

Game mechanics have been overhauled, with HMs not being required to traverse the region and TMs being infinite use being just a few of the changes.

There is a greater emphasis on story, with you encountering not only the villain team, but also your (now female) Professor and the various Gym Leaders regularly throughout the story. The player characters are now teenagers and have several rivals in their childhood friends. In this installment, Game Freak shakes up a number of series traditions. The games were released on Septemin Japan Main Europe Main the U.S. Pokémon Black and White are the first half of the fifth generation of Pokémon, made for the Nintendo DS.

Blurb on the back of the boxes of Pokémon Black and White Versions
