Caught this on Route 43.
>>56230428Correct, that hasn't changed. There's technically nothing stopping you from going west and exploring those routes (Bill even encourages it now, since he hints that's where you can catch more Eevee), but you'll get stuck when you get to water since you can't use Surf.
>>56230441I always reset the clock at the start of a new session, people could have picked any time or day they want.