Sen Aarons, a young boy from the Hoenn region, had turned ten and got to pick a starter Pokémon given to him by Professor Birch. Since Sen did not yet have a Pokémon, Professor Birch was traveling all the way from Littleroot Town to Sen's home town, Verdanturf Town, because it's unsafe to walk in tall grass without a Pokémon.

He wanted to give the two new trainers their first Pokémon. That's right, I said two. Sen's neighbor, Derek Richards had also turned ten that day.

Anxiously waiting inside, after what felt like hours of waiting Professor Birch finally arrived. Sen opened the door and both Professor Birch and Derek walked into his house. Professor Birch walked in with a briefcase and put it down on the table.

"Lets flip a coin! Sen you get heads and Derek you get tails. Whatever side it lands on decides who picks first."

The coin went into the air and Professor Birch caught it. He yelled, "Congratulations Derek! You pick first."

"No fair! I wanted to pick first." Sen shouted.

Professor Birch said, "Just calm down. You'll get to pick soon."

Professor Birch opened the brief case and said, "Choose wisely. You only get one"

Derek reached into the briefcase and picked out a Poké Ball. He then said,

"I thought long and hard about this. Mudkip! I Choose you!"

"Good thing you picked Mudkip because, Treecko! I choose you!" Sen says. As Derek went to walk out the door Sen said, "Hold up Derek! How about a battle?"

"You're on!" Derek said.

"Go Treecko" and "Go Mudkip" were screamed simultaneously. The battle began.

"Treecko, use Pound!" Sen shouted.

"Then dodge it and counter with Tackle!" Derek shouted.

Mudkip jumped in the air and Treeko missed, pounding the wall.

"Use Leer and then get him with a Pound." Sen ordered.

Mudkip's defense was lowered and the Pound was a critical hit. Derek then yelled,

"Use Tackle, Mudkip!"

"Dodge it and then finish it up with a Pound!" Sen shouted.

The Pound hit and Mudkip fainted. They both returned their Pokémon to their balls. Derek paid Sen 40 and said,

"Damn it! I'll get you next time. I bet next time we meet I'll have at least four badges and you won't have even one."

"Yeah, we'll see." Sen said.

Derek headed to the door to leave but before he could Professor Birch said,

"Hold on one second Derek. Before I go, I want to give you both some Poké Balls and a Pokédex."

Professor Birch handed both of them five Poké Balls and a Pokédex. Professor Birch said,

"A Poké Ball is a tool used for catching Pokémon. It won't always work though so make sure you weaken a Pokémon before you try to catch it. Also remember that you can only catch wild Pokémon and not other trainer's. A Pokédex is an encyclopedia that automatically records the data of Pokémon that you see or catch. It won't record all of the data just by seeing it. You need to catch the Pokémon for it to record all the data. Where are you two headed?"

"I'm heading to Lavaridge Town for my first Gym Battle. Flannery, the Gym Leader there, specializes in using Fire Type Pokémon which are weak to Water Types like Mudkip." Derek said.

"I'll be heading off to Petalburg City to visit my Uncle Norman who happens to be the Gym Leader there." Sen said.

"Ok. Well if you guys are ever in Littleroot Town stop by my lab." Professor Birch said.

Professor Birch left and went his way. Both Derek and Sen both ran out the door and went on their separate ways.

"Off to Petalburg for my first Gym Battle. This is going to be great." Sen said, and then ran off towards Route 116 to make his way to Rustboro City.