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Age 31
Female
QLD, Australia
Seen June 5th, 2022
Posted April 23rd, 2022
35,988 posts
17.5 Years
Black and White have introduced a lot of brand new concepts. One of them is the amount of version differences and the extent to which they extend the storyline. Long gone are the days of just a few Pokemon differences between the two - but now we have different gym leaders in different versions, different cutscenes, different cities and different aesthetics in different locations. These are just a few - there's bound to be a lot more we don't even know yet.

How do you feel about these changes? Would you prefer them to be similar - like in G/S? Or do you think these changes are revolutionary and will forever change the way Pokemon is seen - even in future games? How do you think the third game will deal with these changes between B/W?

Personally, in a way, I love the changes... but I don't. It means if I only get White for some reason, then I'll miss out on the different city and different overall atmosphere.

MrsNorrington

Lady Loki

Age 33
Female
Fl
Seen August 20th, 2014
Posted January 25th, 2014
286 posts
14.2 Years
I love that there are so many differences and I hope to see many more.

I always buy both versions of every Pokemon game, but I never end up playing very much of the second game. Ex. I bought both HG and SS, I fully completed SS, but never touched HG.

The differences make me eager and excited to play both!

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Amaruuk

└──TYPE1/BIRDTYPE2/DRAGON

Age 34
She/Her
Seen 2 Weeks Ago
Posted February 3rd, 2023
1,301 posts
15 Years
Well, I only ever get one game whenever two come out. I'm not made of money. I also have had trouble with version differences in past pairs of games simply because I haven't had anyone IRL who had the other one since Gen 1 & 2 when my brother and I each got one. The exception to that was HGSS when I had a boyfriend, and we got one of each and played them together, but we broke up a couple months ago.

Unless one of my friends actually gets Black (none of them are into Pokemon enough anymore to get a new game unless something compels them enough to), I won't have a partner to play with. At least with global trading things over the internet, version-exclusive Pokemon aren't a big deal. I can always look up stuff on YouTube or whatever, though, if I wanted to see the other differences. At most it'll be a minor disappointment if I don't have a Black-player to play with.




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JP

wut?

Age 32
Male
USA
Seen December 13th, 2019
Posted February 27th, 2019
2,163 posts
14.8 Years
I'm loving the differences. It actually gives me a reason to buy the two versions now, as before I'd get one and be done with it... there was no real incentive to buy the second version.
Age 34
Male
Solaria
Seen September 8th, 2011
Posted March 28th, 2011
269 posts
12.7 Years
XD, I think Pokemon Black got the short end of the stick as far as the version exclusives go. With the exception of Reshiram (whom I prefer over Zekrom, but they are both great designs, have great typings and equally amazing moves), I think all the Black exclusives (Erufuun, Gothilselle, Vuljina) are inferior in comparison the White exclusives (Doredia, Ranculus, Wargle). Of course, it doesn't matter terribly as far as I'm concerned, because I will own both games (one Japanese, one English) and I have no intention of using any of these Pokemon.

Still, Pokemon White is superior, as White Forest (where I currently reside, hurr durr) totally pwns Dark City in my opinion. I think it's odd that the final GLs are different, though; I don't care whether I battle Iris or old man Shaga (who reminds me of Drake, so I'm getting a minor crush on him [out of admiration, not because he's hot, lol] because he just seems so wise and powerful, like Drake) but was that really necessary? Just make either one the GL please.


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Sydian

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Age 30
they/them
Georgia
Seen May 22nd, 2022
Posted November 29th, 2021
33,354 posts
15.2 Years
The best version exclusive (that I know of) is that White has Seed bby. :) Life is complete and nothing else matters, kthxbai. I'll be getting Black and White though, SO...
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Age 32
Female
Library
Seen November 26th, 2019
Posted November 21st, 2014
1,123 posts
13.3 Years
i really like that there are so many differences. to me it makes it worth while to play the other one right after u beat the the other. i know most of the time, like with ss and hg i dont really feel a need to beat the other game because i have already beat it once and it is just repetitive playing them right after the other.


Pair
Male
Seen December 8th, 2010
Posted November 28th, 2010
30 posts
12.7 Years
I really like the idea and look of White Forest, but I definately do not like Dark City, which is what swayed my decision to get White instead of Black, I prefer the pokemon in black, but, after all, they are just pokemon.
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tkallab

Should have been in Dissidia

Age 26
Male
I'm on a horse
Seen June 14th, 2013
Posted September 18th, 2011
1,029 posts
15.3 Years
I wonder what they're gonna do with the Director's Cut Version... I want to battle Iris and Epic Beard Guy in that one.
But yeah, I always go with what's canon, which is probably White, because Iris joins Ash' party. Unless her absence makes Beard Man the gym leader, of course.
But yeah, I like the drastic differences between the games. If you're the kind of person who buys both games, it's less boring to play the second one because of those differences, right? And I don't think you're missing much if you don't play the other one too.

Andrut

Collecting dust since 1898

Age 24
Warsaw, Poland
Seen January 21st, 2023
Posted May 5th, 2020
289 posts
13.4 Years
For me the version exclusives are like that:
Rankurusu < Gochiruzeru (Yeah,Gothilselle rocks. I'll get one by GTS.)
Doredia < Erefuun (Another thought propably weird for you)
Wargle > Barujina
Copypasta 1 = Copypasta 2
Zekrom = Reshiram
Black wins for me by pokemon,however i prefer natural aestethic changes, such as trees,grass and forests. ^^
Well,i would prefer to fight Shaga instead of Iris. She's a 10-year old child. >_< Well,she has the same team as Shaga so i think the gym switch is actually pointless.
Florges
It's a forest guardian that pities how bad a type Grass is, so it gets moves to help out Grass-types, but is smart enough not to be Grass-type itself. The appearance is simply mimicry to hide from humans.

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gucci

Male
United Kingdom
Seen September 26th, 2021
Posted August 7th, 2019
21,056 posts
15.4 Years
Well, i've got Pokémon White, I only thought that there was City & Pokémon Version Exclusive(s) I didn't know the storyline differed in both games - gives me more of a reason to buy Pokémon Black now :).
Age 26
Male
Seen June 6th, 2017
Posted October 9th, 2016
1,162 posts
13.2 Years
I wonder what they're gonna do with the Director's Cut Version... I want to battle Iris and Epic Beard Guy in that one.
But yeah, I always go with what's canon, which is probably White, because Iris joins Ash' party. Unless her absence makes Beard Man the gym leader, of course.
But yeah, I like the drastic differences between the games. If you're the kind of person who buys both games, it's less boring to play the second one because of those differences, right? And I don't think you're missing much if you don't play the other one too.
the same bull they always give us.

Probably

-An Actual champion (say, Iris maybe, like they did in Emerald) or you would just face Adeku earlier
-MOAR Legend acsess
-Acsess to black and white exclusive areas
-Slighty enhanced storyline
-maybe the OW follow feature

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PlatinumDude

Nyeh?

Age 29
Male
Canada
Seen July 31st, 2020
Posted May 30th, 2020
12,958 posts
12.7 Years
The vulture line (Baruchai and Barujina) is exclusive to Black? That's disappointing. I was hoping for an easy way to get Washibon and Wargle, who are exclusive to White. I was also hoping to battle Iris in Black, but she can only battled in White. It should've been the other way around.

Age 28
Male
Oregon
Seen September 24th, 2018
Posted July 3rd, 2018
17,520 posts
13.1 Years
I like them, I am glad that they made the two games different but other than that they are still the same :)
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I feel good about the version differences myself. Before the main version differences were just the Pokemon. Now it's gone as far as a city existing in both games looking different depending on your version. That to me makes version differences much better. :3

It sucks. T_T
I've pre-ordered black. so I won't be getting that awesome vileplume like pokemon.
You can still get it, as an NPC requests a trade : Monmen for Churine in Black, Churine for Monmen in White.
You still have a chance to get Doreida.. ^^;

Nakuzami

Age 24
Female
The Forgotten Crossroads
Seen October 17th, 2022
Posted December 31st, 2020
6,896 posts
12.7 Years
I think most everything has already been stated. For me, the huge differences means two epic storylines. Epic mans fun...usually. Can't wait to get the games. Very disappointed that Wargle is white exclusive. Oh well, that helps narrow down my Black team.
"Sure, there're probably infinite dimensions, but I'm with you in this one, so why would I try to find them?"
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Age 28
Female
USA
Seen December 23rd, 2012
Posted February 7th, 2012
546 posts
12.7 Years
I'm perfectly fine with every version exclusive thing revealed so far except one... THE VULTURE IS ACTUALLY EXCLUSIVE TO BLACK!? I was SO excited to have one in my team, too!! Ah, well.... u_u But besides that, I love the White Forest and Black City differences. White Forest looks WAY better. :3

...U_U I really wanted that vulture.