When you first enter Sandgem town, you will be greeted by a girl named Dawn. She will ask you to follow her to meet the Prof. As you two are about to enter the research lab, your rival will come out of the door, say a few words to you, then race away.

Enter the research center with Dawn. You will meet the professor who will examine your starter pokemon and tell you it is happy. Prof' Rowan will also offer you to give a nickname to your pokemon. Take this opportunity to name your pokemon with a cute name you would like to refer to it from now on as. The Prof will then ask you to confirm the nickname you chose and it will be set. You can always change it later though (More on how to change your pokemon's nickname will be shown in a later chapter).

Next, the professor will explain that he is collecting information about the pokemon that live in the Sinnoh region and ask you to help him with his research. He will give you a pokedex in which data about the pokemon you meet will be stored. When you meet a pokemon, information about that pokemon will automatically be recorded in your pokedex. Your adventure really begins now!



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