The Route Themes of Journey Beginnings

As is true time and time again, the main series of Pokémon games have many unique and memorable themes or music pieces from different situations. One of those situations is the "beginning of the journey", when a Trainer starts to venture out of the hometown - wherever that may be - and takes the initial steps of the journey into the first routes of the region, sometimes designated as "Route 1" or a variation thereof. The themes are therefore second in line after the "hometown themes" that many will also recognize.

Considering most of the pieces, they're at times bright and at times bouncy, while also being optimistic or at the least hopeful. And they have to be, for after all, they mark the initial steps of a Trainer into what may be the "great big unknown", even for Trainers who know what to expect after playing past games or by a preview of what's to come. They have to be able to draw in Trainers to initiate what ought to be a great journey.

In recent memory, three of these themes have become or remained popular. Those themes are of the first generation (Kanto), fourth generation (Sinnoh), and the eighth generation (Galar). The first two of these are particularly bouncy and bright, while the last one is simply bright and hopeful. The first of these is ever-popular, while the others are popular because of recent releases featuring the regions.

The journey of a Pokémon Trainer is potentially a long one from from wherever it is they might begin, and it would be helpful to pep up Trainers as early as possible on that journey. And that happens rightfully on the very first leg of their journey, as accompanied by musical themes that are as memorable as they are indicative of great futures.

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