Pokemon Black V.S. White! Which shall you buy?

Sep 29, 2012 13:03

Black 2 V.S White 2. Which shall you buy?
Soooooo, I'm gonna help you choose, but beware, for there are monsters and spoilers lurking ahead!
I have also added links that were attached t certain words, so help yourself, and good luck, cause you WILL need it *Snickers*!

Aesthetic changes
  • The opening is changed, now featuring the new game characters, the Tao trio and the legendary musketeers. Also, the title screen shows either Black Kyurem or White Kyurem, depending on the version.
  • The bar that shows a Pokémon's level, Exp. Points and HP is redesigned. It is black in B2, vice versa in W2.
  • The area eyecatch has also been redesigned and shows the location in the top left of the screen and season in the bottom right. It is B in B2 and W in W2.
  • New locations, such as Aspertia City and Floccesy Town, have been added.
  • New characters are introduced, such as Hugh, Colress, Roxie, Marlon and Banjirou.
  • Cheren, Bianca, Elesa, Ghetsis and Iris all receive redesigns.
  • All gyms receive redesigns.
  • Most of the Black and White music has been slightly remixed, in addition to the Gym Leader and Champion music from Kanto, Johto, Hoenn and Sinnoh.
  • There have been several changes made to existing locations, such as Driftveil City and Nimbasa City.
  • Every Trainer has their own fully animated sprite. They have more frames, allowing for smoother animations.
  • Several attacks have received new battle animations.
  • The battle menu is redesigned.
  • The C-Gear is redesigned.
  • The Unova Pokédex has expanded tremendously to accommodate older Pokémon.
    • It also receives a slight change, now having a red background instead of green.
  • All returning Gym Leaders and Champions receive new sprites. Even their overworld sprites are changed.
  • Route 4 has changed drastically and also differs between B2 and W2.
  • Victory Road changed drastically from B1 and W1 to B2 and W2 as well and differs in appearance between B2 and W2.
  • Challenger's Cave's entrance collapsed while Route 10 was locked off due to landslide on Victory Road, making both areas inaccessible. In place of Cold Storage there is now the Pokémon World Tournament.
  • Places marked on map with green dots in B1/W1 are now marked with green squares.
Storyline changes
Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.
  • You start in Aspertia City.
  • Your given 10 Pokeballs at the start of your journey.
  • Chili, Cress, Cilan, Lenora and Brycen are replaced by Cheren, Roxie and Marlon as Gym Leaders.
  • Bianca gives you a Starter Pokémon.
  • A new Team Plasma, which is run by Ghetsis.
  • Colress, a Team Plasma member, is battled frequently throughout the story.
  • Rood, Zinzolin and the Shadow Triad are battled as part of the story.
  • The Gym Leader order has changed to Cheren, Roxie, Burgh, Elesa, Clay, Skyla, Drayden, Marlon.
  • Iris is the new Champion of Unova.
  • Ghetsis returns and plans to freeze Unova with Kyurem.
  • N returns with either ZekromB2 or ReshiramW2, who is then fused with Kyurem to form either Black KyuremB2 or White KyuremW2.
  • Unlike Pokémon Black and White, the version mascots Black KyuremB2 or White KyuremW2 can't be caught within the story, but can be obtained post-game by following certain requirements.
  • Several tag battles take place throughout the game: one with the other player character, two with Cheren, four with Hugh, one with Bianca and a daily tag battle with one of Chili, Cress or Cilan (against the other two).
  • A new attraction known as the Pokémon World Tournament opens up in Driftveil City, where the player battles Gym Leaders and Champions from all five regions, among others.
  • Another new attraction introduced is the Pokéstar Studios, located in Virbank City, where the player takes part in many different movies. Brycen and Sabrina appear here.
  • Lenora revives the player's fossils.
  • Several new key items exclusive to Black and White 2 are introduced.
  • During the post-game, the player may find N at his castle and on the first visit, battles his ZekromB2 or ReshiramW2, who is free for capture after defeating N. Subsequent battles can be done once a season and feature N using a team of Pokémon centered around that season.
Gameplay changes
  • The new Unova Link is introduced, which makes way for new features.
  • Challenge Mode and Assist Mode are introduced, which raise and lower the strength of opposing Trainers respectively.
  • A new feature called the Memory Link is introduced, which has flashbacks from the NPCs that shed light on events that happened between Black and White and Black 2 and White 2.
  • Many TMs and all but one HM are received in different locations.
  • The Xtransceiver adds two new mini-games called Balloon Catch, where the player needs to catch balloons of their face or an NPC's, and Balloon Smash, where the player needs to inflate the balloons as large as possible without bursting them.
  • If the player has used a Repel, after its effect wears off, and if the player has more Repels in their bag, they will be asked if they would like to use another immediately without having to go into the menu.
  • A number of legendaries from Hoenn and Sinnoh (excluding the Weather trio and Creation trio) can be found in the post-game.
  • Zorua, Zoroark and TM95 ( Snarl), which were previously accessible through Nintendo events only, can now be found within the game without any special requirements.
  • The Kami Trio are notably the only Unova regional Pokémon absent from either game and must be obtained through the Pokémon Dream Radar and then transferred or alternatively they can be traded from Black and White. The Dream Radar is also necessary to obtain their new forms.
Features
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 main series games in various types of battles.
Pokéstar StudiosPokéstar 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.
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.Sprite animations

Unlike Black and White, every Trainer in the game has battle animations, as well as more frames which allows 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.
Gyms

Within the two years separating Black 2 and White 2 from their predecessors, some of the past Gym Leaders have passed on their positions to others or retired the Gym from the Unova League. The eight Gym Leaders of Unova are now: Cheren ( Normal), Roxie ( Poison), Burgh ( Bug), Elesa ( Electric), Clay ( Ground), Skyla ( Flying), Drayden ( Dragon) and Marlon ( Water).
Elite Four and Champion

Like Black and White, the Elite Four can be battled in any order; after battling all four, a path to the Champion is unlocked. The Elite Four members are Shauntal ( Ghost), Marshal ( Fighting), Grimsley ( Dark), and Caitlin ( Psychic). The new Champion is Iris.
Pokémon

Each game features a Pokédex of 301 different Pokémon species, many of which are from previous generations.
Version Exclusive Pokemon:
http://www.serebii.net/black2white2/exclusives.shtml

Difference between B2 and W2:

    •  Exclusive Pokémon

      Pokémon Black 2

      • Weedle, Kakuna, Beedrill
      • Magby, Magmar, Magmortar
      • Sudowoodo
      • Heracross
      • Plusle
      • Volbeat
      • Spoink
      • Grumpig
      • Registeel**
      • Latios
      • Buneary, Lopunny
      • Bonsly
      • Cottonee*, Whimsicott
      • Gothita, Gothorita, Gothitelle
      • Vullaby, Mandibuzz
      • Zekrom
      • Black Kyurem


      Pokémon White 2

      • Caterpie, Metapod, Butterfree
      • Mime Jr., Mr. Mime
      • Elekid, Electabuzz, Electivire
      • Pinsir
      • Skitty, Delcatty
      • Minun
      • Illumise
      • Numel, Camerupt
      • Regice**
      • Latias
      • Petilil, Lilligant
      • Solosis, Duosion, Reuniclus
      • Rufflet, Braviary
      • Reshiram
      • White Kyurem


      Location Differences





      Pokémon Black 2

      • A “dungeon” with water can be found in Black 2. No details about what is in the cave-like area or the significance of the water.
      • Black City


      Pokémon White 2

      • There is also a “dungeon” in White 2, though it features a red lava-like pool. Details about this area have yet to surface.
      • White Forest


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      Other Differences

      B2 and W2 will also feature other location differences between them, such as cities having different appearances depending on what version you’re playing. The most notable difference between the two games is Opelucid City and Route 4.In B2, Route 4 is a thriving, fully developed street with a few areas that go into the desert. In W2, however, the area is different as during construction the workers found ancient ruins below the street. Because of this, Route 4 has been torn up by a raging sandstorm and most of the buildings are ruins.
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