Pokemon 3-on-3 battles shown in video

Pokemon Black/White will feature 3-on-3 Pokemon battles, according to a new video. With six Pokemon on-screen and better battle animations, it's all getting a bit hectic. Check out the video here:

There are some more gameplay details revealed too. According to fans around the net who are able to translate the Japanese text, there are four new Pokemon here - Ononokusu, Doryuuzu, Desukan and Denchura. There will also be the option to upload your save file to your real-life PC using the Pokemon Global Link.

There are also some new attacks - the grass-type Grass Mixer and Drill Liner (although this attack's type is not yet known). There's also a 'Shooter' option in the battle menu. Any ideas what this means? We're stumped. Unless you can now just aim a BB Gun at Pikachu's yellow posterior. "Pika-oooowww!" That would be pretty awesome.

The game looks pretty advanced compared to HeartGold and SoulSilver. And seeing as a team of three Pokemon can theoretically hold its own against any foe, we could be in for some uber-long battles. Hopefully the rest of the gameplay will finally give us something genuinely new over the usual formula.

28 Jun, 2010

Justin Towell

Justin was a GamesRadar staffer for 10 years but is now a freelancer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxion.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite games include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.