Get to know your pokemon before you go. Bonding Time

You and Eevee step out of the professors lab overlooking your town and then turn to look at each other.

"So what do you want to do?" you ask, she gives a look of surprised confusion. You point out to the town below before continuing "ok so over there is the park, down there is the convenience store, off in the distance is the road leading to the next town and THAT is the town's GYM!" you say with hometown pride, "... we're not ready for that." you say with a smile.

You do a little bit of everything like a walk in the park, ice cream from the convenience store and you do visit the gym just to get a sense of what its llike to be in one. Moans and grunts can be heard in the distance, maybe there is a battle going on already?

You leave the gym and continue to spend time together getting to know each other a little more, you do all the talking while she makes gesture while only ever saying "VEE". Then you finally end up at the road that leads out of town and to the next one.