Route town is where you start your adventure and train your pokemon up

to the east is a shallow marsh come with skillz
to the west is a dark cave filled with cave dwellers Spooky
to the north is a shallow creek filled with water pokemon
to then south is the road to the next town

inside town:
A marketplace where you can chat to city folk
a dojo where you can hone your skillz
A pokecenter where you can heal your pokemon
a housing agency where you can buy a house
and finally...
a pokemart where you can buy/sell/trade your wares