Nintendo recently announced that the long-awaited Pokémon Global Link for Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version will finally become available tomorrow, April 13th, to allow players to communicate with other players, meet new Pokémon, check worldwide battle rankings and more.

“For the first time ever,” read a press release, “a Pokémon video game incorporates dynamic, customisable, Web-only content and online options that make it even easier to communicate with fellow Pokémon Trainers anytime, anywhere.”

Using Game Sync (which is apparently a feature of C-Gear in Pokemon Black and White), players can sync their game with the Pokémon Global Link via the internet at pokemon-gl.com (using a broadband internet connection and Pokémon Trainer Club account, obtained at this website).

At launch, there will be two main features of Pokémon Global Link – Pokémon Dream World and Global Battle Union.

Pokémon Dream World will allow players to “interact with their favourite Pokémon characters and other Trainers in a customisable Web-only setting that comes alive with minigames and other fun activities” while Global Battle Union will let you “check weekly ratings online and access to-be-announced battle features in the Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version games.”

Check out El33tonline’s review of Pokémon Black Version to see why it’s one of the best Pokémon titles ever released, and if you’re interested to find out about the inner workings of the features of Pokémon Global Link, we’ll turn you over to Nintendo’s official descriptions – I think you need a little Pokemon Knowledge™ to ‘get it.’

Pokémon Dream World

“After a player “tucks in” a Pokémon using Game Sync, he or she can enter that Pokémon’s dreams online in the Pokémon Dream World—a brand-new Pokémon destination with a unique watercolour look. While visiting the Pokémon Dream World, players can befriend various Pokémon not found in the Unova region by successfully completing various minigames.

“These newly befriended Pokémon can be transferred into Pokémon Black Version or Pokémon White Version andtrained for battle! The Pokémon you’ve tucked in will have a home in the Pokémon Dream World that you can customize and decorate as you like, plus a garden where you can grow Berries. Berries and other items discovered in the Pokémon Dream World will be kept in your Treasure Chest and can be transferred into Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version.

“The Pokémon Dream World also allows for easy interaction with other Pokémon Trainers. Visit fellow Trainers’ homes, help them grow Berries, and share items with other players exploring the Pokémon Dream World!”

Global Battle Union

”After syncing with the Pokémon Global Link, players can also visit the Global Battle Union to view online battle content and unlock new battle features in Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version. At the Global Battle Union, players can check their worldwide match Rankings and Ratings.

“In order for a player’s match Rankings and Ratings to appear in the Global Battle Union, that player must first gain access to Random Matchup Rating Mode in his or her copy of Pokémon Black Version or Pokémon White Version, available only after a player creates a Pokémon Trainer Club account and logs in to the Pokémon Global Link. Results from Random Matchups played in the video games will also appear in the Global Battle Union.”

“The Pokémon Company International will offer special Pokémon character and item distributions via the Pokémon Global Link throughout the year, allowing players to easily transfer limited-time-only Pokémon and items into their copy of Pokémon Black Version or Pokémon White Version,” reads the press release.

“Right now, players with a Pokémon Trainer Club account can visit www.pokemon.co.uk and try out the Play to Befriend a Pokémon game in the Pokémon Fun Zone for a chance to meet one of Eevee’s seven evolutions in the Pokémon Dream World later this spring!”