Pokemon are creatures that inhabit a whole new world called Hoenn. In the game you are tring to become a Poke Master by catching all the pokemon, beating all trainers, and getting a strong team. Pokemon in games also have special abilities (Ruby, Sapphire, LG, FR, and Emerald) that help you in battle like for instance Pokemon Torchic has the ability Blaze which means that when his HP is less than 1/3 fire attacks become stronger. See Abilities for more info. Pokemon TCG cards (Trading Card Game) also have things like the game. They have HP(Hit Points) moves PP(Power Points). But they show a picture of a pokemon on it unlike the game where they move. Some People collect TCG cards, some trade, some use them for battle, and some do any combination of the 3. E-Mail me and I can give you some Poke images