Black And White 2 Pokemon

Players must take on the role of a Pokemon Trainer in the Unova region. As they work to unravel the mystery behind Black Kyurem and White Kyurem, they'll.

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 are, as you might have surmised, the sequels to Pokémon Black and White, set two years after the first Generation V pair. These games feature a new, less fashion-challenged Team Plasma, a pair of new forms for Kyurem that make it suck much less, and Colress's kick-ass battle theme.

• 2Unused Graphics
  • 2.3Pokéstar Studios Placeholders/Unused Palettes
• 5Unused Text
  • 5.2Unused Mom Quotes
• 6Inaccessible Areas
• 7Pokémon World Tournament
• 8Leftovers
  • 8.3Pokémon Black and White Leftovers
• 11Regional Differences

Unused Weather Effects

Every time Thundurus or Tornadus appears, a rainstorm starts. Since these Pokémon can't be found in Black 2 and White 2, these two weather effects go unused. They use the IDs 0x6 and 0x7 respectively.

Unused Graphics

Leftover Key Item Icons

Every Key Item icon Game Freak has made since Generation III is present. Period. Including all the ones that haven't even existed since Generation III started, including the God Stone.

Unused Sound Test and Text Input

The graphics for the unused sound test and the text input screens from Pokémon Black and White are still present within the game's files.

Pokéstar Studios Placeholders/Unused Palettes

There are several placeholder/box graphics and unused alternate palettes for props, actors, and movie cutscenes in Pokéstar Studios. All of the unused prop graphics are fully assembled and are not animated.

Cutscene Placeholders

Three cutscene placeholder graphics. The first one is of the male player character in his normal clothing, which is never seen in any movies. The other two are negative versions of the male and female character's cutscene portraits.

Shiny Prop

A 'shiny' variant of the normal Prop sprite. Like several unused 'shiny' sprites in Pokéstar Studios, it's just a silhouette.

UFO

Two placeholder graphics for the UFO. The silhouette is the shiny variant.

White Door

Very early graphics for the White Door. The silhouette is the shiny variant.

Black Door

Two placeholder graphics for the Black Door. The silhouette is the shiny variant.

MT

Two placeholder graphics for the Mecha–Tyranitar (MT). The silhouette is the shiny variant.

MT2

Two placeholder graphics for the Mecha–Tyranitar 2 (MT2). The silhouette is the shiny variant.

Humanoid

Two placeholder graphics for the Humanoid. The silhouette is the shiny variant.

Monster

Two very early placeholder graphics for the Monster boss. The silhouette is the shiny variant.This one looks extremely similar to Zero of the Kirby series.

Transport

Two very early placeholder graphics for the Transport. The silhouette is the shiny variant.

Majin

There are two blank graphics for the Majin boss.

F-00 (1)

Two unused palettes for F-00's first form.

Shiny F-00 (1)

An unused shiny version of F-00's first form.

F-00 (2)

Two unused palettes for F-00's second form.

Shiny F-00 (2)

An unused shiny version of F-00's second form.

Monica (1)

Two placeholder graphics for the first encounter with Monica.

Monica (2)

Two placeholder graphics for the second encounter with Monica.

Blackbelt

Two placeholder graphics for the Blackbelt. The silhouette is the shiny variant.

Brycen-Man

Two placeholder graphics for Brycen-Man. These use the Victini sprite with a different palette. The silhouette is the shiny variant.

Pink Smeargle

Two placeholder graphics for the pink Smeargle.

Manaphy Egg

The Manaphy egg graphics leftover from Generation IV are still present.

Unused Music

As with its predecessor, there is a series of ascending notes in the music files, this was likely done to test the soundbank as it is a common method of doing so.

Unused Hidden Abilities

In the Generation V games, it is possible to find Pokémon with special 'hidden Abilities', either via the Dream World or Hidden Grottos. However, some Pokémon with hidden Abilities were unable to be found in the Dream World or in Hidden Grottoes, rendering the hidden Abilities unused in normal gameplay.

Note that Gothita, Klink, and Rufflet's evolutions have hidden Abilities that can be found in-game. However, because these hidden Abilities were only given to males (or, in the case of Klink, genderless Pokémon), obtaining these hidden Abilities through breeding is impossible in the Generation V games.

The new breeding mechanics of the Generation VI games gave Gothita, Rufflet, and Klink their previously-unused hidden Abilities.

Larvesta and Volcarona can now be found with their hidden Ability in the Generation VI games.

The Unova and Johto starters, along with the Legendary birds and golems, were distributed with their hidden Abilities in event distributions in Generation VI.

Also of note is that Litwick, Lampent, and Chandelure's hidden Ability in the Generation VI games changed from Shadow Tag to Infiltrator. These Pokémon can now be found in the Generation VI games with Infiltrator. Zapdos's hidden Ability was changed to Static in Generation VI, for it can be seen with this Ability in the Battle Maison. It can be obtained with this Ability from an event distribution.

In the Generation VII games, Raikou, Entei, and Suicune's Hidden Abilities were all changed to Inner Focus, now obtainable by transferring from Virtual Console Gold, Silver, or Crystal to Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, or Ultra Moon.

Unused Text

Unused Weather Text

Several lines of unused weather effect text appear within the internal data of Black, White, Black 2, and White 2. Notably, quotes for fog exist within the text, implying that fog functionality was planned to exist in Black and White. While the final game does include foggy locations, such as Route 15, the fog weather condition does not appear in battles.

Unused Mom Quotes

There are unused strings of text for inquiring to the player character's mother about his/her current location via the Xtransceiver. Most are locations where the Xtransceiver cannot be used, though one exists for Route 10 (see its own section).

Plasma Frigate

Entralink

Route 10

Royal Unova

Inaccessible Areas

There are a few tiny corners of in-game locations that exist, but can't be visited without cheating.

Reversal Mountain

Reversal Mountain's donut-type main chamber actually does have an interior section! It's this tiny cavern here - you can even see the stairs in the corner in-game, from one of the offshoots of the main path.

..Seeing it is all you're going to do, though. You can't actually reach it - it doesn't connect to the main path, and the stairs don't go anywhere. It's just..there. The White 2 version of Reversal Mountain (the one shown on the picture is Black 2 version) also has a similar area at a different location.

This is actually a reference to each version's difference in shape, as when you overlay both version's maps together, you'll see that the inaccessible stairs on one version, corresponds to the accessible stairs on the other version.

This may well be the single least exciting unused room ever to exist, by the way.

Route 21

On Route 21, the area above the Seaside Cave can be seen, but can't be accessed normally. If hacking is used to move around this area, an unused warp to the Plasma Frigate can be found. Because the Frigate is parked outside of the Seaside Cave during the story, it stands to reason that this was previously the main point of entry into the Frigate, but was moved during development of the area.

Pokémon World Tournament

BW Protagonists

Unused dialogue exists for the protagonists of the previous games to use in the Pokémon World Tournament.

Through a specific parameter in a PWT file, you can face the female protagonist, Hilda, as one of your opponents. She doesn't seem to have any Pokemon assigned to her, and the game does not load the unused dialogue strings as default text. Her intro text is the exact same used for Red. ('It's the living legend Red! Is that strength for real?!') before you fight, she also uses Red's speech ('..') Her only programmed line is for when she loses a battle, which is simply a copy of Red's defeated line ('..!').

Hilda actually has default dialogue.

[Hilda: Make your dreams come true!Someone once encouraged me to do that.Even now, I'm continuing my journey torealize those dreams.]

[Hilda: I'll leave you with wordssomeone told me once.Dream your dream!]

[Meet Hilda, the Trainer someclaim to be the strongest of all!]

Oddly, the male protagonist, Hilbert, is absent, though he actually has dialogue for the PWT, though mostly it's just Recycled from Hilda's dialogue.

[Hilbert: Make your dreams come true!Someone once encouraged me to do that.

Even now, I'm continuing my journey torealize those dreams.]

[Hilbert: I'll leave you with wordssomeone told me once.

Dream your dream!]

[Meet Hilbert, the Trainer someclaim to be the strongest of all!]

There are several variations of this line

[Everything can be understood throughPokémon battles! Let's go!]

[Words are the source of all misunderstanding!Everything can be understood throughPokémon battles! Let's go!]

[You communicate with Pokémon using feelings, not words!Everything can be understood through Pokémon battles! Let's go!]

[Thank you!]

[I just lucked into winning..Isn't that how it felt?]

Fighting Cheren in the PWT

Again, through editing the PWT files and then importing them as download tournaments, you're also able to add Cheren. He has two values that you can select when you customize trainers for custom PWTs. One value is simply named 'Rival' and the other is called 'Cheren'

Upon entering the PWT with these two trainers, they both use Cheren's Sprites.

'Rival' and 'Cheren' use most of the same text, though they are in different addresses.

[I'm as thrilled as I can be to battlehere against you, the first challengerI battled as a Gym Leader.

I'm sure you've learned somethingabout Pokémon during your journey.

Now, I'm going to see if your bond withyour Pokémon has grown stronger!]

[Fantastic!

You and your Pokémonhave grown much stronger!]

[Even when you lose, your Pokémonare still brimming with fighting spirit.]

[Cheren: I made it where I ambecause Pokémon were by my side.

Perhaps we need to think aboutwhy Pokémon help us not in terms ofPokémon and Trainers but as arelationship between living beings.]

[In this corner, the young PokémonTrainer battling for his ideals, Cheren!]

[Remember our battle on Route 4?

Please bring out more of yourPokémon's strength, like you did then!]

[I feel that if it's with you, this battlewon't be a simple competitionbut a battle where I can ponderthe relationship betweenPokémon and their Trainers.]

[Do you want to show how strong youare by winning, or do you want tolearn what battling really means?

Pokémon battles have no meaning ifyou don't think about why you battle.

Or better said, it makes battlingtogether with Pokémon meaningless.]

[Even if hurt, my Pokémon will fightfor me with just one command.

I think you'll value and trustyour Pokémon more if you keepthat fact close to your heart.

What can I do for these Pokémon?What should I do?

That's right! I battle with everythingI have to find the ideal relationshipfbetween Pokémon and people!]

[Thank you!

I feel like I saw a little ofthe way toward my ideals.]

[ Cheren: I'll keep battling many Trainersand Pokémon like this, and if I canflearn what kind of person I am, it willfopen up my path.

I'm sure this path will lead me to becomethe person I'm meant to be.

Pokémon will always be with you and me aswe go down our own paths.

Our important friends, Pokémon..]

[Cheren: Pokémon are by all of our sides--mine, yours, and each andevery Trainer's!

That's why we move forward!The Pokémon walking alongside usgive us the strength to do so!]

Unused ROM tournaments

There exists a file in all versions of the game that contains data for twelve additional tournaments, all of which are unused. If imported to the Download Tournament menu, it is shown to be data from the 2011 Pokémon World Championships. The ruleset, trainer data, and Pokemon data from the championship was all carried over, so the tournaments can be played as normal Download tournaments. However, the tournament files are slightly unfinished, because the names of the trainers and Pokemon are very weird and out of place.

Each division of the championships (Juniors, Seniors, and Masters) has a tournament file. One is the standard tournament, no modifications at all, while the other is a toned down, easier version. The remaining six files are just duplicates of the first six.

The presence of these tournaments is quite odd, as Pokemon Black 2 and White 2 weren't even out during the 2011 World Championships. These were probably going to be future Download tournaments at one point, or they could have just been used for testing.

Leftovers

Leftover Key Items

Most of the Generation IV key items still exist. A handful, like the Lunar Wing and Magma Stone, are used (fun fact: this is the first time the Magma Stone has been used since it was implemented in Diamond and Pearl!), but the vast majority aren't.

And yes, that includes the other unused key items from Diamond and Pearl like the Seal Bag, Red Chain, and Azure Flute.

Leftover WiFi Mode

There is leftover code and a script command (0x15F) from an extra WiFi mode that was removed before the game was released. The command begins the same as all other WiFi commands, but essentially does nothing. Due to the amount of code left, there is no way of knowing if this command was for debugging or a late-removed feature. However, it is mixed into the middle of the other such WiFi-related commands and as such may mean that it was meant for the player.

Whatever it was, it likely belonged to the woman on the right at the top of the stairs in each of the Pokémon Centers.

Pokémon Black and White Leftovers

Title Screen Music

The titlescreen music from Black and White still present.

Maps

All of the areas that could be accessed only in Black and White still exist, however, the headers use placeholder data so the maps can't be visited without some fixing. These areas include the Challenger's Cave, parts of Relic Castle, N's Castle, Route 10 and Victory Road. The Cold Storage was replaced with the PWT so new headers have to be added. The matrices and map models don't have to be readded.

The scripts, text, wild Pokémon data and some building data were lost to time. By default, these maps use the Route 6 theme. The game still identifies the locations correctly in the save menu to retain location compatibility with Black and White, however, when entering the maps, no eyecatch is present. For some maps, such as Route 10, the arrow pointer defaults to the center of the map since the location technically does not exist in the game.

A full list of all the unused maps can be found on the notes page.

Anti-Piracy

These games have the same anti-piracy features as Black and White, with the experience issues. However, they have a new and exciting layer of random freezes, too!

Unobtainable Shiny Pokémon

For the sake of consistency, every Pokémon in every Pokémon game is given a Shiny variant. Most Shiny Pokémon have been obtainable through random chance encounters or event distributions, including most Legendary Pokémon. However, a few Pokémon cannot be obtained in this form without hacking, and as a consequence, normal players would never be able to see their Shiny coloration.

• Reshiram, Zekrom - These Legendary Pokémon are encountered via fixed in-game battles. However, their probability of being Shiny is locked at 0. Shiny Reshiram and Zekrom became obtainable in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.

• Victini - Also encountered in battle, but during a distribution-based event in Black and White. Like Reshiram and Zekrom, Victini's Shiny probability is locked at 0.

• Keldeo, Meloetta - These Mythical Pokémon were only obtainable through special distributions via Mystery Gift. Pokémon obtained from Mystery Gift cannot be Shiny unless distributed as such, and no distributions of these Pokemon in their Shiny forms were ever planned. The Shiny variant of Genesect, the third Mythical Pokémon of Generation V, was distributed in some Asian countries following the premiere of the 16th Pokémon movie.

Regional Differences

Virbank Gym Music

In the Japanese version, Roxie, the gym leader, spells out 'Dogars', the Japanese name for Koffing. In western versions, she spells out 'Pokémon' instead. Due to the slightly longer time to do so, she does not begin the song with '1, 2, 3, 4!'

Zoroark Glitch

Part of the post-game involves you following a Zoroark through Victory Road, eventually ending up in N's Castle. In the Japanese version, if you leave the cave without following it, it will appear at its original spot but will not move, preventing entry into N's Castle as well as rendering the player unable to capture Zekrom/Reshiram. Talking to it at this point gives you the same text you get if you talk to it before beating the game.

This glitch was fixed for all other regions.

Humilau Gym Glitch

After facing Marlon and finishing the events of the Frigate, but before Ghetsis, if you talk to Marlon, one of the text boxes that appears will be completely empty. This bug was rectified in international releases.

Trainer Card

The requirements for leveling up your Trainer Card (changing its color) changed between versions. In the original Japanese version of the game, one of the requirements was to obtain all of the medals and complete the Medal Rally. In the International versions, this requirement is replaced with the challenge of leveling your Entralink's Entree Forest level to 30. Because of this, it is possible in the English version to fully level up the Trainer Card from a new save file, which is impossible in the Japanese version.

C-Gear Skins

A total of 15 C-Gear skins were distributed over the Pokemon Global Link. Six of the skins were exclusive to the Japanese versions.

PWT Download Tournaments

A total of nine PWT Download Tournaments were released over the Pokemon Global Link. Six of the tournaments were exclusive to the Japanese versions.

Unobtainable Medals

Due to recent updates in the online system, some medals are no longer obtainable without hacking. Some were made unavailable after the shutdown of the Generation V Game Sync in October of 2013, while one was made unobtainable after the shutdown of Gamespy's Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection servers in May of 2014.

• Great Adventurer, Entertainment Master, and Top Medalist can still be legitimately obtained if the player earned the other medals prior to the service shutdown.