Carter was just approaching Route 1, coming from Viridian City, when he noticed a bunch of people standing at the entrance to Pallet Town. He raised and eyebrow and turned to his Teddiursa, who was just barely tall enough to see over the grass. The two of them had been getting some practice in, hoping to become strong enough to get through Viridian Forest without any help. Some of the Pokemon were still giving them trouble, particularly the Weedles with their poison sting.

Teddiursa pulled on Carter's pant leg and he looked down. The small bear Pokemon's paw was in it's mouth, like it usually was. "Do you want to go say hi?" Carter asked, interested in the group himself. Teddiursa smiled wide. "Urs! Ursa!" He said, pulling on Carter's pant leg again. Carter smiled. "Okay, we'll go see who they are." He said, walking with Teddiursa. He brushed the light brown hair out of his green eyes and they walked up to the group.

There were several Pokemon he had never seen before, and he smiled, finally getting a chance to use his Pokedex. It logged an Axew, Gastly, Dratini, Azurill, Exeggcute, and Budew. It also updated his information on Machop. He walked up to them all and smiled. "Hi! Do you guys know each other or something?" He asked. The group was all about the same age.