Overview
- Also Known As
- Pokemon Black and Pokemon White
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
DS
6th Mar 2011
4th Mar 2011
18th Sep 2010
- Series
- Tags
- Wikipedia
- en.wikipedia.org
Reviews
Review Pokémon Black and White (DS)
Black and White and good all over
Last year’s Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver were just stopgap games to tide eager trainers over until the launch of Generation Five: Pokémon Black and White. Now the latest iterations in the series are here to eat up DS gamers’ spare time once again with a stack of new monsters and features. Set in the...
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Pokémon Black and White Guides
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Guide Best Pokémon Spin-Off Games Of All Time
Ranked by you
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Pokémon Black and White News
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ScarVi still holds the crown
After Nintendo announced that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom sold an astonishing 10 million copies within its first three days of sale, it was clear that we'd start to see more instances of the game reaching incredible milestones in various global regions. This time it's Japan's turn, and according to Game...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 14th)
Game on
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News Check Out Ed Sheeran's Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Song 'Celestial'
Update: Music video out now
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Random Pokémon Fans Are Excited For This Very Small, Specific Change
Scarlet and Violet reportedly fixes a fan favourite Pokémon
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Just when I thought I was out... They pull me back in
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Pixels are back in fashion!
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Anniversary Pokémon Black And White Are Now 10 Years Old
We're ready to return to Unova
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Previews
Hands On Storing Pocket Monsters in Pokémon Bank
And going last-gen with Poké Transporter
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About The Game
Pokemon Black Version and Pokemon White Version feature new Pokemon that players can catch, train and battle as they progress through the game, and some Pokemon can only be caught in one version of the game.
For example, the Legendary Pokemon Reshiram can only be caught in Pokemon Black Version, while the Legendary Pokemon Zekrom can only be caught in Pokemon White Version. Additionally, the two games feature different areas for the first time in the series, with the game world of Pokemon Black Version featuring a unique metropolitan area called Black City, and a lush, green area named White Forest only found in Pokemon White Version. Pokemon Black Version and Pokemon White Version also mark the first time in a Pokemon video game that the seasons will change in the game world. Certain Pokemon appear more frequently during different seasons, and players can only access some areas during a specific season.
Pokemon Black Version and Pokemon White Version let players start with one of three new Starter Pokemon - the Grass-type Snivy, the Fire-type Tepig or the Water-type Oshawott. Until the main story of the game is complete, every Pokemon that players encounter will have never been seen before in previous Pokemon games. The games also feature original boy and girl trainers who set out on an adventure in the new Unova region.
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Wow! I definitely like the mode7 shift type of look to the new games. And the city scape is a nice change.
Is it real?
Was it released anywhere?
l__l?
@NinaLover4427 Of course it's real, it isn't a rumor one bit. Plus, six screenshots have already been revealed so far...
It has to be real! All my hopes will be dashed if not. It will be real though. I don't like pokemon myself, but this is going to be awesome! But, of cour
It is going to be at least $30.00.
Actually, this game, just like the other Pokemon DS titles, will be $34.99. Nintendo has been improving the game mechanics a lot so I don't see why this game would be cheaper than its former DS titles.
On a side note, Pokemon Sunday revealed some of the battle sequences. The Pokemon sprites move now.
like some on in the 20's said who cares about the starters if the otter(Witch I call clown) Is rite now wait and see maybe the last form will dominate the other starters form so just wait and see in my opinion the lizard one looks the coolest (grass) and and what i'm going to do is see the last evolution for each and the coolest one is the one ill pick. SO HAVE A GOOD DAY TO EVERY POKEMON FAN
I am psyched. (Which is rare... I never get psyched.)
Have you seen the new Pokemon for this game? Nintendo is officially out of ideas for Pokemon game names (Black and White are SOOO racist) AND Pokemon legendaries AND Pokemon starters AND everything else that made pokemon great.=(
(No offenense(I don't care if I misspelled that) I think the Jhoto Region was the best)
The game and graphics look amazing but the pokemon just look plain weird!!!
Nina lover why is this racist? The people who made this are from japan and they mean the actual colors black and white not apricot and brown. Like the text and the background. And either way the legendary for white is black and vice versa. So its kindof like buying pokemon blackwhite or whiteblack. So ya, and if they had ran out of ideas whats up with the hundreds of new pokemon and i know ur gonna say, oh they look stupid or something, but thats just your opinion, as this is mine.
oh i mean hunderd fifty or so sorry.
ExplodeRevoews:I guess you have a point, and now that I've seen the new pokemon, it actualy looks pretty good.I just hope the names in English are a LITTLE bit better.I mean isshu sounds like is shoe.and I also hope they don't later change it to the 3DS to just get people to spend more money.
ninalover: i agree cuz i told my parents about the 3ds (my dad told me to wait to get the dsi...he was right) and they asked me the price....glad i didn't answer that....plus if it is that's a rip off!!!! i mean to play my wonderful pokemon games i need to pay like 500 hundred bucks plus the extra 30 or so to get my beautiful pkmn. white? and yes the new pokemon look weird and isshu sound a shoe in the weirdest way possible plus the new girl ash is gonna travel with dosn't look anything like the girl in the game (her name is iris =) ) but i'm still psyched!!!!!! i'm so making mijumaru (the water otter [LOL IT RYHMES]) my starter!!!and the second gym leader (aloe) should have a sister named vera XD (worst pun ever!!)
i want this game
IM GETTING THIS GAME!!! But is it just me seeing things or can you only play as a girl in this game?
I'm a huuuuuuuuuuge fan of Pokemon and I'm dying to get this game. I've seen a ton of the pokemon on serebii.net, including the starters and there eveloutions. Personally I think the otter's final evoulution is awesome so I'm getting that one. My little brother's getting the fire pig. The games come out in Japan September 18 so Serebii should get tons of updates then. The team is called Team Plasma and there's some guy named N who I think is their leader. The legendaries are called Reshiram and Zekrom. Also Nintendo has added seasons and your changes outfits with them! There is a lot more new amazing things in pokemon black and white, but you'll have to go to serebii.net if you want to see them!
Comin' tomorrow to those wacky Japanese.
man I really want this because... well its pokemon and Plus it got a 40/40 from Famitsu (Which Personaly Famitsu gives Better perficts than anyone else, yes I know 15 40's vs. a billion 10's from GI, but those are FPS's which are well... arnt as great as people say)
Can't wait.
2.6 million units in two days.
Holy hannah.
I have this game in japanese, it's very good, the pokémons are uglier than the others versions but it's a nice game.. here are the pokemons:
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/2093/12902663720069.png
Later I can tell more about the game
Very nice !! I will buy the White version !!
Whether or not the pokemon are ugly or its not the same as the originals, its not gonna be the same as the originals its NOT racist, i'm getting white, i have every other pokemon game!! sooo im getting this one!!
i want it soooooooooooooooooo bad except the graphics are a little to much 3-d............ aauughh! no offense!!
When i found out about this game i knew i had to get it plus i saw the screenshots and i like how much 3d it has
@NinaLover I agree. There is one called Darmanitan or something that looks completely and totally WEIRD. The new Pokémon also look more Japanese, if you know what I mean. The names sound more Japanese, too. Some of them actually look pretty cool. Like Pidove, or whatever the name was, and the electric zebra thing. I've been waiting a long time for a game that actually shows the Pokémon moving in battle, and that's one thing that I l'll probably like. The in-battle graphics of the Pokémon are more pixelated, though, which kind of stinks. It looks like an overall good game, and I'm looking forward to buying it. (It releases in March 6, 2011 for Americas, just in case any of you didn't know.
WOOOOOOT. POKEMON! I'M A TOTAL POKENERD. ;D CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS. PRACTICALLY DYING. I DON'T CARE IF THEY RAN OUT OF NAME IDEAS. THE POKEMON LOOK CUTE/COOL AND THE CITYSCAPE IN THE SCREENSHOT LOOKS COOL TOO. ;D WOOOOT. POKEMON!
Played the Japanese version but I think HG/SS were much better. They should have waited for a bit and release this as a 3DS game.
This is definately going to be worth waiting for. Snivy is a baller. And there is a physcic named raniculus that is going to be awesome! Get here March!
go to serebii.net for a complete pokedex with all pokemon and pictures of these games.
Pokemon...Super!
Reshiram...Super!
Pokemon Black...Super Super Super!
i wonder if there going to make it for 3ds also?
You can guess which starter I'm getting!
Which do you think is better, Pokemon White or Black?
You can guess which starter I'm getting!
Which do you think is better, Pokemon White or Black?
What? did I post that twice?
Wow! I really can't wait! This game is like the revoulution of Pokemon games! Haha, yeah, you did post that twice. Oh well, everyone makes mistakes! XD Sooooooo excited! I think Black looks like it has a cooler legendary (catchable) pokemon, so I think I like that one better! I want to get a Lepig! They're sooooooooooooo cute! Plus I love fire type pokemon. XD Still can't wait!
I love pokemon i was a little kid i watch season 1
this game is going to be hot
My starter is Tepig.
has anyone heard any news on possible pre-order bonuses? Like the figurines that were on offer with Heart Gold and Soul Silver?
Only 8 more days! The wait is too much! D:
This Looks Great! However I Do Feel That A Good Number Of Pokemon In This Game Are Fan Made, Especially The Vast Majority Of The Legendaries. I Think Its Going To Be Snivy As My Starter.
Ahhhhhhhhhh my game is getting ready to be shipped from GAME can't wait to get it
Only 3 more days! bites finger nails Can't wait!
2 days wooooohoooo i am really new and i am 11 so i think i am going to get tepig
i have already got my team sorted
1.emboar 2.krookodile 3.haxorus 4.excadrill 5.carracosta 6.scolipede
That sounds like a good team, Echo23!
Our review should be up later
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wtf? that was supossed to be a Pokemon Black and White Countdown widget... sorry.
I have almost every Pokemon game and this will be the first one that I've been extremely excited for. Even more than SoulSilver!
i got black,the online feature is awesome
the best pokemon 2 start with is tepig
i might be getting this game soon. im soo going with tepig. FIRE TYPES RULE!
pokemon rules oh yeah . Oshawatt is definetly the best
tepig is a good starter also
tepig is a good starter also
Wow. Just wow. Incredible. Best Pokémon game ever. One of the best games in general too. It has a story, a real story that rpgs are known for, character development, great pokémon designs, it's just really great. It gave me chills near the end of it. 10/10
So, you know that one pokémon in the Celestial Tower. The psychic type called Elgyem? Well, stop for a minute and think about it. Break that word apart in three pieces and pronounce those pieces on their own. El-gy-em. El-gy-em. EL-GY-EM! L-G-M!!! "Little Green Men". As in the small space alien toys (which are called "LGMs") from Toy Story. Why? Because the Elgyems look like aliens what with their big green heads!!! Both the LGMs and the Elgyems are green alien-like creatures! It's a reference to TOY STORY!!!!!!!! I'm onto something BIG here!
this game is awesome
This is a really awesome Pokemon game!I have Pokemon Black and I choose Snivy!I also plan to use my DSi Action Replay at some point for a Level 100 team for facing the Elite Four.
i gotted my pkm blak game 4 ma b day(octoer 22) i turnd 12 (3 noone carz however!! XD (P.S.: if u have an akchin replay dont use the wok thru walls cheat EVER!!!!!!!! well if u wanna really skrew up ur game u can! XD )
btway, imma girl!!!!! >:U
some how i Got Two Master Balls I Went To Anvill Town I Talked To Some Guy I Gave Him 5 Star Pices And He Gave Me a Master Ball
Noooooooooooo My little sister threw my pkmn black on the floor and shes six and my mum sucked it up with the vacume cleaner!
wow, no comments for a while...
I have both black and white versions... anyone have a shiny female eevee? I will trade any pokemon with any item to get one... even if the eevee is still only a level 1.
a shiny lucario would be cool too, (like my profile pic)
I actully have a victini on my pokemon white if you want more info or want to challange me contact me at [email protected]
it would be awesome to battle someone with my victini also my friend code is 421305956410, and tell me yours in the comments please
Fantastic games! I chose the White version and got Zekrom. Regarding this generation of Pokémon, I especially love Virizion herself. ^_^
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