Meeting May, Zigzagoons, and reaching Petalburg City

I left Littleroot Town and went to Oldale Town. I healed up Maya and immediately ran into the local PokeMart. I have heard way too many terrifying tales of people finding a shiny pokemon at this stage of their journey. Too bad the guy's out of poke balls...

I can't head west onto Route 102 due to some fanatic drooling over footprints of a rare pokemon so I head north to Route 103 where I soon meet May, the daughter of Professor Birch. Apparently she wanted to teach me a lesson about what it's like to be a trainer so she tosses out her Treecko for battle. Yeaaaah... no. Maya and I taught her the lesson of what it's like to be a trainer. Yeah. Haha.

We head back to her father's lab where he gives me a Pokedex that'll record every pokemon I see or catch. Nifty little doodad! May gives me five Poke Balls. I'll be grateful for that! Before I left Littleroot, my mother gave me Running Shoes to make my journey just a tad faster. I quickly return to Oldale Town to purchase more Poke Balls.

Next, I headed out west onto Route 102 where I am determined to catch five Zigzagoons. Their little racoon-like paws tend to pick up things. You do know about Zigzagoons and their PickUp ability, right? Very nifty and useful ability. However, while trying to catch Zigzagoons, I come across.... a Ralts. Yup. That was exciting. I dealt with the trainers, plucked some berries, and grabbed an item. So with a team of a Mudkip, Ralts, and four Zigzagoons, I reach Petalburg City.

	Maya lv13 (female) TYPE/Water ABILITY:TORRENT NAIVE nature, met at lv5, ROUTE 101.		Isadora lv4 (female) TYPE/Psychic ABILITY:SYNCHRONIZE QUIET nature, met at lv4, ROUTE 102.
	Penelope lv4 (female) TYPE/Normal ABILITY:PICKUP TIMID nature, met at lv4, ROUTE 102.		Freida lv2 (female) TYPE/Normal ABILITY:PICKUP QUIET nature, met at lv2, ROUTE 101.
	Heidi lv2 (female) TYPE/Normal ABILITY:PICKUP LAX nature, met at lv2, ROUTE 101.		Eloise lv3 (female) TYPE/Normal ABILITY:PICKUP MODEST nature, met at lv3, ROUTE 102.

Meeting Wally;Devon Researcher and Team Aqua;Reach Rustboro City

I don't know why but it seems to be quite normal for trainers to barge into homes all willy nilly and no one seems surprised! In fact, they all seem relaxed and more than willing to babble about anything. Once in awhile, you'll get a useful tidbit that'll help you on your journey. After I scoured the homes in Petalburg City, I decided to head off to my father's gym. Shortly after I entered the Petalburg Gym, a sickly frail child by the name of Wally wanders in and informs my father that he's staying with relatives in Verdanturf Town. The little green-haired kid wants a pokemon.

Of course, who does my father send out to help this kid? Me. I had to go follow Wally back to Route 102 and watch him catch a Ralts. Good thing I found one of my own or I'd be pre-tty jealous right about now. After that was done, my father informed me that I need to head to Rustboro City and challenge Roxanne at the Rustboro Gym so's I can get a Gym Badge. In fact, He says once I have a small collection of them, I can come back and challenge him.

I was just about to head west onto Route 104 when a weird man wearing sunglasses stops me. He mutters about me not being dirty enough or whatever and then walks away. Okay, whatever... I have to get to Rustboro City. This means a little trip through the Petalburg Woods. I'm traveling along, kicking butt of both wild pokemon and trainers when I stumble upon a man in green. I find out that he's a Devon Researcher. Suddenly this grunt appears and starts babbling about Team Aqua. Before I can slip away, the Devon Researcher cowers behind me and the Team Aqua Grunt challenges me. Of course, Maya and I did a good job of telling him to get lost. Suddenly... Maya evolves! She evolved into a Marshtomp! Dad would be pretty proud of me if he were here to see this!

With those two cowards out of the way, I exit the Woods and stop by a flower shop where I manage to get my hands on a Wailmer Pail. I beat a few more trainers and enter Rustboro City where I shall win my very first gym badge!

Maya Female Naive Level 16 MOVES Tackle Growl Mud-Slap Water Gun	Isadora Female Quiet Level 5 MOVES Growl	Penelope Female Timid Level 11 MOVES Tackle Growl Tail Whip Headbutt
Freida Female Naive Level 4 MOVES Tackle Growl	Heidi Female Lax Level 2 MOVES Tackle Growl	Eloise Female Modest Level 3 MOVES Tackle Growl