Destiny Cavern

The start of the game for a couple years, until the addition of the Summoner's Platform. This is the area where the player chooses his or her Pokemon starter. Each crystal signifies which Pokemon cavern type it leads to. There are 4 starters in each of the 7 chambers.

Into the Crystal
After stepping into the crystal, the player awakens in a wooded map leading to a tutorial in the ''Exbel Woods. ''

Trivia

 * Destiny Cavern used to be the start of the game
 * Now there is a section before and after D.C. before the player is able to enter the overworld.
 * In 2011, the individual chambers used to use the same tiles as the main chamber.
 * The area before Destiny Cavern is called Summoner's Platform
 * Technically, Togepi (and the rest of it's Family) is now a Fairy Type, but it is still included as a Normal Type Starter.