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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[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. Contents [hide]

1 Plot 2 Changes from Pokémon Black & White 2.1 Aesthetic changes 2.2 Storyline changes 2.3 Gameplay changes 3 Features 3.1 Pokémon World Tournament 3.2 Pokéstar Studios 3.3 Seasons 3.4 Sprite animations 3.5 Gyms 3.6 Elite Four and Champion 4 Pokémon 4.1 Version-exclusive Pokémon 5 Compatibility 6 Gallery 7 Trivia 8 Reception 9 In other languages 10 References

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, Virbank City, Floccesy Town, Yamaji Town and Seigaiha City 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. They have more frames, allowing for smoother animations. Several attacks have received new battle animations. The battle menu has been 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. This also applies for the overworld 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. Places marked on map with green dots in Black and White are now marked with green squares.

Storyline changes 201 	Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details. 201

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 his or her journey. Chili, Cress, Cilan, Lenora and Brycen are replaced by Cheren, Roxie and Marlon as Gym Leaders. 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 ZekromB2 or ReshiramW2, who is then fused with Kyurem to form either Black KyuremB2 or White KyuremW2. Unlike Pokémon Black and White, the version mascots Black KyuremB2 or White KyuremW2 can't be caught within the story, but can be obtained post-game by following certain requirements. Cobalion and Virizion interact with the player, making it possible to catch them during the storyline, although it is possible to catch all three Pokémon including Terrakion. 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 ZekromB2 or ReshiramW2, 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. 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.

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 301 different Pokémon species, many of which are from previous generations such as Growlithe, Psyduck, and Marill. Version-exclusive Pokémon Black 2 013 	013 	Weedle 	Bug 	Poison 014 	014 	Kakuna 	Bug 	Poison 015 	015 	Beedrill 	Bug 	Poison 126 	126 	Magmar 	Fire 185 	185 	Sudowoodo 	Rock 240 	240 	Magby 	Fire 311 	311 	Plusle 	Electric 325 	325 	Spoink 	Psychic 326 	326 	Grumpig 	Psychic 381 	381 	Latios 	Dragon 	Psychic 427 	427 	Buneary 	Normal 428 	428 	Lopunny 	Normal 443 	443 	Gible 	Dragon 	Ground 444 	444 	Gabite 	Dragon 	Ground 445 	445 	Garchomp 	Dragon 	Ground 438 	438 	Bonsly 	Rock 467 	467 	Magmortar 	Fire 574 	574 	Gothita 	Psychic 575 	575 	Gothorita 	Psychic 576 	576 	Gothitelle 	Psychic 629 	629 	Vullaby 	Dark 	Flying 630 	630 	Mandibuzz 	Dark 	Flying 644 	644 	Zekrom 	Dragon 	Electric 646 	646B 	Kyurem Black Kyurem 	Dragon 	Ice White 2 010 	010 	Caterpie 	Bug 011 	011 	Metapod 	Bug 012 	012 	Butterfree 	Bug 	Flying 122 	122 	Mr. Mime 	Psychic 125 	125 	Electabuzz 	Electric 239 	239 	Elekid 	Electric 300 	300 	Skitty 	Normal 301 	301 	Delcatty 	Normal 312 	312 	Minun 	Electric 322 	322 	Numel 	Fire 	Ground 323 	323 	Camerupt 	Fire 	Ground 380 	380 	Latias 	Dragon 	Psychic 439 	439 	Mime Jr. 	Psychic 466 	466 	Electivire 	Electric 577 	577 	Solosis 	Psychic 578 	578 	Duosion 	Psychic 579 	579 	Reuniclus 	Psychic 627 	627 	Rufflet 	Normal 	Flying 628 	628 	Braviary 	Normal 	Flying 643 	643 	Reshiram 	Dragon 	Fire 646 	646W 	Kyurem White 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

Japanese Black 2 logo

Japanese White 2 logo

English Black 2 logo

English White 2 logo

Hugh in the opening

Versus Hugh

With Roxie

With Hugh and Marlon

With Colress in Castelia City

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 officially be a direct, numbered sequel to Pokémon Black and White from the same generation. This also makes them the first main series Pokémon games to have numbers in their titles. However, Pokémon Gold and Silver were initially advertised to be direct, numbered sequels to Generation I, originally dubbed "Pocket Monsters 2". This was changed later, thus making Black 2 and White 2 the first official direct, numbered sequels. Because of this, Unova and Kanto are the only two regions to be explored in different time periods, by different player characters (excluding gender counterparts). These are the first main series games in which the player starts at a location in a City, as all previous versions had the player starting at a Town. These are the first paired versions to have the same Pokémon on the boxart, with the only difference being its form.

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

↑ Reputable Pokémon Merchandise site ↑ Nintendo of America pressroom ↑ Nintendo of Australia ↑ Pokémon UK   ↑ Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 ↑ http://www.famitsu.com/news/201206/26016963.html ↑ http://dailynews.yahoo.co.jp/fc/entertainment/nintendo_ds/?1340702028

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