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 Poké Ball in your rival's room to initiate dialogue. Afterwards head towards Route 101. Here, you will meet Professor Birch being chased by a wild Pokémon. His bag is fallen nearby. Click and open it to find three Pokémon - Treecko, Torchic and Mudkip, in their Poké Balls. Select one and save Birch; the Pokémon will stay with you throughout the game.

Choosing the Starter
You are choosing a Pokémon that is your first one. It will be your strongest (if desired) Pokémon 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 Pokémon but many Water and Grass Pokémon. Mudkip has a dual weakness to grass; this will make battling your rival tough (unless you teach Mudkip Ice Beam). Anyway, all starters are good and will finally evolve into strong Pokémon.

After saving Professor Birch, return to his lab in Littleroot to receive the Pokédex and 5 Poké Balls from May 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. You can get any of the starters but Mudkip is good at most gyms.

Meet your Rival
Two identical houses are opposite each other in Littleroot Town- the left is Norman's House and the right is Prof. Birch's House. No matter which gender character you choose you will end up in Norman's House. At the beginning of the game you are forced to meet your rival in Prof. Birch's House. Might as well be friendly- I guess.

Your First Poké Balls and a Brand New PokéDex
After you beat your rival (May or Brendan) in Route 103, go back to Prof. Birch's Lab. Prof. Birch will give the pokedex and your rival will give you your first five Poké Balls. Now that you can record and catch the wild pokémon you can find, your adventure really begins.

The Running Shoes
After you obtain the pokédex and your 5 Poké Balls go back home and talk to your mom. The first time you talk to her she'll give you the Running Shoes. These speedy shoes allow you to go lots faster than usual when you press the button. The next time you talk to your mom she'll heal all of your pokémon- this comes in handy a lot.

It's your Lucky Day!
After defeating your dad, Norman, go back to your house and your mum will be there. Go talk to her and she will give you the Amulet Coin. The Amulet Coin allows you to earn twice the amount of money from the people you defeat. For more information on the Amulet Coin see the held item section.

To the Battle Tower
After beating the Elite Four and you reappear at your house- there's your dad again. Why's he there this time? Why to give you the S.S. Ticket, of course. Now you can go to the Battle Tower.

People

 * You
 * Prof. Birch
 * Rival &mdash; Brendan or May based on what gender you choose
 * Mom
 * Two or Three Other Citizens of Littleroot Town

Buildings

 * Rival's House
 * Your House
 * Prof. Birch's Lab