Black and White legendaries revealed

More details have surfaced about the legendary Pokemon from the upcoming Pokemon Black & White - just 4 days away from release in Japan!! First things first - there will be a total of 156 new Pokemon, taking the total to 649.

There are 9 in-game legendaries - three trios - plus 6 event legendaries. We don't have names or images yet, only types and numbers. Some of the numbering is a bit weird so may not be 100% correct.

Legendary Fighting Trio

• #638 is Steel/Fighting.
• #639 is Rock/Fighting.
• #640 is Grass/Fighting.

Raijin trio

Raijin is the Japanese god of thunder and lightning so these Pokemon may be connected with the weather or the elements.

• #641 is pure Flying type, which is a first.
• #642 is Electric/Flying.
• #645 is Ground/Flying.

Dragon trio

Like generation IV there will be a dragon trio.

• #643 will be Reshiram, who is Dragon/Fire.
• #644 will be Zekrom, who is Dragon/Electric.
• #646 is Dragon/Ice and likely to be the subject of the "third game" in the Gen V series.

Event legendaries

Several of these are likely to be released over Wi-Fi.

• #494 (national) or #000 (Isshu dex) is Victini who is Psychic/Fire.
• Zorua and Zoroark (Dark-types) will be given away at real-life events.
• #647 is Water/Fighting.
• #648 is Normal/Psychic.
• #649 is Bug/Steel.

As for the next couple of weeks, we expect Pokemon details to be known pretty quickly. We'll be updating our Pokedex as and when Pokemon are revealed - so stay tuned!