Pokémon Black & White v2

[LocoColt04]

So... October 7th is right around the corner, and it's definitely worth asking: Who's going to catch them all... again???

I've only ever filled out a Pokédex twice; first in the original Blue, and second in Pearl.

Regardless, I'll be playing my copy of Pokémon Black v2 at 8am on Sunday morning, or even earlier if I can will myself to wake up that early in the morning, because as soon as I open the store at 9, I (probably) won't have an opportunity to touch it again until after closing that evening. If the game integrates a trainer friend list of sorts, we'll definitely have to share the information.

Also, this thread should definitely become a discussion thread, but any story-related elements should be kept in spoiler boxes.

[Kurt Zisa]

We don't get this until next Wednesday so hopefully you guys haven't already finished it before I even get started

It's only the second game that I've pre-ordered, Test Drive Unlimited being the first, so I'm pretty excited to be getting it. I think it comes with some kind of coin if you do pre-order it but It costs extra or something. I was hoping to get Conquest first but it can wait.

[Mystyrion]

I didn't even realize it was so soon.
I've spent way to much money in the past couple months so I'll be passing on this at least for a little while.

I didn't even beat B&W, despite getting a lot of event pokemon on it.

[Ryu-Kentoshii Hirokima]

I Am Gonna Get Up As Early As Possible This Sunday(Oct 7th, 2012) So I Can Get My Copy Of Pokémon White v2. I Already Beat Black v1, So Time To Do The Same Here. I Got Black v1 The Morning It Was Released, So I Was The First To Get My Hands On It In Stores...Hehe Let's Hope I Can Be The First To Get this Game And Start Playing It As Soon As I Get Home From The Store.

Dang, Loco Colt, If I Would Have Known You Like Pokémon Sooner, I Would Have Probly Talked To You About It...Hahahaha Anyway, I Am Excited For The English Release Of This. New Features Look Good, So I Cannot Wait For This.

[LocoColt04]

Dang, Loco Colt, If I Would Have Known You Like Pokémon Sooner, I Would Have Probly Talked To You About It

...did you not notice the Kangaskhan avatar I've been rocking for a few months now? :3

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[Kurt Zisa]

I really need to get my DS to accept my wireless router as Wi-Fi but they wont get along. I haven't seen what these games can do in terms of wi-fi but we should definitely sort something out.

[Josh_R]

I have to much money invested in other game at the moment. Have Halo4, and Gears pre-ordered, and just recently picked up both Resident Evil 6, and Borderlands 2. So it might be a little while before I pick it up.

[Ryu-Kentoshii Hirokima]

...did you not notice the Kangaskhan avatar I've been rocking for a few months now? :3

Meh, I Did, But For Some Reason It Didn't Hit Me At The Time That You Actually Like Pokémon. A Lot Of People Who Like Pokémon, Or Used To Like Pokémon, Only Talk About The Older Gens. A Lot Of People Disliked The Newer Gens...Except Me. I Liked Every Gen, Cause They Each Had Their Own Pros, Cons & Specialities. Anyway, Some People Might Like 1 Pokémon, But They Dislike Every Other Ones, And Might Not Really Even Play The Games, Or Know Much About Pokémon. That Is Probably Why At First I Didn't Realize That You Were Into It Like I Am. Besides, I've Only Recently Noticed That Pic. If I Would Have Seen It Sooner, Like In 2011 Or Something, Then Maybe The Thought Might Have Kicked In, So I Could Have Talked To You About It Earlier, Rather Then Just Now...XD Anyway, I Now Know You Like Pokémon In General, So That's Good To Know. Anyway, Just 2 More Days To Go...OMG, I Am Psyched Beyond Belief Right Nao. I Cannot Wait To Start Training My Team In This Game. I Am Gonna Pre-conceptualize What Pokémon I Want On My Team, Even Though I Am Going To Want To Catch 'Em All Anyhow. My Team Tends To Consist Of: Starter, Cool, Strong, Defensive, Strategist, HM Slave. I Usually Go For A More Balanced Team, So I Always Have One Pokémon That Can Destroy All If Not Most Of The Opponent's Pokémon. I Always Try To Find At Least One Dragon Type Pokémon, Pseudo Or Real...Gotta Love Them Dragons. So, In My Case, My Team Is Most Likely Going To Be This: Oshawott, Riolu, Rhyhorn/Larvitar, Evee, Pidgey/Starly/Tentacool/Bellsprout, etc... These Are Subject To Change Though. Oshawott And Riolu Are Staying There Though. I Might Get An Abra Or Something Like That. Wish There Were More People Who Played These Games In My Area, So I Can Trade To Evolve Some Of My Dudes...Oh Well. Anyway, Cannot Wait To Play Around With The Type Matchups So I Can Determine What Pokémon I Will Use For The Main Part Of The Game. General Rule For Team Making Is To Have A Pokémon That Can Counter An Opponents Pokémon That Can Take Out Your Own Pokémon, No Matter What. If You Got A Grass Type Going Up Against A Fire Type, Make Sure You Bring A Water Type With You To Accompany Your Grass Type. Also Make Sure To Bring An Electric Type Too If You Use A Grass Pokémon, So That Flying Pokémon Will Get Destroyed. Anyway, That Is Just An Example. You Can Do Whatever You Want, But This Is A Great Tip To Avoid Losing A Lot, Especially At The Lower Levels. There Are Many Things To Consider When Making A Good Team. Always Check The Type Matchups Before Making A Decision. If You Do Your Homework, In This Case, Study Every Pokémon's Strengths And Weaknesses, You Will Surely Come On Top. Never Go All Out Offensive, Or All Out Defensive. Balance Is Key!

[Kurt Zisa]

So have you lucky bast... er I mean lovely people in the States got your copy of the game(s) yet?

I'm quite glad that I've manged to learn as little as possible, with 3 days to go, about B/W2. I think my first playthrough will just be testing out who I can get in each area, like with most games. So if I go in not knowing about what to catch and where to find it, I wont' feel like I've already finished the game. If that makes sense.

[Ryu-Kentoshii Hirokima]

Got Black 2 The Day it Came Out, And Damn Is This Game Siick! I Am Happy Right Nao!!! GNOMG, Like, Yo, This Game Is Awesome! My Samurott Is Now Level 72, And I Just Got My 8th Badge. Total Play Time So Far: Aproximately 40 Hours. Been Training Like Crazy, And Also Been Catching Almost Everything I See. Got The 3 Sacred Swordsmen Already, And Also Been Making Tons Of Pokéstudio Movies. Did Some Musicals, Entered A Couple Of Pokémon World Tournaments, And I Am Now Searching Team Plasma's Ship For The DNA Splicers And Also Trying To Rescue The Kidnapped Purrloin Of Our Rival's Little Sister. Damn, This Is So Exciting. I Am This Close To Finding Out What Happens With The Legendary Dragon Pokémon. I Will Update As I Play Through The Game Some More. How Are You Guys Faring In The Game, If You Got It?

[ZantetsukeN]

When I finally get round to finishing Black, I will pick up Black 2. Although, I'm not sure there is enough to get me to go out a purchase it. I may just wait until it comes down in price.

I love Pokémon, and I like the fact this one has the older Pokémon added, but I don't think that is enough for me to buy it. I was kind of waiting for Grey :/

[Kurt Zisa]

I'm up to the Desert Resort, looking for a Trapinch, and to be honest I haven't been as wowed as I thought I would have been. I've only got two badges so maybe it opens up later on?

[Mystyrion]

Not gonna lie all this pokemon talk got me to finally pick up my White version again.
I just barley beat the third gym and all of my event pokemon, with the exception of Victini, are above 50 haha. I can't even use any of them.

Needless to say this is the first game in the series that hasn't come out with a new generation besides the remakes and slight changes to the third game (Crystal, Emerald, Diamond). Its also the first direct sequel and the lowest scoring game in the series.
TBH, I'm not that fond of it. From what I can gather, it basically throws strong pokemon at you in the beginning of the game. I checked my roommates team while we was at work and it was stacked and everyone was only at 30ish.
I find all of this a little disheartening. I'm already not fond of the Pokemon in this generation, but at least they added in the older Pokemon this time around.

[Josh_R]

Guys stop the Poke-abuse play this and you will learn

Pokémon Black and White Parody Game: Pokémon Black and Blue | PETA.org

[Kurt Zisa]

I just got my fourth badge and i'm finally starting to feel that the game is opening up a bit. This is usually the stage where my party starts to come together as well and I'd be pretty interested to see what guys you chose for your party because we need to get this thread going a bit and who doesn't like to brag?

Mine goes like this:
Servine
Lucario
Magneton
Trapinch

All are at level 30 because I take ages to complete a game. Two months is usually the average for Pokemon. Next up I'd like to get a (blue) frillish to add some defense to my team as they're sorely lacking that at the moment and my 6th guy will be whoever takes my fancy near the end of the game. I wanted Cofagrigus but as Jellycent will already be ghost type, I'd like a bit more variety, despite having two steel guys by accident. Yes I've been holding this one in for a few days now.

[Ryu-Kentoshii Hirokima]

Update On My Adventures In Pokémon Black 2: Okay, So, I Just Finished Beating The Elite 4, The First Time Around They Are Easy To Beat. They Only Have lvl 56-58 Pokémon. My Team Was Samurott lvl 90+(Currently lvl 96), Lucario lvl 51, Magnezone lvl 46, Stoutland lvl 47, Skarmory lvl 45, Arcanine lvl 25...Yeah, I Started Training A Bunch Of Different Pokémon Which Are Now lvl 40, But Then Stopped Cause I Just Really Wanted To Finish The First Part Of The Game Which Is To Beat The Elite Four. At Any Rate, I Now Have Zekrom & Kyurem, Both lvl 70, And The DNA Splicers Which Allows You To Fuse Zekrom Or Reshiram To Kyurem. My Black Kyurem Is OP When It Comes To Attack Power. It Knows: Fusion Bolt, Freeze Shock, Dragon Claw And Shadow Claw. Its Stats Are: HP 261, Attack 281, Def 140+, Sp. Atk. ?, Sp. Def. ? And Speed ?(I Will Edit The "?'s" Later To Include The Correct Numbers.)

My Samurott(I Named Him Blade) Isn't The Best In The World, But It Still Kicks Some Serious Ass Thanks To Its Movepool. It Currently Knows: Waterfall(I Will Change It Back To Razor Shell Later), Ice Beam, Megahorn & Revenge. If You Have A Samurott And Are Wondering How To Get Megahorn, All You Gotta Do Is Go To The Move Rememberer At The PWT(Pokémon World Tournament) In Driftveil City, Bring Him A Heart Scale, And It Should Be The First Move On The List. If You Are Wondering Where To Get Certain Pokémon, Like Magby, Elekid, Skarmory, Or Anything Like That, Just VM Or PM Me, And I Will Gladly Tell You. I Have Been Busy With The Game And Other Things. Oh, If You Want To Level Up Your Pokémon Quickly Without Fighting Any Trainers, Just Walk Near Tall Grass, Wait Till There Is Rustling Grass, Go To The Rustling Grass And Fight A Whole Bunch Of Audino. They Give Insane Amounts Of EXP Per Fight, And Are Easy To Kill. They Sometimes Even Heal Your Pokémon Depending On Their Level(Heal Pulse). Make Sure You Are Around The Same Level As The Audino, If You Are Too High Level, Then Go To A Different Area And Start Training With The Stronger Audinos. You Will Eventually Get A Lucky Egg On Your Travels As You Progress Through The Story. Professor Juniper Will Give You The Lucky Egg During The Story. Anyway, I Will Update Later On My Adventures Of PB2. If You Need Tips, I Will Gladly Give Them. This Is All Based On Experience Of Playing Every Single Pokémon Game That Has Been Created, Except For Some Spin-Offs Since I Was A Kid. I Rarely Have To Use The Internet To Figure Stuff Out, But On Occasion I Will, Mainly For Certain TM's, Or Pokémon That I Would Like To Know Their Wherabouts. Most Of Which I Tend To Figure Out On My Own By Playing And Exploring. Another Good Tip For Any Player: Always Talk To Everyone In Cities Or In The Field. You Never Know When You Will Get Good Info, Or Awesome Items/TM's. Anyway, I Am Off To Go Play Some More PB2 & FFXII(Re-Play). Hope My Tips Help You Guys Out If You Didn't Know About It Beforehand. Later

[Kurt Zisa]

^ I've never trained my guys like that, they're usually all within 2 levels of each other, depending on if i'm going through a cave or something similar.

I haven't really made much progress but I've noticed a few flaws with my party. 3/4 of them are KO'd by a ground attack, 3/4 of them are killed by a fire attack, and none of them can really damage a poison/grass type opponent. When your entire party is trolled by a Foongus you know you have issues.

Servine (soon to be serperior) does literaly no damage to anything that resists grass, due to tackle being it's only non grass type attack. Lucario's highest damaging attack does 50 damage, but it can't be poisoned which is a plus. Magneton doesn't do too bad (thank Game Freak for the updated Sturdy ability) and Tri-Attack means it isn't completely walled by an electric type. And finally Trapinch (one level away from evolving) has all the defenses of a leaf. But seeing as its speed is worse than abysmal, giving it a macho brace to hold, which halves it's speed but boosts it's stat gain when it levels up, has no real affect in battle. One level away and it'l evolve into vibrava, become dragon type and best of all learn Fly, so it'l all be worth it in the end.

[Ryu-Kentoshii Hirokima]

^ I've never trained my guys like that, they're usually all within 2 levels of each other, depending on if i'm going through a cave or something similar.

I haven't really made much progress but I've noticed a few flaws with my party. 3/4 of them are KO'd by a ground attack, 3/4 of them are killed by a fire attack, and none of them can really damage a poison/grass type opponent. When your entire party is trolled by a Foongus you know you have issues.

Servine (soon to be serperior) does literaly no damage to anything that resists grass, due to tackle being it's only non grass type attack. Lucario's highest damaging attack does 50 damage, but it can't be poisoned which is a plus. Magneton doesn't do too bad (thank Game Freak for the updated Sturdy ability) and Tri-Attack means it isn't completely walled by an electric type. And finally Trapinch (one level away from evolving) has all the defenses of a leaf. But seeing as its speed is worse than abysmal, giving it a macho brace to hold, which halves it's speed but boosts it's stat gain when it levels up, has no real affect in battle. One level away and it'l evolve into vibrava, become dragon type and best of all learn Fly, so it'l all be worth it in the end.

If You Want, You Could Spend A Few Minutes Or Up To An Hour Trying To Find The Right Nature For A Certain Pokémon, Like, Take Your Trapinch For Example, If You Want It To Not Be Defenceless, But Also Want It To Be A Great Physical Attacker, Then You Can Go With The Adamant Nature, Which Increases Atk. Gain By 10% Per Level Up, While Reducing Special Atk. Gain By 10%. Your Other Stats Will Be Neutral Or Normal In Terms Of Gaining While Levelling Up. Your Trapinch Will Now Have Good, If Not, Okay Defence, And Butt Loads Of Attack Power. Please Note That Vibrava Decreases Your Attack And Defences When It Evolves From Trapinch...Yeah, Trapinch Is Better...XD But Will Be Awesome When It Evolves Again Into Flygon. I Noticed That Decrease In Stats After Evolving My Trapinch Into Vibrava...And I Was Like, Whaaaat?! But It Is All Good Cause In 8 More Levels I Will Have A Flygon...Haha And, I See Your Other Problem. Send Me The Data For Your Current Team, I Want To Know Everything About It, So I Can Help With The Type Matchups And Other Things. Your Magneton Knows Tri-Attack...Damn, I Should Have Taught Mine That Before Evolving It Into A Magnezone At The Chargestone Cave. I Guess I Will Have To Find A Modest Natured Magnemite And Evolve It Into Magneton, Go To Move Rememberer, Get Tri-Attack, Then Evolve Into Magnezone. I Don't Always Look At All Pokémon At The Move Rememberer...XD Anyway, I Will Still Help You Out If You Would Like. I Need Names, Natures, Moves, And Items Attached To Each Pokémon On Your Current Team. Lvls Wouldn't Hurt Either.

*Edit: Note That When Training On Audino, You Are Also Essentially EV Training Your Pokémon's HP Stat At The Same Time, Just So You Know.

[Xanatos]

Nothing, but Pokemon Black 2 for me these last two days, it's fun, though nothing new I'm afraid. I'm still waiting for Game Freak to make a massive step forward. Anyways, I have two badges and over 15 Pokemon right now, as for my team...

- Pignite lvl 22
- Growlithe lvl 22

Two fire Pokemon this early in the game, not really wise of me, I simply could not force myself not to include my favorite Pokemon, Arcanine. I already got gist of what my final team will look like, Flygon and Krookodile are definite, I'm having hard time choosing my last two, either way I'll go with two Pokemon I never used before.

[Kurt Zisa]

I had a similar issue with my Lucario and magnemite, they both shared similar weaknesses and there wasn't much my servine could do to cover them. As you get further into the game there are plenty of opportunities to catch different pokemon that will help round out your team, i'm still undecided on my final guy but i've still got a ways to go. It'll be great to hear what you decide to get in the end.

For those who are interested I'm up to the sixth gym after about a week of just running around getting wings off that bridge (free stat boosters ftw) and my party is looking like this:

Serperior: Slam, Coil, Leaf Blade and Mega Drain. Holding Miracle Seed.
Coil is a great move, raising Attack, Defense and accuracy which means that not only does slam miss less but it bulks up a quite frail pokemon and powers up Leaf Blade.

Lucario: Force Palm, Quick Attack, Rock Slide and Shadow Claw. Holding Wide Lens, i think that's the one that boosts accuracy.
Due to having a Nature that lowers it's Sp.Attack, Aura Sphere won't be much of a help. I got the Rock Slide TM from Mistralton Cave, which has better power and accuracy then Rock Tomb and will generally help with the next gym.

Magnezone: Thunder Wave, Thundershock, Flash Cannon and Tri-Attack. Holding Amulet Coin.
I made sure to teach magneton Tri-attack before It evolved as it will allow it to attack Electric types. Thunder Wave is a great move to help catch pokemon and slows down fast opponents as Magnezone isn't very fast. I have yet to find a stronger alternative to ThunderShocxk but it's high Sp.Attack covers that.

Vibrava: Fly, Dragon Breath, Rock Slide and Crunch. Holding a Hard Stone.
This guy is starting to fall behind a bit now that everyone else is at their final stage but it's dragon typing and immunity to electric is a bonus. I took Bulldoze away for Rock Slide as it will be far more use in the next gym.

Jellicent: Recover, Will-O-Wisp, Surf, Ominous Wind. Holding Leftovers.
The newest addition to my team, Jellicent is a great Special tank, having high Hp, Sp.Attack and Sp.Defense. By burning and lowering the opponents attack, will-o-wisp covers its lower defense and it's Water Absorb ability gives it an immunity to water and restores 25% of its Hp when hit by a water attack. Plus being part ghost gives it immunity to Normal and Fighting attacks. Leftovers further restores Hp between turns.

They're all level 40.

[Ryu-Kentoshii Hirokima]

I had a similar issue with my Lucario and magnemite, they both shared similar weaknesses and there wasn't much my servine could do to cover them. As you get further into the game there are plenty of opportunities to catch different pokemon that will help round out your team, i'm still undecided on my final guy but i've still got a ways to go. It'll be great to hear what you decide to get in the end.

For those who are interested I'm up to the sixth gym after about a week of just running around getting wings off that bridge (free stat boosters ftw) and my party is looking like this:

Serperior: Slam, Coil, Leaf Blade and Mega Drain. Holding Miracle Seed.
Coil is a great move, raising Attack, Defense and accuracy which means that not only does slam miss less but it bulks up a quite frail pokemon and powers up Leaf Blade.

Lucario: Force Palm, Quick Attack, Rock Slide and Shadow Claw. Holding Wide Lens, i think that's the one that boosts accuracy.
Due to having a Nature that lowers it's Sp.Attack, Aura Sphere won't be much of a help. I got the Rock Slide TM from Mistralton Cave, which has better power and accuracy then Rock Tomb and will generally help with the next gym.

Magnezone: Thunder Wave, Thundershock, Flash Cannon and Tri-Attack. Holding Amulet Coin.
I made sure to teach magneton Tri-attack before It evolved as it will allow it to attack Electric types. Thunder Wave is a great move to help catch pokemon and slows down fast opponents as Magnezone isn't very fast. I have yet to find a stronger alternative to ThunderShocxk but it's high Sp.Attack covers that.

Vibrava: Fly, Dragon Breath, Rock Slide and Crunch. Holding a Hard Stone.
This guy is starting to fall behind a bit now that everyone else is at their final stage but it's dragon typing and immunity to electric is a bonus. I took Bulldoze away for Rock Slide as it will be far more use in the next gym.

Jellicent: Recover, Will-O-Wisp, Surf, Ominous Wind. Holding Leftovers.
The newest addition to my team, Jellicent is a great Special tank, having high Hp, Sp.Attack and Sp.Defense. By burning and lowering the opponents attack, will-o-wisp covers its lower defense and it's Water Absorb ability gives it an immunity to water and restores 25% of its Hp when hit by a water attack. Plus being part ghost gives it immunity to Normal and Fighting attacks. Leftovers further restores Hp between turns.

They're all level 40.

Not Bad. Hmmm, If You Are Going With A Physical Lucario, Your Moveset Should Look Like This In The End: Brick Break/Close Combat, Rock Slide/Stone Edge/Ice Punch, Shadow Claw/Crunch(Get A Male Pokémon That Knows Crunch With The Same Egg Group As A Lucario, And Mate It With A Female Lucario), Blaze Kick(If You Have A Male Blaziken With Blaze Kick, Mate It With A Female Lucario)/Extremespeed/Swords Dance, Or Any Combination That You Chose. One Of The More Popular Moveset Though Is This: Swords Dance, Extremespeed, Close Combat, Ice Punch/Crunch/Bullet Bunch. Now, My Lucario Is A Special Attacker, So It Has Calm Mind, Counter, Aura Sphere & Dark Pulse(Move Rememberer). Now, I Will Be Removing Counter For Dragon Pulse, So I Have Good Coverage. I Will Most Likely Get Psychic As Well Once I Get The TM, I Tend To Go With 4 Damaging Moves With My Lucario, Cause I Know He Can Get Defeated Quickly Depending On The Opponent. I Will Have To Search For Better Natured Pokémon Later For My Ultimate Team, But Right Now, This Is What I Have. For Your Magnezone, You Should Replace Thundershock With Electro Ball For Now. You Might Be Wondering, Why Should I Give It Electro Ball When It Is Slow? Well, You Already Described Something That Would Make This Move More Powerful. Start Off The Battle With Thunder Wave, This Will Paralyze The Foe. Paralysis Reduces The Affected Pokemon's Speed To 25% Of Its Former Number. So In This Retrospect, Electro Ball Will Do Considerably Significant Damage To The Opponent, Even With A Slow Magnezone. Which Is Definitely Better Than Thundershock By Itself. As Soon As You Get The TM Thunderbolt, You Should Give That To It Instead, But For Now, Electro Ball Should Be In Your Moveset Rather Then Thundershock. If You Missed Out On Electro Ball, Then Just Go To The Move Rememberer At The PWT In Driftveil.

At Any Rate, The Best Thing To Do Is To Find All TMs And HMs As Soon As You Can. If You Want To Know What Moves Pokémon Learn Before They Learn It So You Can Plan It Out, Check This Site Out: Serebii.net - Where Legends Come To Life

All The Info You Need Is In That Site. Now, I Would Go Into More Detail About Your Other Pokémon, But Just Go to The Site And You Will Find What Your Looking For.

Hope This Helps Out Happy Hunting For Your Desired Pokémon To Make Your Dream Team!