Pokemon sequel is under development for DS

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  • Professor Araragi leaves you, Cheren (the black-haired boy), and Belle (the blond girl) each a present and tells you to share it with them (they are your childhood friends). This is when you pick your starter. Sometimes you’ll battle your friends during your adventure. Belle is spontaneous and one of your two rivals. She also has a strong side to her that shows sometimes, such as when she goes out on her adventure against her father’s wishes. During your adventure she will have times where she will be unreliable as well, but she will grow as the story progresses. Cheren is very intelligent. He’s extremely trustworthy and will give you advice throughout your journey. His goal is to be a champion.

  • When you pick your starter, the other two go to your two rivals Cheren and Belle. All three of you start your journey together at the same time, just like Ash, Gary, and the other Pallet Town Pokemon Trainers in the show and the three Gold and Silver trainers in the Legend of Raikou special.

  • The game starts from Route 1, indicating that this region is much farther away than Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh.

  • N will keep challenging you in order to confirm his ideas of justice. He calls Pokemon his “friends,” but one of the screenshots shows him saying that he wants to split humans and Pokemon and divide them so that the world is black and white. He has the unique idea to set Pokemon free from people. He’s looking for the power to grant these ideals.

  • In 3-on-3 battles, if your Pokemon is, for example, on the far left, it won’t be able to hit a Pokemon on the far right. There is a button on the bottom left hand corner of the battle screen which is called “Move” and allows you to swap your Pokemon’s positions. Thus, a Pokemon on the far right can hit the opponent’s Pokemon that are on the far right as well as the middle. The magazine also says that if the Pokemon in the middle uses an attack that hits all Pokemon, then it will be very powerful.

  • A new ability called Telepathy prevents Pokemon from receiving damage from teammates. For example, if a Pokemon has Telepathy in a two-on-two or three-on-three battle and one of your Pokemon uses Surf, the Pokemon with Telepathy will not be damaged.

  • Rankurusu (the green cell) and Gochiruzeru (the black humanshaped Pokemon) are both version-exclusives, but it doesn’t say which is in which version.

  • Pokemon White will exclusively feature White Forest while Pokemon Black will exclusively feature Black City.

  • You can see Black City in the top left of the scan and White Forest right next to it. You can also see game screenshots of the two locations below their artwork.

  • There will be cities that look different based on the version even though they are the same city. In the bottom two screenshots on the left page, you can see one city that looks different in both versions of the game.

  • There is a new, unnamed attack which for one turn will cause all of your team members to avoid attacks that hit all team members.

  • Musharna (ムシャーナ) is the Trance Pokemon and is a Psychic-type like its pre-evolution Munna. The dreams of Pokemon are inside its smoke; both Munna and Musharna give off this Dream Smoke. It has the abilities Forewarn and Synchronize, stands 1.1m tall, and weighs 60.5kg.

  • If you obtain “Dream Smoke,” you can use a “Game Sync” to enable the uploading of your Black and White file to the Internet. Basically, it seems like “Dream Smoke” unlocks your ability to upload your game file.

  • The player will receive the C Gear from Makomo, Professor Araragi’s friend, after they do something she asks. The C Gear has features for Wi-Fi, local wireless, and infrared.

  • The High Link is a building at the center of Isshu through which you can connect to other players’ games. Using the High Link, you can travel to another player’s world and adventure with them together.

  • With the DS’s infrared signal, you can have speedy battles with up to four players and speedy trades directly from your party or PC box. You can also automatically exchange friend codes over infrared now.

  • A new feature called Passing By will allow your DS to connect automatically with other players that are nearby. As you advance in Black and White, you will be able to help others on their journey. It is part of the C Gear.

  • The games have a Live Caster feature (not for the old DS or DS Lite), which allows you to use the DSi’s camera to talk to friends through video feed. Locally, you can talk to up to four people, while over Wi-Fi you can only talk to two. The Live Caster will have a pen and stamp tool so you can play with the pictures while using the video chat.

  • Characters in the game will use the Live Caster feature to talk to you as well. o.o’ N is seen using this in the trailer that showed on Oha Suta a few weeks ago.

  • As has been rumored for months, the two games will now support Kanji for Japanese players. Apparently, the game’s script will change a bit as well, perhaps since those who would change to Kanji are older players (will it be a little more detailed with more advanced vocabulary?). This feature won’t be in the English games because it’s a Japanese language thing.

  • There is a new feature called Feeling Check that checks the compatibility of players. One of the things it shows is a game where two people have to keep the same rhythm.

  • The Pokemon Global Link, which is the service that allows you to upload your Black and White save file to a special website, has two different modes: one where you have your Pokemon play in a dream and another where you can battle online. You can unlock the Global Link feature once you obtain Musharna, the evolution of Munna, meaning it is one of those “gimmick” Pokemon like Plusle and Minun were for 2-on-2 battles.

  • If you are registered through the Pokemon Global Link, you can play online battles using a “Rating Mode” or “Random Match” mode at to the Global Terminal inside the Pokemon Center. It will send your battle results to a server and you can compare your results to other players to see who is a strong Trainer.

  • In the World of Dreams, your Pokemon have their own rooms that they can play in and they can play mini-games with other Pokemon. Pokemon that your Pokemon becomes friends with in the dream world can be taken back to the real world, being your game; you can capture Pokemon not available in the Isshu PokeDex and transfer them to your games in this fashion. To transfer Pokemon to the computer and thus to the World of Dreams, there will be a new Game Sync option available through the C Gear, which allows you to choose one Pokemon to send to your computer.

I left out the details for each individual new Pokemon.

This stuff all sounds incredible. Co-op, video chat (local and online), uploading saves to the internet, "quick" trading and battling with 4 people via infrared, three on three battles with strategy... RPGs of the forever?
 
Andrex said:
[*]The Pokemon Global Link, which is the service that allows you to upload your Black and White save file to a special website, has two different modes: one where you have your Pokemon play in a dream and another where you can battle online. You can unlock the Global Link feature once you obtain Musharna, the evolution of Munna, meaning it is one of those “gimmick” Pokemon like Plusle and Minun were for 2-on-2 battles.
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My God :o
While most of the info sounds exciting, this is the best one.
Battles over the internet on the PC with Pokemon you've trained yourself on the DS, jesus christ, SO AWESOME:D
 
MidnightScott said:
As long as you aren't importing a Japanese copy. If you are then you probably can't use it on your region DSi. :/
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I don't import games. I want my first play-through to be a good experience, not a painful one.
 
I wonder if all these features are representative of what Nintendo might do to integrate online play in its 3DS titles. :lol
 
Andrex said:
all the info together
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My god. It sounds even better when its all together.

My personal highlights:


[*]N will keep challenging you in order to confirm his ideas of justice. He calls Pokemon his “friends,” but one of the screenshots shows him saying that he wants to split humans and Pokemon and divide them so that the world is black and white. He has the unique idea to set Pokemon free from people. He’s looking for the power to grant these ideals.
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So awesome, i cant believe they are actually taking things in a different direction, or at least giving some more dept to the characters.

[*]The High Link is a building at the center of Isshu through which you can connect to other players’ games. Using the High Link, you can travel to another player’s world and adventure with them together.
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A dream come true.



Pokemon game of the forever.
 
gerg said:
I wonder if all these features are representative of what Nintendo might do to integrate online play in its 3DS titles. :lol
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I would think it's a very good indicator. There's a whole new tag mode thing in this and that's a new feature for the 3DS. I think it's safe to say the third version will be a 3DS game at this point considering some of the new features the 3DS could offer... tag mode built into the 3DS, possible 3D video chat, etc.
 
Andrex said:
[*]Pokemon White will exclusively feature White Forest while Pokemon Black will exclusively feature Black City.

[*]You can see Black City in the top left of the scan and White Forest right next to it. You can also see game screenshots of the two locations below their artwork.

[*]There will be cities that look different based on the version even though they are the same city. In the bottom two screenshots on the left page, you can see one city that looks different in both versions of the game.
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I.... I'm slowly getting tempted to buy both.

What do I do ;_;
 
Has there been measures taken to prevent people from using hacked Pokemon online? Or was it already implemented in d/p (never got into the online modes)?
 
Thanks for the compilation Andrex. it's impossible to read through this thread without being hit by walls of fan art -_-

Also I read the word Live Caster and thought for a second we'd have a live stream feature :(

Triple Battles sound awesome. Hope VGC 11 uses it.
 
Wish it had more details on the extent of the co-op play would it really just be like pokemon mystery dungeon style? And what would be the benefit of battling online via your PC versus using the game? (will it really just be one pokemon?)

Pokemon White sound the most epic thus far, and the split the pokemon world like black and white sounds intriguing, I guess it is maybe going to ditch the "evil" pokemon team idea?
 
Firestorm said:
Thanks for the compilation Andrex. it's impossible to read through this thread without being hit by walls of fan art -_-

Also I read the word Live Caster and thought for a second we'd have a live stream feature :(

Triple Battles sound awesome. Hope VGC 11 uses it.
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NP.

I'm saying right now, even though I skipped double battles, I'm going to jump into triples full-force when B/W come out. Hopefully others will, too.
 
Dedication Through Light said:
Wish it had more details on the extent of the co-op play would it really just be like pokemon mystery dungeon style? And what would be the benefit of battling online via your PC versus using the game? (will it really just be one pokemon?)

Pokemon White sound the most epic thus far, and the split the pokemon world like black and white sounds intriguing, I guess it is maybe going to ditch the "evil" pokemon team idea?
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There is no such thing as an evil pokemon. Only evil users
 
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Well, my willpower lasted about 20 minutes. At least it's coming out 4 days after my birthday.
 
Ugh... the exclusive areas shown for Black look soo much cooler than their White version counterparts. Why does the legendary on the Black version cover have to be so lame? :(
 
ILikeFeet said:
There is no such thing as an evil pokemon. Only evil users
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Mewtwo was kind of a dick for a while though.

And the TCG had a whole set based on "Dark" Pokemon.

Darkcharizard2.jpg
 
Andrex said:
New info compiled for new page:

  • Professor Araragi leaves you, Cheren (the black-haired boy), and Belle (the blond girl) each a present and tells you to share it with them (they are your childhood friends). This is when you pick your starter. Sometimes you’ll battle your friends during your adventure. Belle is spontaneous and one of your two rivals. She also has a strong side to her that shows sometimes, such as when she goes out on her adventure against her father’s wishes. During your adventure she will have times where she will be unreliable as well, but she will grow as the story progresses. Cheren is very intelligent. He’s extremely trustworthy and will give you advice throughout your journey. His goal is to be a champion.

  • When you pick your starter, the other two go to your two rivals Cheren and Belle. All three of you start your journey together at the same time, just like Ash, Gary, and the other Pallet Town Pokemon Trainers in the show and the three Gold and Silver trainers in the Legend of Raikou special.

  • The game starts from Route 1, indicating that this region is much farther away than Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh.

  • N will keep challenging you in order to confirm his ideas of justice. He calls Pokemon his “friends,” but one of the screenshots shows him saying that he wants to split humans and Pokemon and divide them so that the world is black and white. He has the unique idea to set Pokemon free from people. He’s looking for the power to grant these ideals.

  • In 3-on-3 battles, if your Pokemon is, for example, on the far left, it won’t be able to hit a Pokemon on the far right. There is a button on the bottom left hand corner of the battle screen which is called “Move” and allows you to swap your Pokemon’s positions. Thus, a Pokemon on the far right can hit the opponent’s Pokemon that are on the far right as well as the middle. The magazine also says that if the Pokemon in the middle uses an attack that hits all Pokemon, then it will be very powerful.

  • A new ability called Telepathy prevents Pokemon from receiving damage from teammates. For example, if a Pokemon has Telepathy in a two-on-two or three-on-three battle and one of your Pokemon uses Surf, the Pokemon with Telepathy will not be damaged.

  • Rankurusu (the green cell) and Gochiruzeru (the black humanshaped Pokemon) are both version-exclusives, but it doesn’t say which is in which version.

  • Pokemon White will exclusively feature White Forest while Pokemon Black will exclusively feature Black City.

  • You can see Black City in the top left of the scan and White Forest right next to it. You can also see game screenshots of the two locations below their artwork.

  • There will be cities that look different based on the version even though they are the same city. In the bottom two screenshots on the left page, you can see one city that looks different in both versions of the game.

  • There is a new, unnamed attack which for one turn will cause all of your team members to avoid attacks that hit all team members.

  • Musharna (ムシャーナ) is the Trance Pokemon and is a Psychic-type like its pre-evolution Munna. The dreams of Pokemon are inside its smoke; both Munna and Musharna give off this Dream Smoke. It has the abilities Forewarn and Synchronize, stands 1.1m tall, and weighs 60.5kg.

  • If you obtain “Dream Smoke,” you can use a “Game Sync” to enable the uploading of your Black and White file to the Internet. Basically, it seems like “Dream Smoke” unlocks your ability to upload your game file.

  • The player will receive the C Gear from Makomo, Professor Araragi’s friend, after they do something she asks. The C Gear has features for Wi-Fi, local wireless, and infrared.

  • The High Link is a building at the center of Isshu through which you can connect to other players’ games. Using the High Link, you can travel to another player’s world and adventure with them together.

  • With the DS’s infrared signal, you can have speedy battles with up to four players and speedy trades directly from your party or PC box. You can also automatically exchange friend codes over infrared now.

  • A new feature called Passing By will allow your DS to connect automatically with other players that are nearby. As you advance in Black and White, you will be able to help others on their journey. It is part of the C Gear.

  • The games have a Live Caster feature (not for the old DS or DS Lite), which allows you to use the DSi’s camera to talk to friends through video feed. Locally, you can talk to up to four people, while over Wi-Fi you can only talk to two. The Live Caster will have a pen and stamp tool so you can play with the pictures while using the video chat.

  • Characters in the game will use the Live Caster feature to talk to you as well. o.o’ N is seen using this in the trailer that showed on Oha Suta a few weeks ago.

  • As has been rumored for months, the two games will now support Kanji for Japanese players. Apparently, the game’s script will change a bit as well, perhaps since those who would change to Kanji are older players (will it be a little more detailed with more advanced vocabulary?). This feature won’t be in the English games because it’s a Japanese language thing.

  • There is a new feature called Feeling Check that checks the compatibility of players. One of the things it shows is a game where two people have to keep the same rhythm.

  • The Pokemon Global Link, which is the service that allows you to upload your Black and White save file to a special website, has two different modes: one where you have your Pokemon play in a dream and another where you can battle online. You can unlock the Global Link feature once you obtain Musharna, the evolution of Munna, meaning it is one of those “gimmick” Pokemon like Plusle and Minun were for 2-on-2 battles.

  • If you are registered through the Pokemon Global Link, you can play online battles using a “Rating Mode” or “Random Match” mode at to the Global Terminal inside the Pokemon Center. It will send your battle results to a server and you can compare your results to other players to see who is a strong Trainer.

  • In the World of Dreams, your Pokemon have their own rooms that they can play in and they can play mini-games with other Pokemon. Pokemon that your Pokemon becomes friends with in the dream world can be taken back to the real world, being your game; you can capture Pokemon not available in the Isshu PokeDex and transfer them to your games in this fashion. To transfer Pokemon to the computer and thus to the World of Dreams, there will be a new Game Sync option available through the C Gear, which allows you to choose one Pokemon to send to your computer.

I left out the details for each individual new Pokemon.

This stuff all sounds incredible. Co-op, video chat (local and online), uploading saves to the internet, "quick" trading and battling with 4 people via infrared, three on three battles with strategy... RPGs of the forever?
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I don't mean to rain on people's 167 page parade, but really you should make a new thread here.
 
Andrex said:
Mewtwo was kind of a dick for a while though.

And the TCG had a whole set based on "Dark" Pokemon.

Darkcharizard2.jpg
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Well I guess it is possible for a pokemon to hate peoppe so much to attack humans. Take that however you want. Not sure about the cards though (what is the dark pokemon's signifigance again?)
 
this guy said:
Ugh... the exclusive areas shown for Black look soo much cooler than their White version counterparts. Why does the legendary on the Black version cover have to be so lame? :(
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To get people to buy both! Black has cooler areas, white has cooler exclusive Pokemon. Probably.
 
Nirolak said:
I don't mean to rain on people's 167 page parade, but really you should make a new thread here.
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Mods tried but it was just just an annoying pain in the ass. Unless they lock this one it's gonna stay till the official thread.
 
Firestorm said:
Thanks for the compilation Andrex. it's impossible to read through this thread without being hit by walls of fan art -_-
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Hey, maybe you could be up to date on this stuff if you Googled "Pokebeach" like us cool people . . . cause thats where everyone gets this info. :/

And my fan art post are used when theres not much new to talk about. >:/
 
Wiseblade said:
Could Nintendo really be looking to end shoddy/Netbattle with PC play? :D
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The primary advantage of Shoddy isn't netplay, it's being able to set up the team you want instantly, no fuss and no bullshit.

The metagame is pretty good, if terribly unbalanced, but it's getting to the place where you're ready to metagame that is a terrible, soul-draining experience.
 
FootNinja said:
Its gengar, you can see haunter in his shadow.
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To support this even though it has the scaly pattern similar to Nidoran and Nidorino neither of those Pokemon have tails. Gengar on the other hand does have a tail.

:lol

Lack of info has messed up this topic.
 
Why the flip does this thread keep getting bumped with Digimon discussion? It's irritating and irrelevant, and besides that Digimon looks absolutely nothing like Wooguru.

Stop it.
 
Pureauthor said:
The primary advantage of Shoddy isn't netplay, it's being able to set up the team you want instantly, no fuss and no bullshit.

The metagame is pretty good, if terribly unbalanced, but it's getting to the place where you're ready to metagame that is a terrible, soul-draining experience.
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I'd argue GF are actively trying to make raising a competitive Pokémon as pain free as possible. The breeding and EV training process has constantly been improved since R/S and the fact that something like the Power items, their HG/SS secondary effect and the custom rule options for PBR exist mean that GF acknowledges competitive Pokémon and encourages it. I wouldn't be surprised at all if Black/White make further strides towards this. adding a ditto infested room like in Emerald would be pretty big by itself.
 
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