
Rowan will point out that these Pokémon are inexperienced with the world and need you to help them grow before he and Lucas/Dawn return to Sandgem Town.

Once you made your choice, in true Rival fashion, Barry will pick the one that has the type advantage over your choice. Piplup's moves are neutrally effective against more Gyms, but its wide range of resistances combined with its high Defense allow it to take quite the pounding. This combination will resist many different move types, though it gains a Ground weakness. Piplup is similar to Turtwig it has high Defense and Special Attack, and its final form gains Steel as the secondary type. However, its very low Defense and Special Defense mean it will be vulnerable even to types it resists. It can also learn the powerful Fire Blast and Focus Blast relatively early, while the other two are still relying on weaker moves like Razor Leaf and Bubblebeam. Its second evolution gains the Fighting type, a combination that is very effective against the most Gyms out of the three choices, not to mention the Pokémon League. Its Grass/Ground typing will be effective in more Gyms than Piplup, but in fewer than Chimchar.Ĭhimchar has high Attack, Special Attack, and Speed. Turtwig has high HP, Attack, and Defense, and its final evolution gains Ground as a secondary type few moves are super effective or not very effective against this combination.

A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here. The man is Professor Rowan, and he is not happy! He tells you two not to go to tall grass, then quizzes you about your love for Pokémon eventually Dawn/ Lucas will appear, and the professor will ask you to pick your very first Pokémon.Ī colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. Just as he's about to enter the grass, an old man shouts at him to halt. When you point out you shouldn't go into the tall grass, he naively suggests running through the tall grass so fast that wild Pokémon have no chance to jump out at you (running through tall grass actually increases the chance that you'll be attacked by a wild Pokémon).

He suggests that the two of you go to Sandgem Town to get Pokémon from Professor Rowan. As you go north, you meet up with your rival for a chat. Lake Verity is to the west of Route 201, while Sandgem Town is to the east.
