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Do you need a japanese ds to play japanese pokemon games?
Answer:
Does Japanese Pokémon Black
Pokémon Black
Pokémon: Black & White is the fourteenth season of the Pokémon anime series and the first and titular season of Pokémon the Series: Black & White, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! (ポケットモンスター ベストウイッシュ, Poketto Monsutā Besuto Uisshu!).
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Pokémon the Series: Black & White - Wikipedia
(ds) work on an English DSIXL or English 3dsXL? Japanese Pokemon Black, White, Black 2, and White 2 will not work on a English DSi or 3DS since they have DSi compatibility things going on in the background. It will work on a English DS lite or original DS however.