He had no choice but to leave. There were too many people here-elderly people, married couples, dating couples, and everyone else-and hardly any Pokémon to be seen. After all, apart from those naturally friendly ones that liked being around people, most wild Pokémon avoided humans whenever they could. Although, if there was only one person, these Pokémon would not mind making the human get out of their way instead, so many people were a deterrent in themselves. Besides, some people had let their own Pokémon out, so the wild Pokémon fled whenever they could and were basically impossible to find. Heath also knew it would be difficult to find what he was looking for here, so after reporting to the League staff, signing an agreement, and receiving a tracking device, he left the safe zone.
The League had made thorough preparations. Leaving the safe zone was allowed, but it required signing a life-and-death waiver and wearing a tracking device. This was not required in Viridian City, since the death rate there was not very high, but quite a few people had died at Meteor Falls. The League issued warning after warning, but it still could not stop people's desire to explore, so it had adopted this measure. Heath did not mind. He was fairly confident in his strength, and with Mew here as well, it was practically impossible for anything to happen to him. There were no Pokémon in the Hoenn Region stronger than his own.
After leaving the safe zone, Heath saw quite a few unusual sights. The oddly shaped rocks made him take several extra looks, and there were crystals here too. Heath even picked up a crystal that looked like Groudon, which was rather interesting. As he kept walking, though, he realized he seemed to have reached