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Pokemon Global Link Launches
BELLEVUE, WA - April 11, in the
year of our Lord 2011-The millions of Pokémon Black
Version and Pokémon White Version video game players around the
world can expand their game play experience online with the
launch of the Pokémon Global Link on April 13th. For the first
time ever, a Pokémon™ video game incorporates dynamic,
customizable, Web-only content and online options that make it
even easier to communicate with fellow Pokémon Trainers anytime,
anywhere. The Pokémon Global Link also provides fun new ways to
interact with Pokémon and introduces battling features found
online and in your Pokémon Black Version or Pokémon White
Version video game for the Nintendo DS™ family of systems.
Starting April 13th, players can use Game Sync-a feature of the
C-Gear in the Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version
games-to seamlessly sync their game play to the Pokémon Global
Link via the Internet at www.pokemon-gl.com. A computer with
broadband Internet access and a Pokémon Trainer Club account
(which can be easily obtained for free at www.pokemon.com) are
required to log in to the Pokémon Global Link.
The Pokémon Global Link launches with two main features to
enhance the game play of Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White
Version, with more exciting content to come. The Pokémon Dream
World allows players to interact with their favorite Pokémon
characters and other Trainers in a customizable Web-only setting
that comes alive with minigames and other fun activities. At the
Global Battle Union, players can check weekly ratings online and
access to-be-announced battle features in the Pokémon Black
Version and Pokémon White Version games.
After a player "tucks in" a Pokémon using Game Sync, he or she
can enter that Pokémon's dreams online in the Pokémon Dream
World-a brand-new Pokémon destination with a unique watercolor
look. While visiting the Pokémon Dream World, players can
befriend various Pokémon not found in the Unova region by
successfully completing various minigames. These newly
befriended Pokémon can be transferred into Pokémon Black Version
or Pokémon White Version and trained for battle! The Pokémon
you've tucked in will have a home in the Pokémon Dream World
that you can customize and decorate as you like, plus a garden
where you can grow Berries. Berries and other items discovered
in the Pokémon Dream World will be kept in your Treasure Chest
and can be transferred into Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon
White Version. The Pokémon Dream World also allows for easy
interaction with other Pokémon Trainers. Visit fellow Trainers'
homes, help them grow Berries, and share items with other
players exploring the Pokémon Dream World!
After syncing with the Pokémon Global Link, players can also
visit the Global Battle Union to view online battle content and
unlock new battle features in Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon
White Version. At the Global Battle Union, players can check
their worldwide match Rankings and Ratings. In order for a
player's match Rankings and Ratings to appear in the Global
Battle Union, that player must first gain access to Random
Matchup Rating Mode in his or her copy of Pokémon Black Version
or Pokémon White Version, available only after a player creates
a Pokémon Trainer Club account and logs in to the Pokémon Global
Link. Results from Random Matchups played in the video games
will also appear in the Global Battle Union.
The Pokémon Company International will offer special Pokémon
character and item distributions via the Pokémon Global Link
throughout the year, allowing players to easily transfer
limited-time-only Pokémon and items into their copy of Pokémon
Black Version or Pokémon White Version. Right now, players with
a Pokémon Trainer Club account can visit www.pokemon.com and try
out the Play to Befriend a Pokémon game in the Pokémon Fun Zone
for a chance to meet one of Eevee's seven evolutions in the
Pokémon Dream World later this spring! And just as with any
other Pokémon befriended in the Pokémon Dream World, players
will be able to transfer it into their copy of Pokémon Black
Version or Pokémon White Version.
"The PokémonGlobal Link further expands the world of Pokémon and
enhances the global connectivity of Pokémon Black Version and
Pokémon White Version," said J.C. Smith, director of Consumer
Marketing for The Pokémon Company International. "Pokémon has
always been about communicating and battling with others, and
the Pokémon Global Link has taken that philosophy to a new and
exciting level."
To begin exploring the Pokémon Global Link, please visit
www.pokemon-gl.com.
For more information about the Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon
White Version video games, please visit
www.PokemonBlackWhite.com.