That's too young to even have a starter Pokemon, so I'm guessing he just avoided the tall grass.~ But seriously, the environment that he was in is just not ver

That's too young to even have a starter Pokemon, so I'm guessing he just avoided the tall grass.~ But seriously, the environment that he was in is just not very dangerous. Sure, Hokkaido can get cold at night, but it's late Spring now. The biggest danger would have been from waterborne diseases and wild animals, and the latter mostly avoid humans, even the snack-sized ones.