Talk to the Man
You decide that there is a chance he may come after you if you simply fled, so you attempt to stall him instead.
"What would Team Aqua want around here anyway?" you ask.
"None of you business; that's between us and Arc..." he stopped, realising that he was about to blab.
"Arc...?" you wonder, "What were you about to say?"
"Arc... er... um... arc... Arctic circle is really chilly! That's what I was about to say! Anyway, get lost! Tentacruel, Sludge Bomb!" Tentacruel shoots the attack at you. You jump backwards, so the attack misses and shatters a large rock. Uh oh. You turn tail and run, back to the Verdanturf Pokemon Centre. You probably shouldn't have stuck around to talk to the man - looks like you goofed. :(
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As you enter the Pokemon Centre, you see May and a brown-haired man, who you assume to be Prof. Birch, sitting at a table. You join them.
"Oh, you must be the new trainer! I'm Professor Birch, the renowned Pokemon professor of Hoenn!" You tell them that you want to begin your journey.
"He's already a decent trainer; he took down an aggresive Poochyena earlier right after getting his first Pokemon" said May.
"Is that so?", said Birch, "Well I'll let you keep the Mudkip you used then. You should also take this Pokedex - it records data on any Pokemon you capture. And use these for capturing." he said, handing over 5 Poke Balls.
"Oh, and take these too", said May, handing you a couple of bottles, "These are Potions, which can heal your Pokemon."
"Now, you wanna take the Pokemon Gym challenge, yes?" said Birch, "Then you should head to either Rustboro or Mauville from here, for your first Gym battle. It's up to you."
You thank the Professor and May, fully heal Mudkip, and prepare to head out on your journey. But where will you go?
Your Options
-Head out to Rustboro via the Rusturf Tunnel
-Head out to Mauville via Route 117
-Visit your house
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