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Game entry

Pokémon Black Version

2010 · JRPG, Action RPG, Action-adventure, Strategy · Nintendo DS · Nintendo

Pokémon Black Version is ranked no. 331 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,751 and 68% of duels won.

World rank

no. 331

ELO score

1,751

Wins

68%

Duels played

205

About Pokémon Black Version

Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version are the primary paired versions of Generation V.
Black and White follow the trends set up by previous games in the series. Two player characters (one male and one female) travel a new region, Unova, on their Pokémon journeys. This region is inhabited by various Pokémon, and unlike before, none of those available prior to Generation V can be obtained before completing the main story by defeating Team Plasma.
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.
Pokémon Black and White are followed in 2012 by two sequels, Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, which are set two years after the events of Black and White. Black 2 and White 2 are the second and final paired versions of Generation V.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,751 ELO points over the last 123 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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The games Pokémon Black Version sits between in the world ranking.

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  5. 332 Final Fantasy XII 1,751
  6. 333 Super Mario Land 1,751
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The community

The debate

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  1. NovaMaster2

    this ranking rewards nostalgia votes over actual duels won, and it shows

    SilentRunner

    ¿Nostalgia? Yo lo he votado después de comparar duelos reales, ¿eso también cuenta como voto sesgado?

    AnaïsKid

    the ranking punishes it for duels it was never designed to win, ce qui ne veut pas dire grand chose sur la qualité réelle du jeu en soi.

  2. TurboSniper

    Sixty eight percent win rate sounds good until you notice who it keeps facing on paper

    GhostByte2

    Contre des mondes ouverts pareils, il n'a aucune chance, structurellement.

  3. Donato_1990

    Compared to Skyrim or Fallout 3 in the same duel pool, the DS hardware limits what it can even attempt, and the ELO score reflects that gap honestly.

    GlitchSniper98

    Vous voyez le souci du classement, ça compare des trucs qui n'ont rien à voir franchement.

    SilentSniper

    A mí me aburrió en el coche, la verdad, después de la tercera hora ya solo quería llegar y jugar otra cosa.

    Coop_Ferrer

    Puesto al lado de Fallout 3 se nota la epoca en la que salió, aunque cada uno tiene su publico distinto la verdad.

    ArcadePhoenix2

    Encore un match contre un monde ouvert, on connaît déjà le score d'avance non ?

    NeonRider1987

    Esas noches con la pantalla bajo las sábanas son justo lo que Skyrim nunca me va a dar, por mucho mundo abierto que tenga.

    Puente51

    Replying to Coop_Ferrer

    con Fallout 3 no hay color en escala, cierto, pero mi prima y yo nos reímos más con este que con cualquier mundo abierto serio.

  4. Alfonso_1993

    Put it next to Skyrim and it looks tiny, put it next to nothing else in its genre pool and it still wins.

    ArcadeMaster

    Estoy de acuerdo, mi prima me lo prestó una semana y no se la devolví hasta terminarlo

    Álvaro_72

    Replying to ArcadeMaster

    a mí lo que se nota son los tiempos de carga entre combates, se hacían un poco largos comparado con lo que jugué después

  5. LootFox

    ¿Alguien más lo jugó pensando que sería el último de la saga que probaría en su vida... y aquí seguimos?

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