Pokémon Black 2 and White 2: Prima's Official Strategy Guide

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
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ISBN: 9780307895615
Published: October 7, 2012
Publisher: Prima Games
Author: The Pokémon Company International
Preceded By: Pokémon Black & Pokémon White Versions: Official National Pokédex
Succeeded By: Pokémon Black Version 2 & Pokémon White Version 2: The Official National Pokédex

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2: Prima's Official Strategy Guide is a guidebook for Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 published by Prima Games in October 2012.

Blurb

Grab your cap, Pokémon Trainer, and enter the world of Pokémon!

Discover the winning secrets of top Trainers with this strategy guide to the new adventures in Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2!

Here's what you'll find inside:

  • A complete walkthrough of the games, including all the new Gyms, Trainers, challenges, and even the post-game surprises!
  • Tips and tricks for evolving your Pokémon, so you can get the most from your Pokémon at every level!
  • A guide to becoming a star at the Pokéstar Studios and winning at the Pokémon World Tournament!
  • All the info you need to master the Medal Rally and to catch all of the Pokémon to complete your Pokédex!
  • Hints and special information to help you find hidden items, with a location index!
  • Matchup strategies to help you beat the toughest quartet of Trainers in the game, the Elite Four!

Unova has grown in two years—are you ready for new goals, new challenges, and new adventures?

Contents

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Official Pokémon Black 2 White 2 Strategy Guide (collector's edition)

The cover features the two new playable characters Nate and Rosa along with the three first partner Pokémon of the Unova region, Snivy, Oshawott and Tepig, and also the two new forms of Kyurem.

The book includes a complete walkthrough of the games, including all the new Gyms, Trainers, challenges, and the post-game as well as:

  • Tips and tricks for evolving your Pokémon.
  • A guide to becoming a star at the Pokéstar Studios and winning at the Pokémon World Tournament
  • All the info you need to master the Medal Rally and to catch all of the Pokémon to complete your Pokédex!
  • Hints and special information to help you find hidden items, with a location index!
  • Matchup strategies to help you beat the toughest quartet of Trainers in the game, the Elite Four!

A collector's edition was released along side the standard version and included several items that were not available in the standard guide. The collectors edition includes:

  • A removable lenticular and four-color end sheets
  • An interview with one of the members of the company behind the design of the games, Junichi Masuda of GAME FREAK, as well as unique art assets.

The collector's edition features a hard cover that is individually numbered on the inside with a special removable lenticular cover featuring White and Black Kyurem.

Both editions were released on October 7, 2012. The standard edition is ISBN 0307895610, and the collector's edition is ISBN 0307895629.

Credits

Editor-in-Chief
  • Michael G. Ryan
Project Manager
  • Emily Luty (Bridge Consulting Group)
Translators
  • Hisato Yamamori
  • Tim Hove
  • David Numrich
  • Sayuri Munday
  • Jillian Nonaka
Editors
  • Kellyn Ballard
  • Blaise Selby
  • Hollie Beg
  • Wolfgang Baur
Cover Design
Acknowledgements
  • Kenji Okubo
  • Mikako Fitzsimmons
  • Heather Dalgleish
  • Amy Levenson
  • Yasuhiro Usui
  • Mikiko Ryu
  • David Numrich
  • Rey Perez
  • Antoin Johnson
  • J.C. Smith
  • Hiromi Kimura (The Creative Group)
  • Sachiko Kimura
  • Kumiko Suzuki (Bridge Consulting Group)
Collector's Edition Acknowledgements
GAME FREAK inc.
Design & Production
Prima Games
  • Donato Tica
  • Mark Hughes
  • Jamie Knight
  • Melissa Smith
  • Shaida Boroumand
99 Lives Design, LLC
  • Adam Crowell
  • Emily Crowell
  • Oliver Crowell
  • Sonja Morris


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