>>34109678Bank is so much easier to use than any game storage if you have large amounts of Pokemon. Too many boxes in game itself would be maddening. What used to take me months to transfer now takes minutes. 15 years of Pokemon and OCD/balltism/hoarding has made bank the only logical choice for people like me. I'll gladly pay 5 bucks a year , infact by paying I feel more secure in the safety of my Pokemon as backups of the server are likely made fairly frequently. If my cartridge fails I'm SOL but bank fails they either restore my mons or give me my money back.