its own held item.

You can claim Oranguru and Passimian in either of the Ultra games or the original Sun and Moon versions. To download them, you'll need to insert your game of choice into the 3DS and access the Pokemon Bank app. After you see a notification that the gifts are available, you'll need to open the game, then pick the Pokemon up from the deliveryman waiting inside any Pokemon Center. The distribution will only be available until October 31, 2019, so you have until then to sign up for a Pokemon Bank subscription if you don't already have one and claim the Pokemon.

Pokemon Bank is a paid cloud service that allows you to easily store and move Pokemon between all of the series' sixth- and seventh-generation 3DS Pokemon games. Subscriptions cost $5 / £4.49 per year. As an added bonus, The Pokemon Company regularly distributes free Pokemon to subscribers; last year, for instance, it gave away all three Alola starters with their Hidden Abilities. You can also store Pokemon from the 3DS Virtual Console versions of Red/Blue/Yellow and Gold/Silver/Crystal on Pokemon Bank.

Oranguru and Passimian aren't the only freebies still available for 3DS players. You also have until September 2 to claim an assortment of rare Berries via Mystery Gift. You can see all of the freebies available for Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon in our roundup.

Pokemon Sword and Shield are the next "core" installments in the Pokemon series, and they're slated to launch for Nintendo Switch in late 2019. The Pokemon Company hasn't revealed many details about the games yet, but we got our first look at their new setting and starter Pokemon. You can read everything we know about Pokemon Sword and Shield so far here.