How many Pokemon are in Black and White?

649 total, but the main story only allows the 156 new Gen 5 Unova Pokemon. No old favorites until postgame. After the credits, the National Dex opens and older species start appearing in new areas.

Why can you only use new Pokemon in Black and White?

Game Freak wanted Black and White to feel like a fresh start. The entire main game uses only Gen 5 Unova Pokemon. You won't see a single Pikachu, Geodude, or Zubat until after the credits. It forces you to learn the new roster instead of defaulting to old favorites.

What is the best starter in Black and White?

Oshawott evolves into Samurott with solid mixed offenses and good coverage. Tepig 's Emboar (the third Fire/Fighting starter in a row) hits hard but is slow. Snivy 's Serperior has great Speed but limited movepool. Oshawott gives you the most flexibility.

What are the version exclusives in Black and White?

Black gets Reshiram (Fire/Dragon), Braviary , Gothitelle , and Black City. White gets Zekrom (Electric/Dragon), Mandibuzz , Reuniclus , and White Forest. The city vs forest difference gives Black more trainer battles and White more wild Pokemon.

What generation is Black and White?

Gen 5. Nintendo DS, 2010. Black and White introduced 156 new species, the largest batch since the original 151. Also brought triple battles, rotation battles, and a seasonal cycle that changes wild encounters. The story revolves around Team Plasma questioning whether catching Pokemon is ethical.

What is the Unova region based on?

New York City and the surrounding area. Castelia City is Manhattan, Skyarrow Bridge is the Brooklyn Bridge, and the desert area is inspired by New Jersey. It was the first mainline Pokemon region based on a real-world location outside Japan.

Pokemon Black & White Pokedex - All Unova Pokemon

ALL BLACK & WHITE POKEMON

Black and White's Unova Pokedex has 649 Pokemon total, but the main story restricts you to new Gen 5 Pokemon only. No old favorites until the credits roll. That means this roster plays differently from any other game. Excadrill, Darmanitan, and Volcarona are the standouts. Filter by generation to see just the Gen 5 additions, or browse the full dex.

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How to access additional Pokemon in Black & White

Black and White do something no other Pokemon game does: the entire main story locks you into the 156 new Gen 5 species. No Pikachu, no Geodude, nothing familiar until the credits roll. Love it or hate it, it forces you to learn the new roster.

After becoming Champion, the eastern half of Unova opens and older-generation Pokemon flood the new routes. The Poke Transfer Lab on Route 15 accepts one-way transfers from Gen 4 carts through a minigame using the DS IR sensor. You'll need both versions plus transfers for the full 649.

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Snivy

grass

#002

Servine

grass

#003

Serperior

grass

#017

Pansage

grass

#018

Simisage

grass

#046

Sewaddle

buggrass

#047

Swadloon

buggrass

#048

Leavanny

buggrass

#052

Cottonee

grassfairy

#053

Whimsicott

grassfairy

#054

Petilil

grass

#055

Lilligant

grass

#062

Maractus

grass

#091

Deerling

normalgrass

#092

Sawsbuck

normalgrass

#096

Foongus

grasspoison

#097

Amoonguss

grasspoison

#103

Ferroseed

grasssteel

#104

Ferrothorn

grasssteel

#146

Virizion

grassfighting

#0001

Bulbasaur

grasspoison

#0002

Ivysaur

grasspoison

#0003

Venusaur

grasspoison

#0043

Oddish

grasspoison

#0044

Gloom

grasspoison

#0045

Vileplume

grasspoison

#0046

Paras

buggrass

#0047

Parasect

buggrass

#0069

Bellsprout

grasspoison

#0070

Weepinbell

GrassPoison

#0071

Victreebel

grasspoison

#0102

Exeggcute

grasspsychic

#0103

Exeggutor

grasspsychic

#0114

Tangela

grass

#0152

Chikorita

grass

#0153

Bayleef

grass

#0154

Meganium

grass

#0182

Bellossom

grass

#0187

Hoppip

grassflying

#0188

Skiploom

grassflying

#0189

Jumpluff

grassflying

#0191

Sunkern

grass

#0192

Sunflora

grass

#0252

Treecko

grass

#0253

Grovyle

grass

#0254

Sceptile

grass

#0270

Lotad

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Lombre

watergrass

FAQ

649 total, but the main story only allows the 156 new Gen 5 Unova Pokemon. No old favorites until postgame. After the credits, the National Dex opens and older species start appearing in new areas.
Game Freak wanted Black and White to feel like a fresh start. The entire main game uses only Gen 5 Unova Pokemon. You won't see a single Pikachu, Geodude, or Zubat until after the credits. It forces you to learn the new roster instead of defaulting to old favorites.
Oshawott evolves into Samurott with solid mixed offenses and good coverage. Tepig's Emboar (the third Fire/Fighting starter in a row) hits hard but is slow. Snivy's Serperior has great Speed but limited movepool. Oshawott gives you the most flexibility.
Black gets Reshiram (Fire/Dragon), Braviary, Gothitelle, and Black City. White gets Zekrom (Electric/Dragon), Mandibuzz, Reuniclus, and White Forest. The city vs forest difference gives Black more trainer battles and White more wild Pokemon.
Gen 5. Nintendo DS, 2010. Black and White introduced 156 new species, the largest batch since the original 151. Also brought triple battles, rotation battles, and a seasonal cycle that changes wild encounters. The story revolves around Team Plasma questioning whether catching Pokemon is ethical.
New York City and the surrounding area. Castelia City is Manhattan, Skyarrow Bridge is the Brooklyn Bridge, and the desert area is inspired by New Jersey. It was the first mainline Pokemon region based on a real-world location outside Japan.

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