"pokémon black" and "white" are role-playing games where the player captures creatures called pokémon. they can use them to battle against other pokémon. one of the new features in the games are triple battles, which allows players to battle three pokémon against three pokémon. alongside triple battles are rotation battles. players still send out three pokémon, but only one can battle at a time. the player can switch the position of their pokémon during their turn. also new is that the seasons change, and areas in the game have falling leaves in the fall, and snow in the winter.