Is it okay to repeatedly switch game cartridges on a 3DS?

I have been trading between two Pokémon games by myself making use of the GTS: after offering a trade on Ultra sun, I switched to Sun and quickly located my own Pokémon in order to trade with myself to get a Pokémon from sun to my ultra sun.

I did this a few times, but I'm wondering if it's good or bad for the game or system to quickly and repeatedly switch between games when only playing them for a short time.

Solution 1:

I'm happy for someone to provide a more technical answer with proofs on whether or not this is good for the console. Going purely by the experiences of myself and others I know, we have never observed the frequent* switching of games to do harm to our consoles, provided you are correctly closing the software and gently removing the cartridge and not just yanking it out while mid-game.

In your situation specifically, I'd be more concerned with people on the GTS intercepting your self-trade and you losing a Pokemon! It might be worth looking into Pokemon Bank as an alternative approach.

*-Frequent being once every ~2 minutes. However long it takes to start the game and connect to the GTS.