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'''Join Avenue''' (Japanese: '''ジョインアベニュー''' ''Join Avenue'') is a building introduced in [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2]]. It is located between {{rt|4|Unova}} and [[Nimbasa City]], replacing Nimbasa [[Gate]] which was previously there. The avenue features exclamations akin to those appearing in the streets of [[Castelia City]].

 

 

In [[Generation VII]], a successor to Join Avenue appears in the form of [[Festival Plaza]].

==Visitors==

[[File:Join Avenue entrance {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: n}} mod 2}}|0=B2|1=W2}}.png|thumb|left|220px|The entrance to Join Avenue in {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: n}} mod 2}}|0=Black 2|1=White 2}}]]<!--the player character position discrepancy somewhat defeats the purpose of this comparison-->

The visitors strolling down the avenue are key to its development. It is by engaging these that shops can be opened and visited.

A set amount of strolling [[Non-player character|NPCs]], known as the player's fans (Japanese: '''ファン''' ''fan''), will arrive at the avenue each day. This amount is determined by the avenue's rank and the player's game progression<!--discuss mechanics at discussion page--><!--plausible upper limit: 7-->. After the player has entered the [[Hall of Fame]], [[Gym Leader]]s will occasionally arrive among these, as a bonus<!--frequency appears to increase with avenue rank, as they seem to visit every day after a certain point-->. The avenue can hold no more than twelve visiting NPC fans at a time. Consequently, no NPC fans will arrive on a day on which this limit has already been reached, even if the player subsequently makes room. This also means that any amount of arriving NPC fans that would have otherwise exceeded the limit will be capped.

Additionally, other players of [[Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black, White]], [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Black 2, and White 2]] will visit the avenue when they are registered by the game<!--a specific term is used for these characters in the official guide book (at least the Japanese version)—should be retrieved and used-->. This is done through any means of connecting two players' games, such as the [[C-Gear]]'s Tag Log, {{pkmn|battle}}s, [[trade]]s, and interaction between [[Pokémon Dream World]] accounts. A visiting player's overworld appearance will be the {{DL|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer class}} that player selected on their {{ga|Trainer Card}}. Their dialogue will be based on their customized avenue dialogue (if applicable; otherwise Passerby Analytics responses will be used, if possible) and on various information from the player's game file. To get a player to visit again, their game must be registered again after at least a day has passed.

In order to open a shop, the player must invite a visitor to do so, which will make them a resident running a {{DL||Shops|shop}} of his or her preferred type and personal variation, if applicable. The avenue can contain a maximum of eight shops at a time. After this limit is reached, the player must choose an existing shop to be replaced if they wish to open a new shop.

With the exception of the first visitor, Janus, the NPC fans' shop type preferences and shop variations are the same for all games, presented in the table below. The shop type preferences and shop variations of multiplayer representations vary from player to player, but are static and will not vary with the game of the visited avenue. [[Gym Leader]]s cannot be invited to open shops.

! colspan=5 | NPC fans

| [[File:Preschooler f OD.png]]

| アーム ''Aamu''<!--Finnish name, like Aapo-->

 

Instead of inviting a visitor to open a shop, the player can also choose to recommend a visitor to visit one of the avenue's established shops, after which they will leave. Successful recommendations result in popularity point gains for the recommended shops and the avenue itself, which determine their respective ranks.

 

Unlike when inviting visitors to open shops, the shops a visitor wants to visit are not always limited to one type and vary from visit to visit. Before recommending, visitors will indicate what kind of shop they would like to visit by uttering one of the phrases listed below. By answering [[#Avenue rank|multiple-choice questions]] concerning personal information and preferences, the player can unlock additional visitor phrases, which are not present in the table.

 

 

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===Avenue rank===

 

 

Upon reaching Rank 20, the owner of the avenue will appear in the player's office, after which a sequence follows in which the player and his or her four assistants walk down the avenue, greeting all of the shop owners, displaying various information about the avenue's current status, as they are cheered on. This feature has its own background music, ジョインアベニューであいさつ! ''[[Pokémon Black 2 & Pokémon White 2: Super Music Collection|Join Avenue Salutation!]]''

 

| class="l" | The Nursery shop type and various Market and Antique Shop services,<br>if the player has also entered the [[Hall of Fame]]

 

The owner of the avenue will reward the player with an item for every rank increase after Rank 20. New reputations will also start spreading at certain ranks. These are described in the tables below.