It should be noted that applicable players aren’t receiving this gift at the same time; instead, it appears to be a sort of staggered roll out. If you don’t get it right away, you might just need to wait a little longer. Sword and Shield has received a fair bit of controversy for failing to include every single creature from the series’ many generations, and then a bit extra for adding some back in via DLC. However, the beloved franchise apparently hasn’t forgotten its most dedicated players judging from the new Pokémon Home app.
Pokémon Home is the new app, for both mobile devices as well as Switch, that players can use to keep track of their growing collection of creatures from the new games, the Let’s Go titles, as well as the older Pokémon Bank service. Altogether, this allows players to collect every single Pokémon from every game, and those who accomplish this herculean task are being rewarded with a special Magearna featuring a Pokéball-inspired color scheme.
It should be noted that applicable players aren’t receiving this gift at the same time; instead, it appears to be a sort of staggered roll out. If you don’t get it right away, you might just need to wait a little longer.
Source: Nintendo Life