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The '''Pokémon Dream World''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンドリームワールド''' ''Pokémon Dream World'') is a special feature of {{game|Black and White|s}} and {{game|Black and White|s|4=2}}. Operated via the [[Pokémon Global Link]] [http://en.pokemon-gl.com/ website], the Dream World allows players to send a Pokémon to the Internet to obtain items and meet other Pokémon, making the website like a [[Generation V]] analog to the [[Pokéwalker]].

Players may access the Dream World by creating an account at [[Pokémon.com]] for international players, at the [[Pokémon Daisuki Club]] website for Japanese players, or at the Pokémon Korean site for Korean players. To have full access to one's account, players must first send a Pokémon to the Dream World by using their [[C-Gear]]'s only Online feature, Game Sync. After doing so, players will have full access to the Global Link site. An account may only have one Pokémon Black and one Pokémon White game with access to it.

When doing certain actions for the first time, players are given a tutorial by [[Fennel]]. They may then explore the rest of the Dream World on their own. With the reopening of the Global Link site after the release of international versions of Black and White, players who had Japanese accounts prior to the reopening will be given tutorials once again. Players are also given the tutorial again when using a computer that they have not used for visiting the Dream World before<!--it uses cookies-->.

On the player's first visit to the Dream World, they will receive five of one of the {{cat|damage-reducing Berries}} from Fennel; this is the only way, besides Share Shelves, to obtain these {{Berries}}. Repeating the tutorial does not re-award these Berries.

Due to the number of people accessing the site at one time, players are given only one hour to access the Dream World every 24 hours. However, the website is {{DL|Global Link|Maintenance|occasionally under maintenance}}, prohibiting access.

If a player accesses the Dream World after {{tt|20 hours|24 hours prior to the July 2012 update}} without having previously woken up their Pokémon on the Global Link website, the player is put into a position left over from the last time he or she accessed the Dream World. If a Pokémon was picked from the Tree of Dreams, the player is not allowed to access any of the island's areas, as they have a Pokémon still ready to be sent to the [[Entralink|Entree Forest]]. Whatever water that wasn't used in the watering can for Berries is preserved and is not renewed until a Pokémon is woken up.

Any point accumulation during these continued games counts toward the total of [[#Dream Points|Dream Points]] that would lead to a Pokémon's level-up once awoken via the C-Gear, including the points gained by logging into the Global Link once a day.

Players have a home they can customize in the Dream World, similarly to [[secret base]]s. Players can decorate the three rooms inside the house with [[Décor]], or switch the look of the house.

Unlike most games since {{2v2|Ruby|Sapphire}}, when the mechanic was introduced, {{4v|Black|White}} do not allow players to plant Berries in-game due to the lack of [[loamy soil]] in [[Unova]]. Instead, players may plant Berries in the Dream World in the garden found in the area to the left of their home. Berries will take 50% longer to grow in the Dream World compared to their growth rates in Generation IV. Additionally, Berries will remain in the fruit-bearing stage until picked; they never fall off and resprout. The number of Berries yielded depends on the condition of the soil when fully grown.

A Berry cannot be watered as soon as it is planted; it must dry out first before it can be watered. A Berry plant also cannot be watered when it is fully grown. A player can water others' Berries up to 20 times per dream, as of the April 2011 update. Prior to this update, there was no limit. There is no limit on watering the player's own Berries.

Two rows are available from the beginning for players to plant their Berries in, with each row containing spaces for three Berries. {{p|Diglett}} will dig additional rows when the player obtains a certain number of Dream Points. Currently, players can have up to ten rows.

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More areas are unlocked as players obtain Dream Points. If the player has access to more than one area, they are sent to a random area every time they go to the island (after September 28, 2011, all players have access to multiple areas). If a player obtains the necessary amount of points to unlock an area, he or she can access the area even without logging out of the Dream World or Global Link. From June 20, 2012 onwards, the [[type]] of the Pokémon sleeping influences the chances of which area the player will be sent to, excluding {{t|Normal}} and {{t|Dragon}} types. For example, {{type|Ice}} Pokémon increase the probability of visiting {{dwa|Icy Cave}}. [[Fennel's Munna]]—which can only be used in the demo—does not influence the chances of being sent to any particular area.

After exploring an area, players will go to the Tree of Dreams, where they may choose to leave a [[Berry]] in the tree and make a wish to choose one of their befriended Pokémon to send to the [[Entralink]]. If they do, they may not revisit the Island of Dreams until the next trip. However, if they do not choose to make a wish and befriend a Pokémon, they have the choice of visiting the island again to look for more Pokémon and items. Upon entering the Island of Dreams five to seven times, players will find nothing on the island.

The areas accessible from the Dream World have different requirements between connecting with {{game|Black and White|s}} game cards and {{game|Black and White|s|4=2}} game cards.

! style="background:#{{dream color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | BW Unlock Method

! style="background:#{{dream color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | B2W2 Unlock Method

| {{color2|000|Pleasant Forest (Dream World area)|Pleasant Forest}}

| {{color2|000|Windswept Sky (Dream World area)|Windswept Sky}}

| {{color2|000|Sparkling Sea (Dream World area)|Sparkling Sea}}

| {{color2|000|Spooky Manor (Dream World area)|Spooky Manor}}

| {{color2|000|Rugged Mountain (Dream World area)|Rugged Mountain}}

| {{color2|000|Icy Cave (Dream World area)|Icy Cave}}

| {{color2|000|Pokémon Café Forest (Dream World area)|Pokémon Café Forest}}

|colspan=2| Participate in the Pokémon Café promotion

Dream Points are earned by doing certain actions in the Dream World. Similar to earning {{OBP|Watt|currency}}s in the [[Pokéwalker]], gaining Dream Points allows players to unlock more areas on the Island of Dreams. As of December 21, 2010, all Dream Point requirements were halved permanently.

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* Fennel's Munna's psychic type does not influence the area visited, but can't enter the islands that depend on Badges for release.

* The player can befriend a Pokémon every 20 hours. After choosing a Pokémon, the Dream Bridge will be closed by that time, regardless of the time the player entered the Dream World. Pokémon can accumulate on "Pokémon to take" Board.

** Players now only have to wait 20 hours before they can access the Dream World again.

* On September 25, 2012 the Dream World {{n|Global_Link_to_undergo_maintenance|underwent maintenance}} to prepare for [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2]] international launch.

* On October 3, 2012, the Dream World came back online but shortly went back into unplanned maintenance until October 10, 2012

** There is no longer a limit on the number of times the player can visit the Island of Dreams before no items or Pokémon

* On October 30, 2012, Japanese players gained the ability to choose a Pokémon doll that they have purchased as their PGL avatar

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* A scientist working for the [[Devon Corporation]] in {{game2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}} mentions that he is trying to create a device that visually reproduces the dreams of Pokémon, but that he is not succeeding. Likewise, in the anime Devon is trying to construct a Dream Visualiser.

* The style of Pokémon artworks used for the Pokémon Dream World is not exclusive to the site; it has been used in various other parts of the franchise, including {{OBP|Pokémon Center|store}} stores and [[Pokémon Channel]], before the Dream World even emerged.

* If the player does not have a [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Pokémon Black 2 or Pokémon White 2]] game card currently in use on their account, when their page is loading, the player can see a glimpse of the [[Medal]] status screen; this was possible even before Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 were released outside of Japan.