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New gameplay footage for the upcoming Pokemon Black 2 & White 2.

Last night during the US Nintendo Direct presentation, we were treated to footage of several new games including the Wii Kirby's Dream Collection and Pikmin 2, the 3DS's Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask, New Super Mario Bros. 2, and the DS's Pokemon Black and White Version 2. There's also a video detailing the eShop's Virtual Console promotion. Find them all after the break!

Psyduck is back! Pokemon Black and White 2 brings in familiar faces and a continuing story from the last game.

- Areas in south west: Sangi Ranch, Route 20, Tachiwaki City, Pokewood, Sangi Town, Route 19, Aspertia City, Tachiwaki Complex
- Route 19 has Patrat and Purrloin within it
- Route 20 has Sewaddle, Pidove, Dunsparce, Audino, Purrloin, Patrat, Venipede & Sunkern
- Sangi Ranch features Lillipup, Riolu, Pidove, Azurill, Dunsparce, Audino, Mareep, Patrat & Psyduck
- Tachiwaki Complex features Pidove, Magby/Elekid, Growlithe, Audino, Magnemite & Koffing. Pidove is only found outside in it, while Growlithe and Koffing are inside
- The map is shown for the first time and shows that you can search for Pokémon with the Pokédex
- It confirms Cheren's team as being Patrat (Lv. 11) & Lillipup (Lv. 13), giving you Work Up and Homika's team as being Koffing (Lv. 16) and Whirlipede (Lv. 18) and gives Venoshock.
- The area you change form with Keldeo in is called "Oath Woods"
- Your mother & your Rival's younger sister will give you the Running Shoes and Town Map. You meet Alder in Route 19
- Rival battle in Sangi Ranch. You need to work with your rival to find a Herdier. If you succeed, you will receive TM21. You get the medal box in Sangi Town and six hints for medals. You also have two battles in Alder's house
- Bianca gives you the C-Gear after you beat Cheren. This unlocks the ability to trade. - You will also receive a Pokédex upgrade within Route 20
- You get to view Homika's father's movies when you reach Pokéwood.
- In the Tachiwaki Complex, if you beat all three trainers within it, you will receive TM94, Rock Smash
- Team Plasma are first fought in Tachiwaki and then Route 20. Access to Castelia City is via boat
- Badge order has been confirmed thanks to an image on the Global Link. The order goes; Balance Badge (Cheren), Toxic Badge (Homika), Beetle Badge (Burgh), Bolt Badge (Elesa), Quake Badge (Clay), Jet Badge(Skyla), Legend Badge (Drayden), Unknown Badge (Shizui). It also confirms medals will appear on the Global Link
- Finally, there is a Link Memory feature which activates a special event if you have Pokémon asleep in both Black/White and Black 2 & White 2 and it's also seemsto unlock things in Black 2 & White 2

Thanks to Serebii for the heads up!

Now remember, there are some 3DS eShop-exclusives titles coming out that tie into Pokemon Black/White 2. If you're looking to pick those up, what better way to do so than with some Pokemon-themed prepaid cards?

There's a 1,000 yen version due out on June 23rd and a 2,000 yen Pikachu card due out on July 14th.

Full list of gym leaders

- Drayden
- Clay
- Cheren
- Elesa
- Skyla
- Burgh
- Shizui
- Homika

- bring Keldeo from the special event associated with the new movie into the game
- take it to Sangi Forest
- it will learn the move “Secret Sword”
- that will net you Resolution form, seen above

This Iwata Asks feature includes input from Pokemon Company CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara and Game Freak development head Junichi Masuda.

- decision to make the sequel came about after the first was completed
- the team decided to move away from what users would expect by creating this sequel
- during Black & White's development, the dev team had an idea that they could not put in the game due to time constraints
- this idea required the release of two SKUs
- that's how we ended up with Black and White 2
- the idea to turn this into a sequel for Black and White came later in development
- takes place two years after the original
- the fact that it's a direct sequel explains why the title is hitting DS instead of 3DS

Check out more pics in our Flickr set
- Magby & Buneary are exclusive to Black 2
- Elekid and Skitty are exclusive to White 2
- Cities have had vast changes from Black & White
- PokéTransfer works between all DS games
- Different cave between versions
- One game is Water based, while the other is Magma based
- Black City & White Forest return
- Elesa's Gym has become something like a fashion show
- Elesa has a Flaaffy
- In the forest in Sangi Town, you need Terrakion, Virizion and Cobalion in order to change form to Resolution Form
- it appears to change once it learns Secret Sword
- Resolution Form is 1.4m and 48.5kg
- First WiFi distribution confirmed
- Piplup to be given over WiFi on Black 2 & White 2 only from July 20th 2012 to August 9th 2012
- receive a special Fes Mission in Castelia City if you show a person Meloetta
- Porygon confirmed to be available within Pokémon Dream Radar
- Item is confirmed to change the forms of Tornadus, Thundurus & Landorus
- this is called the Reflecting Mirror
- Tornadus has Regenerator, Thundurus has Volt Absorb, Landorus has Intimidate

Coming from CoroCoro...



Obviously we'll have a better look at Keldeo's Resolution Form soon, but this is better than nothing! Thanks to Serebii for the heads up.

- Keldeo's standard appearance is called the "Usual Form"
- another form should be revealed in the near future

Thanks to Serebii for the heads up!

Fes Mission

-wireless missions similar to EntraLink missions on original Black/White
-prizes based on score

Join Avenue

-part of a shopping center
-build with other players by connecting with them
-extent unknown

-new 2000 yen Nintendo prepaid cards are coming out with a Pikachu design
-will cover the cost of Pokemon Dream Radar and Pokedex 3D Pro when they release in Japan

PokéWood

- numerous scenarios to selec
- specific moves can be used once a script is selected
- these will affect the outcome
- specific Pokémon can be rented for the PokéWood scenarios
- you can increase a Pokémon's stats using special Pokémon Bread

Ghetsis and N

- both return
- N and his Zekrom are shown facing off against Ghetsis and Kyurem
- the male protagonist is behind the Zekrom
- N's Zekrom may have something to do with the Kyurem turning black in Black 2
- there is a location where the player travels in the rafters over a warehoused airplane

- the badge given out after beating Homika is the Toxic badge
- battle Homika in Tachiwaki City
- she is the second gym leader
- Homika uses a Koffing in-game
- the Pokewood activity is done similar to battles
- the anime shows a water attack being used against MechaTyranitar

More screens and art here

Guide details (Japan - Google translate)
Fastest guide

Capture Guide will be available in the fastest in the world!
June 30, the estimated price / will be released (Sat): 680 yen (tax included)
Shogakukan Published by:
Adventure guide (2 types)

Capture clear, all the events and stories!
July 20, pending price / will be released (Friday)
Overlap / Media Factory: issuing
Complete Illustrated Guide (2 types)

Complete recording of data, such as Pokemon! Support a complete Pokedex!
August 11, pending price / will be released (Sat)
Overlap / Media Factory: issuing

Soundtrack details

- 173 songs
- more than 4 hours of content
- bonus track from "Pokemon Emerald" and "Pokemon Platinum"
- fully supervised by Game Freak
- digitally re-mastered
- includes 24 page full-color booklet
- book includes design details and music liner notes
- due out July 25th
- 2,625 yen
- 4 discs

Uniqlo X Pokemon t-shirt collaboration



- first shirt will be available May 26th
- sold in Uniqlo stores and online

Check out more magazine pics in our Flickr set
- Alder will appear early on within the game and asks the player to follow him
- Cheren is a Normal-type Gym Leader
- Bianca gives you your starter Pokémon as a favor for Juniper
- Nobody seems to know where N has gone
- new Professor is Professor Burnett who is in AR Searcher
- Tornadus, Thundurus and Landorus original forms are Incarnation Forme
- new forms are Sacred Beast Forme
- they are 198, 199 and 200 in the Unova Dex and have no type changes
- Tornadus' Sacred Beast Forme focuses on Defense, Speed & Special Defense
- Thundurus' Sacred Beast Forme has increased Special Attack
- Landorus' Sacred Beast Forme has increased Attack
- Mecha Tyranitar is part of PokéWood
- Icirrus City Gym Leader Brycen appears, has a confrontation with Homika's father who wants to be a movie star, and is part of PokéWood
- PokéWood allows you to select a scenario and then make the movie. Various battles appear
- Pokémon World Tournament allows you to battle many of the old Gym Leaders and Champions including those listed yesterday, as well as Janine & Blaine
- Meloetta is the special giveaway Pokémon at the movie
- Level 15 and shows the change of form also occurs in Black 2 & White 2's Castelia City
- has the moves Quick Attack, Confusion and Round and holds a PP Max
- new anime series continues Ash's story through Unova but starts to feature more old Pokémon and even Meloetta during the next Team Rocket plot
- this plot will also feature Giovanni
- show will include the return of Cynthia and Dawn
- Cynthia is showing the Champion League

This information comes from the person that originally leaked the Coro Coro image. Not saying that makes the following rumored info true, but I felt it was worth mentioning.

- Cheren, Bianca, Brock and Giovanni are shown
- Pokéwood replaces the musicals
- this is the movie theatre seen in the trailer
- Cheren is said to be a gym leader
- new forms of Tornadus, Thundurus and Landorus are exclusively captured in the 3DS game; Pokémon AR Searcher
- you then send them to Black 2 and White 2

This image comes straight from the latest Coro Coro. It reveals that Tornadus, Thundurus & Landorus are getting new forms in Black/White 2. I'm sure more info is going to pour in from this issue soon!

- Dream World makes a return
- rebranding of the Battle Union
- new Pokémon and areas will be in the Dream World
- reduction on the time cut-off from 24 hours to 20 hours
- One of the new areas is called the Cool Hole
- special feature if you have a Black or White game and a Black 2 or White 2 game registered
- C-Gear makes a new look return in Black 2 & White 2
- Global Trade Station feature of the Global Link will appear in this version
- check your own history on the GTS and check various statistics
- Global Link will go down on June 5th and will be re-opened with this look on June 21st in Japan

- Keldeo is #298 in the BW2 Pokedex
- Sewaddle, Growlithe, Sunkern, Koffing, Magby and Magnemite can all be encountered
- they can be caught in the wild early on in the game

Thanks to SnowyDay for the heads up!

We don't know if you guys realize this or not, but Japanese is dramatically different from English. They use different keyboard layouts and everything, which can make understanding the media somewhat of a challenge.

Some things however, like this latest trailer for Pokemon Black and White 2, transcend the man-made boundaries of language by communicating on a far more primal, emotional level. Debuted during last night's Nintendo Direct event in Japan, the above trailer showcases tons of gameplay, what appears to be a water-type gym and a bunch of words we don't understand.