[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":123},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Fblog\u002F2025\u002F02\u002F20\u002Fpokemon-black-14-years-later":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"date":109,"description":110,"extension":111,"image":13,"meta":112,"navigation":113,"path":114,"pixelated":115,"seo":116,"stem":117,"tags":118,"__hash__":122},"blog\u002Fblog\u002F2025\u002F02\u002F20\u002Fpokemon-black-14-years-later.md","Pokémon Black (14 years later)",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":105},"minimark",[9,14,39,59,63,82,87,98],[10,11],"post-image",{"caption":12,"src":13},"Pokémon Black & White Cover Art","\u002Fimages\u002FPokemon_Black_Box_Artwork.jpg",[15,16,17,18,22,23,26,27,30,31,34,35,38],"p",{},"When I was a kid, I loved playing ",[19,20,21],"strong",{},"Pokémon",". ",[19,24,25],{},"Pokémon Blue"," was the first version I had the honor to experience and since then, I was hooked with their gameplay, creature designs and story. Later on, I used an emulator on my PC to play ",[19,28,29],{},"Yellow",", ",[19,32,33],{},"Ruby"," and ",[19,36,37],{},"Leaf Green"," versions. The first generation will be always my favorite but I was open to catch the new ones and explore their regions. I remember drawing the whole 2 firsts generations on a notebook and some other creatures from the 3rd and the 4th.",[15,40,41,42,45,46,49,50,54,55,58],{},"My aunt gifted me ",[19,43,44],{},"Pokémon Black Version"," for my ",[19,47,48],{},"Nintendo DS Lite",", I don't remember quite well if it was at the end of 2010 or the beginning of 2011. Before that, I had seen the game in a magazine called \"",[51,52,53],"em",{},"Club Nintendo","\", which was very popular! I was really excited to begin my journey into this all-new region called \"",[51,56,57],{},"Unova","\".",[60,61],"youtube-embed",{"video-id":62},"Mh1U8qC_TUE",[15,64,65,66,69,70,73,74,77,78,81],{},"My started was ",[19,67,68],{},"Oshawott",", although the other ones looked really cool! I remember training a lot with wild Pokémon before challenging the gym trainers and leader. I really liked the new designs and the whole game felt like a deep breath of fresh air, and I know some Pokémon fans thought the same as me. The graphics and music were amazing (",[51,71,72],{},"remember, this is a base DS game",") and there were so much attention to details, the region felt so much alive! I remember there was some kind of online mode (",[51,75,76],{},"was it related to dreams?",") which allowed you to catch Pokémon with special stats. I got an ",[19,79,80],{},"Arceus lvl. 100"," playing it.",[10,83],{"caption":84,"src":85,"size":86},"Oshawott #501","\u002Fimages\u002F501.png","small",[15,88,89,90,93,94,97],{},"Gym leaders had unique designs and very interesting personalities, including the Elite Four and the Champion. ",[19,91,92],{},"Even 14 years later",", I remember fondly the hard training I had to endure in order to beat each one of them. For me, Black & White, maybe including their sequels too, were the ",[19,95,96],{},"peak"," of Pokémon. I think that after these games, including their sequels, the franchise lost its charm. This is my honest opinion, because I feel that something happened when they decided to do the full jump to 3D and leave the aesthetic of the 2D games behind.",[15,99,100,101,104],{},"I'm really hopeful that Game Freak would do an incredible job with the franchise, just like they did before losing their ",[51,102,103],{},"spark",". I'm eagerly waiting for a mainline entry (better than Scarlet & Violet) for my Nintendo Switch, or even its successor, that runs smoothly, looks great and give us the experience we Pokémon fans know they can provide.",{"title":106,"searchDepth":107,"depth":107,"links":108},"",2,[],"2025-02-20","Bringing sweet memories","md",{},true,"\u002Fblog\u002F2025\u002F02\u002F20\u002Fpokemon-black-14-years-later",false,{"title":5,"description":110},"blog\u002F2025\u002F02\u002F20\u002Fpokemon-black-14-years-later",[119,120,21,121],"Memories","Nintendo","Review","XcoefgQnFrbA8omArMHTI-WMAiM8uv55XqdvDcQf_s8",1776648842295]