Pokemon.com has stated the TCG Online is undergoing major changes. The new way to play will be with a downloaded program as opposed to the browser-based original. It will be run off of the Unity engine. Right now, only single player aspects of the game are available. New multiplayer modes will enter beta later this summer. Dark Explorers code cards can be redeemed, but Dark Explorers booster packs won’t be available for in-game purchase until later this summer.

The official Japanese Pokemon website has added high quality scans of Black Kyurem and White Kyurem from Freeze Bolt and Cold Flare. I’ve also added translations courtesy of PokeBeach.

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Although Aztec religion is still a debated topic among scholars today, it’s easy to see some loose parallels between the Aztec gods and the Kami Trio’s new Sacred Beast forms. This isn’t a far departure considering the trio is originally based off of Shinto gods Fūjin, god of wind, Raijin, god of thunder, and Inari, god of agriculture.

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The English name of the starting area of Pokemon Black 2 and White 2 is Aspertia City. This is the first time in any Pokemon game that the starting area is a city. Every other area has only been a town. Aspertia City has a Pokemon Center and a Gym ran by Cheren. It’s located in the southwest corner of Unova.

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Here are some good resolution images of Alder, Cheren, Bianca, and N. They’re great for forum signatures, banners, etc. Other than Alder, who is unchanged from BW, the artwork shows small adjustments from the first games to make the characters look slightly older and more mature.

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