# 0_0 Too slow!
# 0_1 VAR(259, 0, 0): All right!
Let’s get moving to Prof. Rowan’s lab.
# 0_2 VAR(259, 0, 0): ...
...
What?
Don’t go into the grass, right?\fNo worries! No problem!
It doesn’t matter that we don’t have
any Pokémon.
Trust me on this one.
I’ve got an idea!
Now listen. You know how wild Pokémon
jump out when you go into tall grass?
# 0_3 So, what you do is, you scoot over to
the next patch of grass before any\fwild Pokémon can appear!
If we just keep dashing, we can get to
Sandgem Town without running into\fwild Pokémon!
OK, stick with me!
# 0_4 OK, here goes!
On your marks...
# 0_5 VAR(65281, 200)Hold it!VAR(65281, 100)
# 0_6 Professor: You two don’t seem to have
any Pokémon between you?
Then, what is the meaning of going into
the tall grass?!
# 0_7 VAR(259, 0, 0): ...
...
# 0_8 Professor: ...
...
...
...
# 0_9 VAR(259, 0, 0): Hey, VAR(259, 1, 0).
This old guy...
It’s Prof. Rowan, isn’t it?
What’s he doing here...?
# 0_10 Professor: ...
...
They tried to go into the tall grass
because they wanted Pokémon...
Hmm...
What to do...?
Their world would surely change if
they were to meet Pokémon...
Is it right for me to put them on that
path...?
...
...
# 0_11 You two.
You truly love Pokémon, do you?
# 0_12 VAR(259, 0, 0): Whoa, hold up!
You’re not making any sense here!
# 0_13 Professor: Er-hem!
I didn’t quite catch that, so I will
ask you again.
You two.
You truly love Pokémon, do you?
# 0_14 VAR(259, 0, 0): Me, too!
I love Pokémon, too!
# 0_15 Professor: I will ask you once again.
You two.
You truly love Pokémon, do you?
# 0_16 VAR(259, 0, 0): What?!
You can ask a hundred times!\fThe answer will never change!
We’ll both answer a hundred times,
we love Pokémon!
# 0_17 Right, VAR(259, 1, 0)?
# 0_18 VAR(259, 0, 0): ...
That joke’s getting old!
# 0_19 Professor: ...A pair of reckless kids
who foolishly try to enter tall grass\fwithout Pokémon of their own...?
It worries me what people like that
would do with Pokémon.
# 0_20 VAR(259, 0, 0): ...Uh...
Well, I, uh...
...
...
Well, then forget about me, but give
a Pokémon to my friend here!
I mean, it was me who tried to go into
the tall grass and all...
# 0_21 Professor: !
How big of you...
Very well, then!
I will entrust you two with Pokémon!
I apologize for putting you through
that exercise.
However!
You must promise me that you will never
recklessly endanger yourselves again.
Now, then...
Hm?
Now, where...?
# 0_22 Dawn: Professor Rowan.
You left your briefcase at the lake!
# 0_23 Oh?
Is something wrong here?
# 0_24 Lucas: Professor Rowan!
You left your briefcase behind at
the lake.
# 0_25 Is something wrong here?
# 0_26 Rowan: Ah! There it is!
Dawn, nice work.
What I was about to do was to entrust
these two with their own Pokémon.
# 0_27 Rowan: Ah! There it is!
Lucas, nice work.
What I was about to do was to entrust
these two with their own Pokémon.
# 0_28 Dawn: Pardon?!
Those Pokémon are hard to replace.
Are you sure about giving them away?
# 0_29 Lucas: Wha...?!
Those Pokémon are crucial.
You’re giving them away?
# 0_30 Rowan: Hm!
We exist side by side with Pokémon.
There comes a time when people should
meet Pokémon.
There is a world that should be
explored together.
For them, today is that time.
The place, right here.
# 0_31 Go on! Open the briefcase and choose
a Pokémon!
# 0_32 Rowan: Go on! Open the briefcase and
choose a Pokémon!
# 0_33 VAR(259, 0, 0): Really?!
Prof. Rowan!
I can’t believe it! I’m so happy now
that I can’t keep a straight face!
# 0_34 Hey, VAR(259, 1, 0).
You can choose first.
Hey, I’m practically a grown-up.
I have to show some class here.
# 0_35 VAR(259, 0, 0): What’s up with you?
Open the briefcase and pick a Pokémon!
# 0_36 VAR(259, 0, 0): Then, I choose you!
I’m picking this VAR(256, 2, 0)!
# 0_37 Rowan: Very well! Both of you have
chosen a good Pokémon, it seems.
Now, listen well!
The Pokémon you have been entrusted
with are unfamiliar with the world.
In that regard, they’re much
like you.
As fellow newcomers to the world,
I hope you’ll do well together.
# 0_38 If you have any trouble, come see me
at my lab in Sandgem Town.
And now, we’ll be on our way.
# 0_39 Dawn: Professor!
Wait for me, please!
# 0_40 I’m sorry...
Please let me pass.
# 0_41 Lucas: Professor!
Wait for me!
# 0_42 Uh, sorry, folks.
# 0_43 VAR(259, 0, 0): How do you like that?
Prof. Rowan’s really nice.
On TV, he seems so stern and scary.
# 0_44 Heheh, VAR(259, 1, 0)!
We’ve both got Pokémon now.
There’s only one thing to do, right?
Are you up for this?
# 0_45 VAR(259, 0, 0): What’s with that attitude?
Don’t be that way!
# 0_47 VAR(259, 0, 0): I’ve always wanted to
say this...
The time has finally come!
VAR(259, 1, 0)!
I challenge you to a battle!
# 0_48 VAR(259, 0, 0): Whew!
Let’s go home.
I’m beat after that battle.
My Pokémon needs rest, too.
See ya, VAR(259, 1, 0)!
# 0_49 VAR(259, 0, 0): Aha...
Ahaha... I won? I won!
But that battle, it could’ve gone
either way. It was that close!
I can tell you one thing: battling is
awesomely fun!
OK, let’s go home.
I’m beat after that battle.
My Pokémon needs rest, too.
See ya, VAR(259, 1, 0)!
# 0_50 VAR(259, 0, 0): Too slow!
VAR(259, 1, 0), I’m sick of waiting!
I’m going to go see Prof. Rowan, so I
can thank him properly.
So, I had this great idea.
Listen up, OK?
You know that lake where we always
play at?
You know how they say a legendary
Pokémon lives there?
You guessed it!
Let’s catch that Pokémon.
That’ll make Prof. Rowan happy.
I’m sure of that!
# 0_51 VAR(259, 0, 0): Me and you together,
we’ve got nothing to fear!
# 0_52 VAR(259, 0, 0): Heheh, VAR(259, 1, 0).
The lake’s not that way!
# 0_53 VAR(259, 0, 0): Hey, VAR(259, 1, 0)!
I said, the lake’s not that way!
# 0_54 Wild Pokémon lurk in tall grass. They
can come bursting out at any time.
So, if you’re wanting to battle wild
Pokémon, just walk in tall grass.
If you want to avoid wild Pokémon,
then stay out of the tall grass.
# 0_55 Hi!
I work at a Pokémon Mart.
Did you know that a Pokémon’s health
is measured by Hit Points (HP)?
If a Pokémon runs out of HP, it
faints and can’t battle anymore.
If a Pokémon’s HP gets low, you
should heal it with a Potion.
Here, let me give you a Potion as
a free sample. First one’s free!
It will automatically go in the
Medicine Pocket of your Bag.
# 0_56 You can find a Pokémon Mart in cities
and most major towns.
# 0_57 That ledge is one way. Jump down
for a shortcut to Twinleaf Town!
# 0_58 If your Pokémon’s health--that’s its
HP--is getting low, you should go\fhome and get some rest.
# 0_59 If your Pokémon’s health--that’s its
HP--is getting low, you should go\fto a Pokémon Center!
# 0_60 Rt. 201
Twinleaf Town
# 0_61 Rt. 201
Sandgem Town
# 0_62 Trainer Tips!
Don’t be shy! Talk to anyone and
everyone you happen to see.
By talking to people, you will get
invaluable information and advice.