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5th Gen Did your versions match?

Which versions did you choose?

  • Black, Black2

    Votes: 19 19.8%
  • White, White2

    Votes: 21 21.9%
  • Black, White2

    Votes: 6 6.3%
  • White, Black2

    Votes: 21 21.9%
  • A combination of 3 or more of the above*

    Votes: 7 7.3%
  • I chose all 4 versions.

    Votes: 22 22.9%

  • Total voters
    96
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  • I picked white then black 2. Biggest mistake of my life lol. I did not know that the story would reference the first game so much so I just picked black 2 for zekrom. That decision probably made most of the game unenjoyable for me haha. xD
     

    Captain Gizmo

    Monkey King
    4,843
    Posts
    11
    Years
  • My girlfriend bought me Pokemon White last year for Christmas because she knew that was the game version I preferred and my friend's little brother happened to have 2 copies of Pokemon White 2 (I don't know how) and he just gave me the 2nd copy for free! xD
     
    2,614
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    • Age 31
    • Seen Jul 11, 2022
    I'm a cool and totally original guy so I bought both White and White 2. :B
    nothing original at all

    But I was lame and just wanted it to match, plus, White Zekrom is so much better looking so yeah that made it easy for me. <3
     

    Cerberus87

    Mega Houndoom, baby!
    1,639
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    11
    Years
  • I got Black because it had Houndoom. Then it only felt natural that I would get Black 2.

    Mismatching versions are more useful if you can trade with yourself.
     
    1,479
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    15
    Years
  • I initially got Black, but ended up exchanging it for White because it ended up having more exclusives that I liked. So once B2/W2 rolled around, it made the most sense to get White 2.
     
    1,323
    Posts
    16
    Years
    • Seen Dec 9, 2023
    Yes, my versions matched. I got White and White 2.

    The Japanese Pokemon website even said that they recommend getting the same colored version (meaning Black & Black 2, White & White 2).

    Otherwise there would be continuity errors:
    *N will have the wrong dragon that he acquired two years ago in the game's plot
    *Opelucid City would drastically change with no explanation whatsoever
     
    8,571
    Posts
    14
    Years
  • I went with both White and White 2. It felt odd to me when I was contemplating picking up Black 2 over White 2, and eventually made the choice to stick with the matching versions. I'm sure having one of White & Black 2 or Black & White 2 would've been useful for Pokedex purposes, but I couldn't trade with myself anyway, so it didn't make much sense to me.
     

    iTeruri

    iAm
    277
    Posts
    17
    Years
  • I got White first and bought Black later at a lower price, but didn't play it as much. When the sequels were revealed, I decided to only buy White 2.
     

    ~Justified~

    ~Working On A New Rom Hack~
    402
    Posts
    10
    Years
    • Seen Nov 23, 2015
    I got White and Black 2. No specific reason, but I guess it shows my favoritism to Zekrom.

    Same here, I thought his typing was cool, Electric/Dragon wasn't something I was expecting, plus I think Black Kyurem looks cooler than White Kyurem, but thats just my opinion.
     
    13,600
    Posts
    15
    Years
    • they/them
    • Seen Dec 11, 2023
    I went for White and then I went for Black 2. I don't think I had much of a reason other than I wanted to, really.
     

    Starry Windy

    Everything will be Daijoubu.
    9,307
    Posts
    11
    Years
  • At first I choose White because I like its exclusive features that I can catch some Pokémon in White Forest. I was planning to get White 2 back then, but after I heard that White 2's White Forest now works the same as Black City and no longer what I thought it was, and after seeing the dominant blue in Black 2, I have decided to buy Black 2 and play it.
     

    Meganium

    [i]memento mori[/i]
    17,226
    Posts
    13
    Years
  • I went White first, then I got White 2. I didn't realize when I bought it, the versions wouldn't match, so I was a little bummed but it's like you're playing Black and not Black 2! xD And well, at least I can still complete the Unova Dex the easy way lmao.
     

    blue

    gucci
    21,057
    Posts
    16
    Years
  • I eventually got all four versions, but since I chose White first I went with Black 2 on the initial release date.
     
    547
    Posts
    11
    Years
  • When Black & White were out I chose Black because I like Reshiram more than Zekrom. Then I saw that Black 2 had Zekrom as the exclusive legendary, so, I got Black 2.

    So, my versions do match! :)
     
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