While it has been stated that kanji is in Pokemon Black and White to appeal to an older generation. In a interview with Mr. Masuda's Sugimori, it was reviled that Kanji can be turned off or on depending on the user's preference.



Source: http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/intervi...ndex.html#list (It's in Japanese)

I'm sorry, but why does this matter? Does the English versions use Kanji too?

I guess this would be good for anyone that cannot read Kanji.

I don't remember a Kanji....

That's a cool feature! Either way when I get White I won't be able to read a thing .

Sounds interesting, but too bad I can't read it.

Yay a feature I can't read!

o3o Security in the building

Security will tase you bro >8D

I just want to know what is Kanji going to turn to in the English versions.

What's a Kanji?

To add to what Buoysel and Ningamer said, since there is a kanji for each word, most little kids don't know many kanji. Hiragana and katakana are like alphabets, but Kanji is more like a sophisticated way of spelling things.