Pokémon Black and White were followed in 2012 by two sequels, Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, which are set two years after the events of Black and White. The games' names were revealed on the official Japanese Pokémon website on April 9, 2010, and scans from the subsequent issue of the magazine leaked the following day, April 10. Unlike previous games, Pokémon introduced prior to Generation V cannot be obtained before completing the main story by defeating Team Plasma. Pokémon Black and White follow the trends set by previous games in the series. These games are enhanced on the Nintendo DSi and Nintendo 3DS families.

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. Pokémon Black Version (Japanese: ポケットモンスターブラック Pocket Monsters Black) and Pokémon White Version (Japanese: ポケットモンスターホワイト Pocket Monsters White) are Nintendo DS games that are the first core series Pokémon games of Generation V. Pokémon.com (US) Pokémon.com (UK) (Black) (White) .uk (Black) .uk (White) Official site Nintendo DS (enhanced for the Nintendo DSi) Pokémon White Version's boxart, featuring Zekrom Pokémon Black Version's boxart, featuring Reshiram This article is about the Generation V games. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

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