BASIC CONTROLS
STARTING THE GAME
Top Screen
L Button
Control Pad 
Touch Screen
Y Button
X Button
R Button
A Button
B Button
START
SELECT
Make sure the Nintendo DS system is turned off. Insert the Pokémon Black Version Game Card into the Game Card slot on the back of the system and push until it clicks into place.
After you turn the power on, the Health and Safety Screen is displayed (shown to the right). Read the information, then tap the Touch Screen to continue.
Tap the Pokémon Black Version panel on the Nintendo DS Menu Screen to start the game.
Note: The screens shown to the right are those of the Nintendo
DSi™ and Nintendo DSi XL™ systems.
Note: If you set the Nintendo DS or Nintendo DS Lite to Auto
Mode, the game will automatically start after the Health and Safety
Screen is displayed.
CONTROL PAD | Move around in the field or move the cursor on menu screens. | |
A BUTTON | Select a command, talk to a person in front of you, check out an item in front of | |
you, or scroll through text. | ||
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B BUTTON | Return to the previous screen or cancel a command. | |
X BUTTON | Open and close the menu (see page 14). | |
Y BUTTON | Open the Ready button menu (see page 16). | |
Start | Start the game, organize items in the Bag, or move the cursor to OK to exit. | |
Select | Rearrange items in your Bag and items registered to your Ready button menu. | |
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Tap the buttons on the Touch Screen to confirm or scroll through text.
In this Instruction Booklet, an orange frame surrounds the top screen and a blue frame surrounds the Touch Screen.
Select “NEW GAME” on the Main Menu and press 
to start the game.
Main Menu
These are some options that appear on the Main Menu.
Continue
Continue playing from the last place you saved (see page 15).
Note: “CONTINUE” will be added to the Main Menu after you save the game.
Note: If you choose “CONTINUE” after obtaining the
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