Alright. So I used to play pokemon a lot as a kid. But I haven't played since Pokemon Silver, easily over 10 years ago.
I just picked up Pokemon Black 2. So all these awesome new features are brand spanking new to me. Such as GTC and pokemon-gl.com.
Anyway, so I'm sure ill learn more as I play.
As for my first question, at what point in the game do I gain access to the GBC within poke centers to participate in random or rated battles? I just won my 2nd badge, so idk if I just haven't moved far enough into the game? I can access the GTC for trades, but haven't actually made any trades. Which leads me to my next question...
When looking for trades, why can I only look up pokemon that I have seen? How is it I look for trades for pokemon that I HAVEN'T seen. For example, pikachu, charmander, squirtle, and bulbasaur I have not seen. How do I get my hands on them within the trading feature?
Also, I'm looking to add friends to my pal... Log... Thing... (I can't remember what it's called, lol). So that way I have some people to interact with for battles, trading and such.
One last question, which is pretty random, are you able to breed pokemon in this version and hatch eggs?
I'm not sure of most of the new features, so if anyone could post some of the new stuff that I wouldn't be aware of that have come out between now and silver, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance Pokemon Trainers!