Pokémon Black 2 and White 2/YMMV


 * And the Fandom Rejoiced: This is the first main-game sequel since Pokémon Gold and Silver, and it'll probably be more of a sequel than that game. Also, the thought of the beloved Pokémon Black and White continuing - and threads being tied - made the fandom really rejoice.
 * This is also one of the first main series games to be localized the same year as its original counterpart. Dated summer for Japan and (northern hemisphere) fall for the United States and other countries.
 * The confirmation that these games are indeed outright sequels, featuring an expanded Unova.
 * New Pokémon joining in the Unova regional Pokédex, some including the Eeveelutions, Riolu/Lucario, Psyduck/Golduck and ... Tyranitar and Metagross!
 * Specifically, 300 Pokémon are in the regional Pokédex. You will not be at a loss for team options in this one.
 * The addition of a Poison-type specialist may seem minor, but there hadn't been one since Generation II.
 * Nor outside of Kanto, for that matter.
 * The female protagonist design has once again become popular within the franchise. The male protagonist's design, on the other hand, seems to be a Love It or Hate It deal.
 * Regular Trainers now have animated sprites. Not only that, but from what few animations we've seen, they're much more animated than the three frames that previous generations had and now have as many frames as animated Pokémon sprites do (not minding the fact that the Trainer sprites stop, of course).
 * The new First Town, Aspertia City. According to the Trivia, Aspertia City is the first hometown in the main series to be a city, to be much larger than other hometowns, to contain a Pokémon Center, to have a Trainer's School, and to feature a concreted path, too. And that's the first town.
 * There will be a World Tournament mode which features Gym Leaders and Champions from previous generations.
 * New formes for the Kami trio!
 * Cheren and Bianca are both confirmed to be back; Cheren will be a Normal-type Gym Leader while Bianca will give you your starter Pokémon. There've been hints dropped that they'll play a fairly important role in the plot as well.
 * N is also confirmed to be appearing in the game with the same scan that shows Cheren, Bianca, and Alder.
 * Early May 15, some pics from a yet-to-be-released video popped up, showing an animated trailer for the games. Some hours later, it finally showed up on Youtube. Saying the fandom rejoiced might as well be an understatement.
 * Badass Decay: Cheren, arguably. For someone who preached about the importance of strength and used to train high-leved Pokémon such as Serperior/Emboar/Samurott, a Lv. 11 Patrat is rather... underwhelming.
 * Can, however, be seen as Character Development; having spent the whole of Black and White chasing power, and being bested by Hilbert/Hilda and taught the pointlessness of his ambitions by Alder, it makes perfect sense that Cheren would take the message to heart and would try and set new trainers on their way as the first Gym Leader. Besides, the anime trailer shows him with a Stoutland during events later in the narrative.
 * Moreover, being the first Gym Leader the protagonist faces, he's most likely using his weakest Pokémon on purpose, because fighting a novice with a level 70 Serperior wouldn't be very fair.
 * If you subscribe to the idea that gym leaders have many different Pokemon, and choose a team based on how many gym badges you have, then naturally Cheren would be using a Lvl 11 Patrat to battle someone who doesn't have any badges.
 * Broken Base: These games have become serious points of contention since the second they were announced. A pleasantly surprising change in the release formula, or proof that Game Freak is finally out of ideas and has to rely on sequels?
 * Not to mention the people who were hoping the next installment would appear on the Nintendo 3DS.
 * More traditionally, which cover picture looks better.
 * If the cover pictures look good at all.
 * The new protagonists. The boy especially, most likely due to not looking as "cool" as Hilbert. He has also become a full-on Scrappy for some due to a hyperactive, immature-looking manga sketch of him being confused for the official artwork (and the scarcity of details at the moment). For others, Palm Tree is seen as a total bro.
 * However, seeing him in the animated promotional trailer has redeemed him, some even declaring him to be as Badass as Red.
 * Complete Monster: is coming back, and it's only fair to assume he'll be exactly as heartless as ever.
 * Ensemble Darkhorse: The new rival is easily more popular than the new protagonists.
 * ... And the new female protagonist is the more popular of the two.
 * Not anymore, since the trailer came out.
 * Shizui.
 * Homika, the new Poison-type Gym Leader, has also been especially well-received by the fandom. Who knows how popular she'll be by the time she makes her anime debut a week before the games' release...?
 * Expy: The new protagonists seem like expys of the previous ones. Also, does Shizui look like a "freaky fish guy" to you?
 * He is NOT a freaky fish guy!!!
 * Fan Dumb / Hate Dumb: See Ruined FOREVER.
 * Memetic Mutation: The over the top hairstyles of the protagonists are starting to reach this.
 * Once people began to realize that the new parts of Unova are based on New Jersey, the Jersey Shore jokes started flooding in. Poké fist pumps!
 * Both of the newly revealed Gym Leaders; Homika for her totally bitchin' bass, and Shizui for the tanline around his waist. Shizui's tanline has also resulted in a fair deal of Rule 34.
 * A Corocoro scan features Volkner and Steven next to each other. Due to the unfortunate placement, it looked like Volkner was grinding up against Steven. Thus, Steven/Volker became a popular pairing on /vp/ within minutes. Also, referring to Steven's "steel spoon."
 * Memetic Sex God: Shizui.
 * Moe
 * The new female protagonist comes off as this.
 * Bianca has glasses now. If there was ever any doubt before...
 * Replacement Scrappy: Considering how incredibly popular Hilbert and Hilda were, the new, slightly younger-looking protagonists are receiving a lot of hate. The female protagonist gets it for being girlier than Hilda, and the new guy gets hate for an overuse of Shonen Hair and generally seeming far more immature than Hilbert. However... this later becomes Subverted, after seeing him in the animated trailer. Thus, making him...
 * Rescued From the Scrappy Heap: The male protagonist was the subject of much derision when he was first shown. After the animated promo was seen though, some people are now declaring him the manliest protagonist since Red himself. It helps that he has the same seiyuu as Sora.
 * In addition, it sparked the idea that instead of being silent, he's just stoic, as he makes a "heh" and yells attacks for his pokemon. However, other people that arrived at this conclusion have extended it to all the other protagonists.
 * Ruined FOREVER: Predictably, some people reacted in this way. The fact that Black 2/White 2 are numbered sequels caused many people to believe that Game Freak was running out of ideas (and colors, possibly), despite the fact that this is a completely new concept for Pokémon. What do they expect?! Generation VI?! Already?!
 * Often, the most common complaint is wanting remakes of the third-generation games. That's right, they say the creators are running out of ideas... then demand rehashes of old games. Try to wrap your mind around that one.
 * The other most common complaint is that they're not developed for the Nintendo 3DS.
 * Rule Sixty Three: The female protagonist genderswapped is ridiculously popular on Pixiv.
 * Took a Level In Badass: Meta-example. Even though the trailer is for the games, it's animé-styled. And the normal animé, when compared to the trailer, is... meh.
 * This works for the male protagonist, too; while many fans were at first disappointed with his goofy appearance, the trailer manages to make him look quite Badass.
 * Took a Level In Badass: Meta-example. Even though the trailer is for the games, it's animé-styled. And the normal animé, when compared to the trailer, is... meh.
 * This works for the male protagonist, too; while many fans were at first disappointed with his goofy appearance, the trailer manages to make him look quite Badass.