Then trainers appear, Young Boys and Fishermen and Super Nerds materializing on screen for a moment before flashing past.Įvery living thing, Pokémon and person, that you had cursed. The darkness lifts after a few seconds and Pokémon sprites begin scrolling past. If you walk back to your house and step onto the tile you began the game on, the screen fades to black. Eventually, you can head back to your home, in Pallet Town. The only signifier that they might've once existed is their tombstones, left on the ground where you cursed them. Pokémon Black's post-game world is empty of people. You no longer had any Pokémon with you, not even GHOST, who up to this point had been impossible to remove from your party through depositing in the PC." The man moved at only half of your normal walking speed. You then realized this man was your character. An old man was standing, looking at tombstones. "A box appeared with the words 'Many years later.' It then cut to Lavender Tower. Much later, once you defeat the Elite Four, the game changes. Return to that spot again in the future and their sprite would be replaced with a gravestone. Use curse and the trainer would disappear. Once all Pokéballs had been removed and the trainer defeated, players had one more selection: they could "run," leaving the battle as normal, or use curse again. If used in a battle against a trainer, when the Pokéballs representing their Pokémon would appear in the corner, they would have one fewer Pokéball." The battle screen would then reappear, and the defending Pokémon would be gone. The cry of the defending Pokémon would be heard, but it was distorted, played at a much lower pitch than normal. "When the move 'Curse' was used in battle, the screen would cut to black. Tiny Cartridge quotes the nameless author describing the effects: But stranger is what the ghoulish Pokémon's single attack does to its enemies. Opposition Pokémon are "too scared to move" against the creature. Where Squirtle and friends begin the game with Normal-type moves such as tackle or growl, GHOST is only capable of one move, "curse."īattles are simple affairs for players who select GHOST. Should you select GHOST, you'll find that unlike the other Pokémon, which start the game at level five, it is level one. Pokémon Black's purpose is to make you kill, kill and kill again But where Red and Blue offer three starter Pokémon to new players - Charmander, Squirtle or Bulbasaur - Pokémon Black adds a fourth: GHOST. Pokémon Black - so an unnamed author says - starts as Pokémon Red and Blue do, with Professor Oak outlining the practice of capturing, training and battling Pokémon, and with the player character waking in their own bed. Rumored to be found in a flea market in 2005, the small chunk of plastic and circuit boards looked like any other copy of the Pokémon Game Boy games, except for one key difference: the cartridge was jet black.Īnd its purpose is to make you kill, kill and kill again. The former is the first game of the fifth generation of the series, first released alongside Pokémon White in Japan in 2010. There are two versions of Pokémon Black: the one you know and the one that will make you a cold-blooded killer.