Exbel Woods

Exbel Woods is the third section of the start up before officially entering PMU. The player awakens in a wooded area only to be greeted by a peppy Buneary.

The player is encouraged to follow him/her through a pre-mapped dungeon, leading them through a tutorial, including a chat with Buneary's friend, Slakoth.

No Pokémon are recruitable in this dungeon.

Scenery
There are 3 floors to Exbel Woods. First the entrance, then 3 pre-mapped floors in a maze like pattern full of signs and tips.

Pokemon
''Pokemon in bold are recruitable. Please visit the Recruitable Pokemon page for more information.''
 * Buneary
 * Rattata
 * Sentret
 * Slakoth
 * Starly

NPCs
Buneary: The Buneary has a habit of repeating his/her words in an excited manner, reminding the player of an overexcited child. Throughout the tutorial, she/he would pop in giving random tips to the player.

Slakoth: Slakoth made a minor appearance at the start of the game, helping Buneary demonstrate how to defeat a Pokemon.

Boss
Joey: He is the mini-boss of the dungeon, and is fairly easy to beat. After defeating him, he will request to join your team. Even if you deny him, he will join you anyways! Joey is a reference to Youngster Joey from the second generation maingames (Gold/Silver/Crystal). (Youngster Joey would always call the player to tell him about his awesome Rattata and how it was top percentage.)

Items
Text [Explanation of Items]

Dungeon Objective
The player learns a variety of things that are taught in Exbel Woods.
 * How Traps Work
 * How Stairs Work
 * A Reminder to Read the Rules
 * How to Fight Pokémon
 * How to Use Moves
 * How Recruiting Pokémon Works
 * How Items Work

Tips

 * Do not speed past the text too quickly when entering the dungeon. Your game will freeze if you rush past the text while you are moving in the cutscene. If you happen to crash, just close and reopen PMU. You'll skip the scene entirely, but if you happen to go through the dungeon again or step on the script tiles, the scene will replay from the beginning.

Trivia

 * Exbel Woods, like the Summoner's Platform, only made an appearance in early 2012, as it was highly requested.
 * Exbel Woods is the third section of the start of the game, coming after the Summoner's Platform and Destiny Cavern.
 * Is the only place where a recruitable Pokémon already has a nickname and the only place with a recruitable boss.
 * The same Buneary from Exbel Woods returned in the Easter 2015 event.