Pokemon bug research

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Los Angeles, California, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) September 22, 2011 -- Let's be real – almost anyone could manage to make it through Pokemon Black and White's main story campaign without consulting a guide or FAQ. So why would you need a walkthrough for getting all eight gym badges and facing the Elite Four? You don't, as such.

So consider this less of a traditional walkthrough and more of a supplemental guide to enhance your journey through the Unova region. If Pokemon Black and White were books, this would be your book club's discussion notes, which enhance and expand your reading experience, rather than just the Cliff's Notes that help you speed through it.

That said, please feel free to leave your comments below if you have anything to add about your own experiences with Pokemon Black or White.

Let's begin our journey…
Nuvema Town

Picking a starter

Your starter choice is obviously entirely up to you, and it really comes down to personal preference (but if you're unsure you can consult our Pokedex for info on each one). Remember though, if your starter is male, you won't have an opportunity to breed it until after you beat the game, so at this point it might be worth it to soft reset for a female starter. Being able to breed your starter before you beat the story can be a serious boon, because it makes it easy to put up your starter on the GTS to get the other two starters.Unless you have a friend who's willing to hook you up with female starters, it's worth considering soft-resetting despite how tedious it can be – you only have a 12.5% chance of getting a female starter, so it can take more than a few resets. Save your game right before you approach the present in your bedroom to save time.

Visiting Professor Juniper
You don't have your running shoes yet, so it's not worth exploring the rest of the town yet unless you really want to. Head to Bianca's house in the southwest corner to see a scene with her father, then head to the lab in the northwest to receive your Pokedex. As you exit, your mom gives you the Town Map too. Onward to Route 1!


Route 1
Wild Pokemon (~level 2-4):
Lillipup, Patrat
Audino (shaking grass)

It's always exciting to step into your first tall grass in each Pokemon game, isn't it? Grass in B&W has two additions from the grass you're used to from previous generations: shaking grass patches and doubles grass. You may notice a shaking grass patch every so often as you wander around leveling up and catching Pokemon, and it should look familiar to you if you ever used the PokeRadar Poketch app in Diamond, Pearl or Platinum (see our Shiny Pokemon guide). It's very similar, in that shaking grass patches usually have a different kind of Pokemon then you'd normally find in the surrounding grass, usually a rare species. The difference in Black and White is that the shaking grass now occurs randomly on its own whenever grass in on-screen. Even if you've never encountered shaking grass before, you'll know it when you see it.

If you're looking for a particular Pokemon that's only found in shaking grass, walk around the perimeter of the grass until you see a patch shake. Use a repel and enter the shaking grass patch. Repels don't work on shaking patches, so this ensures that you won't be interrupted by a regular wild Pokemon battle on your way to the shaking patch. A wild battle resets the shaking grass, so if you're interrupted by a wild Pokemon, the shaking patch will be gone when the battle is over. We're not sure yet if these shaking patches have any application in hunting shiny Pokemon, like the patches using the PokeRadar do, but it looks doubtful.