Product Overview
- Product Name: Pokémon Black Version
- New or Used: Used
- In Case or Loose: In Case
- Overall Condition: Good
- Notes: Manual is missing. Nintendo DS/3DS system shown in some photos are to demonstrate the game is working. System is NOT included with purchase.
Photos show actual product for sale — no stock images used.
What's Included
- Nintendo DS Game Cartridge: Yes
- Manual / Instructions: No
- Case Artwork: Yes
- Case Type*: OEM/Original
- Extras:
Game Description
Take your Pokémon journey into a world unlike anything that came before in Pokémon Black Version. Far from the familiar regions of Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh, the sprawling Unova region mixes towering cities, winding routes, bridges, forests, and changing seasons into one of the most distinctive settings in the series. Begin with Snivy, Tepig, or Oshawott, earn Gym Badges across Unova, and build a team capable of reaching the Pokémon League while discovering a completely new generation of Pokémon along the way.
Unova feels alive as you travel through it, with the changing seasons altering scenery, weather, available Pokémon, and even access to certain areas. In Nimbasa City, the Battle Subway provides an ongoing test of battle strategy, while the C-Gear opens new ways to trade and battle with other Trainers. Triple Battles and Rotation Battles add fresh tactical wrinkles to the traditional Pokémon formula, and the Entralink lets players step into other Trainers' worlds. For a Nintendo DS RPG, Black Version packs an impressive amount of exploration and strategic variety into its journey.
For collectors, Pokémon Black Version represents one of the Nintendo DS era's most important Pokémon releases—a game that introduced an entirely new region and Pokédex while setting the stage for something the main series had never done before. Its world would return two years later in Pokémon Black Version 2, making Unova the first setting in the core series to receive a direct continuation rather than the traditional third-version follow-up. That combination of fresh Pokémon, a memorable world, expanded battle systems, and an unprecedented sequel makes Black a centerpiece of any serious Pokémon DS collection.
Gameplay Features
- Travel through Unova, a vast region filled with new cities, routes, environments, and more than 150 new Pokémon.
- Experience changing seasons that alter scenery, weather, Pokémon encounters, and access to certain areas.
- Ride the Battle Subway and test carefully trained teams against increasingly demanding chains of opposing Trainers.
- Use Triple Battles to command three Pokémon together, with battlefield position affecting attacks and strategy.
- Switch active Pokémon during Rotation Battles to anticipate opponents and counter changing battle situations.
- Connect through the C-Gear and explore the Entralink for additional trading, battling, and multiplayer interactions.
Legacy and Influence
Black Version and White Version broke one of Pokémon's most familiar patterns by making Unova feel like a true new beginning. At first, players encountered only Pokémon newly discovered in the region, meaning longtime Trainers could no longer lean on their usual favorites or familiar battle strategies. That decision put discovery back at the center of the adventure and gave Generation V a personality all its own, while the introduction of seasons, Triple Battles, Rotation Battles, and expanded wireless features pushed the established Pokémon RPG formula in new directions.
The biggest legacy may have come from what happened next. Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 continued the story two years later, marking the first time a mainline Pokémon game received a direct narrative sequel. Game Freak's decision to continue the same Unova world rather than follow the series' traditional third-version pattern opened a new path for Pokémon storytelling and turned Black and White into the foundation for an interconnected two-game-era story.
Historical Trivia or Fun Fact
Pokémon Black Version introduced the Unova region in 2010 in Japan before arriving internationally in 2011, and Unova remains unique for initially featuring a Pokédex made entirely from Pokémon first discovered there. The region introduced 156 new Pokémon, the largest single regional addition in the series at the time, and even the game's setting was designed to feel different from earlier Pokémon regions, with New York City serving as an inspiration for Unova. Game Freak also deliberately designed Black and White as a fresh experience for longtime players, challenging familiar assumptions about what a Pokémon game could be.
Additional Details
- Variant: Standard Release
- Genre: RPG
- Year Released: 2011
- Publisher: Nintendo
- Developer: Game Freak
- ESRB Rating: E - Everyone
- UPC: 045496741273
- SKU: 31034
- Format: Nintendo DS Video Game Cartridge (Authentic physical release)
- Platform: Nintendo DS System (DS Handheld Console)
- Region: NTSC (North America, Canada)
Important Information
- Nintendo DS cartridges play on: All Nintendo DS systems, plus all Nintendo 3DS and 2DS systems.
- *Used cases may be replaced with a new aftermarket one if damaged. Listing above indicates if it's "OEM/Original" or "Aftermarket." Aftermarket cases typically differ in color &/or build quality from original Nintendo DS cases. (See photos)
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