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.

(1) 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.

(2) 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.

Later Your First PokeBalls and a Brand New PokeDex
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 pokeballs. Now that you can record and catch the wild pokemon you can find, your adventure really begins.

Later The Running Shoes
After you obtain the pokedex and your 5 pokeballs 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 pokemon- this comes in handy a lot.

Later It's your Lucky Day!
After defeating your dad, Norman, go back to your house and he'll be there. Go talk to him and he'll 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.

Later 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

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