Status JoozyPoozy May 14, 2025
It’s just Black/White with a new story slapped on top.
Pokémon Black Version 2 (2012)
4.06 from 2234 ratings
4677 members have it in their collection · 131 playing now · 884 backlogged · 599 wish listed
How long? Main story 41h · with extras 96h · 100% 192h (from 32 logged playthroughs)
Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 are the second and final paired versions of Generation V and are the sequels of Pokémon Black and White, respectively.
Both games were revealed on Pokémon Smash! by Junichi Masuda, and subsequently the official Japanese and international Pokémon websites, on February 26, 2012. They were released in Japan on June 23, …
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Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 are the second and final paired versions of Generation V and are the sequels of Pokémon Black and White, respectively.
Both games were revealed on Pokémon Smash! by Junichi Masuda, and subsequently the official Japanese and international Pokémon websites, on February 26, 2012. They were released in Japan on June 23, 2012, in North America on October 7, 2012, in Australia on October 11, 2012, in Europe on October 12, 2012 and in South Korea on November 8, 2012.
The games feature two new forms of Kyurem that serve as the game mascots of the games: Black Kyurem for Black 2 and White Kyurem for White 2.
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Details
- Developers
- Game Freak
- Publishers
- Nintendo, The Pokémon Company
- Genres
- Adventure, Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS)
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy, Kids, Science fiction
- Franchises
- Pokémon
- Series
- Pokémon, Pokémon Black & White
- Events
- Nintendo Direct 6.21.2012, Nintendo All-Access Nintendo 3DS Software Showcase @ E3 2012
Release dates
- Jun 23, 2012 (Japan) Nintendo DS
- Oct 07, 2012 (North_America) Nintendo DS
- Oct 11, 2012 (Australia) Nintendo DS
- Oct 12, 2012 (Europe) Nintendo DS
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5 stars
835
4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
91
1 star
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Community All Reviews Statuses
Review snowknicks 4/5 · Jul 28, 2024
2 Black 2 Furious
4/5
Replayed on my Nintendo 3DS. Played a nuzlocke run of Black 2 on challenge mode. Fun challenge, especially at the beginning. The game itself is great with lots of pokemon variety and an interesting main quest, although the story is standard pokemon-fare. Lost steam towards the end of the journey but had a lot of fun throughout. For my …
4/5
Replayed on my Nintendo 3DS. Played a nuzlocke run of Black 2 on challenge mode. Fun challenge, especially at the beginning. The game itself is great with lots of pokemon variety and an interesting main quest, although the story is standard pokemon-fare. Lost steam towards the end of the journey but had a lot of fun throughout. For my money, this artstyle was the peak of pokemon by far.
Review lil_pushkins 4/5 · Aug 26, 2021
Super solid entry in the series! Good balance of story and world exploring; though, playing this without a recent playthrough of Black or White, I do wish we had a little more of Unova to explore pre-Champion.
Unova has always been one of my favorite generations, but some of the designs are so weird and so much of the aesthetic …
Super solid entry in the series! Good balance of story and world exploring; though, playing this without a recent playthrough of Black or White, I do wish we had a little more of Unova to explore pre-Champion.
Unova has always been one of my favorite generations, but some of the designs are so weird and so much of the aesthetic feels like it was immediately forgotten and reversed in X/Y. Like, look at a Durant and tell me that Nintendo didn't think it was pulling off a tougher, more teenaged Pokemon. Jury's out on whether or not they actually were, but regardless, the Unova games, and Black2/White2 in particular, give the sense of something different, a game starring Pokemon, but not necessarily driven by the franchise's desperate need to survive.
Status PoisonSoldier Jan 27, 2021
Originally started in 2019 with a plan of a very calculated playthrough with 16 traded eggs to build a team from my Pokemon White save. Wanted to play with a variety of exclusively Gen V Pokemon while mixing and matching teams from the 16 for each gym; 4 Pokemon per gym battle was my own rule.
Things got slow towards …
Originally started in 2019 with a plan of a very calculated playthrough with 16 traded eggs to build a team from my Pokemon White save. Wanted to play with a variety of exclusively Gen V Pokemon while mixing and matching teams from the 16 for each gym; 4 Pokemon per gym battle was my own rule.
Things got slow towards the end of the year, and then played on and off throughout 2020, until finally things got kicked into high gear around the 13th of Jan 2020 and I sped through the last 3 gyms and finished the game.
Was an interesting experience having my team for the whole game planned out, and also balancing the large team of 16 Pokemon. Might wanna cut down that number the next time I try something similar.
Review skinnyapples 3/5 · Jan 1, 2020
Better than the first one
I have been trying to fill in all the missing links I have with the pokemon series and this game was one of the last ones. I am not fond of generation 5, especially Pokemon Black, but this one redeems the regions a little bit. The designs and group of Pokemon are still weak to me, but the region did …
Read moreI have been trying to fill in all the missing links I have with the pokemon series and this game was one of the last ones. I am not fond of generation 5, especially Pokemon Black, but this one redeems the regions a little bit. The designs and group of Pokemon are still weak to me, but the region did a good job of reinventing the Pokedex and making the game more fun than its dreary and monochromic predecessor. The story is not that bad, the graphics and gameplay style is very traditional, no change there, but it takes the formula and does all it can with it. I have noticed that I am growing tired of the formulaic style of these games. Having new pokemon is a big plus, but when everything else stays the same as a Pokemon fan it can get quite dull and I felt that in this game. Thankfully the future installments after this one began to try different things at least, I would not have been able to put up with another generation like 5, my least favorite one so far.
Review QuilDewIvy 3/5 · Nov 26, 2019
Pokemon Black/White Version 2 Quick Review
Building atop the game previously, B2W2 does a good job in immediately fixing the flaws of it. The story while not as strong conceptually as the first one does hold itself up well this time around if not better now that the pacing is actually set well for the characters and tone and doesn't willfully spend time on wasted errands …
Building atop the game previously, B2W2 does a good job in immediately fixing the flaws of it. The story while not as strong conceptually as the first one does hold itself up well this time around if not better now that the pacing is actually set well for the characters and tone and doesn't willfully spend time on wasted errands of little value. The campaign is also a bit stronger, both in terms of more customization in Pokemon teams as well as being more challenging. The Hard Mode variant unlocked for NG+ in one of the versions is a real blessing for longtime players. I also find the Pokemon World Tournament postgame to be fanservice I can get on board with.
This all combines to make a more enjoyable package than the previous but I still found myself not particularly engaged in Unova as a region and the story still not to my liking. It's a refined Unova, maybe even the best it can get without completely reworking it. It's still limited by the confines the Pokemon formula set out to me but I'm sure I'm a minority on that issue, and is a longer discussion than simply saying that I found B2/W2 alright. (6.5/10)
Review Whitewind617 2/5 · Mar 21, 2016
Not a great Pokemon Game
Not a very good pokemon game. It just felt very dull and repetitive, and the main game was not the least bit exciting or memorable.
Score: 5.5/10
Status Beltenebros Mar 21, 2016
Right after the second badge. By far better than its predeccesor up to this point. I fear, however, that the story might be the only thing that is really lacking, at least for now.
