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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 Nintendo DS games that are the second and final paired versions of Generation V. They are sequels to Pokémon Black and White, respectively. These games are enhanced on the Nintendo DSi and Nintendo 3DS families.

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 game mascots of the games: Black Kyurem for Black 2 and White Kyurem for White 2.

Plot

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The games take place two years after the events of Pokémon Black and White. Many changes have taken place in Unova over this period: new locations are accessible in the southwest and northeast of the region, and some previously existing locations cannot be visited or are restricted until later in the game. Three new Gym Leaders and a new Champion are introduced, while the Unova Pokédex is expanded to include Pokémon that are foreign to the region, much like in Pokémon Platinum.

The player—named, by default, Nate if male or Rosa if female—begins in the southwestern city Aspertia City. After receiving their first Pokémon from Professor Juniper's assistant Bianca, they are encouraged to battle in Pokémon Gyms and aim for the Pokémon League. A boy from the player's hometown, Hugh, will travel with the player at certain times. Though filling the traditional rival role, Hugh is not pursuing the Pokémon League challenge: it is revealed that he is trying to recover a stolen Pokémon from Team Plasma, who were not disbanded two years prior as expected.

Over the course of their journey, the player and Hugh will have numerous encounters with both current and former members of Team Plasma, as well as the mysterious scientist Colress. One of the Seven Sages, Zinzolin, appears in an antagonistic role, yet former sage Rood will help the player. The plot comes to a head when Zinzolin freezes Opelucid City in ice with a combination of technology and the legendary dragon Kyurem, which Team Plasma has captured. The player must defeat Team Plasma including its new leader Ghetsis to free Kyurem. Ghetsis will combine the power of Kyurem with the power of the legendary dragon befriended by his son two years earlier and force Kyurem to fuse with ZekromB2 or ReshiramW2. Only once Kyurem is safe and Team Plasma has been disbanded can the player continue their journey to the Pokémon League.

After the main plot of the game has been completed, many inaccessible parts of Unova, including the Skyarrow Bridge, will be unlocked. Further Pokémon not native to Unova will be available, and the legendary Pokémon ZekromB2/ReshiramW2 and Kyurem will reveal themselves to the player. When they are caught, the player will be able to fuse the Pokémon and change Kyurem's form at will.

Blurb

Two powers combine...A new legend arises!

Set off on a new Pokémon adventure to save the Unova region! You and your Pokémon can accomplish anything together!

Changes from Pokémon Black and White

Gameplay

Storyline

Graphics

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 core 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.

Medals

Main article: Medal

Medals is a new type of achievement system. They are obtained from Mr. Medal at any Pokémon Center and are stored in the Medal Box.

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.

Word filter

The filter that censors certain words in name inputs remains. The restriction on using four numerical digits is removed but only for Box names in the Pokémon Storage System.

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 allow 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.

Pokémon

Each game features a Pokédex of 301 different Pokémon species, many of which are from previous generations such as Growlithe, Psyduck, and Marill.

Normally unavailable, Regice and Registeel can be caught in 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 transfers 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 System server. Pokémon from 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.

DSi features

Pokémon Black and White Versions 2 are DSi-enhanced games, meaning that they have certain features which are only enabled when played on a system in the Nintendo DSi or Nintendo 3DS family. These features include the following:

These games can recognize and connect to routers with WPA connections.

The user-facing camera can be used during Xtransceiver communications with other players.

The C-Gear shows the system power using three bars in a battery icon, rather than two on older Nintendo DS systems.

The game icon is animated when viewed on the Nintendo DSi or 3DS home screen—the Poké Ball inside the icon wiggles.

Various menus scroll more quickly (such as the Pokédex and Bag), and they take slightly less time to load.

Japanese versions of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 are region-locked, so can only be played on Japanese-region Nintendo DSi and Nintendo 3DS systems; however, because the Nintendo DS and DS Lite do not support region-locking, they can be played on these systems regardless of region. The Korean and Western language releases are not region-locked, so can be played on any Nintendo DS or 3DS system regardless of region.

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. IGN rated this game an "Amazing" 9.6/10[7] 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.[8] Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 hold a rating of 81.31%[9] and 80.71%,[10] respectively, on GameRankings.

Sales

As of March 31, 2013, Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 have sold 7.81 million copies worldwide.[11]

Japanese sales

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 sold 1,561,738 units on their first week on the Japanese market,[12] being 816,576 from Pokémon Black 2 and 745,162 from Pokémon White 2, with a sell-through of 82.91% and 77.43% respectively. By December 29, 2013, the end of their 80th week, they had sold 3,076,701 copies, being 1,629,125 from Pokémon Black 2 and 1,447,576 from Pokémon White 2.

Week Week ending Ranking Units sold Total units sold 1 June 24, 2012 1st 1,561,738 1,561,738 2 July 1, 2012 1st 420,780 1,982,518 3 July 8, 2012 1st 184,648 2,167,166 4 July 15, 2012 1st 122,242 2,289,408 5 July 22, 2012 2nd 92,178 2,381,586 6 July 29, 2012 4th 73,420 2,455,006 7 August 5, 2012 3rd 66,758 2,521,764 8 August 12, 2012 3rd 60,421 2,582,185 9 August 19, 2012 2nd 62,274 2,644,459 10 August 26, 2012 3rd 33,955 2,678,414 11 September 2, 2012 8th 29,186 2,707,600 12 September 9, 2012 4th 21,592 2,729,192 13 September 16, 2012 6th 18,266 2,747,458 14 September 23, 2012 8th 16,274 2,763,732 15 September 30, 2012 12th 13,427 2,777,159 16 October 7, 2012 10th 12,208 2,789,367 17 October 14, 2012 13th 10,100 2,799,467 18 October 21, 2012 12th 8,382 2,807,849 19 October 28, 2012 16th 7,402 2,815,250 20 November 4, 2012 20th 7,166 2,822,416 28 December 30, 2012 26th - 2,919,977 80 December 29, 2013 - - 3,076,701

Staff

Main article: Staff of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Music

The soundtrack contains all of the background music used in Pokémon Black and White (the basis for a portion of the music in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2), composed by Shota Kageyama, Junichi Masuda, Hitomi Satō, Gō Ichinose, Morikazu Aoki, Minako Adachi, and Satoshi Nohara. The music is arranged by Shota Kageyama, Hitomi Satō, Gō Ichinose, and Minako Adachi.

The soundtrack contains all of the background music from the games (on Discs 1-3, with the exception of the music played within Hidden Grottoes), composed by Hitomi Satō, Gō Ichinose, Junichi Masuda, Shota Kageyama, Teruo Taniguchi, Satoshi Nohara, Minako Adachi, and Morikazu Aoki. The music is arranged by Hitomi Satō and Gō Ichinose, except for less than a tenth of the tracks, which are mostly short sound effects. Notably, Disc 4 of the soundtrack also provides an official release for several tracks exclusive to Pokémon Emerald and Pokémon Platinum.

Beta elements

Main article: Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 beta

Pre-order bonuses

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.

Animated Trailer

Main article: Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer

A promotional trailer was made to promote Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. The first version was released in Japan on May 17, 2012. A complete version of the trailer incorporating additional footage that depicts Rosa battling Cheren was released on DVD at TSUTAYA on July 13, 2012, and later released on YouTube on August 10, 2012. The English-dubbed version was released on YouTube and Pokémon.com on August 8, 2012, integrating the additional footage of Rosa battling Cheren.

Gallery

Logos

English Pokémon Black 2 logo

English Pokémon White 2 logo

Japanese Pokémon Black 2 logo

Japanese Pokémon White 2 logo

Korean Pokémon Black 2 logo

Korean Pokémon White 2 logo

Title screens

English Pokémon Black 2 title screen

English Pokémon White 2 title screen

Japanese Pokémon Black 2 title screen

Japanese Pokémon White 2 title screen

Trivia

Official PDF-file manual for Pokémon Black Version 2 (English)

Official PDF-file manual for Pokémon White Version 2 (English)

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 Chinese Cantonese 精靈寶可夢 黑２／白２ Mandarin 精靈寶可夢 黑２／白２

精灵宝可梦 黑２／白２ French Canada Pokémon Version Noire 2 et Version Blanche 2

Pokémon Black Version 2 et White Version 2 * [14] 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 Pocket Monsters Black2•White2 European Spanish Pokémon Edición Negra 2 y Edición Blanca 2

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