>>21857042A broom; funnily that's asked often enough that it's in the FAQ for the hack.
>>21856982Professor Cedar finds me and takes me to his lab; years have passed since the intro (where I was told I'm too young) and I'm now old enough to get my own.
Our starter choices are Growlithe, Staryu, and Exeggcute. I go with Staryu because I always take the Water-type out of habit, and my rival takes Exeggcute to battle me. It knows Barrage so it's not the fairest of fights but Staryu, uh, finds a way.
I'm given an item called a Shiny Ring by one of Cedar's Aides. One thing to notice is the Bag now gives descriptions of items by choosing the "info" option; the Shiny Ring, when put at the top of the bag slot, raises the chance of finding wild shines to 1/64.
The wild encounter music is more badass than it has a right to be; I would've saved it for the Gym Leader music in fact.
https://soundcloud.com/huderlem/new-wild-battle-2Rather than Oak's Parcel, I have to give medicine to the old man that blocks the road in Gen I (this time in Jade Village -- "A gem amongst many!", and then talk to Oak while waiting for the old man to get up. I now have the Pokédex and can go on my journey.
>night passes (I assume it's based off an in-game timer)>the music in all outdoor places slows slightly save battles>there's a small chance of wild Pokémon being asleep like in Gen II in treesI'm a sucker for little details like these.