Pokémon Black and White Versions/Trivia


 * The developers included antiwar ideas in Pokémon Black and White. Game Freak also spent about a year and a half developing the story and characters.
 * The non-English European versions of Black and White were translated directly from the original Japanese version, rather than being translated from the English version like with previous games.
 * The credits of the Japanese versions are shown in English if character mode is set to.
 * These are the first core series games to require the version mascot to be specifically caught; if the battle ends by any other means (such as causing or  to faint), the story will not proceed and the player will have to try again. If the player is unable to catch their mascot because of a full party and PC boxes, the story will proceed anyway, and the Pokémon will be waiting for them at Dragonspiral Tower later.
 * These games each have a mascot of the color of their counterpart version.
 * The font used in the text of dialogues by the Japanese versions is the same one seen in pre-release media of the Japanese versions of.
 * When the games were advertised or reported on Pokémon Sunday, the song  by was played multiple times as a reference to the titles of the games.
 * These are the only core series to be available in Europe before the United States, being released 2 days earlier. However, these are not the only Pokémon titles in general, as this was also the case with the spin-off games Pokémon Dash and PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure.
 * The slogan used in the commercials for these games is "Start From a New Beginning".
 * These are the only core series games in which the region's is not the final boss before the credits.
 * Due to the DSi-enhanced cartridges being black in color, Pokémon Black is technically the first Pokémon game since to have its cartridge match the color of the game.
 * Both the English/European language and Japanese logos of Black and White feature white and black borders, respectively, to represent and  (who are the opposite color from the game they are featured in). The sequels' logos feature black and white borders matching the game version, the legendary mascot (Black or White ), and the rest of the logo.
 * These are the only core series games to receive a direct sequel.