Team Samsara (Japanese: 輪廻団 Rin'ne-dan, literally Samsara Gang) is the villainous team in the Xeno region. First introduced as a mysterious yet apparently benevolent organization, Team Samsara is in actuality a group that worships the twin Legendary Pokémon Savara and Naraka as deities, and believe that the two clashing will open the door to "paradise". To achieve this end, Team Samsara is capable and willing of doing anything to make sure that the discovery and unsealing of these two Pokémon occurs, to the point of threating more prominent members of Xeno, as well as potentially preparing for a war with the Gym Leaders and Elite Four. They also seek to keep the third member of the Afterlife Trio, Vinipatika, from discovering their plans and preventing Savara and Naraka from meeting.