Mana felt eager to start her adventure. "Alright! We've stalled enough, let's get this show on the road!" She held her fist in the air and struck a pose. Dratini also played along cheerfully. Without any further delay, Mana began slightly jogging back to route 1 and noticed pretty much all the other trainers had left. "At this rate, we're gonna be left in the dust!" She complained to Milo and proceeded to walk quickly. Now that they were on route 1, they had to deal with wild Pokemon. Mana wasn't aware of this.
A wild Pidgey appeared and swooped over Mana, knocking off her hat. She was knocked back, surprised and frantically grabbed her hat. "A-ah, Dratini! Go!" She did what she was familiar with by watching Pokemon fights on TV. Despite that, it was her first time battling. Dratini plopped onto the ground and got into a fighting stance. The wild Pidgey landed on the ground in front of them waited to see what would happen. "Uhm... Dratini, attack!" Mana nervously commanded her Pokemon, realizing she doesn't even know attack names. As Dratini was about to attack, the Pidgey lifted itself from the ground and used Gust. Mana covered her face with her arm to prevent the dirt from flying to her eyes. Dratini was pushed back, began on her own, and used thunder wave to paralyze the Pidgey. At that moment, she began attacking.
Mana took the opportunity to throw a Pokeball and wait to hear the final beep. Pidgey was caught. She leaped with joy and spun around with Dratini. She quickly released Pidgey from the Pokeball to record his data and then return him again. "Did you see that?!" She excitedly asked Milo and continued on route 1 cheerfully. After arriving into Viridian City, she stopped by a Pokemart to buy some supplies.