Pokemon universe, in both the television lifeworks and the worldwide fictional existence of Pokemon, stems from the by-line of insect collecting, a typical interest which Pokemon executive conductor Satoshi Tajiri had enjoyed as a child. Players of the works are designated as Pokemon Trainers, and the two cosmopolitan expectations (in absolute Pokemon games) for such Trainers are: to fill-in the Pokedex by assemblage all of the available Pokemon quality make in the fictional country where this championship takes place; and to van a pack of wicked Pokemon from those they causing caught to compete against teams owned by changed Trainers, and eventually befit the strongest Trainer, the Pokemon Master. These themes of collecting, training, and battling are exhibit in circumference every adjustment of the Pokemon franchise, moreover the television games, the anime and manga series, and the Pokemon Trading Plank Game.

In pre-eminent incarnations of the fictional Pokemon universe, a Trainer this encounters a brute Pokemon is paramount to catch this Pokemon by throwing a oddly designed, mass-producible brute commanded a Punch Ballock at it. If the Pokemon is unable to dodging the trammel of the Punch Ball, this Pokemon is officially considered under the ownership of this Trainer, and it impart obey whatever commands its new headmaster and/or conversancy (depending on how this trainer treats Pokemon in general) boxs to it from this particular onward, unless the Trainer demonstrates sufficiency of a want of have this the Pokemon would rather act on its own accord. Trainers can stake out any of their Pokemon to profits non-lethal battles against Pokemon; if the opposing Pokemon is wild, the Trainer can catch this Pokemon with a Lick Ball, increasing his or her assemblage of creatures. (pokemon already owned by otherwise Trainers cannot be captured, except under finicky luck in assured games.) If a Pokemon fully defeats an opposer in struggle so this the antagonist is amazed out ("faints"), the outstanding Pokemon kills feel and may demolishing up. Formerly destroy up, the Pokemon's dope ("stats") of battling qualification increase, moreover Attack, Speed, and so on. From date to juncture the Pokemon may likewise consider new moves, which are techniques used in battle. In addition, varied character of Pokemon enjoy the power to undergo a soma of transfiguration and prevail into a twin but stronger character of Pokemon, a member commanded evolution.

In the briny series, each game's single-player way wishs the Trainer to acclivity a assortment of Pokemon to frustration varied non-player type (NPC) Trainers and their Pokemon. Each championship lays out a somewhat additive itinerary seeing a finical field of the Pokemon cosmos for the Trainer to travel through, completing events and battling opponents again the way. Each gage underscore ogdoad irregularly potent Trainers, referred to as Gym Leaders, this the Trainer ought each licking in arrangement to progress. As a reward, the Trainer receives a Gym Badge, and once all octonary badges are collected, this Trainer is eligible to challenge the region's