
EBP: With their addictive and accessible blend of catching, turn-based battling, and training a variety of cute and not so cute Pokemon proving a hit with, well, pretty much everyone worldwide, Nintendo have been known to try and get the most out of each game in the mega selling series. The pattern usually goes a little bit like this - Nintendo release a new game, in two different flavours, and the world laps it up. Then, a year or so later, a third version gets announced, with an extended story, sometimes a few new Pokemon, and a few other features tacked on top.

GamesRadar - Pokemon is all about the friendship and trust that can form between a young adult and a wild animal wielding magical powers. It's the cornerstone of the franchise: that Pokemon aren't just weapons or tools, but allies and friends. 'You teach me and I'll teach you' and all that. That's all well and good, but the problem is not all Pokemon are really friendship material.

XMNR: Pokémon Black and White and Pokémon Black and White 2 owners can begin downloading shiny legendary Pokémon to their Nintendo DS or 3DS on Monday. The staggered distribution event is now live at GameStop stores across the United States.

Beginning today until May 31, Pokémon Trainers across the country can look to the sky as not one, but two strains of the Mythical DNA Pokémon Deoxys make a rare return trip from outer space to players of both the Pokémon videogames and official Trading Card Game (TCG). Players of Pokémon Black 2 or Pokémon White 2 can add Deoxys to their Pokédex in a special distribution event via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service, while TCG players and collectors can find the new Pokémon TCG: Black & White — Plasma Freeze expansion, which includes the powerful Deoxys-EX card, at retail stores nationwide.