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Lewis and the other kids of the Drainage Kingdom waved Basil good-bye, and then he was off to see what this rare beast was.

Now, Bulbasaur wasn’t actually quite as helpless as Basil had interpreted him to be, he could easily have retracted his vines, dropped back to all-fours and been ready to battle. But Basil quickly assured the Pokémon that he had no such intention, and at the question if he wanted help, Bulbasaur took a moment before giving a small, embarrassed nod. A Bulbasaur weighs… 15 pounds or 7 kg, lifting him up was a piece of cake, despite him being two feet tall and just about even longer horizontally than that. Very light for his decently large size. A Darumaka is just about the same size, slightly smaller even, but weighs like five times that. Huh.

Still, Basil successfully lifted him up on the bridge, and the grass-type was quick to skip a couple of meters into the wild grass to the side. After Basil climbed up, though, he could see that the Bulbasaur was still there, peeking out of the grass at him, momentarily analyzing him. If Basil wants anything more to do with this Pokémon, here’s a chance to do that.

[hider=If not][color=84bd90]‘Bulba!’[/color] Bulbasaur called to him, translating basically to “thank you” to any Pokémon that heard it, before the Pokémon turned and dashed back into the tall grass, making him difficult to follow.[/hider]

Basil is on Route 1.

[hider=Route 1][center][h2]Route 1[/h2][/center]

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Route 1 is a long, flat and grassy route where most trainers get their first taste of the world. From Pureplain you can see the hills of Highhill in the distance, from Highhill the scrapers of Pureplain looms in the distance, the start of the Silent Forest surrounding the Silent Shrine on the side. There is a larger road, a main road used for travelling in and out of Pureplain City, there are plenty of more mature travellers taking that road to get from point A to point B. But, young Pokémon Trainers usually much rather use the smaller path going out into the grassland. This is some remnants of the plain which Pureplain City was named after, although most of that plain is now swallowed up by buildings of people living around here. Small roads branch out, leading to different places where some individuals have made their houses. 

There are many safe roads, yet take one step out of it and you’re immediately in tall grass, where you can already see many first-time Pokémon Trainers are challenging their first Pokémon. One could expect Pokémon Trainers to be searching for Pokémon either in the tall grass or the forest on the side, and also battling one another as they can. From the looks of it, there are plenty of young trainers sporting freshly caught Pidgeys and Rattatas. As one approaches Highhill Town, the forest becomes more plentiful, as beyond the town lies a forest. 

Through the route also runs an indent, a drain surrounded by walls, seemingly made for the water to gather up inside it. It’s currently dry, whatever cause of that might be. Some trainers appear to be having fun battling inside it, and they’re running around challenging one another inside it. But, the drain also raised interesting questions about what kind of Pokémon or things one might find should one explore it further.[/hider]

[hider=Suggestions to actions]1. Find Pokémon. [i]There’s searching in the tall grass, and there’s the forest in the left, then there’s the drain…[/i]
2. Train Pokémon. [i]With this command, we can jump ahead in time and skip posting about grinding.[/i]
3. Seek trainers. [i]There should be some here and there. Note, some may challenge you, regardless.[/i]
4. Talk. [i]There’s plenty of young trainers around. There are also houses and travellers. Maybe seek answers to any burning questions you have.[/i]
5. Move along. [i]Move along normally, letting any events that may come happen naturally.[/i]
6. Hurry along. [i]Intentionally avoid confrontations and try to get safely to the next destination.[/i]
7. Specify. [i]If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.[/i]
8. Trigger random event. [i]Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.[/i]
9. Area Specific: Descend. [i]There’s a drain. The kids are having a little tournament in it, challenging themselves to fight in a tight area. Perhaps you’d like to try becoming king of the drain? Or maybe you’d just like to explore it.[/i][/hider]

[i]Connected areas: [/i]
Pureplain City. [i]A bit south.[/i]
Highhill Town. [i]A bit north-north-east.[/i]

[hider=Route 1, known Pokémon]Common: 
#16 Pidgey
#19 Rattata

Uncommon:
#23 Ekans
#58 Growlithe

Rare:
#1 Bulbasaur[/hider]