Pokemon Black Version & Pokemon White Version Collector's Edition: The Official Pokemon Strategy Guide & Unova Pokedex with Removable Front-cover Lenticular

First I want to make it clear. THIS GUIDE IS "NOT" complete. Prima games is continuing the scam of releasing the guide in two parts, each of which are full price. The first part (this guide) contains a walkthrough of the game, a Unova Pokedex, and various other details. What is missing is move/ability lists as well as most of the info for all the post main story content. Doing this is nothing more than a money grab on the part of Prima Games and really lowers my opinion of them.With that out of the way, I will conduct my review proper. As for the quality of the guide, it is simply average. The hardcover is very nice, as is the the cover artwork, but the actual pages are very very thin. The entire 336 page guide is less than 1" thick which was very surprising, but this may actually be a plus for some. For me personally I would really like to see higher quality paper, but I may just have been spoiled by the Final Fantasy XIII Collectors Edition guide by Piggyback which came on very thick, art quality paper. Also, the so called poster map of the Unova Region is really false advertising, as it is no bigger than a piece of paper, which I absolutely not consider a poster.The information that you do get in the guide is complete enough. The walkthrough is decent, pointing out all major and minor events as well as gives maps of every major city, route, and dungeon. All items are pointed out on these maps, but hidden items are not, I really really wish they would include these on the maps as there are always a large number of these hidden items scattered throughout each area of the game. In addition to all this, maps also include lists of all Pokemon that can be caught, and what the conditions are to get them to appear. While the walkthrough information, at least for the main story is very complete, I am not a fan of how the information is laid out as it involves a lot of page turning.For those that are interested in what exactly is included in this guide, I will list the major items from the table of contents.Unova Region Map, Weekly Event Calendar, Daily event list, Key Characters, Various information for newbies, Walkthrough, Trainer List, Pokemon form changes and special evolutions, and the Unova Pokedex, and an Index.With all that said, I would very much recommend this guide to anyone interested. Just be aware that you will have to buy the second part to this guide when it comes out at the end of april if you want to have all the information.7.5/10-Dave

日本で発売されているメディアファクトリーのポケモンガイドの、「公式完全ぼうけんクリアガイド」と「公式イッシュ図鑑完成ガイド」の2冊を1冊にまとめて英訳されたのがこの本です。なので、書かれている内容・デザイン・構成が日本のものとよく似ています。主に書かれている内容を説明すると、まず最初のほうは、タイプ・性格・個性などのポケモンについての基礎知識が書かれています。次に、冒険クリアガイドが書かれています（もちろん、エンディング後の冒険についても書かれています）。最後はポケモン図鑑です。ビクティニを含めた153匹のイッシュ地方のポケモンの情報が載っています。日本語版に載っている技や道具の一覧表などはありません。表紙は、見る角度によってレシラムとゼクロムが別々に見えるようになっている、なかなか凝ったつくりです。あと、本のサイズがA4サイズなので置き場所に困る（本棚によっては入らない）のが難点です。英語版のポケモンの名前や、技や特性の名称に興味のある人。また、英語版のポケモンソフトを手に入れてプレイしている人にとってはそれなりに役立つ本なのではないでしょうか。

This is a very nice strategy guide, it delivers in the area of revealing ware all the hidden items are and helps you to find some of those tough to get Pokemons. It is nice to have a pokedex too

It was package good and in great condition

I received this book today and am very pleased with the purchase. This is a hardcover collector's edition for Pokemon Black and Pokemon white versions. It includes the offical strategy guide and the Unova region Pokedex. Each book is individually numbered inside the front cover.The lenticular cover is really more of a removable poster, printed on flexible yet sturdy plastic. I'm thinking of framing it to hang on the wall. It is a very cool image that transforms from Reshiram to Zekrom depending on the viewing angle. Also included is a small removable Unova region full-color map with a Type Matchup Chart on the back.The first part of the book (up to page 56) is an introduction to the game that will be useful for new or experienced players. About half the book (pages 57-234) is a complete walkthrough of the games, very similar to other offical Pokemon strategy guides. After the walkthrough is a list of all trainers that you have battled in the game, though it only shows what they look like, their location and what item they have, it doesn't have any information about what Pokemon they own, making it not very useful for completing your Pokedex. A few pages before the Pokedex itself are dedicated to Pokemon that can change forms. This includes three Unova region Pokemon but the rest are familiar such as Rotom, Giratina and Magnezone. The familiar Pokemon appear to have some availabiltiy in Black and/or White, as the list isn't comprehensive for Pokemon found in regions outside Unova.The remainder of the book (about 80 pages) is the Unova Pokedex. This Pokedex is quite complete, and includes 1) Unova Pokedex number, 2) Pokemon Category, 3) Type, 4) Height and Weight, 5) Gender, 6) Held Item, 7) In-game Form, 8) Footprint, 9) Pokedex Entry for both Black and White versions, 10) Evolution, 11) Abilities, 12) Egg Groups, 13) Stat Levels, 14) Main Ways to Obtain in Black and White versions, 15) Level-up Moves, 16) TM & HM moves that can be learned, 17) Moves Taught by People, 18) Egg Moves. Interesting Victini, the only Psychic Fire type pokemon, is the last entry in the Pokdex and is numbered 000. Thus the Unova region Pokedex contains a total of 153 Pokemon (numbered 000-152).This collector's edition lacks reverse lookup charts such as for learned moves and TMs/HMs, and, frustratingly, it lacks an index of Unova region Pokemon (though there are indicies for items and gym badges, TMs/HMs and main characters). It also doesn't have much post-story line game play information. But I consider those minor flaws, and it is possible that information will be (or is) available in other guides. For the Pokemon fan who is playing either the Black or White version, I would highly recommend this book as a complete walkthrough guide and Unova region Pokedex in a beautiful package.