{"id":208353,"date":"2025-03-30T00:55:44","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T00:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/?p=208353"},"modified":"2025-03-30T00:55:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T00:55:44","slug":"how-much-storage-does-pokemon-take-up-on-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/how-much-storage-does-pokemon-take-up-on-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"How much storage does Pokemon take up on switch?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_67_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/how-much-storage-does-pokemon-take-up-on-switch\/#How_much_storage_does_Pokemon_take_up_on_switch\" title=\"How much storage does Pokemon take up on switch?\">How much storage does Pokemon take up on switch?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/how-much-storage-does-pokemon-take-up-on-switch\/#Pokemon_Storage_Requirements\" title=\"Pok\u00e9mon Storage Requirements\">Pok\u00e9mon Storage Requirements<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/how-much-storage-does-pokemon-take-up-on-switch\/#FAQs\" title=\"FAQs\">FAQs<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/how-much-storage-does-pokemon-take-up-on-switch\/#1_How_many_GB_is_Pokemon_Violet_on_Switch\" title=\"1. How many GB is Pok\u00e9mon Violet on Switch?\">1. How many GB is Pok\u00e9mon Violet on Switch?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/how-much-storage-does-pokemon-take-up-on-switch\/#2_What_is_the_Pokemon_Scarlet_and_Violet_file_size\" title=\"2. What is the Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet file size?\">2. What is the Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet file size?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/how-much-storage-does-pokemon-take-up-on-switch\/#3_Is_128GB_enough_for_Switch\" title=\"3. Is 128GB enough for Switch?\">3. Is 128GB enough for Switch?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/how-much-storage-does-pokemon-take-up-on-switch\/#4_Is_256GB_enough_for_Nintendo_Switch\" title=\"4. Is 256GB enough for Nintendo Switch?\">4. Is 256GB enough for Nintendo Switch?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/how-much-storage-does-pokemon-take-up-on-switch\/#5_Can_I_put_a_1TB_SD_card_in_my_Switch\" title=\"5. Can I put a 1TB SD card in my Switch?\">5. Can I put a 1TB SD card in my Switch?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/how-much-storage-does-pokemon-take-up-on-switch\/#6_How_many_GB_does_Mario_Kart_8_take_up\" title=\"6. How many GB does Mario Kart 8 take up?\">6. How many GB does Mario Kart 8 take up?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/how-much-storage-does-pokemon-take-up-on-switch\/#7_How_many_gigabytes_is_Zelda_Tears_of_the_Kingdom\" title=\"7. How many gigabytes is Zelda Tears of the Kingdom?\">7. How many gigabytes is Zelda Tears of the Kingdom?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/how-much-storage-does-pokemon-take-up-on-switch\/#8_What_is_the_largest_SD_card_for_the_Switch\" title=\"8. What is the largest SD card for the Switch?\">8. What is the largest SD card for the Switch?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/how-much-storage-does-pokemon-take-up-on-switch\/#9_Can_you_expand_Switch_storage\" title=\"9. Can you expand Switch storage?\">9. Can you expand Switch storage?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/how-much-storage-does-pokemon-take-up-on-switch\/#10_How_much_gb_is_Pokemon_sword\" title=\"10. How much gb is Pok\u00e9mon sword?\">10. How much gb is Pok\u00e9mon sword?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/how-much-storage-does-pokemon-take-up-on-switch\/#11_How_many_GB_is_Pokemon_Scarlet\" title=\"11. How many GB is Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet?\">11. How many GB is Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/how-much-storage-does-pokemon-take-up-on-switch\/#12_How_much_gb_does_Pokemon_use\" title=\"12. How much gb does Pok\u00e9mon use?\">12. How much gb does Pok\u00e9mon use?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/how-much-storage-does-pokemon-take-up-on-switch\/#13_How_many_GB_is_a_Pokemon_game\" title=\"13. How many GB is a Pok\u00e9mon game?\">13. How many GB is a Pok\u00e9mon game?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/how-much-storage-does-pokemon-take-up-on-switch\/#14_What_is_the_shortest_Pokemon_game\" title=\"14. What is the shortest Pok\u00e9mon game?\">14. What is the shortest Pok\u00e9mon game?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/how-much-storage-does-pokemon-take-up-on-switch\/#15_How_many_GB_is_Zelda_breath_of_the_wild_Switch\" title=\"15. How many GB is Zelda breath of the wild Switch?\">15. How many GB is Zelda breath of the wild Switch?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_much_storage_does_Pokemon_take_up_on_switch\"><\/span>How much storage does Pokemon take up on switch?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>The <strong>Pok\u00e9mon<\/strong> games on <strong>Nintendo Switch<\/strong> vary in size, with <strong>Pok\u00e9mon Sword and Shield<\/strong> taking up <strong>12.4GB<\/strong> of storage space, while <strong>Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet<\/strong> require <strong>7GB<\/strong> each, and <strong>Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Arceus<\/strong> needing <strong>6.1GB<\/strong>. The storage space required for <strong>Pok\u00e9mon<\/strong> games on <strong>Switch<\/strong> can range from <strong>6.1GB<\/strong> to <strong>12.4GB<\/strong>, depending on the specific game and any additional downloaded content, such as <strong>DLC<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pokemon_Storage_Requirements\"><\/span>Pok\u00e9mon Storage Requirements<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The storage requirements for <strong>Pok\u00e9mon<\/strong> games on <strong>Switch<\/strong> can be a concern for players with limited storage capacity, especially considering the average game size on the console is around <strong>10GB<\/strong>. To help players better manage their storage and make informed decisions about which games to download, we have compiled a list of frequently asked questions about <strong>Pok\u00e9mon<\/strong> storage requirements on <strong>Switch<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQs\"><\/span>FAQs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_How_many_GB_is_Pokemon_Violet_on_Switch\"><\/span>1. How many GB is Pok\u00e9mon Violet on Switch?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Pok\u00e9mon Violet<\/strong> requires <strong>7GB<\/strong> of storage space on <strong>Nintendo Switch<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_What_is_the_Pokemon_Scarlet_and_Violet_file_size\"><\/span>2. What is the Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet file size?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The file size for <strong>Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet<\/strong> is <strong>7GB<\/strong> each.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Is_128GB_enough_for_Switch\"><\/span>3. Is 128GB enough for Switch?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A <strong>128GB<\/strong> microSD card can provide sufficient storage for a limited number of games, but players who plan to download many games may want to consider a higher-capacity card, such as <strong>256GB<\/strong> or <strong>512GB<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Is_256GB_enough_for_Nintendo_Switch\"><\/span>4. Is 256GB enough for Nintendo Switch?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A <strong>256GB<\/strong> microSD card can provide ample storage for most players, but those with extensive game libraries may still need to manage their storage carefully.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Can_I_put_a_1TB_SD_card_in_my_Switch\"><\/span>5. Can I put a 1TB SD card in my Switch?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The <strong>Nintendo Switch<\/strong> can accommodate microSD cards up to <strong>2TB<\/strong> in size, but the largest card currently available is <strong>1TB<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_How_many_GB_does_Mario_Kart_8_take_up\"><\/span>6. How many GB does Mario Kart 8 take up?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Mario Kart 8<\/strong> requires at least <strong>6.8GB<\/strong> of storage space, but players are advised to purchase the physical copy to avoid potential issues with digital ownership.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_How_many_gigabytes_is_Zelda_Tears_of_the_Kingdom\"><\/span>7. How many gigabytes is Zelda Tears of the Kingdom?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Zelda Tears of the Kingdom<\/strong> has a download size of around <strong>16.3GB<\/strong>, making it one of the larger games on the <strong>Switch<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_What_is_the_largest_SD_card_for_the_Switch\"><\/span>8. What is the largest SD card for the Switch?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The largest microSD card that can be used in the <strong>Nintendo Switch<\/strong> is <strong>2TB<\/strong>, but the largest card currently available is <strong>1TB<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_Can_you_expand_Switch_storage\"><\/span>9. Can you expand Switch storage?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes, players can expand their <strong>Switch<\/strong> storage by purchasing a microSD card, which can be used to store screenshots, software data, and downloaded games.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_How_much_gb_is_Pokemon_sword\"><\/span>10. How much gb is Pok\u00e9mon sword?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Pok\u00e9mon Sword<\/strong> requires <strong>10.3GB<\/strong> of storage space to download, which is more than double the size of <strong>Pok\u00e9mon: Let&#8217;s Go, Eevee!<\/strong> and <strong>Let&#8217;s Go, Pikachu!<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"11_How_many_GB_is_Pokemon_Scarlet\"><\/span>11. How many GB is Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet<\/strong> requires <strong>7GB<\/strong> of storage space, making it one of the smaller <strong>Pok\u00e9mon<\/strong> games on the <strong>Switch<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"12_How_much_gb_does_Pokemon_use\"><\/span>12. How much gb does Pok\u00e9mon use?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The amount of data used by <strong>Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/strong> varies depending on the device, location, and gameplay style, but players can expect to use anywhere from <strong>0.003GB<\/strong> to <strong>0.025GB<\/strong> of data per hour.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"13_How_many_GB_is_a_Pokemon_game\"><\/span>13. How many GB is a Pok\u00e9mon game?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The size of <strong>Pok\u00e9mon<\/strong> games on <strong>Switch<\/strong> can vary, but most games require around <strong>10GB<\/strong> of storage space, with some games like <strong>Pok\u00e9mon Sword and Shield<\/strong> requiring up to <strong>12.4GB<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"14_What_is_the_shortest_Pokemon_game\"><\/span>14. What is the shortest Pok\u00e9mon game?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Pok\u00e9mon: Let&#8217;s Go, Pikachu!<\/strong> and <strong>Let&#8217;s Go, Eevee!<\/strong> are the shortest <strong>Pok\u00e9mon<\/strong> games, with most players able to complete the game in around <strong>14-16 hours<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"15_How_many_GB_is_Zelda_breath_of_the_wild_Switch\"><\/span>15. How many GB is Zelda breath of the wild Switch?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/strong> requires <strong>13.4GB<\/strong> of storage space, making it one of the larger games on the <strong>Switch<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How much storage does Pokemon take up on switch? The Pok\u00e9mon games on Nintendo Switch vary in size, with Pok\u00e9mon Sword and Shield taking up 12.4GB of storage space, while Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet require 7GB each, and Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Arceus needing 6.1GB. 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