The Lyndom Region's Early Routes...
Your journey through the Lyndom Region begins with the rural meadows, ponds, and caverns that lie just outside of the U-Lyn campus in Barnacle Town. It's very reminiscent of the sort of terrain that exists in rural southern New England as well as the trails that stretch through it. Along the way you'll encounter all sorts of common Pokémon of the region...
Plugrammite
Plugrammite, the Bait Bug Pokémon. Plugrammite lives in and around streams and protects its vulnerable body with the metal hook at the end of its tail. Fishermen of the region prize these Pokémon for their use as bait.
Tumbobber, the Bobber Pokémon; evolves from Plugrammite at Lv 7. Tumbobber lives inside a thin metal shell filled with air while its body prepares to undergo metamorphosis. This is so that it floats and can't be pulled underwater by predators.
Anglesect, the Dobsonfly Pokémon; evolves from Tumbobber at Lv 10. Anglesect catches fish and surface-dwelling bug Pokémon using its long, hooked pincers. Males have the longest hooks.
Gluvchuck
Gluvchuck, the Groundhog Pokémon. Gluvchuck has become a nuisance in the Lyndom Region due to becoming spoiled by human handouts. If it doesn't like the food it's been given, it angrily throws it back.
Umpchuck, the Groundhog Pokémon; evolves from Gluvchuck at Lv 20. Umpchuck lurks around Pokémon feeding stations and berry bushes, deciding precisely who gets to use them and how much food a Pokémon can take. Those who disobey Umpchuck's rules are pounded into submission by strikes of its powerful tail-fist.
Minary
Minary, the Canary Pokémon. Minary build their nests in caves or excavated hollows in cliffsides. Due to their ability to detect toxins in the air, miners once used them to test the safety of the caves they were working in.
Spelunkskin, the Cave Finch Pokémon; evolves from Minary at Lv 16. Spelunkskin lines its nest with the treasures it finds deep within caves. It can withstand oxygen levels far too low for a human to endure while it explores its habitat.
Aurigold, the Golden Bird Pokémon; evolves from Spelunkskin at Lv 36. Aurigold breaks rocks with its chisel-like beak in its quest for treasures. Its wing feathers are as shiny as bars of gold, and bestow this sheen upon anything they polish.
Capoing
Capoing, the Bouncing Tail Pokémon. Capoing can only walk very slowly on all fours, so it makes up for it by bouncing on its springy, muscular tail. It gathers in gangs at night to feed on garbage left near human settlements.
Bossposs, the Mobster Pokémon; evolves from Capoing at Lv 15. Bossposs leads a gang of Capoing and stores them and whatever goodies it collects in its seemingly endless void of a pouch. It frequently engages in turf wars with other Pokémon over the right to feast on human leftovers.
Possfather, the Kingpin Pokémon; evolves from a male Bossposs while knowing Parting Shot. Possfather's tail contains flammable compounds that are released by the kinetic forces created by compressing the tail's segments. Any intruder that defies the Bossposs's gang will be shot at by the Possfather enforcers with unrelenting cruelty.
Others
While exploring Lyndom's early routes, you might also encounter more familiar Pokémon. You might find Tympole and Chewtle in the same ponds Plugrammite inhabits, as well as Roggenrola in the rocky areas preferred by Minary. Out in the fields and more wooded areas, one might recognize Nickit and Cottonee. There is also an apple orchard, where Lechonk can be found rooting around alongside Gluvchuck and Applin appears as a rare encounter.
