>>42185570At least Elm gave player their starter and few items and plot clues, also his nerdy, slightly awkward persona worked with it... and i genuively enjoyed visiting his home in Crystal
According to piece of his work on PC in his home, nobody previously witnessed birth of Pokemon and this is why our quest to hatch Togepi is such an important thing. Sadly this part was retconed and downplayed in remakes. 
