Nintendo 45496742010 manual

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4 2-5 This is Pokémon Black V ersion . The types and likelihood of Pokémon that appear differ fr om Pokémon White Version . Pokémon Black V ersion and Pokémon White V ersion can communicate , battle, and trade only with each other . Note: After completing the main story, y ou can communicate with Pokémon Diamond , Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, [...]

5 6 p . 11 p . 12 – 13 p . 14 – 16 p . 17 – 18 p . 19 – 20 p . 21 – 23 p . 26 – 51 p . 24 – 25 p . 52 – 55 Beginning Y our Ad venture About the gAme c ontrols st Arting y our Ad venture About menu screens C A t C hing A nd t r A ining Pokémon About pokémon bA t tles cA tching And trAining pokém on About towns , cities, And items [...]

7 8 Se t ou t for A d v en t ure in the uno v A r egion ! In the massive Unova region, y ou will find everything from a sprawling metropolis , lined with skyscrapers, to a vast wilderness, full of greenery . T he ultimate goal of your adventure is to cr oss paths with many people and cooperat e with Pokémon to shine as a P okémon T rainer . mee t[...]

9 10 Here are some of the main characters that appear in P okémon Black V ersion . Professor Juniper Cheren Bianca N Professor Juniper is a scientist in Nuvema T own who researches P okémon. She gives you your first Pokémon and a P okédex. Although her anxious father tries to stop her , your friend Bianca joins you on your journey . She likes t[...]

11 12 T op Screen T ouch Screen R Button Y Button A Button ST ART X Button B Button SELECT L Button Control P ad CONTROL P AD Move around in the field or mo ve the cursor on menu screens. A BUTTON Select a command, talk to a person in front of you, check out an item in fr ont of you, or scroll through t ext. B BUTTON Return to the previous screen o[...]

13 14  Mystery Gift Use wireless communications to r eceive Mystery Gifts. Once received, y ou can resume your adventure and visit the deliv eryman in the Pokémon Center (see page 21) to rec eive the Mystery Gift. Note: Mystery Gifts are sometimes distributed at events and retail stores f or limited periods of time.  Game Sync Settings Y ou [...]

15 16 Title Screen Y o ur n A me (t rAiner CA rd) View your Gym Badges . T ap in the lower left par t of the screen to view your T rainer Card. Y ou can also set how you’ll appear t o others when in T ag Mode and what message will be displayed. S Av e Y ou can save your game at any time, ex cept during a battle, an event, or when using one of the[...]

17 18 Opponent’ s Party Pokémon (not displayed when fighting wild Pokémon) Y our Pokémon’ s Gender and Level Y our Pokémon’ s HP Experience Points Gender and Level of Opponent’ s Pok émon Pokémon Y ou’v e Caught Will Hav e a Symbol HP of Opponent’ s Pok émon Y our Part y Pokémon When a battle starts, the Pokémon on the top left[...]

19 20 While in battle with a wild P okémon, tap “BA G, ” then selec t “POKÉ BALLS. ” Selec t a Poké Ball you wan t to use and tap “USE” to throw it at the P okémon to try to catch it. After you have caught the Pokémon, y ou can give it a nickname. Note: If you already have six P okémon in your party, the newly caught Pokémon will[...]

21 22 There are man y different buildings and houses in the Unova r egion. As you walk around , be sure to check out everything and chat with everyone you meet. Y ou might obtain some useful information. Pok émon Cen t er The people here will heal your injur ed Pokémon for fr ee. Y ou can also use the PC here. A Pokémon Center is the most useful[...]

23 24 (The screen shown is that of Pokémon Black V ersion .) There are various items a vailable to you in the game. Y ou can obtain items by buying them at stores and finding them during your journey . t mS A nd hmS Both T echnical Machines and Hidden Machines allow your Pokémon t o learn new moves, and both can be used as often as you like. Diff[...]

25 26 (The screen shown displays Pokémon being selected from Pok émon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions .) (The screens shown display the Poké T ransf er minigame, capturing Pokémon from Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions .) When the transfer is completed on the Nintendo DS system with the DS P okémon series Game Card inserted in it, y[...]

27 28 T ag Log Customization ON / OFF Help Infrared Connection (page 28) DS Wireless Communications (page 32) Nintendo Wi-F i Connection (page 55) Survey Radar (page 31) When the C-Gear Is T urned Off T ap the C-Gear button on the T ouch Screen to use it. The C-Gear contains various functions for Infrared Connection, DS Wireless Communications , an[...]

29 30  Battle Choose whether to battle with two or four play ers. When battling with just two players, first choose the type of battle. When battling with four play ers, first split into two teams, decide who will become the Leader for each t eam, and have the two Leaders connect with each other . Then, choose Pokémon fr om your party or your B[...]

31 32  Feeling Check T o check how c ompatible you and your friend are, tap the “BEGIN CHECK” button and connect to each other using Infrared Connection. After completing the Rhythm Check and Sync Check, connect to each other once more using Infrared Connection, and your compatibility score will be displayed. Select “RANKING” to display [...]

33 34  Xtransceiv er Y ou can use the Xtransceiver to talk with up to three nearby friends. Y ou can talk with friends who you’ve exchanged F riend Codes with using Infrared Conn ection, or with friends who you’ ve played with in the P okémon W i-Fi Club . T o call your friends, tap the Xtransceiver button and choose up t o three friends, a[...]

35 36 Where you can tra vel to by tapping the flashing icon Mission details and time limit (only displayed before the mission) Entralink worlds you ar e connected to (up to three Entralink worlds , including your own) Where other players y ou are connected to are at in-game  Another Player’ s Entralink When you visit another player’ s Entr a[...]

37 38 Global T erminal (see page 46) Geonet Union Room Pokémon W i-Fi Club (see page 43)  Entree F orest Pokémon that y ou met in the Pokémon Dream W orld (see page 54) will appear in the forest that co vers the northern (top) part of the island. T alk to the Pokémon in the F orest Clearing to enter battle with them. Throw a P oké Ball to c[...]

Steps 39 40 Title Menu CommuniC A t ion error In the case of a communication error (for example, see right), press or to be returned to where you w ere just before the communication error occurred , or you will be returned to the last place you saved . eS t A Bl iShing the nin t en do dS wirel eSS l ink (nint e ndo d S wireleSS Pl A Y ) T o establi[...]

41 42 Note: In order to connect with your friend through the P okémon W i-Fi Club, y ou need to first register his/her Friend Code . when Y ou CA n no t ConneC t If you are unable to connect to Nintendo Wi-F i Connection, you will see an error code and message. If this happens, please see the Nintendo Wi-Fi C onnection instruction booklet, availab[...]

43 44 v oiCe ChA t Y ou can use the microphone to enjoy voice chat with friends. T o start a voice chat session, press to speak to a friend who is looking to voice chat or is on standby . Alternatively , you can select “Voice Cha t” on the monitor and wait for a friend to ask you to voice cha t. Note: Y ou cannot use voice chat with friends who[...]

45 46 T alk to the man on the right side of 2F in an y Pokémon Center (see page 38) to access the Global T erminal. Using Nintendo WFC, you can hav e a Random Matchup battle with other T rainers from all over the w orld or trade Pokémon over the GT S. Note: Y ou do not need to regist er Friend Codes to use the Global T erminal. Note: Y ou gain ac[...]

47 48  Battle Forma ts The five differ ent battle formats are: Single Battle , Double Battle, T riple Battle, Rotation Battle, and Launcher Ba ttle. Select “Rules” for more inf ormation about each one.  Battle Modes FREE MODE Enjoy casual battles against other P okémon T rainers . RA TING MODE Y ou gain access to this mode after r egiste[...]

49 50  GTS Negotiations With GTS Negotiations , you determine trading conditions on what kind of Pokémon you’ d like to trade. If you find a person with the matching c onditions, you may proceed to a Negotiation T rade (see page 45). Y ou can per form a T rade Rendezvous, where y ou can meet a person with whom you traded befor e. Note: In GTS[...]

51 52 Pokémon Global Link P age (website screen) The Battle Subw ay is a subway f or T rainers to wage battle in . T here are seven lines in total, and T rainers who win seven consecutive battles in a train line will r eceive Battle P oints (BP), which can be exchanged for items , TMs, and more at the Exchange Service Corner . Each Pokémon in you[...]

53 54 ( Website scr een) regiS t ering Y our g A me S Y nC id In order to enjoy the contents of the P okémon Global Link that connect with your game, you must first r egister your Game Sync ID . Set up your Nintendo Wi-Fi C onnection (see page 40) to connect to the Internet at home. Select “GAME SY NC SET TINGS” from the Main Menu (see page 13[...]

Why ha ve my P okémon ’ s move animations stopped displaying? Why did m y Pok émon get hit by a move that shouldn ’t ha ve work ed? Why can ’t I use Game Sync e ven though I haven ’t used it y et today? 55 56 gAm e SYn C T ouch “GAME SYNC” from the “ ONLINE” menu of the C- Gear to make Pokémon in y our PC Box go to sleep or wake [...]

I want to catch a c ertain Pokémon, but it keeps running aw ay . How can I catch it? I keep getting connection errors. What should I do? 57 58 There are some P okémon that try to run away as soon as a battle begins. In such cases, try using a Pokémon that has moves or Abilities that prev ent the opponent from running away . Searching for P okém[...]

59 60 Battle Graphics Design Hironobu Y oshida Battle-Effects Graphics Design Motofumi Fujiwar a User Interface Graphics--Main Design Kenkichi T oyama Digital Movie --Main Design James T urner Concept Illustr ation Keiko Moritsugu Pokémon C oncept & Pokéde x T e xt Kenji Matsushima Music Shota Kageyama (Lead) Go Ichinose Hitomi Sato Junichi M[...]

61 W ARRANTY & SER VICE INFORMA TION Y ou may need only simple instructions to correct a problem with your product. T ry our website at support.nintendo.com or call our Consumer Assistance Hotline at 1-800-255-3700, rather than going to your retailer . Hours of operation are 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., Pacific Time, Monday - Sunday (times subject to cha[...]