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Pallet Town

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Pallet Town (Japanese: マサラタウン Masara Town) is where players of Generation I games, as well as several other notable trainers, start their Pokémon journeys in Kanto. It is based on Machida, Tokyo, Satoshi Tajiri's hometown; but its location on the map better corresponds to somewhere in the Shizuoka Prefecture.

The town in the video games is located in western Kanto, nestled between Route 1 to the north and Route 21, a water route, to the south.

Places of interest

Professor Oak's Lab

Main article: Professor Oak's Laboratory

In the southeast corner of town is Professor Oak's Lab. Here, Pokémon trainers just beginning their quest can receive either a Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle from Professor Oak. The exception to this was for Ash Ketchum, who got Pikachu from Oak because he woke up late the day he was supposed to get his Trainer's License.

Player's House

In Generations I and III, this house is where the player lives before beginning their journey. The player's mother lives here, and after the player has left town for the first time, going home and talking to her will fully rest/restore all of the player's Pokémon, just like a Pokémon Center.

Rival's House

In Generation III, the sister of the rival in his/her house will help the player to comb his/her Pokémon. The Pokémon's happiness will be raised.

Items

Generations I and III

Key items

Pokémon

Generation I

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Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate


Gift Pokémon


  Bulbasaur R B Y Oak's lab 5 Starter Pokémon


  Charmander R B Y Oak's lab 5 Starter Pokémon


  Squirtle R B Y Oak's lab 5 Starter Pokémon


  Pikachu R B Y Oak's lab 5 Starter Pokémon
Surfing and Fishing


  Magikarp R B Y Old Rod 5 100%


  Poliwag R B Y Good Rod 10 50%


  Goldeen R B Y Good Rod 10 50%


  Poliwag R B Y Super Rod 15 50%


  Tentacool R B Y Super Rod 15 50%


  Tentacool R B Y Super Rod 10-20 40%


  Staryu R B Y Super Rod 5-10 60%


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.

Generation II

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Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
All times


  Tentacool G S C Surfing 30-39 90%


  Tentacruel G S C Surfing 35-39 10%


  Magikarp G S C Old Rod 10 85%


  Tentacool G S C Old Rod 10 15%


  Magikarp G S C Good Rod 20 35%


  Tentacool G S C Good Rod 20 35%


  Chinchou G S C Good Rod 20 20%


  Shellder G S C Good Rod 20 10%


  Chinchou G S C Super Rod 40 40%


  Shellder G S C Super Rod 40 30%


  Tentacruel G S C Super Rod 40 20%


  Lanturn G S C Super Rod 40 10%


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.

Generation III

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Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate


Gift Pokémon


  Bulbasaur FR LG Oak's lab 5 Starter Pokémon


  Charmander FR LG Oak's lab 5 Starter Pokémon


  Squirtle FR LG Oak's lab 5 Starter Pokémon
Surfing and Fishing


  Tentacool FR LG Surfing 5-40 100%


  Magikarp FR LG Old Rod 5 100%


  Horsea FR LG Good Rod 5-15 60%


  Krabby FR LG Good Rod 5-15 60%


  Krabby FR LG Good Rod 5-15 20%


  Horsea FR LG Good Rod 5-15 20%


  Magikarp FR LG Good Rod 5-15 20%


  Shellder FR LG Super Rod 15-25 40%


  Staryu FR LG Super Rod 15-25 40%


  Horsea FR LG Super Rod 15-25 40%


  Krabby FR LG Super Rod 15-25 40%


  Gyarados FR LG Super Rod 15-25 15%


  Seadra FR LG Super Rod 25-35 4%


  Kingler FR LG Super Rod 25-35 4%


  Psyduck FR LG Super Rod 25-35 1%


  Slowpoke FR LG Super Rod 25-35 1%


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.

Trainers

Generation I

Pokémon Red, Green and Blue

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If the player chose Charmander: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody11 Template:PartyFooter

If the player chose Squirtle: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody11 Template:PartyFooter

Pokémon Yellow

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Generation III

If the player chose Bulbasaur: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody31 Template:PartyFooter

If the player chose Charmander: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody31 Template:PartyFooter

If the player chose Squirtle: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody31 Template:PartyFooter

Trainer Tips

FireRed/LeafGreen

Trainer Tips
Press start to open the menu!

In the Anime

Pallet Town is the home town of the main character Ash Ketchum and his rival Gary Oak. As in the games, Professor Oak's Laboratory is located in Pallet Town.

In the Pokémon Special manga

In the Red, Green & Blue chapter Pallet Town is visited in the rounds Glimpse of the Glow, Bulbasaur, Come Home! and The Secret of Kangaskhan for being the hometown of the main character Red and the place where Professor Oak's Laboratory is located. The town also has a forest where Red and Green sees a Mew. Later, the entire townspeople are kidnapped and held hostage in Silph Co. Near the end of the series, it is revealed that Blue also was born in Pallet Town.

In the FRLG chapter of Special, Red and Green are attacked by a Deoxys here.

Trivia

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Pallet Town in Generation I.
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Pallet Town in Generation II.
  • The town's motto is a reference to the color-named cities of Kanto.
  • The town's Japanese motto is マサラは まっしろ はじまりのいろ.
  • In Generation II, the town's slogan is A Tranquil Setting of Peace and Purity.
  • Aside from Ash Ketchum, other notable trainers who have left Pallet Town include Gary Oak, Gilbert, Red and Green. In the Pokémon Special manga, Pallet Town is famous for being the hometown of many great trainers, including Professor Oak.
    • Besides those stated above, there are two other trainers that live in Pallet Town. These are the trainers that began their journey on the same day as Ash Ketchum and received either Bulbasaur or Charmander as their starter Pokémon. It is unknown if they will ever appear in the anime or if they've already appeared but never stated so.
  • Although this town is quite small in the video games, it is shown as a somewhat large town in the anime and manga.

In other languages

Language Name Origin
Japanese マサラタウン May have been taken from 真っ新 (massara), meaning brand new.[1]
English Pallet Town A palette is a set of colors, used in various means.
French Bourg Palette From bourg, village, and palette
German Alabastia From Alabaster
Italian Biancavilla From bianco white, and villa, estate
Spanish Pueblo Paleta Paleta means palette.
Korean 태초마을
Chinese (Mandarin) 眞新鎮/真新镇
Chinese (Cantonese) 純白鎮

References


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  This article is part of Project Cities and Towns, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on every city and town in the Pokémon world.
  1. ↑ Yahoo! dictionary
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