Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2

Template:Future Game Template:GameinfoboxPokémon Black 2 and White 2 is a pair of sequels to Pokémon Black and White which was released in Japan on June 23, 2012. It will also be released in Autumn of 2012 in both Europe and America.

The game is set to have a brand new story than the previous games, having a new plot and features.

New features and changes

• Gym Leaders - Cheren is now a Normal-type Gym Leader and the first encountered, in Aspertia City. Two new Gym Leaders appear, Roxie, who appears as the second Gym Leader encountered, and Shizui. Elesa returns, but this time with a restyling of her hair, eye color and clothes as shown in the animated trailer. Skyla appears again as the Mistralton City Gym Leader and has a new set of obstacles in her gym involving a wind turbine pushing the player back. Drayden, Clay, and Burgh is going to reappear. Brycen will appear in Pokéwood(see below), altough he could not be battled.
• Bianca is now the assistant of Professor Juniper.
• Pokéwood - There is a new feature called Pokéwood, which replaces Pokémon Musicals. In Pokéwood, the player can act out a movie.
• World Tournament - The player can battle Gym Leaders, Elite Trainers and Champions from previous generations.
• Tornadus, Thundurus and Landorus get new formes called their "Sacred Beasts" formes. Tornadus represents a bird, Thundurus represents a dragon or a lizard and Landorus represents a Tiger.
• Instead of specific Trainers having sprite animations, all Trainers in the game have sprite animations.
• The Team Plasma clothes have been changed and also have a seperate branch called New Team Plasma.
• Keldeo has a new forme called the Resolution Forme.
• The player will fight the Hoenn Gym Leaders.
• Ghost-type Pokémon are no longer resistant to Bug-type Pokémon.

News

On June 21, 2012, the male and female playable characters' default Japanese names, as well as the rival's, were revealed: Kyōhei, Mei (playable characters), and Hyū (rival). Burgh, Elesa, Clay, and Skyla's team rosters were revealed as well. On June 12, 2012, Corocoro leaked information about a new town, Sangi Town where the player can change Keldeo's form. It was also leaked that Tachiwaki City's English name was Virbank City. On June 10, 2012, an image from Corocoro leaked showing Keldeo's new form, Resolution Form. The image only showed Keldeo's head with a long blue horn, a red maine and three whitish-blue hairs. On June 2nd, 2012, Pokemon Smash! showed two trailers that confirms the reappearance of Skyla as the Mistralton Gym Leader, N and Ghetsis, where N is standing alongside the player with a Zekrom facing off against Ghetsis, who is standing beside a Kyurem. On May 28, 2012, it was revealed that Roxie is the second Gym Leader and she will award the Toxic Badge when defeated. On May 15th, 2012, the official Pokémon site in the USA announced that Hiougi City would be called Aspertia City in the English Version. On May 11th, 2012 scans from CoroCoro Magazine were leaked again, revealing that Bianca was the Professor's assistant and gives you your Starter Pokémon. Cheren is a normal type gym leader, Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus have new forms. A new feature was also revealed, to be called the World Tournament, where the player can battle previous gym leaders/rivals from previous regions. There is also a new professor called Professor Burnett. Pokewood will also replace the musicals. Alder will also return but will appear earlier through the game, and N is no where to be found, yet the Seven Sages will appear, but it is unknown if Ghetsis will appear. On April 12, 2012, scans from CoroCoro Magazine were leaked online, revealing the games to have two new playable characters, a new rival, a new professor, and a couple new gym leaders, as well as the fact that the storyline is set two years after Pokémon Black and White, where Unova has areas that are enveloped and currently being enveloped in ice. Additionally, there is a new city: Aspertia City, on the south western island of Unova, where the player starts his/her adventure. Construction in the desert on Route 4 has been completed, and two craters in Driftveil City were formed, one of which was where the Cold Storage used to be located. The Pokédex has also changed. The Unova pokedex now has 300 obtainable Pokémon, some from the previous regions. On February 25th, 2012, during the show Pokémon Smash!, and later confirmed by both the Japan and US Pokémon websites, two new games were announced as the sequel to Pokémon Black and White. Known as Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon White 2, these games have mascots that are alternate formes of Kyurem. The mascot for Pokémon Black 2 is known as "Black Kyurem," a forme relating to Zekrom. The mascot for Pokémon White 2 is known as "White Kyurem" relating to Reshiram.

Trailers

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External Links

• Section on Japanese website
• Section on English site

Trivia

• Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon White 2 will have the shortest localization period for main series games, being released in the US and Europe in Autumn, a few months after its Japanese release.
• Although Reshiram was on Pokémon Black Version's cover and Zekrom's was on Pokémon White Versions cover, Black Kyurem will appear on Black 2's cover and White Kyurem will be on White 2's cover.
• The protagonist from the previous games is said to be travelling in search of N.

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