Littleroot Town

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Littleroot Town ミシロタウン Mishiro Town "A town that can't be shaded any hue."

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Map description Basking amid vibrant nature, this simple town is not shaded with any one hue.

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Connecting locations   ↑ Route 101   Littleroot Town

Location Location of Littleroot Town in Hoenn.

Littleroot Town (Japanese: ミシロタウン Mishiro Town) is located in southwestern Hoenn. It is where players of the Hoenn-based games start their Pokémon journeys. Hoenn's region-exclusive professor, Professor Birch, has a laboratory in the town that he uses for research on Pokémon.

The only exit of the town is north, which leads to Route 101 and Oldale Town beyond.

Places of interest

Professor Birch's Lab

In the southwest corner of town is Professor Birch's Laboratory. Here, Pokémon Trainers just beginning their quest can receive either a Treecko, Torchic, or Mudkip from Professor Birch. Instead of obtaining the player's starter Pokémon here, the player must gain it on Route 101 while saving Professor Birch during the storyline. Professor Birch's assistant often looks after the laboratory by himself because Professor Birch likes doing field work instead of being inside his laboratory. Professor Birch's house is also located in the northeast (if player character is male) or northwest (if player character is female). In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the player can use the cardboard boxes in Birch's lab to change Rotom's form.

Player's house

Inside the player's bedroom

This is the house where the player lives before beginning his/her journey. The game begins with him or her moving into Littleroot from the Johto region. The male character lives in the house on the left, while the female character lives in the house on the right. The player's mother lives here, while Norman, the player's father, drops by and stays a while. After the player obtains his/her starter Pokémon on Route 101, going home and talking to his/her mother will fully rest/restore all of the player's Pokémon, just like a Pokémon Center.

There are two levels, the first being a living room and kitchen area, while upstairs on the second level is where the player's bedroom is located. It contains a clock that the player must set at the start of the game to keep track of the time, a Nintendo GameCube with a Game Boy Advance hooked up to it as a controller, and a PC to store items and Pokémon. The rug can be decorated with Poké Dolls.

Rival's house

Brendan lives in the house on the left, while May lives in the house on the right. The rival's house is similar to the player's house. As the rival is the son/daughter of Prof. Birch, it is also his residence.

Role

Delta Episode

During the Delta Episode, immediately after the player resumes the game after entering the Hall of Fame for the first time, the player's parents are talking about their upcoming plans. Despite already buying a Pair of Tickets to see a star show in Mossdeep City, Norman has to be at the Petalburg Gym that day, so he is unable to go. When the player goes downstairs, Norman gives the player the Pair of Tickets, and suggests they invite their neighbor Brendan/May to go with them.

Upon stepping outside, Zinnia meets the player for the first time and briefly introduces herself.

Upon entering Brendan/May's house, the player's neighbor exclaims that Zinnia has stolen their Key Stone; despite their attempt to battle her, Zinnia's Pokémon were too strong. The player's neighbor then mentions that Zinnia has said "Petalburg's next".

Demographics

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, Littleroot Town's population is 8 (excluding the player and the rival). This makes it the smallest town in Hoenn.

Pokémon Emerald

In Pokémon Emerald, Littleroot Town's population is 9 (excluding the player and the rival).

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Littleroot Town's population is 8 (excluding the player and the rival).

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Pokédex	From Birch in his lab, after the player defeats Brendan/May for the first time	R  S  E  OR  AS
	Poké Ball ×5	From Brendan/May in Birch's lab, after the player receives their Pokédex	R  S  E
	Poké Ball ×10	From Brendan/May in Birch's lab, after the player receives their Pokédex	OR  AS
	Running Shoes	From the player's mother in the player's house, after getting the Pokédex	R  S  E
	Amulet Coin	From the player's mother in the player's house, after defeating Norman in a Gym battle	R  S  E  OR  AS
	S.S. Ticket	From Norman in the player's house, after entering the Hall of Fame for the first time	R  S  E
	S.S. Ticket	From Norman in the player's house, after completing the Delta Episode	OR  AS
	Pair of Tickets	From Norman in the player's house, after entering the Hall of Fame for the first time	OR  AS
	Oval Charm	From Birch in his lab, after completing the Hoenn Pokédex	OR  AS
	Shiny Charm	From Birch in his lab, after completing the National Pokédex	OR  AS
	National Pokédex	From Birch in his lab, after entering the Hall of Fame	E
	National Pokédex	From Birch in his lab, after defeating or capturing GroudonOR/KyogreAS	OR  AS
	Mewtwonite X	West of Birch's lab, after defeating or capturing GroudonOR/KyogreAS	OR  AS
	Latiasite	From the player's mother after completing the Delta Episode	OR
	Latiosite	From the player's mother after completing the Delta Episode	AS

Pokémon

Generation III

In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, no Pokémon can be found or obtained here, as Professor Birch gives the player their starter Pokémon on Route 101. In Pokémon Emerald, Professor Birch hands the player one of the Johto starters after completing the regional Pokédex.

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Gift Pokémon
Chikorita	R		S		E		Gift	5	One
Cyndaquil	R		S		E		Gift	5	One
Totodile	R		S		E		Gift	5	One
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Appearance

Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	Omega Ruby	Alpha Sapphire

In the anime

Littleroot Town in the anime

In the anime, Littleroot Town is first seen in Get the Show on the Road!, it is where Ash meets May and Professor Birch and Joshua for the first time while trying to save his Pikachu. May, who lives in Petalburg City, comes to get her starter Pokémon, Torchic. It is also the hometown of Harrison.

Littleroot Town in the anime is shown as quite a large town with a couple of tall buildings and towers. The anime also depicts Littleroot Town as having a port, despite being clearly landlocked in the maps of the games. Professor Birch's laboratory is located in the forested outskirt of Littleroot Town.

In the manga

Littleroot Town in Pokémon Adventures

Littleroot Town in Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Ruby and his family moved from Johto to Littleroot Town during the beginning of the Ruby & Sapphire arc.

In the Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire manga

Littleroot Town appeared in I Won't Let You Lead!!. A fishing hole was located there where Red and his Pokémon challenged Professor Birch to various contests and lost to them all.

Trivia

• Littleroot's Japanese motto is どんな いろにも そまらない まち "A town that can't be shaded any hue".
• The town's motto is a reference to how in Red, Blue, and Yellow all the towns were named after colors, and how the games of Generations I and II caused the towns to be shaded in one color so as to preserve the palette.
• The television inside the player's house plays a different program than the others. When walking up to it, it says "There is a movie on TV. Two men are dancing on a big piano keyboard.", whereas any other TV in Hoenn will say "MOM/DAD might like this program..........................."
  • The movie playing in the player's house is most likely Big, as it has a famous scene where the main character (played by Tom Hanks) dances on a giant piano keyboard with his boss (played by Robert Loggia).
• As Hoenn coincides with Kyushu, the location of Littleroot coincides with the city of Sasebo.

Name origin

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ミシロタウン Mishiro Town	Possibly from 未 mi (not yet) and 白 shiro (white). May also come from 三 mi (three), referencing the third generation.
English	Littleroot Town	Literally "little root".
French	Bourg-en-Vol	From bourg, burg, and envol, the start of a flight.
German	Wurzelheim	From Wurzel, root, and the suffix -heim, home.
Italian	Albanova	Old-fashioned form for alba nuova, new dawn.
Spanish	Villa Raíz Pueblo Raíz Chica *	From raíz, root.
Korean	미로마을 Miro Maeul	미로 (miro) means labyrinth.
Chinese (Mandarin)	未白鎮／未白镇 Wèibái Zhèn	From its Japanese name. 未白 (wèibái) can either mean "not yet white" or "not white."

Hoenn
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