The player starts in Hawthorne Woods with 8000$ and can choose between 2 characters(Alto and ???), the game has multiple difficulty levels to choose from, including a normal and a Nuzlocke mode.
The player needs to enter the house to the west to progress. The old man is out of tea and will ask you to head north to Nocturne Town and ask your parents wether they still have some left.
new quest:A Lesson in Destiny
new objective: Meet the Soothsayer for tea
new objective: Collect tea bags from mom
new objective: visit the lab
In Nocturne Town, the player can collect tea bags from their mother and has to bring them back to the Soothsayer
new objective: bring the tea bags back to the Soothsayer
In the lab, the player meets Tim, Professor Lotus's assistant, (as she had an urgent errand in Tranquillo Town and have not arrived back yet), and can choose their Starter Pokemon
new Quest: Life Like Lotus
In Tranquillo Town, there will be a suspicious tradesman on the main square, he will be trying to sell fake evolutionary stones to the crowd, but is chased away by the police. the player will meet Professor Lotus and Farmer Terence here. There is also a sidequest in the Pokécenter. The east exit is locked by construction workers
new Quest: Swindler Shenanigans
sidequest: A Fighting Feud
After finding the escaped Swindler, Professor Lotus will invite the player to the Poké Center and give them a Pokédex. The construction workers are now gone, and you can advance to Route 2.
new quest: Trinita Challenge