After dropping off Wally back at his house now that he was a Pokémon Trainer, Brendan and May continued on their journey to Rustboro City. The road there required cutting through the dark Petalburg Woods which was teeming with Bug Pokémon. While Brendan seemed just fine on the walk, May was shivering with every step. Due to the tall trees and surplus of foliage, sunlight was barely able to crack through from the sky. Because this, it was hard for them to see what kind of Pokémon they would run into. That only made the forest creepier for May to walk through. "Try it," Brendan suggested.