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Thanks for your response! Your post helped me understand variables better, but I just ended up using flags like you suggested since the variables seemed to reset once I left the map and came back.
Is there a way to prevent you from stepping on a tile unless you have at least one Pokémon? It's supposed to be like when Professor Oak stops you from going on route 1 in Fire Red/Leaf Green.