100%Nintendo DS

100 - Something that permanently imprints on you.

The best possible Pokemon experience. It's quality is unmatched, the amount of content is staggering and you could easily put hundreds of hours. If I could pick one Pokemon game for someone to play it would be this one.

100%Nintendo DS

Pokemon white 2 was perfect unova after 2 years in future is the best idea to travel in the future i love white kyurem to much becouse is the fusion with my beloved reshiram , the gyms are awsome with hard to normal challenge elesa is oone leader that make a good staregy baatle , the son of alder in white tree name benga is so difficult and fun to challenge i woon with my latias lv 100 and he givem e a cute pink dratini that is cute but i prefer a normal dratini the champion was Iris the dragon tamer girls that talks with dragons is so awsome that make a good battle the last thing i do is challenge with one pokemon all elite 4 and champion the last time i beat iris was with a pidegeot lv 100

90%Nintendo DS

May Very Well Be One Of My Most Replayed Games Of All Time - I Must've Re-Played It Upwards Of 20 Times
I've Played It At Least Once Every Year Without Fail
I Can't Not Love This Game

On Almost Every Playthrough I Spend Upwards of 50 Hours Playing, And That's Due To The Post-Game Having An Abundance Of Content On Top Of The Main Game - There's Just So Much To Do:
The Whole New Areas That You Unlock
Seasonal Fights With N
The PWT (Each Important Trainer Having A Remix Of Their OG Theme Is Peak)
Hunting The Legendaries
Clay Tunnel
Abyssal Ruins
Etc Etc Etc

But The White Tree Hollow In Particular Is Great - On Top Of Being Just Having A Cool Atmosphere, It's Very Enjoyable And Quite Challenging, With A Great Final Battle (And A Great Reward)

The Story, Similar To The Prior Games, Is Really Well Written In General

It Being An Actual Sequel To Black & White, Characters Talk About Prior Events, Things Have Changed, Characters Have Developed, Etc
It All Adds A Good Amount Of World Building - It Makes It All Feel Continuous & Connected. It's Great, It's A Perfect Pokemon Experience

And It Being One Of The Last Pokemon Games On The DS, They Really Perfected The Sprites

And I Know How Overstated It Is, But Man, The Music Is So Perfect. Every OST Is A Banger

I Will Say Though, Challenge Mode Is Really Underwhelming - The Difficulty Is Above Average, But Not Hard Enough
But I Mean, At Least We Got A Challenge Mode Here

(It's Also My First Pokemon Game, So I'm Naturally Bias - Though Even Excluding Bias, It's Still A Genuinely Great Game)

95%Nintendo DS

Team:
Emboar
Sawsbuck
Eelektross
Walrein
Gligar

100%Nintendo DS

Amazing innovative entry in the series which I consider the best Pokémon game to date. This sequel managed to improve on the foundation from Black/White a lot. Traversing Unova again didn't feel repetitive due to: the new non-linear path, a fresh roster including non-Unova Pokémon in the main story, and lots of added content & locations. Although the plot was a bit lackluster compared to B/W, the world still felt very lively. Exploration is rewarded, the dialog is entertaining, and the post-game is massive. B2/W2's level curve is well balanced, and thanks to their exclusive implementation of difficulty modes, can provide a good challenge. Overall, the gameplay was super enjoyable throughout, and it set a golden standard for the series which hasn't been matched since.

95%Nintendo DS

Really enjoyed my trip back through this world. Heartbreaking at times, but I got through it.

95%Nintendo 3DS

My favorite Pokemon gen. Peak Pokemon nothing from the past 5 years has come close to the old Pokemon games.

100%Nintendo DS

The ultimate Pokemon experience. Everything the BW were but even more. Incredible replayability and post-game content unlike any other Pokemon game. A truly fleshed out region that feels "lived-in" and alive unlike any other before or since. The zenith of the series.

100%Emulated

This game was the seventh game in my longplay series on Twitch. Gen 5 has been and will likely continue to be my favorite generation in Pokémon, hence why I started with this game first! I personally played Pokémon Black 2 for this playthrough, but grew up with White 2. Both games are super fun and nostalgic overall. :)

60%Nintendo DS

I managed to find a game breaking bug after hrs of grinding.
If you last heal in 2nd town, go to town 1 and beat gym leader, and u talk to receptionist and battle her and die, and u save the game like me. Each time u enter the 1st town it will force a cutscene that is supposed to trigger after you leave the gym. That cutscene freezes for me, i cant progress.

Besides that it's a rly good game. Just a shame that I managed to have a negative 1st impression. It has a lot more pokemons than pokemon white 1. From gen 1-5. I will start a new game and this time I will know what not to do and I will be more careful.

As my main pokemon I chose azumarill, pignite, flaffy, riolu, i filled my team with vulpix and Krokorok which I am willing to replace with something better along the way. My team had no trouble till gym 3, i had to grind a lot and redo the gym 3 battle multiple times, i ended up having some of my pokemons reach lvl 30, but I did beat it, i refused to change my team.
White 2 is easy and hard at the same time and the reason is big pokemon variety to choose from. You can have a varied team, but so can ur opponents. White 1 was a lot easier.
I hit another wall on gym 5, had to grind 2 of my pokemons to lvl 50 to beat it.

I did a lot of grinding, by the end of the game my starter was lvl 95,the highest level pokemon I had so far. I struggled a lot, somehow I found it yo be the hardest game si far, could be because of my bad team composition tho.

80%Nintendo DS

Todas as coisas que eu mais gostei do Pokémon Black/White se perdem aqui. Eu adorei conhecer Unova pela primeira vez, porque tudo era novidade, todos os Pokémon eram “novos” e foi um deleite conhecer o mapa. Aqui a sensação muda. Eu gostei de conhecer o futuro dos personagens da antiga história, mas tudo ficou com a sensação de “mais do mesmo” e me cansou. Fiz uma pausa de quase 2 anos e voltei para o jogo, finalizando, mas ainda assim sentindo que era uma barriga que não agregou em muita coisa para a experiência do jogo original. De qualquer forma, trouxe coisas interessantes e lugares bem bonitos, como o “aquário” de Marine Tube e cutscenes legais para a época.

95%Nintendo DS

This is the best Pokémon game ever released. It expands on my favorite story from the franchise, and I may be biased, but I found Gen V to have the best Pokémons. The visuals are peak; the 2.5D style really fits the universe and is super visually stimulating. If you emulate it, it looks amazing with an HD texture pack. The difficulty is okay, considering this is a Pokémon game. Anyways, love it. The vibe is great.

90%Nintendo DS

Pokemon Black 2 is one of the best examples of a Pokemon game to show how great the system is and what can be accomplished in story telling and gameplay. The game is fun start to finish with a few annoying yet still fun parts. My only major gripe with the game is the level curve is quite high and does require a bit of grinding at points. It also has a habit of not being super clear where you need to go next leading to some time wasting in that regard. A great game for all ages that can still be enjoyed today.

80%Nintendo DS

Great game with amazing visuals.

100%Nintendo 3DS

This game is what a lot people are coming to notice: It is the best pokemon in the series. The content is absurd, the art style, PWT an incredible idea, the battle animation, the more serious story and mainly the soundtrack are top-notch. The music in special is marvelous, with all the composers doing their best. The idea of a sequence instead of a third version worked very well here.

80%Nintendo DS

This game takes place a couple of years after the first games. It's a bit of a different Unova. Cherren is the new Gym leader at the closest town, there are new areas to explore, and new (familiar) Pokemon to take with you on your journey. Don't get me wrong, a majority of it is the same, but the subtle changes and references to a couple years back do their job. Went with Emboar this time around. Not a big Emboar guy but who really is? I love Serperior and Samurott though. Anyway, more of those amazing 2d animated sprites. The best Pokemon has ever looked in my opinion. It's fast, fun and sounds great, another banger of a soundtrack. The story is pretty forgettable,infact it's a lot like Gold and Silver. It feels different but familiar. The problem is it's expensive so if you ask me is it worth its current price? I think the original games are. These ones, ehhh not so much, Still great games, just if you are going to spend a couple hundred dollars on Pokemon games from the DS era, there are better options.

90%Nintendo DS

I dunno if people will think this is a hot take or not, but I'll say it upfront: Not only are these my favorite Pokemon games, I genuinely think they're the best games in the series to date.

Black and White 2 are nearly flawless Pokemon games. Is the story as good as Black and White 1? No, but it's still pretty good and ties a bow on BW1's plot extremely well. The Pokemon diversity in this game is excellent, and makes it extremely replayable, correcting one of the issues BW1 had. This is the only Pokemon game with actual difficulty options (it has to be unlocked, but, still, great!). And it's not an easy game either by Pokemon standards. I won't call it hard, but you can wipe if you're not prepped or over-leveled for quite a few fights in this game. There's an in-game achievement system, there's Gym rematches, there's returning legendaries, there's everything a Pokemon game should have - yet this game doesn't get the credit it deserves and that baffles me to no end.

There's a ton of fan service in the post-game too with the Pokemon World Tournament. If you know you know.

My only big critique is how the story stops you and forces you to do PokeStar Studios side content. Can JRPGs stop forcing weird minigames on us please? Thanks.

TL;DR - I love BW2 and not only are they my favorite set of Pokemon games, I think they're the best and most underrated set as well. Fantastic games.

Score: 95

90%Emulated

Wow this game is way bigger than I thought. Easily one of (if not) the best Pokemon games period. Please play it if you have the chance.

90%Nintendo DS

White 2

90%Nintendo DS

As good as Pokémon White, or perhaps even better.

85%Emulated

rip my pokemons. Casually, game is great. Nuzlocke, the game is very difficult. Challenging, yet fun.

90%Nintendo 3DS

I dont know Which I prefer this or one just is another solid pokemon game.

90%Nintendo DS

Black Version 2 has the best Pokemon selection that I've seen in a game. It has a lot to choose from, even in the early routes. The rival-style character is also one of my favorites in the series. The biggest drawback to the game is the tutorial-like sections in the first half. You get a main tutorial, a PokeStar Studios tutorial, a Pokemon World Tournament tutorial, and none of them are skippable. I found myself quickly getting tired of walking out of a building, and suddenly having an NPC pull me away from my main quest. Overall, though it's a very good Pokemon game.

100%Nintendo DS

Nearly flawless outside of a couple slow segments.

100%Nintendo DS

I was so ecstatic to play this game, bc I got the early purchase Genesect mystery gift. I still have it in my Pokémon Home account to this day. It couldn't be controlled for the first gym bc I didn't have any badges, but I fondly remember getting the different drives to change Techno Blast's type depending on the next Gym Leader/Elite 4 Member. Most of my hours were used to grind my favorites to Lvl 100 (most of which were legendaries, most of whom were Kyurems).

60%Nintendo 3DS

Nuzlocke Run

100%Nintendo 3DS

OH MY GOD IT'S AMAZING

70%Nintendo DS

good. not as good as b/w1. felt easier and shorter. i liked the continuation of the story though

80%Nintendo DS

O último que faltava para eu jogar dessa geração DS, nem sei quando jogarei um próximo. Acho que foi a primeira vez que fiz a Elite Four de primeira, com os níveis dos pokémons bastante abaixo dos Elite's. Shoutout to my niggas: Serperior Lv.58, Golduck Lv.55, Ampharos Lv.54, Muk Lv.53, Volcarona Lv.56 e Gigalith Lv.55. De maneira épica eu derrotei a Campeã, terminei sem nenhum Revive e pouquíssimos hyper potions/Full restore, precisava de um milagre para derrotar ela de primeira, e um crítico miliagroso do Golduck levou o último pokémon dela Archeops. Quis registrar isso porque foi realmente épico.

''Mais um pokémon'', a frase que vem logo a cabeça, mas não de forma pejorativa, eu até poderia mudar a frase para ''Mais uma fatia de pizza'', quem não gosta de pizza?! Uma boa seguência, arrisco dizer que a franquia deveria fazer sempre isso com os outros jogos também, saber o que aconteceu alguns anos depois com uma região, é uma simples boa ideia. O decorrer da equipe Plasma e da família do N, foi interessante.

95%Nintendo 3DS

just such a cool unova experience, love this game 9,5/10

100%Nintendo 3DS

ME HOLLYWOOD STAR OMG

80%Emulated

One of the most solid entry in the franchise, it's impressive what they have pulled off after the mediocre first game.

80%Nintendo DS

88%

90%Nintendo DS

PT/EN Blind Playtrough Party: Serperior, Lucario, Krokodile, Emolga, Audino > Lapras, Chandelure, Late game substituiton Serperior > Hydreigon.
Mais um pokemon terminado, essa geração é disparada a minha favorita, isso é por causa das duas telas do nintendo DS serem incríveis para jogar e considero essa pokedex excelente, lembrando que não possuo viés pela nostalgia.
A trilha sonora do jogo consegue ser a melhor da série MUITAS músicas marcantes e que possuem variação pela estação. A progressão em geral é muito bem feita exceto pelo early game (o ginásio de veneno é um barzinho de esquina, tá de sacanagem), pois o late game possui diversas áreas para explorar antes de enfrentar a elite 4.
Como de costume, irei reclamar dos HMs. Removerem 1 ataque dos meus pokemons, nesse jogo pelo menos é mais aceitável, pois usar HMs só lhe concede alguns itens e não são necessários para progredir pela história, mas minha indignação persiste.
Por fim, o jogo possui um conteúdo pós game tão bom que está me fazendo continuar a jogar ele, irei fazer a battle train e a PWT até enjoar, e depois disso talve eu irei dar uma chance para heartgold, já que os jogos da geração de NintendoDS são muito boas. Ainda não entendi de onde vem o hate para com a geração, eu discordo com isso, então jogue, vale muito a pena.

EN

Another Pokémon finished, this generation is by far my favorite, and that's because the two screens of the Nintendo DS are incredible for playing and I consider the Unova's Pokédex excellent. It's worth noting that I don't have a bias for nostalgia.
The game's soundtrack manages to be the best in the series with MANY memorable songs that vary with the season. The overall progression is very well done except for the early game (the Poison gym is a corner dive bar, seriously), but the late game offers many areas to explore before facing the Elite 4.
As usual, I'll complain about HMs. Removing one move from my Pokémon, at least in this game, is more acceptable because using HMs only gets you a few items and they aren't necessary to progress through the story, but my frustration persists.
Finally, the game has such great post-game content that it's keeping me playing. I'll do the Battle Train and the PWT until I get tired, and after that, maybe I'll give HeartGold a chance since the Nintendo DS generation games are really good. I still don't understand where the hate for this generation comes from; I disagree with it, so go ahead and play it – it's definitely worth it.

90%Nintendo DS

Played White 2 version. Looking back on these games, they were something special. The DS was pushed to its limits. The 3D overworld mixed with really stylish sprites gave the Unova region a unique look, accompanied by a solid soundtrack with many catchy tunes (I particularly love “Unwavering heart”).
This is a sequel through and through, showing us what happened in the region 2 years after the previous games. Some characters have grown, some bad guys have seen the errors in their ways while others did not.
While I really liked the “soft reboot” feel of the originals, where you would only see new Pokemon during the main story, it was cool to be able to create a diverse team with mons from previous generations from the get go.
I also appreciate that the way to becoming champion is at least a bit challenging. Although it only took me one try to get through the elite four and the champ, I was pushed against the ropes more than once.
The devs put great care into the story. While it’s still a kids game at its core, it’s not afraid to get a bit dark when it needs to.
Team Plasma are probably the best villains in the series. They have lost their moral high ground now and they are just going to get their way by force.
There is just so much to do. Pokestar studios introduced some “puzzle” mechanics into battles. You get to manage the Join Avenue market and get some good stuff out of making it grow. Pokémon World Tournament and the Battle Subway are there for those who seek a greater challenge. Entralink missions allow for some mindless multiplayer fun outside of battling. There’s even an achievement system in the form of medals, with some presenting a real challenge too. Musicals… I don’t really enjoy those.
I have yet to get into the postgame which seems big, since there’s a whole part of the map I haven’t been able to access yet.
In my opinion, they just don’t make them like this anymore. Even though I enjoy the modern games, they don’t feel as carefully crafted nowadays and I wish Game Freak could take their time to once again rise to the greatness they accomplished here.

100%Emulated

I have played the game many times again and again, it was so much fun every time. I love Pokémon, I love the generation 5 and this game is a perfection for me. Story, gameplay, Pokémon, characters, challenge, the music, world design, all the extra contents... 10/10

100%Nintendo 3DS

Being a massive fan of Pokémon and having already played through almost everything there is to play in this franchise, I can safely say that Black 2 and White 2 were the absolute peak of gaming. Everything in here is brilliant and will definitely be appreciated for years to come, even when generation 74 comes around.

The story and character development are only second to Sun and Moon, but not by much. There's such a level of detail in the changes made to the characters and the environment (given that this is a direct sequel) it almost makes you want to cry. And if you actually want to cry, look no further than the amazing soundtrack!

The game is packed with things to do, places to explore, people to talk to and Pokémon to catch. Post game content is ridiculous, and even though I've tried, I've never managed to actually get to all of it. It's challenging, it's fun, it's classic Pokémon. Your ultimate Unova experience (and perhaps even Pokémon experience overall) is right here.

Also, Bianca and Cheren are absolutely precious and I will protect them at all costs.

80%Nintendo DS

It's pretty good but I like gen 4 pokemon games more.

100%Nintendo DS

Great continuation from the first game. Great story as well

90%Emulated

9/10

85%Nintendo DS

[MEINE WERTUNG]: 8,5/10 Pkt.

65%Nintendo DS

Despite my (unexpectedly) massive time spent in the game, I would still hesitate to call it "good". It was the first Pokemon game I've played in 10 years so it definitely scratched an itch, as there are no games quite like Pokemon. However, there was a lot about it that I thought paled in comparison with previous titles (especially 3rd gen). Though I will say my opinion of White 2 improved throughout my playthrough. I think there are great QoL features and things like Join Avenue or the Funfest missions that were a little grindy but neat ideas. And within a single copy of White 2 you can get a LOT of Pokemon without trading with others.

Having not played the original B/W, I thought the story was a bit messy and more childish than usual. Also the graphics are really bad. Instead of going for some great, high quality 2D artwork, they decided to do this blocky, low-res psuedo 3D look and it's horrible. No idea why your own Pokemon sprites are so JPEG-y and hideous in battle. Also really sucks that you can't access wi-fi features anymore (and that they were shut down relatively soon after the games came out, within 2 years!) I hate Nintendo's lack of support for older titles and general game preservation.

Anyway, White 2 being my first Pokemon game in ages, I still had decent fun and was definitely addicted at points. Nothing like finally catching a Pokemon you've been hunting for a while, or coming out of a battle completely untouched.

65%Nintendo DS

6.5/10

90%Nintendo DS

this is peak pokemon, nothing else will ever beat this.

100%Nintendo DS

Perhaps the best Pokemon games ever made and one of my favorites.

90%Nintendo DS

peak pokemon once again, this is the game i replay the most in the franchise

90%Emulated

Probably my fave pokemon game of all time. Gym leaders have unique music and lots of general improvements. Great post game too and roster of Pokemon

90%Nintendo DS

Story: 9/10
World Design: 8'5/10
Art: 8/10
Gameplay: 8/10
Optimization: 10/10

90%Emulated

An incredible second bout for gen 5 and one of the best designed indirect sequels in gaming

90%Nintendo DS

This is peak Poké-performance.