First Steppe

First Steppe (Japanese: ふりだしの草原 Beginning Grassland) is a area in Pokémon Quest. It is a part of Tumblecube Island. It is the first area the player encounters. Completing all of its stages unlocks Gloomy Grove and Backforth Brook and rewards the player with the Prolific Statue which increases experience gained from expeditions by 1.5 times for Pokémon up to level 5.

It is a wide open plain, decorated with trees, rocks, ponds, and several plateaus. The First Steppe is predominately populated by Normal-type Pokémon, though several Bug-types are also present.

The stages of this area have a bonus type of Fighting, giving Pokémon of that type a boost to their HP and Attack when playing these stages.

When the player lands their boat on Tumblecube Island, they arrive in this area. They send out MoBee ahead, passing by a number of Pokémon, including Rattata, Raticate, Pidgey, Caterpie, Magikarp, Meowth, Nidoran♂, and Nidoran♀. MoBee short circuits and crashes soon after, but the player restarts MoBee, and it flies once more. MoBee suggests befriending one of the Pokémon in a clearing up ahead: a Squirtle, Bulbasaur, Charmander, Pikachu, or a Eevee. Afterward, the team embarks on the first expedition.

Following said expedition, the player finds a clearing somewhere in the area and sets up a base camp, docking their boat next to it. From this base, the player and MoBee embark on many more expeditions on Tumblecube Island.

Tutorial

This stage is played directly after starting the game, and cannot be played a second time. As such, the only Pokémon allowed in is the chosen first partner Pokémon, it doesn't have a recommended Team Strength, and there is no means to determine if the bonus type applies.

Pokémon		Encounter rate
	Pidgey	100%
	Rattata	100%
Boss
	Rattata	100%

Stage 1-1

Enemy strength: 200

Pokémon		Encounter rate
	Pidgey	Varies
	Rattata	Varies
Boss
	Meowth	100%

Stage 1-2

Enemy strength: 650

Pokémon		Encounter rate
	Caterpie	Varies
	Weedle	Varies
Boss
	Metapod	50%
	Kakuna	50%

Stage 1-3

Enemy strength: 750

Pokémon		Encounter rate
	Charmander	Varies
	Pidgey	Varies
	Spearow	Varies
	Vulpix	Varies
	Growlithe	Varies
Boss
	Pidgeotto	76.67%
	Abra	20.00%
	Eevee	3.33%

Boss

Enemy strength: 850

• Wave 1: 3 Pokémon
• Wave 2: 1 Pokemon - Calls for help - 6 Pokémon after
• Wave 3: 1 Pokémon - More Pokémon - 2 Pokémon - More Pokémon - 2 Pokémon - More Pokémon - 3 Pokémon
• Wave 4: Boss - 1 Pokémon - Surrounded - 3 Pokémon

Pokémon		Encounter rate
	Pidgey	Varies
	Rattata	Varies
	Spearow	Varies
	Meowth	Varies
	Doduo	Varies
Boss
	Raticate	100%

In other languages

Locations in Pokémon Quest
• Gloomy Grove • Backforth Brook Parched Peak • Belly Button Cave • Pincushion Plain Miasma Moor • Hushed Highlands • Nightlight Nook Farside Fjord • Chamber of Legends • Happenstance Island

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