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Pokémon Black Version

DS2010Windows, macOS, LinuxBeta

Gen2Recomped

Rebuild · by UNDERdecoded · github.com

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· Screenshot of the original game
Original console
DS · Nintendo, 2004
Runs on
Native PC
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Method
RebuildA new engine that recreates the game without its original code.
Status
Beta
Latest release
0.8.45 ↗
Last update
Oct 2026

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About Pokémon Black Version

Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version are the primary paired versions of Generation V. Black and White follow the trends set up by previous games in the series. Two player characters (one male and one female) travel a new region, Unova, on their Pokémon journeys. This region is inhabited by various Pokémon, and unlike before, none of those available prior to Generation V can be obtained before completing the main story by defeating Team Plasma. The games' names were revealed on the official Japanese Pokémon website on April 9, 2010, and scans from the subsequent issue of the magazine leaked the following day, April 10. Pokémon Black and White are followed in 2012 by two sequels, Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, which are set two years after the events of Black and White. Black 2 and White 2 are the second and final paired versions of Generation V.

Released
18 Sept 2010
Genre
Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Developer
Game Freak

About the original game, from IGDB ↗.

Pokémon Black Version PC port: quick answers

Do I need to own Pokémon Black Version?
Yes. Gen2Recomped needs game files from a copy you own. PlayPorted links only to the project page and never to game files.
Is the Pokémon Black Version PC port finished?
It is in beta: playable, with known issues. Its last update was Oct 2026, and the latest release is 0.8.45.
Which systems does it run on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
Is it an emulator?
No. Gen2Recomped is a new engine that loads the original game's data, so no emulator is needed.

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