Pokémon Black and White Versions/Features/New Pokémon


 * See Category:Generation V Pokémon

Black and White bring a total of 156 new Pokémon, higher than any other generation, bringing the overall total to 649 from the 493 present in Generation IV. While some new Pokémon may have similarities to previously introduced Pokémon, none of the new Pokémon are related by evolution to any of the 493 introduced previously.

The first Pokémon to be revealed were and  on February 10, 2010, who were both featured in Zoroark: Master of Illusions. Following that, the starter Pokémon, , and were revealed in the May 2010 issue of CoroCoro. Unlike previous generations, no other new Pokémon were featured in the main prior to the games' Japanese release.