***Pokémon Black Version*** and ***White Version*** are two role-playing games (RPGs) in the *Pokémon* series made by Game Freak for the Nintendo DS. The games were released in Japan on September 18, 2010, in Europe on March 4, 2011, in North America on March 6, 2011, and in Australia on March 10, 2011. The games have 156 new Pokémon, which brings the total to 649. These games introduce the largest amount of Pokémon in any generation.

Gameplay
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See the main article: Gameplay of Pokémon
*Pokémon Black* and *White* are role-playing games where the player captures creatures called Pokémon. They can use them to battle against other Pokémon. One of the new features in the games are triple battles, which allows players to battle three Pokémon against three Pokémon. Alongside triple battles are Rotation Battles. Players still send out three Pokémon, but only one can battle at a time. The player can switch the position of their Pokémon during their turn. Also new is that the seasons change, and areas in the game have falling leaves in the fall, and snow in the winter.

Plot
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New York City was used as the basis for Unova. Specifically, Castelia City features tall buildings and an urban setting and is the region's "central metropolis".
*Pokémon Black* and *White* take place in the Unova region, which is based on New York City and its surrounding area, unlike past games being based on regions of Japan. The plot of the game follows a new Pokémon trainer who is on a journey to become a Pokémon master. They do this by battling other trainers such as Gym Leaders, and finally the Elite Four. During this journey, the player meets an evil team known as Team Plasma, who look like knights. 

Team Plasma wants to make a new world where Pokémon are no longer owned by trainers. The player has numerous encounters with the king of the organization, a young man simply known as "N". Through those encounters, the player learns that N truly believes in separating Pokémon from their trainers (later proved in the sequels by the player being able to find the Pokémon that N has released during the events of the game in the wild).

After the player beats all eight Gym Leaders in the region, they go to the Pokémon League. There, they challenge the Elite Four. After beating the Elite Four, the player goes to challenge the Champion of Unova, only to find that N had beat him. Suddenly, Team Plasma's castle rises from the dirt, surrounding the Pokémon League. The player goes in to find that N has summoned the Pokémon of (Ideals in Black Version (Zekrom) or Ideals in White Version (Reshiram)), before he has the player summon the other Pokémon. Once these Pokémon are summoned and N is defeated again, the leader of Team Plasma, Ghetsis, reveals that he used N for his own personal gain. The player beats Ghetsis, and the credits begin.

Other websites
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* Official Website
* Official Website (Japanese)

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| Main series video games | *Pokémon Red and Blue* • *Pokémon Gold and Silver* • *Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire* • *Pokémon Diamond and Pearl*  • *Pokémon Black and White*  • *Pokémon Black 2 and White 2*  • *Pokémon X and Y*  • *Pokémon Sun and Moon*  • *Pokémon Sword and Shield*  • *Pokémon Legends: Arceus*  • *Pokémon Scarlet And Violet* |
| Remakes of the main series games | *Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen* • *Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver*  • *Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire*  • *Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon*  • *Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl* |
| 3rd main series games | *Pokémon Yellow*  • *Pokémon Crystal*  • *Pokémon Emerald*  • *Pokémon Platinum* |
| Other games | *Hey You, Pikachu!*  • *Pokémon Snap* • *Pokémon Pinball*  • *Pokémon Puzzle League*  • *Pokémon Puzzle Challenge*  • *Pokémon Channel*  • *Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire*  • *Pokémon Bank*  • *Pokémon Shuffle*  • *Pokémon Go*  • *Pokémon Picross*  • *Pokémon Café Mix*  • *Pokémon Home*  • *Pokémon Unite* |
| Characters | Ash Ketchum • Misty • Brock • Serena • Pokémon crime organizations |
| Pokémon species | MissingNo.  • Charizard  • Pikachu  • Salamence  • Jigglypuff  • Meowth  • Mewtwo  • Mew (Pokémon)  • Lucario  • List of Pokémon |
| Related articles | Legendary Pokémon • Gameplay of Pokémon  • Pokémon (anime)  • Pokémon Adventures |