This walkthrough covers everything you need to know about how to get through the main story in the game. It shows you all of the Pokémon in each of the areas that you can catch as you play through, as well as pointing out numerous items and such. It also shows all of the important Trainer battles, such as Gym Leaders and fights against your Rival.
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Opening
As soon as you fire up the game for the first time, you’ll see a screen asking if you need help figuring out the controls for the game. If you’re unfamiliar with them, you can just touch the bottom screen to see the controls, otherwise just select the bottom option and you’ll be set to begin.
Afterwards, you’ll see Professor Oak and he’ll release a Marill while telling you about the world of Pokémon. After more dialogue, he’ll ask you whether you’re a boy or a girl, and you’ll see the two Trainers (boy or girl) on the bottom screen of your DS.
Select whichever of the two you want to play as. There isn’t a significant difference if you play as a boy or a girl, so it’s mostly a matter of preference. You’ll then be asked your name, so choose your name from the bottom screen. You can only enter up to 7 characters for a name.
Finally, Oak will shrink you down into normal size and you will actually get to begin playing the game!
[link to New Bark Town]