Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire/Littleroot Town



Littleroot is a small village located in southern Hoenn. At the start you pick your name and gender and arrive in a moving truck outside your new house. Once you enter your house your mother will ask you to set your clock in your room upstairs; the time you enter will affect several events in the game. Activate the PC in the corner using and withdraw the Potion. You can read the manual next to the PC if you wish; it explains how to save your game.

Travel to your rival's house next to meet him/her. Activate the PokéBall in your rival's room to initiate dialogue. Afterwards head towards Route 101. Here, you will meet Professor Birch being chased by a wild Pokemon. His bag is fallen nearby. Click and open it to find three Pokemon - Treecko, Torchic and Mudkip, in their Pokeballs. Slect one and save Birch; the Pokemon will stay with you throughout the game.

Choosing the Starter
You are choosing a Pokemon that is your first one. It will be your strongest Pokemon for most of the game. Torchic will have difficulty in the first Gym battle unless it evolves, but remember that these starters are not found anywhere else in the game, which has very few Fire Pokemon but many Water and Grass Pokemon. Mudkip has a dual weakness to grass; this will make battling your rival tough. Anyway, all starters are good and will finally evolve into strong Pokemon.

After saving Professor Birch return to Littleroot to his lab to receive the Pokédex and 5 PokéBalls from one of his aides and head for your house to receive the Running Shoes from Mom. Now you have the Shoes you can hold to run at twice your walking speed. Now head to Oldale Town.

People

 * You
 * Prof. Birch
 * Rival &mdash; Brendan or May based on what gender you choose
 * Mom

Buildings

 * May's House
 * Brendan's House
 * Prof. Birch's Lab