The official Pokémon Black and White website has posted the release dates for the latest 5th generation games in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Pokémon Black and White Versions will be released on March 4th, 2011 throughout Europe and then on March 10th, 2011 in Australia and New Zealand. The European release date is 2 days earlier than the North American release date which is scheduled for March 6th, 2011.

Also announced was a new Nintendo DSi bundle featuring Pokémon Black and White. These are similar to the sets that were released in Japan last year as they feature Reshiram and Zekrom respectively. It is currently unknown how much they will retail for.

Raikou, Entei, and Suicune Wi-Fi Event for Europe

The Legendary Pokémon Raikou, Entei, and Suicune will also be avaiable via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection for European players of Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, or SoulSilver Version games starting on February 7th, 2011.

Not only is each of these Pokémon Shiny - meaning it is a different color than usual - but each also knows movies it cannot normally learn! Raikou can take advantage of weather conditions with the Weather Ball move, Entei can engulf its foe in fire with Flare Blitz, Suicune can get a lucky on-hit Knock Out with Sheer Cold, and all three can learn ExtremeSpeed, to name just a few! This powerful arsenal will make these Pokémon ready for even your toughest battles!

Raikou, Entei, Suicune come in Cherish Balls, a feature of Pokémon that you obtain through special distributions. They will also appear with a Classic Ribbon, another mark of their unique stats in your Pokémon collection!

There's even more to these special shiny Pokémon: when you transfer them to your copy of Pokémon Black Version or Pokémon White Version, you'll get a chance to catch the elusive Pokémon Zoroark - a Pokémon you can't get through normal gameplay!


Starting on February 7th, 2011.
Source: http://www.pokemonblackwhite.com/