Pallet Town

Glitch City 故障都市 Broken-Down City ""Shades of your journey await!" "A Tranquil Setting of Peace and Purity""

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Location File:Pallet Town.png Location of Glitch City in Kanto.

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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

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Pallet Town in Generation I

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Pallet Town in Generation II

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Pallet Town in Generation III

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Inside Red's house in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

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 are given the choice to receive either a Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle from Professor Oak. On the occasion that Professor Oak is out of the previously listed Pokémon, he has been seen to hand out Pikachu and Eevee.

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 Generations I and III, after the Pokédex has been given to the player by Professor Oak, the rival's sister will give the player a Town Map. In Generations II and III, the sister of the rival will help the player comb his/her Pokémon, causing its happiness to be raised. In Generation IV, she'll give the player Blue's Pokégear phone number so the player can call and arrange a rematch with him at the Fighting Dojo.

Demographics

Pallet Town's population is 8 (not including the player and the rival, who leave Pallet Town at the beginning of the game). This low number is likely due to its lack of amenities like a Gym or Pokémon Center and its isolation from the center of Kanto.

Items

Item		Location	Games

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
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%
	Tentacool	R	B	Y	Super Rod	10-20	40%
	Staryu	R	B	Y	Super Rod	5-10	60%
	Poliwag	R	B	Y	Super Rod	15	50%
	Tentacool	R	B	Y	Super Rod	15	50%
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
Surfing and Fishing
	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%
	Horsea	FR	LG	Good Rod	5-15	20%
	Krabby	FR	LG	Good Rod	5-15	20%
	Krabby	FR	LG	Good Rod	5-15	60%
	Magikarp	FR	LG	Good Rod	5-15	20%
	Shellder	FR	LG	Super Rod	15-25	40%
	Horsea	FR	LG	Super Rod	15-25	40%
	Krabby	FR	LG	Super Rod	15-25	40%
	Staryu	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.

Generation IV

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Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
Gift Pokémon
	Bulbasaur	HG	SS	Oak's lab	5	Only one
	Charmander	HG	SS	Oak's lab	5	Only one
	Squirtle	HG	SS	Oak's lab	5	Only one
Surfing and Fishing
	Tentacool	HG	SS	Surfing	30-35	90%
	Tentacruel	HG	SS	Surfing	35	10%
	Magikarp	HG	SS	Old Rod	10	95%
	Tentacool	HG	SS	Old Rod	10	5%
	Magikarp	HG	SS	Good Rod	20	60%
	Tentacool	HG	SS	Good Rod	20	30%
	Chinchou	HG	SS	Good Rod	20	7%
	Shellder	HG	SS	Good Rod	20	3%
	Chinchou	HG	SS	Super Rod	40	60%
	Shellder	HG	SS	Super Rod	40	30%
	Tentacruel	HG	SS	Super Rod	40	7%
	Lanturn	HG	SS	Super Rod	40	3%
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

If the player chose Bulbasaur: File:RBBlue.png [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] Blue [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|Professor Oak's Laboratory]] Red, Green, and Blue [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] and Professor Blue Oak [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|Professor Oak's Laboratory]] Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $175 Types: Fire Unknown Charmander Lv.5 Scratch Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --

If the player chose Charmander: File:RBBlue.png [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] Blue [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|Professor Oak's Laboratory]] Red, Green, and Blue [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] and Professor Blue Oak [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|Professor Oak's Laboratory]] Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $175 Types: Water Unknown Squirtle Lv.5 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --

If the player chose Squirtle: File:RBBlue.png [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] Blue [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|Professor Oak's Laboratory]] Red, Green, and Blue [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] and Professor Blue Oak [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|Professor Oak's Laboratory]] Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $175 Types: Grass Poison Bulbasaur Lv.5 Tackle Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --

Pokémon Yellow

File:Y Blue.png [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] Blue [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|Professor Oak's Laboratory]] Yellow [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] and Professor Blue Oak [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|Professor Oak's Laboratory]] Yellow Reward: $175
Types: Normal Unknown Eevee Lv.5 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --

Generation III

If the player chose Bulbasaur: File:Blue1.png [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] Blue [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|Professor Oak's Laboratory]] FireRed Blue and LeafGreen Blue [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] and Professor Blue Oak [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|Professor Oak's Laboratory]] FireRed Blue and LeafGreen Blue Reward: $80 Types: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Charmander Lv.5 Scratch Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --

If the player chose Charmander: File:Blue1.png [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] Blue [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|Professor Oak's Laboratory]] FireRed and LeafGreen [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] and Professor Blue Oak [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|Professor Oak's Laboratory]] FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $80 Types: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Squirtle Lv.5 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --

If the player chose Squirtle: File:Blue1.png [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] Blue [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|Professor Oak's Laboratory]] FireRed and LeafGreen [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] and Professor Blue Oak [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|Professor Oak's Laboratory]] FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $80 Types: Grass Poison Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Bulbasaur Lv.5 Tackle Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --

Trainer Tips

FireRed/LeafGreen

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In the anime

Overview of Pallet Town as seen in Mewtwo Strikes Back

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. Ash always returns here before visiting a new region. Pallet Town is depicted in the anime as having dirt trails and wide open grass fields.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In the Red, Green & Blue arc, 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. It is also where Red caught a Nidorino when most of the children tried to catch it but didn't weaken it. The town also has a forest where Red and Blue see a Mew whilst Team Rocket Grunts try to capture it. Later, in Kalling Kadabra, the entire townspeople are kidnapped and held hostage in the Silph Co. headquarters in Saffron City. Near the end of the series, it is revealed that Green also was born in Pallet Town.

In the FireRed & LeafGreen arc, Red and Blue are attacked by a Deoxys here.

Trivia

• 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. (Masara ha masshiro hajimarinoiro)
• Aside from Ash Ketchum, other notable trainers who have come from Pallet Town include Gary Oak, Gilbert, Red and Green. In the Pokémon Adventures 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 been named.
• Although this town is quite small in the video games, it is shown as a somewhat spacious town in the anime and manga.
• In Pokémon Pinball, Pallet Town appears on the Red table; catchable Pokémon include Bulbasaur, Charmander, Rattata, Pidgey, Nidoran♂, Poliwag and Tentacool.
• In the player's house in FR/LG, the TV makes two movie references that don't appear from any other TV in the games:
  • If the player chooses to start with the male character, when the TV at home is selected, it says, "There's a movie on TV. Four boys are walking on railroad tracks. ...I'd better go, too." This is most likely a reference to the classic coming-of-age movie, Stand by Me (1986). Paralleling the player leaving home and striking out on their own, the movie is about four boys who leave home to go on an adventure.
  • If the player chooses to start withe the female character, the TV will say, "There's a movie on TV. A girl in pigtails is walking down a yellow brick road. ...I'd better go, too." This is most likely a reference to the movie The Wizard of Oz (1939) which depicts the fictional adventure of a young girl.
• Pallet Town is one of the only two towns that appear in all four generations, the other being Lavender Town.

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.
English	Pallet Town	A palette is a set of colors, used in various means.
French	Bourg Palette	From bourg, village, and palette.
Czech	Oblázkové město	Oblázek means pebble, and město means town (or city).
German	Alabastia	From Alabaster
Italian	Biancavilla	From bianco white, and villa, estate.
Polish	Alabastia	From German Alabastia.
Spanish	Pueblo Paleta	Paleta means palette.
Korean	태초마을	Taecho means beginning
Chinese (Mandarin)	眞新鎮/真新镇	Translates to Truly New Town
Chinese (Cantonese)	純白鎮	Seonbaak means white.

References

• Psypoke Psydex - Pokémon catch rates
• [1] - Yahoo! Dictionary definition massara

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