Pokémon Black and White Versions 2

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Pokémon Black Version 2 (Japanese: ポケットモンスター ブラック ２ Pocket Monsters Black 2) and Pokémon White Version 2 (Japanese: ポケットモンスター ホワイト ２ 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^[6] Pokémon websites, on February 26, 2012. They were released in Japan on June 23, 2012, in North America on October 7, 2012, in Australia on October 11, 2012, in Europe on October 12, 2012 and in South Korea on November 8, 2012.

The games feature two new forms of Kyurem that serve as the version mascots of the games: Black Kyurem for Black 2 and White Kyurem for White 2.

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Changes from Pokémon Black & White

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Gameplay changes

• The new Unova Link is introduced, which makes way for new features.
  • Challenge Mode and Easy Mode are introduced, which raise and lower the strength of opposing Trainers respectively.
  • A new feature called the Memory Link is introduced, which reveals 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.
• The Move Tutors are back, and as with Pokémon Platinum, they teach most of the moves that were in that game for Shards, but here they all ask for shards of a specific color. They also teach many moves that lost their TM status, such as Dark Pulse, Roost and Stealth Rock.
• If the player has used a Repel, after its effect wears off, and if the player has more Repels in their bag, they will be asked if they would like to use another immediately without having to go into the menu.
• 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.
• Breeding was changed—the Everstone now always passes down nature (if both parents hold Everstone, one parent's nature is randomly picked). Furthermore, offspring have an 80% chance to have the Ability slot corresponding to their mother, unless it is a Hidden Ability; for example, Venomoth with Shield Dust is more likely to breed Venonat with Compoundeyes than with Tinted Lens.
• All Pokémon Breeders can now be rebattled every time the player re-enters the area in which they are found.

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 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 301 different Pokémon species, many of which are from previous generations such as Growlithe, Psyduck, and Marill.

Version-exclusive Pokémon

Black 2 0013 Weedle Bug Poison 0014 Kakuna Bug Poison 0015 Beedrill Bug Poison 0126 Magmar Fire 0185 Sudowoodo Rock 0240 Magby Fire 0311 Plusle Electric 0325 Spoink Psychic 0326 Grumpig Psychic 0379 Registeel Steel 0381 Latios Dragon Psychic 0427 Buneary Normal 0428 Lopunny Normal 0443 Gible Dragon Ground 0444 Gabite Dragon Ground 0445 Garchomp Dragon Ground 0438 Bonsly Rock 0467 Magmortar Fire 0574 Gothita Psychic 0575 Gothorita Psychic 0576 Gothitelle Psychic 0629 Vullaby Dark Flying 0630 Mandibuzz Dark Flying 0644 Zekrom Dragon Electric 0646 Kyurem Dragon Ice

White 2 0010 Caterpie Bug 0011 Metapod Bug 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 0125 Electabuzz Electric 0239 Elekid Electric 0300 Skitty Normal 0301 Delcatty Normal 0312 Minun Electric 0322 Numel Fire Ground 0323 Camerupt Fire Ground 0378 Regice Ice 0380 Latias Dragon Psychic 0439 Mime Jr. Psychic 0466 Electivire Electric 0577 Solosis Psychic 0578 Duosion Psychic 0579 Reuniclus Psychic 0627 Rufflet Normal Flying 0628 Braviary Normal Flying 0643 Reshiram Dragon Fire 0646 Kyurem Dragon Ice

• Normally unavailable, Regice and Registeel can be caught in the Black 2 and White 2, respectively, after trading respective keys from game which has unlocked them. Initially, Regice's key is unlocked in White 2, and Registeel's in Black 2.

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.

However, they are not entirely compatible with Pokémon Black and White as the updated Black 2 and White 2 Entralink no longer features the ability to travel into another player's "world" and thus Pass Powers are instead earned through minigames that take place in the hubworld. Likewise, a player in Black or White cannot connect with a Black 2 or White 2 via the Entralink system.

Pre-release images

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  Japanese Black 2 logo

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  Japanese White 2 logo

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  English Black 2 logo

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  English White 2 logo

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  Hugh in the opening

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  Versus Hugh

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  With Roxie

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  With Hugh and Marlon

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  With Colress in Castelia City

Trivia

• Prior to Generation VI, the localization period for Black 2 and White 2 was the shortest worldwide, lasting about three and a half months for the majority of the translated versions, with 106 days for North America, 110 for Australia, 111 for Europe and 138 for South Korea.
• They are the only main series Pokémon games to officially be a direct sequel to a pair of games from the same generation.
• Pokémon Gold and Silver were initially advertised to be direct, numbered sequels to Generation I, originally dubbed "Pocket Monsters 2". This was changed later, making Black 2 and White 2 the only main series games with a number in their title.
• They are the only games to have anything after the word "Version" in their titles.
• They are the only main series games in which the player's hometown is a city rather than a town.
• They are the only paired versions to have the same Pokémon on both versions, with the only difference being its form.
• They are the only main series games in which the Pokémon Day Care is inaccessible before the credits.
• They are the only main series games in which the version mascots cannot be obtained without trading before the credits.
• Players who pre-ordered the games from GameStop received a "Preview Guide" which hints at the new features and storyline, as well as explaining the TCG. It also includes parts of the animated trailer in a comic book-style format. The guide was released online in the UK.
• These are the only games in which each Gym has different music from the others. Aspertia Gym uses the normal Gym theme (probably due to the fact that it is a Normal-type Gym), while other Gyms use remixed versions, which are influenced by the type used.
• These are the last Pokémon games to be released on the Nintendo DS system.

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.^[7][8]

IGN rated this game an "Amazing" 9.6/10^[9] and called it more "than just a slightly expanded repackaging of the latest generation's core titles (a la Pokémon Yellow, Emerald or Platinum)" and that it features a "stunning amount of fresh content" over Pokémon Black and White which received a 9/10 from the site.^[10]

In other languages

Language Title Japanese ポケットモンスター ブラック2・ホワイト2 French Canada Pokémon Version Noire 2 et Version Blanche 2 Pokémon Black Version 2 et White Version 2*[11] Europe Pokémon Version Noire 2 et Version Blanche 2 German Pokémon Schwarze Edition 2 und Pokémon Weiße Edition 2 Italian Pokémon Versione Nera 2 e Versione Bianca 2 Korean 포켓몬스터 블랙2·화이트2 European Spanish Pokémon Edición Negra 2 y Edición Blanca 2

References

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