Vote to befriend a Pokémon: Arceus event on Black & White

A few months ago, people got the chance to vote for their favorite Pokémon they wanted to get for free on their copy of Pokémon Black or White. It pretty much became clear that this Pokémon would be Arceus, as could be seen by the massive amount of votes he got. (I voted for Mew by the way!)

As of today you can befriend him by clicking on the Promotions tab on the Pokémon Global Link website, click on the Arceus event and type in the following password: ARCEUSVOTE

Do be quick as this event will end on the 1st of May, 2012, Giving you about roughly 3 months to befriend him. (Seriously, who doesn't want to have a god Pokémon in their game?)

Now I only need a good nickname, but what name do you give to God? :(

The Arceus you befriended will be Level 100 and will have the ability Multitype (this makes it change its type depending on the Plate it holds) and has the following moves: Recover, Hyper Beam, Perish Song and Judgement.

Arceus will be in the deepest clearing of the forest, so it's different from the other Dream World Pokémon you befriend. Truely befitting a God Pokémon if you ask me. Good luck snagging yourself one!

Pokémon Special: Global Link continued

It's been a while since I wrote an article about various aspects of the Pokémon Global Link and the Dream World. Now that I have played some more, I've discovered a few interesting things I'd like to share as I wasn't that thorough on some parts last time. The Pokémon Global Link has so many things to offer that I'll probably forget some things again but I'll try my best! Also, I might update my previous post about it with more and cleaner pictures. :)

Pokémon Global Link and the Dream World

A few days ago I got an e-mail in my inbox with a notice that the Pokémon Global Link had been launched. Eager to check it out I made myself an account and after surfing the site for a few hours I can say I was literally godsmacked!

Pokémon Global Link is an online (and not to mention free!) service for Pokémon fans around the world. By connecting your copy of Pokémon Black or Pokémon White to the Pokémon Global Link you can tuck in one of the Pokémon in your game and make it appear in the Pokémon Dream World online, where it can befriend Pokémon, grow Berries, collect items... and the most beautiful part, bring them back to your game! You can also check out the Global Battle Union where your online battle stats are kept and play mini-games for Trainer Tokens, which you can you use to buy items for your avatar.

To enter the Dream World the only thing you need is a Pokémon Trainer Club account, a copy of Pokémon Black or Pokémon White and a wireless internet connection. When you've secured those things you can login to the Pokémon Global Link and the fun can start!

Setting up your Global Link connection
 Beware for an image heavy blogpost!

Pokémon White: Descending in the region of Unova

Aaaah, Pokémon, you never fail to keep me entertained. It’s been 11 years since I’ve met you, but I still adore you so much. You’ve given me a lot to love too, 649 monsters and 15 games (from the many, many more) to be exact.

It’s almost unimaginable that Pokémon is still around after all those years. Together with the graphics a lot of the gameplay and storyline has evolved as well. The basic idea is still the same, but it seems like Pokémon is slowly growing up.

Onto the 5th generation

Pokémon Black and Pokémon White boxart.

I was a bit reluctant at first when I saw all those new Pokémon getting released one after another. They looked… so different from what I was used to. But now, after playing the game, I can say I came to love them just as much as the previous ones. I felt a bit sad though that the Legendary Pokémon mascots for Pokémon Black and White seemed to have switched around. I really wanted White because the version exclusives and premise suited me better, but then I had no chance of getting the oh so pretty White Legendary. After a lot of contemplating I still picked White. (I’ll just have to find someone crazy enough to trade legendaries, meh!)

Luckily choosing a starter Pokémon was a lot easier.
Then again… I always picked the water starter. This time the grass starter tickled my fancy, that smug face was just so hard to resist!

Who's a cute lil' smugleaf? Yes you are!

After a few resets I got myself a female Snivy. Unlike the other games I growed a habit to catch every new pokémon I encounter, providing they have the right gender. I always give every Pokémon a nickname, so the gender sort of has to match, you know?
Most of the time I have a clear view on which pokémon I want for my party, but Pokémon White just has too many awesome looking Pokémon! I already have my favorites, but they're just too much in number to narrow down to six.

I was lucky enough to catch a Victini.Victini is a legendary Pokémon which is not directly obtainable in game and is only obtainable through events or Wi-Fi. Since Nintendo still hasn't fixed the problem with WPA connections, Wi-Fi events like these are only downloadable with a WEP-connection. And let that be something I don't have. :( 
Luckily there was an event in Belgium on the second day of Pokémon Black and White's release in Europe and I managed to download a "Wondercard" which gives you access to Liberty Island, where Victini can be found.

As of this moment, I have 4 badges and the following party:
 

                                    Servine      Herdier     Munna    Victini      Zebstrika   Panpour
                                    Kirara        Charlie      Minna      Vinny        Kaina       Mizuki
 
My party might change after I've progressed some more in the game. The only reason I still have my Panpour is because I can't find a suitable replacement. (there's a lack of cool water pokémon in Pokémon White anyways.)

I'm also taking my time to explore the game this time, I literally run through every area I can find to look if there's something I might've missed. Something I also really enjoy is the Pokémon Musical. It must be because you can collect so many accessoiries for your Pokémon... In any case, I'm really enjoying it to the fullest.

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That's it for this time, all this talking has made me eager to play some more! You can expect another post as soon as I've progressed a decent amount further.

Back to work!