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* Every trainer has their own fully animated sprite.
* Every trainer has their own fully animated sprite.
* Several attacks have received new battle animations.
* Several attacks have received new battle animations.
* The battle menu has seen a redesign.
* The battle menu has benn redesigned.
* The C-Gear has been redesigned.
* The C-Gear has been redesigned.
* The [[Unova Pokédex]] has been expanded tremendously to accommodate older Pokémon.
* The [[Unova Pokédex]] has been expanded tremendously to accommodate older Pokémon.

Revision as of 17:37, 12 August 2012

Pokémon Black Version 2
ポケットモンスター ブラック 2
File:Pokemon Black 2 Boxart EN.png
Pokémon Black Version 2's boxart, featuring Black Kyurem
Pokémon White Version 2
ポケットモンスター ホワイト 2
File:Pokemon White 2 Boxart EN.png
Pokémon White Version 2's boxart, featuring White Kyurem
Basic info
Platform: Nintendo DS*
Category: RPG
Players: 1-4 players simultaneous
Connectivity: DS Wireless, Wi-Fi, IR
Developer: Game Freak
Publisher: Nintendo
The Pokémon Company
Part of: Generation V main series
Ratings
CERO: A
ESRB: E
ACB: N/A
OFLC: N/A
PEGI: 3+
GRAC: N/A
GSRR: N/A
Release dates
Japan: June 23, 2012[1]
North America: October 7, 2012[2]
Australia: October 11, 2012[3]
Europe: October 12, 2012[4]
South Korea: N/A
Hong Kong: N/A
Taiwan: N/A
Websites
Japanese: Nintendo.co.jp
Official site
English: Official site
Japanese boxart
File:Pokemon Black 2 Boxart JP.png
Boxart of Pocket Monsters Black 2
File:Pokemon White 2 Boxart JP.png
Boxart of Pocket Monsters White 2
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Pokémon Black Version 2 (Japanese: ポケットモンスター ブラック Pocket Monsters Black 2) and Pokémon White Version 2 (Japanese: ポケットモンスター ホワイト Pocket Monsters White 2) are the second paired versions of Generation V and are the sequels of Pokémon Black and White, respectively.

Both games were revealed on Pokémon Smash! by Junichi Masuda, and subsequently the official Japanese and international[5] Pokémon websites, on February 26, 2012. They were released in Japan on June 23, 2012. It is scheduled to be released in North America on October 7, 2012, Australia on October 11, 2012 and in Europe on October 12, 2012.

The games feature two new formes of Kyurem that serve as the version mascots of the games: Black Kyurem (Japanese: ブラックキュレム) for Black 2 and White Kyurem (Japanese: ホワイトキュレム) for White 2.

Plot

The games take place two years after the events of Pokémon Black and White. The Unova region appears to have changed significantly. New locations are accessible in the southwest and northeast of the region, one of them being Aspertia City, the player's new hometown, while a few previously existing locations such as Challenger's Cave are not accessible anymore. New Gyms and Gym Leaders are also introduced, and the Unova Pokédex is expanded to include Pokémon foreign to the region, much like in Pokémon Platinum.

The player is able to choose to play as the boy Kyouhei, or the girl Mei, as they travel across the region against their rival, Hugh.

Changes from Pokémon Black & White

Aesthetic changes

  • The opening is drastically different from the one in Black and White, now featuring the new game characters, the Tao trio and the legendary musketeers. Also, the title screen shows either Black Kyurem or White Kyurem, depending on the version.
  • The bar that shows a Pokémon's level, Exp. Points and HP has been redesigned. It is black in Black 2 and white in White 2.
  • The area eyecatch has also been redesigned and shows the location in the top left of the screen and season in the bottom right. It is black in Black 2 and white in White 2.
  • New locations, such as Aspertia City and Sangi Town, have been added to the game.
  • New characters are introduced, such as Hugh, Colress, Roxie, Marlon and Banjirou.
  • Cheren, Bianca, Elesa, Ghetsis and Iris all receive redesigns.
  • All Unova gyms receive redesigns.
  • Most of the Black and White music has been slightly remixed, in addition to the Gym Leader and Champion music from Kanto, Johto, Hoenn and Sinnoh.
  • There have been several changes made to existing locations, such as Driftveil City and Nimbasa City.
  • Every trainer has their own fully animated sprite.
  • Several attacks have received new battle animations.
  • The battle menu has benn redesigned.
  • The C-Gear has been redesigned.
  • The Unova Pokédex has been expanded tremendously to accommodate older Pokémon.
    • It also receives a slight aesthetic change, now having a red background instead of green.
  • All returning Gym Leaders and Champions receive new sprites.
  • Route 4 has changed drastically and also differs between Black 2 and White 2.
  • Victory Road changed drastically from Black and White to Black 2 and White 2 as well and differs in appearance between Black 2 and White 2.
  • Challenger's Cave's entrance collapsed while Route 10 was locked off due to landslide on Victory Road, making both areas inaccessible. In place of Cold Storage there is now the Pokémon World Tournament.

Storyline changes

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  • The player no longer starts in Nuvema Town, instead starting in Aspertia City.
  • Instead of the usual 5 Poké Balls, the player is given 10 at the start of your journey.
  • Chili, Cress, Cilan, Lenora and Brycen are replaced by Cheren, Roxie and Marlon.
  • Bianca gives the player a Starter Pokémon.
  • A new Team Plasma has formed, and is run by Ghetsis.
  • Colress, a Team Plasma member, is battled frequently throughout the story.
  • Rood, Zinzolin and the Shadow Triad are battled as part of the story.
  • The Gym Leader order has changed to Cheren, Roxie, Burgh, Elesa, Clay, Skyla, Drayden, Marlon.
  • Iris is the new Champion of Unova.
  • Ghetsis returns and plans to freeze Unova with Kyurem.
  • N returns to Unova with either ZekromWrong template. See Template:Sup/doc. or ReshiramWrong template. See Template:Sup/doc., who is fused with Kyurem to form either Black KyuremWrong template. See Template:Sup/doc. or White KyuremWrong template. See Template:Sup/doc..
  • Unlike Pokemon Black and White, the version mascots Black KyuremWrong template. See Template:Sup/doc. or White KyuremWrong template. See Template:Sup/doc. can't be caught within the story, but can be obtained post-game by following certain requirements.
  • Several tag battles take place throughout the game: one with the other player character, two with Cheren, four with Hugh, one with Bianca and a daily tag battle with one of Chili, Cress or Cilan (against the other two).
  • A new attraction known as the Pokémon World Tournament opens up in Driftveil City, where the player battles Gym Leaders and Champions from all five regions, among others.
  • Another new attraction introduced is the Pokéstar Studios, located in Virbank City, where the player takes part in many different movies. Brycen and Sabrina appear here.
  • Lenora revives the player's fossils.
  • Several new key items exclusive to Black and White 2 are introduced.
  • During the post-game, the player may find N at his castle and on the first visit, battles his ZekromWrong template. See Template:Sup/doc. or ReshiramWrong template. See Template:Sup/doc., who is free for capture after defeating N. Subsequent battles can be done once a season and feature N using a team of Pokémon centered around that season.

Gameplay changes

  • The new Unova Link is introduced, which makes way for new features.
  • Challenge Mode and Assist Mode are introduced, which raise and lower the strength of opposing trainers respectively.
  • A new feature called the Memory Link is introduced, which has flashbacks from the NPCs that shed light on events that happened between Black and White and Black 2 and White 2.
  • Many TMs and all but one HM are received in different locations.
  • The Xtransceiver adds two new mini-games called Balloon Catch, where the player needs to catch balloons of their face or an NPC's, and Balloon Smash, where the player needs to inflate the balloons as large as possible without bursting them.
  • A number of legendaries from Hoenn and Sinnoh (excluding the Weather trio and Creation trio) can be found in the post-game.
  • Zorua, Zoroark and TM95 (Snarl), which were previously accessible through Nintendo events only, can now be found within the game without any special requirements.
  • The Kami Trio are notably the only Unova regional Pokémon absent from either game and must be obtained through the Pokémon Dream Radar and then transferred or alternatively they can be traded from Black and White. The Dream Radar is also necessary to obtain their new forms.

Features

Pokémon World Tournament

Main article: Pokémon World Tournament

A new facility featured in Black 2 and White 2 is the Pokémon World Tournament, where the player is able to battle every Gym Leader and Champion (except Koga and Iris) from the main series games in various types of battles.

Pokéstar Studios

Main article: Pokéstar Studios

Pokéstar Studios is a new feature in the games that allows the player to take part in making films involving Pokémon. The player chooses from various scenarios and acts them out.

Seasons

Main article: Seasons

Seasons once again return to the games. In addition to covering the entire screen upon starting the games, a text box appears at the bottom of the screen presenting the current season every time a new area is entered.

Sprite animations

Just like in Pokémon Black and White, the Pokémon sprites are fully animated and move throughout battles. However, unlike Black and White, every Trainer in the game has battle animations, as well as more frames which allows for smoother animations.

The game also introduces new entry sprite animations for Pokémon, much as if it were a Shiny Pokémon.

  • N's Pokémon, which are obtainable through Memory Link, (with the exception of N's Zorua, who is obtainable during the main plot) have a green/yellow diamond shine, along with their own sound.
  • Also, in the Pokéstar Studios, when a player successfully completes a movie with their Pokémon in an unusual matter by deviating from the script, their Pokémon will become a star and during battles, when the Pokémon is summoned, a star will bounce upwards and then back downwards. This is the only entry animation that can be added manually by the player.

Gyms

Within the two years separating Black 2 and White 2 from their predecessors, some of the past Gym Leaders have passed on their positions to others or retired the Gym from the Unova League. The eight Gym Leaders of Unova are now: Cheren (Normal), Roxie (Poison), Burgh (Bug), Elesa (Electric), Clay (Ground), Skyla (Flying), Drayden (Dragon) and Marlon (Water).

Elite Four and Champion

Like Black and White, the Elite Four can be battled in any order; after battling all four, a path to the Champion is unlocked. The Elite Four members are Shauntal (Ghost), Marshal (Fighting), Grimsley (Dark), and Caitlin (Psychic). The new Champion is Iris.

Pokémon

Each game features a Pokédex of 300 different Pokémon species, many of which are from previous generations such as Growlithe, Psyduck, and Marill.

Version-exclusive Pokémon

Black 2
0013 Weedle Weedle
Bug Poison
0014 Kakuna Kakuna
Bug Poison
0015 Beedrill Beedrill
Bug Poison
0126 Magmar Magmar
Fire
0185 Sudowoodo Sudowoodo
Rock
0214 Heracross Heracross
Bug Fighting
0240 Magby Magby
Fire
0311 Plusle Plusle
Electric
0325 Spoink Spoink
Psychic
0326 Grumpig Grumpig
Psychic
0381 Latios Latios
Dragon Psychic
0427 Buneary Buneary
Normal
0428 Lopunny Lopunny
Normal
0438 Bonsly Bonsly
Rock
0467 Magmortar Magmortar
Fire
0574 Gothita Gothita
Psychic
0575 Gothorita Gothorita
Psychic
0576 Gothitelle Gothitelle
Psychic
0629 Vullaby Vullaby
Dark Flying
0630 Mandibuzz Mandibuzz
Dark Flying
0644 Zekrom Zekrom
Dragon Electric
0646 Kyurem Kyurem
Dragon Ice
White 2
0010 Caterpie Caterpie
Bug
0011 Metapod Metapod
Bug
0012 Butterfree Butterfree
Bug Flying
0122 Mr. Mime Mr. Mime
Psychic
0125 Electabuzz Electabuzz
Electric
0127 Pinsir Pinsir
Bug
0239 Elekid Elekid
Electric
0300 Skitty Skitty
Normal
0301 Delcatty Delcatty
Normal
0312 Minun Minun
Electric
0322 Numel Numel
Fire Ground
0323 Camerupt Camerupt
Fire Ground
0380 Latias Latias
Dragon Psychic
0439 Mime Jr. Mime Jr.
Psychic
0466 Electivire Electivire
Electric
0577 Solosis Solosis
Psychic
0578 Duosion Duosion
Psychic
0579 Reuniclus Reuniclus
Psychic
0627 Rufflet Rufflet
Normal Flying
0628 Braviary Braviary
Normal Flying
0643 Reshiram Reshiram
Dragon Fire
0646 Kyurem Kyurem
Dragon Ice

Compatibility

Black 2 and White 2 can connect with the Pokémon Dream Radar, which transfer Pokémon found to the player's game. The Pokémon Global Link has also been updated to make way for the release of Black 2 and White 2. The games are compatible with Black and White, much as Platinum is to Diamond and Pearl. The games can connect as with games of the same generation, and they operate on the same Global Trade Station server. Pokémon from the Generation IV games Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver can be transferred to these games using the Poké Transfer.

Gallery

Trivia

  • These will be the first main series games since Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen in September 2004 to be released in North America in the fall months, as opposed to spring months.
  • The localization period for Black 2 and White 2 is the shortest worldwide, lasting about three and a half months.
  • These are the first main series Pokémon games to have numbers in their titles.
  • These are the first games in the main series to be direct sequels to games from the same generation.

Reception

Gaming magazine Famitsu gave Pokémon Black and White Versions 2 a score of 36 out of 40, which is lower than its perfectly-scoring predecessors.

According to Famitsu and Yahoo Japan, the game sold 1,618,621 copies during its first weekend on sale, making it the third best selling DS game of all time.[6][7]

In other languages

Language Title
Japan Flag.png Japanese ポケットモンスター_ブラック2・ホワイト2
France Flag.png European French Pokémon Version Noire 2 et Version Blanche 2
Germany Flag.png German Pokémon Schwarze Edition 2 und Pokémon Weiße Edition 2
Italy Flag.png Italian Pokémon Versione Nera 2 e Versione Bianca 2
South Korea Flag.png Korean 포켓몬스터 블랙2·화이트2
Spain Flag.png European Spanish Pokémon Edición Negra 2 y Edición Blanca 2

References

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