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[[Professor Juniper]] gives the player a Pokédex in [[Nuvema Town]] once she sees the Starter Pokémon the player selected.

The ''Pokémon'' command displays the player's current [[party]]. Once accessed, it will display the six party slots and the Pokémon present in the player's party. The Pokémon order and line-up can be changed by switching their places or by removing Pokémon at the [[PC]]. By selecting an individual Pokémon, its '''summary''' (called '''stats''' prior to [[Generation III]]) will appear. The summary information is dependent on what is available in the game's generation. In all generations, it included the status of the Pokémon, its current [[level]], [[Experience|experience points]], [[stats]] and current [[move]]set.

The Pokémon's gender was added.

The ''Bag'' or ''Item'' command displays the player's Bag and the [[item]]s found inside. By opening the Bag, the player can change and arrange items in the Bag, along with registering and tossing items. Beginning Generation II, registering a key item allows the player to easily activate and use the item using the select button, or Y button in [[Generation IV]].

Any item placed in the Bag went in a single pocket. Ninety-nine copies of an item count as taking up one slot, and twenty different items are allowed in the Bag, in total. When the Bag is full, the player's [[PC]] can be used for item storage.

The Bag is in either a girl's or boy's design, and it moves whenever something is done. When the limit of ninety-nine items is reached, the player now can carry more of that particular item by using a second slot in the Bag. This generation also expanded the Pocket System from Generation II, with five pockets available instead of four:  

Generation V made the Bag a bit smaller, excluding the [[Mail]], Poké Balls, and Battle Items pockets. The items that were previously inside these pockets, now show up in the Items pocket. Also, there is a button on the bottom of the screen in the Bag that will automatically sort items (first by type, and then alphabetically) alongside sorting with the Select button.

There was no application in Generation I.

In Generation II, the ''PokéGear'' command displays the player's [[Pokégear]]. It displays the map of the region, names of previously fought Trainers, the current time. It also allow players to call registered Trainers. The main character of {{3v2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}} receives a Pokégear from their mother at the start of their journey. It has several functions, some of which will need to be unlocked during the game by receiving special expansion cards. The functions of the PokéGear include:

In Generation III, the ''PokéNav'' command displays the player's PokéNav. The PokéNav command is only available in {{3v2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}}. It displays the map of the region, names of previously fought Trainers, conditions of Pokémon, and the Ribbons on the Pokémon. Mr. Stone gives it to the player for recovering the {{key|III|Devon Goods}} from [[Team Aqua]] or [[Team Magma]]. It has several new functions. Most of them were already programmed when received:

The ''Fame Checker'' was introduced in {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}} as a information collector for information about important NPCs ([[Gym Leaders, [[Elite Four]], etc.). However, the player must talk to NPCs, look at [[Gym]] signs or look in [[Pokémon Journal]]s.

With the Generation IV games being on the DS, the application feature in {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}, the Pokétch, can be seen on the touch screen, instead of the menu.  

In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, the Pokégear's features, are utilized on separate screens and must be selected in the menu.

The ''Player's name'' command allows the player to display their Trainer Card. Several things are present on all Trainer Cards, including the Trainer's name, the [[Trainer ID number]], how much [[Pokémon Dollar|money]] the player has, how many Pokémon seen (caught in before {{gen|IV}}), which [[Badge]]s the player has earned, and the amount of time they have been playing their game. The Trainer Card also changes colors after meeting certain conditions, such as defeating the [[Elite Four]].

The menu shows player's name, how much money they carry, how long they are playing as well as either badge if one acquired it, or Gym Leader's face in its place.{{tt|*|except for Giovanni which had silhouette}}

Additionally, the lower part of menu now has back side where Badges are shown (which are now displayed with faces, rather than replacing them).

In [[Generation III]], a back side was fully introduced, where it was displayed such data as how many times a player had played in link battles, won and lost, traded, and even how long they had been playing when they first defeated the [[Elite Four]] and [[Pokémon Champion]] to enter the [[Hall of Fame]]. The Gym Leaders' faces are removed.

In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, a Trainer's party could be photographed in the [[Rocket Game Corner]] in [[Celadon City]] and put on the back as well. In these games, back side also shows stickers.

The Badges can be found on the touch screen. They can also polished in [[Generation IV]] by touching the screen and will play musical notes depending on how clean they are, a feature absent in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}. A signature strip was also added at the back.

Like in Generation IV, the Badges in [[Generation V]] can be cleaned. But this was later removed in [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Black 2 and White 2]]. <!--Message spot, Trainer type, Badges affect grayness of Gym leaders' faces-->

The ''Save'' command saves the player's current progress. The player can save his or her game at any time, when on the field. In Generation IV, the prompt may display "Saving a lot of data..." instead of just "Saving...". This occurs when the player accesses the [[Pokémon Storage System]] from a [[PC]] as well as the first time saving after loading a backup save file that was loaded due to a corrupted file. When the player selects "Continue" on the main menu, the player can continue playing the game from the last place saved.