1: on the eshop you can buy the digital copies of

x/y  or/as  s/m  us/um

and more importantly: the digital console ports for g/s/c  and r/b**/y**

and spinoff games    detective pikachu,  super mystery dungeon, pokemon battle trozei, gates to infinity, pokemon rumble blast, pokedex 3d pro, pokemon art academy

if you want to buy any of these games it might be better for you to do that now instead of paying scalper prices online.

2: free downloads

you can download the following games for no cost

pokemon picross, pokemon rumble world, pokemon shuffle

if you have the blocks, any of these could be fun to try

3: must-grabs

things you absolutely should grab before the eshop closes:

pokemon dream radar.

 available for very cheap, this is the only way to get thundurus/landorus/tornadus in b/w2 and a good source of items, a few extra ledgendaries if you have 4th gen games, and most important, hidden ability pokemon. VERY valuable since the discontinuing of the dream world

pokemon bank/poke transporter

 idk if you have to pay to download it but i think you do for poke transporter. while we dont know exactly what the situation will be with pokemon bank after the eshop closure, just buying a 1-month subscription and grabbing poke transporter might be worth it in the long run. better safe than sorry.

pokemon sun/moon demo

this is the only way to get ash-greninja in s/m and us/um. a free download, (though you will need an account) and defo worth grabbing. even if you don’t want it right now, you should still consider getting it before it’s gone for good. the oras demo is also available with a free mega glalie, but that’s less important as mega glalie is available in the games while ash greninja can only be caught in the demo.

small addendum:

that’s all i have to say abt pokemon but just as a small reminder that if there are more non-pokemon games you want to play that saw little/no physical release, now would be a good time to buy. a game i would recommend HEAVILY is yo-kai watch 3, a SUPER good game in the vein of pokemon that i would say is even better. honestly, i’d recommend the entire series, but those are available easily later through physical copies but i know from experience that 3′s physical release was EXTREMELY limited, and cost (THE CHEAPEST I COULD FIND) 499.00 nowadays and 300.00 at the time i was originally searching. (3 months after the thing released) it’s a bit more pricey than the 3ds pokemons 70 bucks if i remember right, but with pokemon being an 80$ game nowadays, that’s a super good price in my opinion. honestly i’d pay like 150 bucks for it, and you should totally try this super cool game if it piques your interest at all.

that’s all from me, happy shopping!

and if you can spare the time, consider spreading the news around the communnity! missing out on stuff like this really sucks.(i would know :,)