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[Dorek]

Presumably the distribution will work for B/W as well. They're both Gen V games; it would be more complicated (not to mention pointless) if they coded it specifically for the new games.

[BBCCD]

I really hope so. I have been doing so many other things that I haven't even finished White yet, so I'm not ready to run out any buy the next one.

[Archer Vonn]

Me I'm different I'm buying White 2 on release then I'm staying home the next day

[Ballom Nom Nom]

Got my two Keldeo events downloaded today. The third try was this:Keldeo (Timid) : 21 / 20 / 0 / 23 / 15 / 7Hidden Power Ice 65 ~B~

Edited September 21, 2012 by Ballom

[Blessed Blade]

It's not that I don't want it, it's that I want to know if I should get it right at its release so I can get Genesect, or if I can wait a bit and get it later and just have my friend send me the Mystery Gift from his game.

Ah, it's Genesect? Just get it on Black or White, if you really don't want to get it at release for some reason. =P

Blade: Are you SURE? Their making it sound like it's an incentive to buy BW2. I haven't heard anything about it being available for the first version.As soon as I get BW2.. My Garchomp will finally have outrage.. =PAnd my Togekiss can have some better moves.Is anyone up for a battle?

Given that I believe the Japanese version(Happening now) is for both sets, yes, I'm sure. =P Think of it like D/P/P/HG/SS. If something was available for that, and wasn't specifically for something(Like item/Pokewalker downloads, or locked for some silly reason like Mew), then it's available on all games. It's the same thing here with Genesect. It's just that they can sell more copies if they put the 'available in Black/White/Black 2/White 2' stuff in small print, and just mention B/W2 in the main text. =P/EDIT: Now, just as a brief note, I could be wrong. But if I am, that's pretty much just silly for GameFreak. I do apologize if I'm wrong. =/ (Though, given that it runs for a whole month, you pretty much have plenty of time to get the game and get the Genesect anyway.) Edited September 21, 2012 by BZP Blade

[Archer Vonn]

UGH I was right by EB games completely spaced on Keldeo

[Ballom Nom Nom]

Genesect is only for B2/W2, just as Keldeo is only for B/W. Confirmed by multiple knowledgeable sites.~B~

[Blessed Blade]

You can't get Keldeo with Black and White 2, provided it's still running when the game's released? 0_o Could've sworn everyone said you could back during the Japanese event...

[Dorek]

The game is supposed to be coming out AFTER the Keldeo event ends, so unlikely. Maybe if you manage to get the game early, but who knows. As for Genesect, I'm still thinking you'll be able to receive it in your B/W games, despite what the promotional text says.

[Archer Vonn]

Bring both cartridges, double the fun.When does Keldeo end?

[Dorek]

Day before B2/W2, which is October 7th, if I remember right. So, October 6th is when Keldeo ends.

[Alyska]

The Australian event goes to October 10, but B2W2 is released here on October 11. So, unless you buy a game in the US and fly to Australia in time, you're not going to be able to get an extra Keldeo for B2W2.

[Dorek]

Doesn't region locking come into play there? It's all so ridiculous. I know Canadian games, for instance, are equivalent to European ones... it's all just too crazy.

[Archer Vonn]

We are?Selling Canadian DittosGames come out October 7th btw.

Edited September 22, 2012 by ~JC~

[Alyska]

I think all of the English language games are pretty much interchangeable, but I could be wrong. My brother's Pearl card was imported from America, but we never had any trouble accessing the wireless events here. I don't even know if there's any discernible difference between a cartridge from America and a cartridge from Australia.

[Blessed Blade]

Doesn't region locking come into play there? It's all so ridiculous. I know Canadian games, for instance, are equivalent to European ones... it's all just too crazy.

We are? That's odd, never heard of that, considering we get everything(Even events recently, shockingly. Nintendo finally found us on the map. =P) pretty much the same day as the American games. =P(And I'm pretty certain that Sapphire and FireRed might just be American games... I'm not entirely certain where they were gotten, gift wise. =P But they're both compatible with Gen 4, which were all obtained in Canada for sure.)

[Dorek]

Maybe standard events might not distinguish between English-language games, but the most concrete example I can think of is the Lucario Global Link distribution; Canadian games can get it without a password, as can European games, whereas games in the US need the one-time password.It's a whole load of nonsense either way. Non-Japanese games always get the short stick in regards to these events, anyway =P

[Blessed Blade]

Wait, the Canadian games could've gotten the Lucario without anything? >_< I missed that, too...

[Dorek]

It's still going on in the American Global Link, so maybe you have a shot? I dunno.

[Blessed Blade]

That's odd, I thought it had ended a while ago...

[PowerMiner]

YES! Got Firered from eBay! It appears legit. It can migrate, has a holographic sticker, no "The game is ready to play" like with that fake one I got and returned.Now to get Emerald..

[Nara]

Is it hard to find legitimate Gen III games nowadays?I have all five myself, though the battery went dry on my Sapphire.Speaking of my Sapphire, any shiny that lurks within it decides to hide from me forever. ;; I can't find any anymore. D=

[Archer Vonn]

I don't have any. I'll probably only want Emerald, but if remakes roll around I can effectively say I don't care about any. FireRed to farm starters, maybe, still don't have a full set.

[CaT in Rogue]

I just restarted my Pokemon Platinum. I've got a few rules that I've set for myself:

• Only six main Pokemon may be used in battle. Any other Pokemon obtained may only be used for HM slaves.
• All Pokemon must be within 5 levels of each other.
• What you see is what you get; once you've caught a Pokemon, you can never catch a different member of it's species, unless it's a shiny.
• Once you have reached a major story point, such as a Gym or showdown with Team Galactic, you may not interrupt it unless you are going to the Pokemon Center to heal. No battling in between allowed.
• ALL BIDOOF YOU COME ACROSS MUST BE DESTROYED.

My current team consists of a Lv.38 Torterra named Time, a Lv.38 Luxray named And, a Lv.39 Gliscor named Dimensions, a Lv.38 Gyarados named Relative, a Lv.37 Staraptor named In, and a Lv.37 Medicham named Space. I named my character Doctor, my entire team is Male except for Gliscor, I have just earned my seventh badge, and I am currently in Team Galactic's Veilstone HQ.Any advice to help me figure out on how the Weepinbell I'm going to be able to pull this off?

[Alyska]

My experiences in the GTS have forced me to conclude that Shiny Latias are considerably easier to come by than Sand Force Hippopotas. Seriously, I have about a dozen Latias, and three of them are shiny, and yet I have filled up nearly an entire box with Hippopotas and still no Sand Force.Also, my offer still stands if anyone happens to have a female DW Hippopotas. I have plenty of pokemon with various DW abilities to offer.

I just restarted my Pokemon Platinum. I've got a few rules that I've set for myself:

• Only six main Pokemon may be used in battle. Any other Pokemon obtained may only be used for HM slaves.
• All Pokemon must be within 5 levels of each other.
• What you see is what you get; once you've caught a Pokemon, you can never catch a different member of it's species, unless it's a shiny.
• Once you have reached a major story point, such as a Gym or showdown with Team Galactic, you may not interrupt it unless you are going to the Pokemon Center to heal. No battling in between allowed.
• ALL BIDOOF YOU COME ACROSS MUST BE DESTROYED.

My current team consists of a Lv.38 Torterra named Time, a Lv.38 Luxray named And, a Lv.39 Gliscor named Dimensions, a Lv.38 Gyarados named Relative, a Lv.37 Staraptor named In, and a Lv.37 Medicham named Space. I named my character Doctor, my entire team is Male except for Gliscor, I have just earned my seventh badge, and I am currently in Team Galactic's Veilstone HQ.Any advice to help me figure out on how the Weepinbell I'm going to be able to pull this off?

I thoroughly approve of the naming choices.Okay, so you have about ten trainers to face, and you can return to the Pokemon centre at any time, right? Lead with Luxray for the first few floors to take out the Golbats and Murkrows, and switch in Torterra when necessary for the poison types. Your biggest problem will be Cyrus, but his Sneasel doesn't carry any Dark moves so you can lead with Medicham, then use Lux or Gyara on the Crobat and Honchkrow. Make use of the Exp. share if you have it. You have a pretty big Ice weakness that you'll have to deal with later, but it shouldn't be a problem at the moment.

[Senrab]

I agree that those naming choices are amazing, and I also highly approve of the Bidoof annihilation rule.

[Nara]

EEEEEEEEEEEEE!I finally found a shiny from Route 110, a Shiny Zigzagoon! It's unfortunately the shiny that I wanted second least (first being Oddish), but at least I can continue on my BQ! =DShe has a Mild nature, with acceptable IVs in Speed and Defense, though Mild won't help much. I was about to put hunting off for a bit so I could actually get to Mauville when she appeared. I might hunt for a Numel next.

[PowerMiner]

Is it hard to find legitimate Gen III games nowadays?

The amount of obvious (And not so obvious) fakes on eBay is extremely annoying. I naively bought a whole set for Generation III games, than afterward learned of that fake ones exist. .__. Took forever and some contact with eBay to get my money back.. -__-Honestly, I'm still somewhat suspicious of my own copy. =P

I agree that those naming choices are amazing, and I also highly approve of the Bidoof annihilation rule.

Seconded.

[Archer Vonn]

I don't wanna look like a show off or anything but I just naturally play by those rules. Just bring some Revives or something. In game isn't hard.

[CaT in Rogue]

I don't wanna look like a show off or anything but I just naturally play by those rules. Just bring some Revives or something. In game isn't hard.

I don't purchase Revives. I use what I have found during the game.

My experiences in the GTS have forced me to conclude that Shiny Latias are considerably easier to come by than Sand Force Hippopotas. Seriously, I have about a dozen Latias, and three of them are shiny, and yet I have filled up nearly an entire box with Hippopotas and still no Sand Force.Also, my offer still stands if anyone happens to have a female DW Hippopotas. I have plenty of pokemon with various DW abilities to offer.

I just restarted my Pokemon Platinum. I've got a few rules that I've set for myself:

• Only six main Pokemon may be used in battle. Any other Pokemon obtained may only be used for HM slaves.
• All Pokemon must be within 5 levels of each other.
• What you see is what you get; once you've caught a Pokemon, you can never catch a different member of it's species, unless it's a shiny.
• Once you have reached a major story point, such as a Gym or showdown with Team Galactic, you may not interrupt it unless you are going to the Pokemon Center to heal. No battling in between allowed.
• ALL BIDOOF YOU COME ACROSS MUST BE DESTROYED.

My current team consists of a Lv.38 Torterra named Time, a Lv.38 Luxray named And, a Lv.39 Gliscor named Dimensions, a Lv.38 Gyarados named Relative, a Lv.37 Staraptor named In, and a Lv.37 Medicham named Space. I named my character Doctor, my entire team is Male except for Gliscor, I have just earned my seventh badge, and I am currently in Team Galactic's Veilstone HQ.Any advice to help me figure out on how the Weepinbell I'm going to be able to pull this off?

I thoroughly approve of the naming choices.Okay, so you have about ten trainers to face, and you can return to the Pokemon centre at any time, right? Lead with Luxray for the first few floors to take out the Golbats and Murkrows, and switch in Torterra when necessary for the poison types. Your biggest problem will be Cyrus, but his Sneasel doesn't carry any Dark moves so you can lead with Medicham, then use Lux or Gyara on the Crobat and Honchkrow. Make use of the Exp. share if you have it. You have a pretty big Ice weakness that you'll have to deal with later, but it shouldn't be a problem at the moment.

Your advice worked right up until the battle with Cyrus. It was then that I discovered that fate hates my guts. I lead with Medicham, but before I could move, it got OHKO'd by a critical Ice Punch. Sneasel then proceeded to wipe out my Gyarados and my Gliscor, which I tried due to the Fire-type moves they had learned. I managed to knock out the dang annoying thing in one hit with Close Combat from my Staraptor, even though Sneasel nailed it with an Ice Punch. Seriously, Sneasel 2HKO's Gyarados, but takes away less than half of my Staraptor's health bar? What?Moving on, I switched into Luxray for battling Crobat. After getting confused two times, KO'd, getting Staraptor KO'd in the process of reviving Luxray, and then getting Luxray badly poisoned, I managed to take down Crobat and Honchkrow. After that, I decide to free the lake Pokemon because, hey, no more battles after Cyrus, right? Hahaha!WRONGI only discover that I need to battle Saturn too after I had started talking to him. So I had to battle him with a half-fainted, badly poisoned Luxray, and a severely disadvantaged Torterra. I still have have no idea how I won that.Anyways, now that my little rant about how video games hate me is over, I give you many thanks for your advice. Edited September 24, 2012 by Kung Fu Rahkshi Destroyer

[Bundalings]

Staraptor having Intimidate probably helped it survive.

[Archer Vonn]

Gyarados doesn't have Intimidate?aight aight inb4 kanye gets crucified the Intimidates stacking up helped yeah I get it

[Alyska]

@KFRD... there's something very ironic about the fact that I warned you about your team being weak to Ice moves... and then having all your Pokemon that AREN'T weak to ice get wrecked by one.And sorry, I assumed you knew about Saturn! At least his team isn't as tough as Cyrus's.

Edited September 24, 2012 by Alyska

[Ballom Nom Nom]

Gyarados doesn't have Intimidate?

Yes, but it only got the opponent to -1, so Staraptor still had an advantage in taking the hit.~B~

[Archer Vonn]

Chose to ignore the second part did ya

[Rausaro]

Genesect is only for B2/W2, just as Keldeo is only for B/W. Confirmed by multiple knowledgeable sites.~B~

Wait, what? Genesect's Data is in B/W and so is the scientist that gives you the disks for it. That's odd.

[Dorek]

He means the event itself, though I'm still skeptical. You can trade your guy over.

[Rausaro]

He means the event itself, though I'm still skeptical. You can trade your guy over.

So wait, they have an ingame event in B/W for a pokemon that's exclusive to a sequel? That's new... I didn't think they had reverse compatibility, but then again, this is really just B/W 1.5. With Glaciers.

[Dorek]

Keldeo is essentially the reverse =P. But yeah, it's not too unsurprising. They plan for a lot of events, and some stuff just never happens, or is somewhat harder to achieve in this case. Look at the Lockbox, or the Azure Flute.

[Archer Vonn]

He means the event itself, though I'm still skeptical. You can trade your guy over.

So wait, they have an ingame event in B/W for a pokemon that's exclusive to a sequel? That's new... I didn't think they had reverse compatibility, but then again, this is really just B/W 1.5. With Glaciers.

Hello? What is that supposed to mean?It's an entirely new game, just because they didn't expand the Pokedex doesn't merit itself as a sequel to you?