
(EDIT: Apparently Serebii got a cease and desist letter from Nintendo demanding they take down their images of the new Pokémon, since they admitted to using a ROM to get the images in the first place. Since I thought it was funny to hotlink to Serebii’s images when they disallow right-clicking on their site, I didn’t save them myself. I’m on the hunt for pictures, so until then, this article loses a lot of its appeal. Sorry!)
(EDIT 2: Images are back, including all the new Pokémon in one image at the end of the article!)
Pokémon Black and White are finally out in Japan, and there was much rejoicing. One of my favorite things to do upon the Japanese release of a new Pokémon game is look through the full list of all the new monsters. Initially, I had my hesitations about the designs in this game, but there’s a lot I really like this time around. I’ll show you some of my favorites and why I think they’re rad.
Be warned, though, if you’re trying to avoid spoilers until the North American release, you don’t want to read any further!
Also note that I have not played the game, nor do I have a ROM. I detest game piracy, and I love the Pokémon games so much I don’t want to spoil my first experience with them by playing them in Japanese anyway.