Down on the Farm: The First Year

is a TV movie and the prequel and pilot to the TV series, Down on the Farm.

Synopsis
Four months after Madi turned eighteen, she sets off on her own and moves from her house in Bunker Desert, USA to Ephraim, Utah, taking Papa John along. Madi adjusts to her new home and she meets her farm animals and neighbors. With the country fair coming up, Madi becomes interested in crop-growing contest and wants to win a prize for growing a large tomato. Will she take the prize?

Plot
The film starts with Madi driving a moving truck with Papa John on her lap. It it revealed that she gave away her Pokémon to Mohn, who will be watching over them at Poké Pelago. The truck stops at a house, and Madi brings in her boxes. After Madi unpacks everything, she goes outside, where she meets Brutus.