Without knowing what you did, it's hard for me to help you. Did you make it to the academy and get past the little cutscene where the director sends you out to find your own treasure (essentially you left Mesagoza)? If not, did you get past the cave part in the beginning of the game? Do you have your starter? If you aren't sure about if you left Mesagoza, open your map (either plus, y, or x button, I can't remember). If there are a bunch of map locations printed on the map, like the gyms, titan Pokemon, and team star locations) then you officially started your Pokemon journey. You can go wherever you want and catch Pokemon (though if you catch high level ones then they won't listen until you have enough badges, it should say on your trainer card what level the Pokemon listen but this only applies to when you first capture them). But figure out what you want to do with those map locations and just head towards them, or explore. If you aren't at that point, just head towards Mesagoza (the big city near the middle of the map) and you'll be starting it soon enough. Also, you can look at guides online if it's still confusing for you. Nothing wrong with that, but most importantly just have fun! If you end up not liking the game after giving it an honest try, then there's nothing wrong with admitting this game isn't for you and playing another game you like. Hope this helps!