The Weather-ful Region of Unova! Quiz

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what area of which city does our hero/ine in "Pokemon Black and White" obtain an elemental monkey?

Answer: Dreamyard, Striaton City

A girl that you talk to amidst other trainers in the Dreamyard will gave you a different elemental monkey depending on the starter Pokemon you chose. The Trainers' School in Striation is where you battle one of your rivals, Cheren. The Nacrene Museum is actually the gym for Nacrene City, and the Cold Storage in Driftveil is where Team Plasma is hiding out at that point in the game.

2. Which of these IS a gym leader in "Pokemon Black and White"?

Answer: Skyla

Skyla, the sixth gym leader, is in Mistralton City and specializes in flying-type Pokemon. Fantina, the fifth gym leader in "Pokemon Diamond and Pearl", but only the third in "Pokemon Platinum", is in Hearthome City and specializes in ghost-type Pokemon. Stephen is a pseudo-rival in "Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald", who may also give you a Beldum after successfully facing and defeating the Elite Four. Norman, the protagonist's father in "Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald" is the fifth gym leader for those games in Petalburg City.

3. Of the three starter Pokemon's final evolutions in "Pokemon Black and White", which of these types is NOT a type any of them possess?

Answer: Steel

The final evolution of Tepig is a dual fire-fighting type (a fact which upset many fans upon hearing that it would be the third final evolution of a starter to have the same typing in a row). Both Snivy's and Oshawott's final evolutions are only single-typed grass and water types, respectively.

4. The names of all seven sages are revealed at the end of "Pokemon Black and White" in N's Castle. Can you remember which one of these is the correct spelling of this particualar sage?

Answer: Zinzolin

This sage, Zinzolin, is first met in the Cold Storage in Driftveil City and can be found there again after the main game is completed. The other six sages are Ghetsis (the leader and the one encountered the most), Gorm, Bronius, Rood, Giallo, and Ryoku.

5. The version mascots of "Pokemon Black and White" are Reshiram and Zekrom, represent the concept of yin and yang. A third legendary completes the Tao trio. The question is, which legendary is this?

Answer: Kyurem

Kyurem can be found in Giant Chasm, an area only accessible after completing the main game. Landorus is the leader of the "genies", as they have been called by fans (they are officially known as the Kami trio) and Cobalion is the leader of the Musketeers. Genesect was not announced by Game Freak or Nintendo at launch but was discovered in the game's coding, bringing the total number in the National Pokedex to 649.

6. "Pokemon Black and White" are the first in the series to let players battle the Elite Four in any order they wish. They are, in order from left to right, the ghost-type, dark-type, psychic-type, and fighting-type members. What are their names?

Answer: Shauntal, Grimsley, Caitlin, Marshal

Aaron, Bertha, Flint, and Lucian are the Sinnoh League; Lorelei, Bruno, Agatha, and Lance are the Indigo League (in the games where Kanto is the main region); and Sidney, Pheobe, Glacia, and Drake are the Hoenn League. Alder, the champion of this region's league, is encountered many times throughout your adventure and can only be battled in the rematches you have with the Elite Four.

7. In summer of 2010, the Japanese magazine CoroCoro began leaking details about the Japanese version of "Pokemon Black and White" to be released that September. A highly-anticipated detail was the name of the new region's name. We all know it as Unova now, but what was the Japanese name (in phonetic spelling)?

Answer: Isshu

Unova's (or Isshu's, if you will) Japanese name was leaked with many other details about the game in a "CoroCoro" release. Chiho is the suffix added to the phonetic spellings of each region in Japanese, Alleos is the name Unova was referred to as in the UK before the games's release, and Hodomoe is the Japanese name of Driftveil City.

8. "Pokemon Black and White" were both criticized and praised for only including Pokemon from its regional Pokedex in the main part of the game. What route do other regions' Pokemon start appearing in the aftergame?

Answer: Route 15

Although Route 16 is accessible by just traveling east of Nimbasa City in the main game, somebody will stop you from entering the Marvelous Bridge area. Route 14 is the route that stretches from either Black City or White Forest, depending on the version you have, to Undella Town, and Route 17 is the route you can get to by surfing west of Route 1.

9. The Relic Crown can be found in Abyssal Ruins. The item maniac in Undella Town will buy it off you for a high price. How much Pokemon Dollars does he give you for it in "Pokemon Black and White"?

Answer: 300,000

The other "relic" items can also be found in Abyssal Ruins and can be sold to the same item maniac also at a high price. The prices for these other items range from 1000 Pokemon Dollars to 200,000 Pokemon Dollars.

10. Throughout your journey through Unova in "Pokemon Black and White", you have overcome many obstacles, battling trainer after trainer to reach the top. After defeating the Elite Four and N, you have the option of battling one of the game designers, Shigeki Morimoto, once per day. He has mostly standard Pokemon, but what is his most powerful one, in terms of level?

Answer: Zebstrika

Zebstrika is Morimoto's most powerful Pokemon at Level 77. His five other Pokemon are Swoobat, Liepard, Simisear, Simipour, and Simisage, all at Level 75.

Source: Author RunneeTV

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The Weather-ful Region of Unova! Quiz

This quiz relates to the Unova region, the main setting of the first Gen 5 Pokemon games, "Pokemon Black Version" and "Pokemon White Version" for the Nintendo DS.

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