The positions can be switched mid-battle, so it sounds like it could get fairly strategic.įor the first time in the main Pokemon series, you can actually see your Pokemons’ feet in battle! For instance, Pokémon on the sides can only target Pokémon directly across from them, whereas the one in the middle can target everything. Where Pokémon are positioned in battle will determine where they can attack. The main new addition is Triple Battles, which -as the name suggests- pit two teams of three Pokémon against each other. Pokémon games haven’t really changed much over the years and so Black and White don’t seem to be adding much to the formula gameplay-wise. N seems to have a noble goal, but I’m sure he’ll end up trying open a wormhole to suck all the Pokémon into another dimension or some other really over-the-top evil thing.
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He views Pokémon as “friends” and wants to free them from humans, creating a “black and white world.” And that’s where the title comes in. N (I’m guessing that’s not his real name), looks like he’ll serve as the games’ antagonist, but unlike previous villains like Giovanni and Cyrus, he actually seems to be someone I can sympathise with. The story and characters have never been Pokémon’s strong suit, but parts of Black and White’s overarching plot actually interest me, namely N. Bel (Belle?) is described as a spontaneous girl who is often unreliable she’s the complete opposite of your other rival, Cheren -an intelligent, trustworthy guy who wants to become Isshu’s Champion. This time around, the protagonist has two rivals who take the two starter Pokémon you reject. The last starter is Mijimaru the water-type “sea otter” Pokémon. I can see Pokabu turning into a giant boar or something. It’s pretty cute, but who knows if it’ll stay that way once it evolves. Sure, we’ve seen pig Pokémon before (Grumpig and Swinub come to mind), but not a FIRE pig Pokémon. Despite this, Tsujarja has already earned the fan nickname of “Smugleaf” due to the smug look on his face. Of course, Tsujarja is only its Japanese name none of the Pokémon have any English names yet. Given that it’s a snake Pokémon, adding the Poison type to its evolutions would make sense (though Grass/Poison has been done to death).
None of the starters have any evolutions revealed yet, so I can only speculate as to what Tsutarja will evolve into. Tsutarja is the grass starter -the “grass snake” Pokémon. It’s sad because the other two are so much cooler. In keeping with tradition, she gives the player the choice of three starter Pokémon - Grass, Fire and Water types, as usual It’s a chinchilla!Įvery Pokémon game needs to open with narration from a friendly professor, so Black and White give us Professor Araragi, the series’ first female professor. Professor Araragi with my favourite Pokemon of Gen V, Chiramii. Apparently some other areas in the region will differ slightly between versions, which should hopefully make the two versions less “samey,” with more than just exclusive Pokémon to differentiate them. For instance, the White Forest area is exclusive to the White version and the Black City one will only appear in Black. What’s interesting about Isshu is that it features different areas specific to different games. And also speculate a bit.īoth games take place in the new region of Isshu, supposedly far away from Kanto, Sinnoh or any other Pokémon regions. I figured that with so much information out there, it’s time to sort through the magazine scans, Pokémon Sunday clips and leaked information to deliver all the essential facts on these new Pokémon games. With less than two months until it releases in Japan, we’re currently being flooded with new information about the two upcoming Pokémon games: Black and White.