Two players (or two teams) compete over four track-boards. Track-boards are "customized" by one or two of the six double-sided Pokémon cards, each of which has a 7x8 grid of characteristics/activities of which about 15 show through cut-out windows in each track-board.

Each player controls three white tokens which move along the track as a result of a spinner, plus a coloured token that moves as a result of combat results. Points are scored by combat results, or by completing track-boards. Win by reaching 260 points, or by reducing your opponent to 0 (everyone starts at 130 points).

By careful choice of placement of the white tokens, players can focus on offence, defence, or movement along the track-board.