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uhhhh, "Invalid Section" is the only thing on the page sooo, something has gone wrong. Might just be what i am using to see it, shouldnt be... u might wanna check on that :P

Im getting the same thing as dragon tamer.

OHHHh, new cards!!!!!!!

Any more words on a more defined release date for B/W for Canada (I guess the rest of the world would be a better question..)

this waiting is agony!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*beats head against wall*

Hey, do you guys have an estimate on when the English names will be revealed for the Gen. V Pokemon? I'm working on a program to help me keep up with EV training, but I stopped making it so I can put in the Gen. V guys.

hey.... the new walkthrough section doesn't work.....

First the games won't be here untill I'm in a retiement home, then the walkthrough to at least see a glimpse of them doesn't work.

@dragontamer1021 Oops. Fixed.
@tektonikyzer When the games come out.
@Yog Wow, must be nice to be retiring in less than 6 months.

@Jigglypuff - Thank you for getting the walkthrough fixed!

@Jigglypuff YES! Thank you!

I've been hearing from people that the game play in black and white is really short, is that true?

@Biosci Depends on your play style. I'm 10 hours into the games so far, and only leaving the 3rd Gym. Of course, I'm also exploring everything I can, so...

It took me about 3 days to get to Lance in Soulsilver, but I spent 53 hours on my first Sapphire file just to get to the 5th gym. I don't know how I'll do in Black.

@Jigglypuff thx

@ Jigglypuff thanks, but knowing me I'll probably get through the game in 10 hours and find all the little details later.

I figure if you can average around 4 or 4.5 hours per badge, you're doing pretty well. ;) Of course, the game DOES continue after the Elite Four, as always.

@frenchhorn95 that was how i was doin on heartgold... then i reached Morty. oh well

@Biosci It's probably because the gym leader difficulty is significantly lower, so there's little need to train.

which region is better,Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, or Ishuu. i like Johto :p

@patrickpokeman44 I personally liked Hoenn the best.

@Biosci I liked Hoenn a ton too.
But, if I had to say what game for me was "better" as in difficulty, I'd say Kanto, just becuase LeafGreen was my first game and the levels were a few pinches higher than other games, but in Isshu the elites are the weakest yet, there must be some catch.....

@patrickpokeman44 - Kanto was definitely the best, or at least in my opinion. Johto didn't have very good Pokemon in it; I just completely hated the northwestern corner of Hoenn (Lavaridge Town and the ashy area, etc.); Sinnoh made you spend too much time in the mountain/cave and the snow route was especially annoying.

@Biosci - The gym leaders only have 3 Pokemon each (only 2 Pokemon for the first 2 gyms). That might be why it seems shorter than past games...

@Emerald Master thats what i thought about the new elite 4, what r they going to do? Jigglypuff, u seem to know the answers... any ideas???

@dragontamer1021 There's a couple catches.
1, you can't go more than ten minutes without one of your Rivals challenging you to a battle.
2, the trainers you face around the overworld are a lot stronger than in previous games.
3, the Gym Leaders and Elite Four become about twice as strong once you've defeated them and return for a rematch.
4, Pokemon evolve at strange levels - some don't reach their final form until after level 60 now.

The big thing to keep in mind is that it's all new Pokemon that you're not familiar with, and that provides its own difficulty curve. Building a team is a lot more difficult when you don't know how well it will perform in battle ahead of time.

Has anyone actually played black or white here? Are the gym leaders hard to beat? It doesn't seem like that, because they have so low- levelled pokemon compared to the previous games. Am i right?

@Jigglypuff Well if there's all those tough trainers, then won't you be high leveled for the next ones?

I just realized that in black and white, the wild pokemon could be a lot weaker, making leveling up harder.

Think of hoenn where the victory road pokemon are usually only lv 40. Since the last elite 4 pokemon in hoenn (metagross) was lv 58, and the black & white elite 4 pokemon reach up to lv 50 (the champion is still not in so it is probably higher), then the wild pokemon could be even lower than lv 40! Just a thought.

(first post- im new here!)

I have the Game and it is halfway in english so if any needs help I am will to help

i dont think this will mean anything to anyone here, but i lost the game...

@Shuckle-rocks$ YES! I remember Victory Road as a last ditch effort to train if no one wanted a rematch on my PokeNav, but even then it was as slow as hell.

@dragontamer1021 - Thanks a lot. ;) I lost the game, too. Sad thing is, that's the first time in weeks.

@frenchhorn95 dont u hate it when that happens?

@dragontamer1021 - Haha, yep. I get the feeling "The Game" will stick with me for the rest of my life, whether I like it or not. It's just a generation thing, I guess.

@dragontamer1021 @frenchhorn95 You guys suck. It's been months for me.

@EveryoneElse I guess we'll have to wait and see how difficult it is.
The developers have been promoting "after-you-win-the-game" content more and more with each generation, and I have no doubt that will continue.
Maybe they make the storyline a little easier in terms of levels and such, but make endgame THAT much more difficult/enjoyable in return.
I mean, if SO many pokes evolve in the 40's and up, I trust they'll make it possible for us to get there.

@Spoinkable
Right about the high level-up pokemon!
I mean, how else are we going to get Sazandora (three headed dark/dragon that evolves at level 64)?

@everyone here tat need 4 to 4.5 hours per badge, u all fail
i can beat any pokemon games in 20 hours or less
me and my friend raced to see who could beat soul silver faster and u both got 19 hours and sumthin minutes, but he finished faster than me cuz he doesn't train and always avoid the trainers

and i beated black and white in about than 17 hours

Can't wait til Monday...they're gonna reveal the starters' english names!!

@Manafi whered u here that!?! i cant wait for monday now (never thought i would think that)

@dragontamer1021 it's on the pokemon home website.

@zht1997 - We fail because we take time to actually ENJOY the game? Ok, you play your way, we'll play ours.

@Biosci this is really the only site i go to so that would explain alot

@zht1997 Speeding through does not determine play time.
You can push through any game if you're skilled enough, but if you go at the intended pace (i.e. fight every trainer, grind your team properly, do a few sidequests but not all) then you will end up averaging what they say you should.
Jigglypuff was saying that he's exploring everything he can and has averaged 3ish hours per badge.

@Spoinkable
And also if you trade your weak pokemon to a stronger game, have that game level them up to be a high level, and trade them back, then they will be much stronger than anything and breeze through the game.

I did this on my leafgreen game and beat the game (beat elite 4) in about 4-5 hours.

@Jigglypuff two questons...
1. What is your favorite pokemon?
2. What do you do do to keep your team equally strong?

I'm going to take a wild guess and say their favorite Pokemon is Jigglypuff, but that's just a guess...

@Jigglypuff i have a comment...
why cant i become a blogger like you or snowball?

I have an idea for a guide: one on Pokemon Musicals (and if there's any skill involved).

I don't know how it is taking Jiggz three hours per badge. I'm the one writing the walkthrough and I have four badges in under eight hours.

@Frost Because I wander around and explore? Oh, and sometimes I leave the game running while rendering the videos, so I'm sure some of those 10 hours my character didn't take a single step.
@patrickpokeman44 It's a staff blog, reserved for the members of our staff - namely the admins and the forum moderators.

I figured making videos had something to do with it. Because I sit there and actively hunt down every item, visible or hidden, and I still have under 2 hours/badge. :P

It took me about 50 days and at least 60 hours to get thru soul silver (beating ash). And I REALLY did explore everything!!!!!!!!

Ok, so Frost is just blantantly rude to everyone. I thought it was just me. :P

@Frenchhorn95, Yeah I mean making a complete walkthrough of black and white is being rude to everyone it helps. I mean it must take a real jerk to do that. :P

@Biosci - I didn't say I wasn't grateful for that, I was just recognizing his apparent need to one-up others.

i do fight every trainer and never run from wild battles and i still beated the game at tat time i said i did

AND i train my team properly, i even spend the time running through grass trying to find the pokemon i need for my team and everyone on my team was around lvl60 when i fought the elite 4

@Manafi is that just for tsutaaja mijumaru and pokabu, or will they reveal the names for the whole evolutionary lines?

@dragontamer1021 - I believe it is just for the three starters, but I won't be disappointed if they reveal all nine. ;)

@Manafi its monday, no updates here...... grr

Maybe they haven't gotten the names updated yet. Hopefully on tuesday?

Also, it would be cool if they had the english names of Reshiram and Zekrom.

They said Nov 22....they're just late in updating it -_- and yeah it's only the 3 starters
@Shuckle-rock$ the english names are Reshiram and Zekrom ;)

The names are up! Snivy - grass snake; Tepig - fire pig; and Oshawott - water beaver thing. I like the Oshawott - it sounds like ocelot. :)

@Manafi
Opps I never knew those were the real names! Thx

@frenchhorn95 darn you beat me to it. I think oshawott's the only one that doesn't make sense right away