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. A person will block off this exit until the player has met Brendan/May in the house opposite the player's own.

Slogan

A town that can't be shaded any hue. (Japanese: どんな　いろにも　そまらない　まち A town that can't be shaded any hue.)

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 first partner 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

Main article: Player's house → Hoenn

Inside the player's bedroom

This is the house where the player lives before beginning their journey. The game begins with the player moving into Littleroot from the Johto region aboard a moving truck. The male character lives in the house on the left, while the female character lives in the house on the right. The player's Mom lives here, while Norman, the player's father, drops by and stays a while. After the player obtains their first partner Pokémon on Route 101, going home and talking to their mother will fully 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. In Generation III, 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. A Potion is stored in the PC and can be withdrawn as soon as the player first uses it. The rug can be decorated with Poké Dolls. In Generation VI, the clock is set to the correct time automatically by interacting with it, the GameCube has been replaced by a Wii U with a GamePad, there is no PC, and no dolls can be placed into the room.

The TV found here is the only one in Hoenn to detail the current broadcast, specifically a movie on TV wherein two men are dancing on a big piano keyboard.

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
	PokéNav Plus	Automatically obtained at the start of the game	OR  AS
	AreaNav	Automatically obtained at the start of the game	OR  AS
	Running Shoes	Automatically obtained at the start of the game	OR  AS
	Potion	Automatically obtained at the start of the game	OR  AS
	Pokédex	From Professor Birch in his lab, after defeating Brendan/May for the first time	R  S  E  OR  AS
	Poké Ball ×5	From Brendan/May in Professor Birch's lab, after receiving the Pokédex	R  S  E
	Poké Ball ×10	From Brendan/May in Professor Birch's lab, after receiving the Pokédex	OR  AS
	Running Shoes	From the player's mother outside the player's house, after receiving the Pokédex	R  S  E
	Amulet Coin	From the player's mother in the player's house, after defeating Norman	R  S  E  OR  AS
	National Pokédex	From Professor Birch in his lab, after defeating or capturing GroudonOR/KyogreAS	OR  AS
	Mewtwonite X	In the southwest corner of the town, after defeating or capturing GroudonOR/KyogreAS	OR  AS
	S.S. Ticket	From Norman in the player's house, after entering the Hall of Fame	R  S  E
	Pair of Tickets	From Norman in the player's house, after entering the Hall of Fame	OR  AS
	National Pokédex	From Professor Birch in his lab, after entering the Hall of Fame	E
	S.S. Ticket	From Norman in the player's house, after completing the Delta Episode	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
	Oval Charm	From Professor Birch in his lab, after completing the Hoenn Pokédex	OR  AS
	Shiny Charm	From Professor Birch in his lab, after completing the National Pokédex	OR  AS

Pokémon

Generation III

In Pokémon Emerald, Professor Birch hands the player one of the Johto first partner Pokémon 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 leadup to the Silver Conference, Ash and his friends met Harrison, who mentioned that he was from Littleroot Town, in Pop Goes the Sneasel.

Littleroot Town first appeared at the very end of Hoenn Alone. Upon arrival into Littleroot Town's port, Jessie indicated that she had been to the town sometime before and referred to it as "the city whose colors will never change", though she didn't elaborate further.

In Get the Show on the Road!, Ash met Professor Birch and May here for the first time while trying to save his Pikachu from an electrical overcharge it had received during a recent encounter with Team Rocket. Ironically, Team Rocket also ended up accidentally curing Pikachu while trying to capture him with their electricity-absorbing mecha. May had traveled from her home in Petalburg City to Littleroot to choose a first partner Pokémon from Professor Birch. She eventually chose Torchic.

Littleroot Town's port was seen again in A Six Pack Attack!. At the end of the episode, Ash and his friends boarded a boat from the port towards Fortree City.

Ash and Brock used the port to leave Hoenn for Kanto in The Scheme Team.

In Rivals: Today and Tomorrow!, Sawyer revealed that he had received his Treecko from Professor Birch in Littleroot Town.

In Goodbye, Friend!, Ash and Goh traveled to Littleroot Town to document the migratory patterns of the Beautifly in the area. Seeing how well his Raboot enjoyed its time with the local Pokémon, Goh almost ended up releasing it there, but changed his mind at the last moment before departure.

In the anime, Littleroot Town is a waterfront location, complete with a port, and is shown as quite a large town with mainly tall buildings and towers. In Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, it didn't have a Pokémon Center, but one was later revealed to have been built there in Pokémon Journeys: The Series.

Professor Birch's laboratory is located in the forested outskirts of Littleroot Town. The site consists of a main arch-shaped building and two smaller, separate structures on either side. The separate structure on the right includes a spare room where Ash watched Pikachu recover overnight.

Gallery

Pokémon Center	Train station	Professor Birch's laboratory

In the manga

Littleroot Town in Pokémon Adventures

Littleroot Town in Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire

Pokémon Adventures

Ruby & Sapphire arc

Ruby and his family moved from Johto to Littleroot Town in Creeping Past Cacnea, although Ruby ran away from home as soon as the moving had been completed, intending to win every Contest in the Hoenn region as a protest to his father's demands to have him do battle training instead of Contests.

Like the rest of southern Hoenn, Littleroot Town was flooded following Kyogre's awakening in The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon III.

Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire

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

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Littleroot Town in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Pokémon in Littleroot Town Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Swablu		Roaring Skies		73/108	Emerald Break		059/078
		BREAKthrough		124/162	XY-P Promotional cards		116/XY-P
Other related cards
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Professor Birch's Observations	Su	Primal Clash		134/160	Tidal Storm		067/070

Trivia

• As Hoenn coincides with Kyushu, the location of Littleroot coincides with the city of Sasebo.
• 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).
• Littleroot Town is the first starting town, in the games, to:
  • Only have one exit out of town.
  • Not be surrounded by a body of water.

Name origin

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ミシロタウン Mishiro Town	Possibly from 未 mi (not yet) and 白 shiro (white)
English, Danish	Littleroot Town	From little and root
German	Wurzelheim	From Wurzel (root) and the town suffix -heim (home)
Spanish	Villa Raíz	From villa (small town) and raíz (root)
	Pueblo Raíz Chica*	From raíz (root) and chica (small)
French	Bourg-en-Vol	From bourg (market town) and envol (takeoff)
Italian	Albanova	From alba nuova (new dawn) and possibly alba (Latin for white)
Korean	미로마을 Miro Maeul	From a contraction of its Japanese name or 미로 (迷路) miro (labyrinth)
Chinese (Mandarin)	未白鎮 / 未白镇 Wèibái Zhèn	From its Japanese name
Chinese (Cantonese)	未白鎮 Meihbaahk Jan
Norwegian	Littlerootby	From its English name
Polish	Littleroot* Miasto Littleroot*	From its English name
Brazilian Portuguese	Cidade de Littleroot Cidade de Radícula*	From its English name From radícula (litte root)
Russian	Литтлрут Таун Littlrut Taun Город Литлрут Gorod Litlrut	Transcription of its English name From its English name
Swedish	Littlerootstaden	From its English name
Vietnamese	Thị trấn Mishiro	Transcription of its Japanese name

Hoenn
Settlements Littleroot Town • Oldale Town • Petalburg City • Rustboro City • Dewford Town • Slateport City • Mauville City • Verdanturf Town Fallarbor Town • Lavaridge Town • Fortree City • Lilycove City • Mossdeep City • Sootopolis City • Pacifidlog Town • Ever Grande City Battle Frontier • Battle Resort Routes 101 • 102 • 103 • 104 • 105 • 106 • 107 • 108 • 109 • 110 • 111 • 112 • 113 • 114 • 115 • 116 • 117 • 118 119 • 120 • 121 • 122 • 123 • 124 • 125 • 126 • 127 • 128 • 129 • 130 • 131 • 132 • 133 • 134 • Underwater Landmarks Petalburg Woods • Rusturf Tunnel • Island Cave • Granite Cave • Abandoned Ship • Sea Mauville • Oceanic Museum Seaside Cycling Road • Trick House • Mauville Game Corner • New Mauville • Trainer Hill • Desert Ruins • Mirage Tower • Fiery Path Jagged Pass • Mt. Chimney • Desert Underpass • Meteor Falls • Weather Institute • Scorched Slab • Ancient Tomb • Safari Zone • Mt. Pyre Lilycove Museum • Shoal Cave • Team Aqua Hideout • Team Magma Hideout (Lilycove • Jagged Pass) • Mossdeep Space Center • Seafloor Cavern Cave of Origin • Mirage Island • Sky Pillar • Victory Road • Pokémon League • Sealed Chamber • Artisan Cave • Altering Cave • Southern Island Marine Cave • Terra Cave • Contest Hall • Battle Maison • Battle Tower • Battle Tent • Secret Islet • Secret Meadow • Secret Shore Mirage spots Mirage Caves • Mirage Forests • Mirage Islands • Mirage Mountains Crescent Isle • Fabled Cave • Gnarled Den • Nameless Cavern • Pathless Plain • Trackless Forest Access to Birth Island • Faraway Island • Navel Rock • Sky

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