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[[File:Palletgsc.png|right|thumb|Pallet Town in Generation II]] | [[File:Palletgsc.png|right|thumb|Pallet Town in Generation II]] | ||
[[File:pallet town G III.png|right|thumb|Pallet Town in Generation III]] | [[File:pallet town G III.png|right|thumb|Pallet Town in Generation III]] | ||
[[File:Generation IV Inside Player's House.jpg|right|thumb|Inside [[Red ( | [[File:Generation IV Inside Player's House.jpg|right|thumb|Inside [[Red (game)|Red]]'s house in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver]] | ||
===Professor Oak's Lab=== | ===Professor Oak's Lab=== |
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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 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
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Pokémon
Generation I
style="background: #ACC9E6;"Pokémon | Games | Location | Levels | Rate
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Gift Pokémon
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Bulbasaur | R | B | Y | Oak's lab | 5 | Starter Pokémon
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Charmander | R | B | Y | Oak's lab | 5 | Starter Pokémon
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Squirtle | R | B | Y | Oak's lab | 5 | Starter Pokémon
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Pikachu | R | B | Y | Oak's lab | 5 | Starter Pokémon
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Fishing
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Magikarp | R | B | Y | Old Rod | 5 | 100%
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Poliwag | R | B | Y | Good Rod | 10 | 50%
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Goldeen | R | B | Y | Good Rod | 10 | 50%
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Tentacool | R | B | Y | Super Rod | 10-20 | 40%
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Staryu | R | B | Y | Super Rod | 5-10 | 60%
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Poliwag | R | B | Y | Super Rod | 15 | 50%
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Tentacool | R | B | Y | Super Rod | 15 | 50%
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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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Surfing and Fishing
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Tentacool | G | S | C | Surfing | 30-39 | 90%
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Tentacruel | G | S | C | Surfing | 35-39 | 10%
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Magikarp | G | S | C | Old Rod | 10 | 85%
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Tentacool | G | S | C | Old Rod | 10 | 15%
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Magikarp | G | S | C | Good Rod | 20 | 35%
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Tentacool | G | S | C | Good Rod | 20 | 35%
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Chinchou | G | S | C | Good Rod | 20 | 20%
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Shellder | G | S | C | Good Rod | 20 | 10%
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Chinchou | G | S | C | Super Rod | 40 | 40%
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Shellder | G | S | C | Super Rod | 40 | 30%
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Tentacruel | G | S | C | Super Rod | 40 | 20%
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Lanturn | G | S | C | Super Rod | 40 | 10%
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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
style="background: #ACC9E6;"Pokémon | Games | Location | Levels | Rate
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Gift Pokémon
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Bulbasaur | FR | LG | Oak's lab | 5 | Starter Pokémon
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Charmander | FR | LG | Oak's lab | 5 | Starter Pokémon
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Squirtle | FR | LG | Oak's lab | 5 | Starter Pokémon | ||
Surfing and Fishing
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Tentacool | FR | LG | Surfing | 5-40 | 100%
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Magikarp | FR | LG | Old Rod | 5 | 100%
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Horsea | FR | LG | Good Rod | 5-15 | 60%
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Horsea | FR | LG | Good Rod | 5-15 | 20%
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Krabby | FR | LG | Good Rod | 5-15 | 20%
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Krabby | FR | LG | Good Rod | 5-15 | 60%
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Magikarp | FR | LG | Good Rod | 5-15 | 20%
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Shellder | FR | LG | Super Rod | 15-25 | 40%
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Horsea | FR | LG | Super Rod | 15-25 | 40%
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Krabby | FR | LG | Super Rod | 15-25 | 40%
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Staryu | FR | LG | Super Rod | 15-25 | 40%
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Gyarados | FR | LG | Super Rod | 15-25 | 15%
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Seadra | FR | LG | Super Rod | 25-35 | 4%
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Kingler | FR | LG | Super Rod | 25-35 | 4%
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Psyduck | FR | LG | Super Rod | 25-35 | 1%
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Slowpoke | FR | LG | Super Rod | 25-35 | 1%
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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
style="background: #ACC9E6;"Pokémon | Games | Location | Levels | Rate
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Gift Pokémon
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Bulbasaur | HG | SS | Oak's lab | 5 | Only one
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Charmander | HG | SS | Oak's lab | 5 | Only one
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Squirtle | HG | SS | Oak's lab | 5 | Only one | ||
Surfing and Fishing
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Tentacool | HG | SS | Surfing | 30-35 | 90%
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Tentacruel | HG | SS | Surfing | 35 | 10%
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Magikarp | HG | SS | Old Rod | 10 | 95%
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Tentacool | HG | SS | Old Rod | 10 | 5%
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Magikarp | HG | SS | Good Rod | 20 | 60%
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Tentacool | HG | SS | Good Rod | 20 | 30%
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Chinchou | HG | SS | Good Rod | 20 | 7%
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Shellder | HG | SS | Good Rod | 20 | 3%
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Chinchou | HG | SS | Super Rod | 40 | 60%
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Shellder | HG | SS | Super Rod | 40 | 30%
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Tentacruel | HG | SS | Super Rod | 40 | 7%
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Lanturn | HG | SS | Super Rod | 40 | 3%
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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:
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If the player chose Charmander:
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Pokémon Yellow
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Generation III
If the player chose Bulbasaur:
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If the player chose Charmander:
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Trainer Tips
FireRed/LeafGreen
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. 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 |
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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. |
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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