Pulling things together.
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Since the dawn of the Pokémon series, the mainline games have been neatly divided into two versions, and while they’re usually the same basic game, there are differences to note – such as the Pokémon you start with or the monsters you can encounter along the way. The system was established to encourage players to trade with each other, and thereby obtain monsters not included in the version they own.
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