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In Japanese, Pallet Town used to be named Masshiro Town. The name was changed to Pallet Town (Japanese: マサラタウン ''Masara Town'') as a result of a local referendum, after Pallet Oak (Japanese: オーキド・マサラ ''Masara Ohkido'') got the 931st place in the ranking, the first Pokémon Trainer from the town to make into the top 1000. A bronze statue of him was also erected in the town square, and he was elected the mayor of Pallet Town. The town square also has a bell that rings at 9 AM. It is unknown if the bell rings some other time as well. | In Japanese, Pallet Town used to be named Masshiro Town. The name was changed to Pallet Town (Japanese: マサラタウン ''Masara Town'') as a result of a local referendum, after Pallet Oak (Japanese: オーキド・マサラ ''Masara Ohkido'') got the 931st place in the ranking, the first Pokémon Trainer from the town to make into the top 1000. A bronze statue of him was also erected in the town square, and he was elected the mayor of Pallet Town. The town square also has a bell that rings at 9 AM. It is unknown if the bell rings some other time as well. | ||
Pallet Town has had successive generations of mayors from the Oak family, who have been | Pallet Town has had successive generations of mayors from the Oak family, who have been revered in the town. [[Professor Oak]] is the great-great-grandson of Pallet Oak. Professor Oak is the youngest of three brothers. His eldest brother is the current mayor, and the second eldest runs the Pallet Town post office. Professor Oak's grandson is [[Gary Oak]]. | ||
It may be implied that Professor Oak's great-great-grandfather Pallet Oak was an accomplished Pokémon Trainer before the invention of [[Poké Ball]]s and the existence of the term "Pokémon" or "Pocket Monsters", since Poké Balls were created in 1925 and this name for those creatures was created after Poké Balls. | It may be implied that Professor Oak's great-great-grandfather Pallet Oak was an accomplished Pokémon Trainer before the invention of [[Poké Ball]]s and the existence of the term "Pokémon" or "Pocket Monsters", since Poké Balls were created in 1925 and this name for those creatures was created after Poké Balls. | ||