Board Thread:Pokemon Arena X - In-game News/@comment-5398529-20140503182706

Originally, the plan to obtain Pokemon was to "craft" them, gathering a bunch of items and putting them together to "summon" a Pokemon. However, this can get complicated, as there would have to be a lot of items, too many for the bag to handle, especially with saved data.

The new idea is to use a Pokeball like item that "captures" Pokemon. When the item is used on a Pokemon, it becomes a sticker to collect, which you can turn into a Pokemon or just sell it for money. 