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 aBulbasaur,Charmander, orSquirtle fromProfessor Oak. On the occasion that Professor Oak is out of the previously listedPokémon, he has been seen to hand outPikachu andEevee. This is also the location of theplayer's first battle, which was against their rival,BlueRBYFRLG orTracePE.
The lab is a small building near the player's house that has been slightly modified in every game. InPokémon Red and Blue the sign says "Here is the Institute of Dr. Okido." in Japanese, and "Oak Pokémon Research Lab" in the English language versions. Inside are three of Professor Oak's aides, two men and one woman, a couple of shelves full of books, a table with threePoké Balls, a computer, two blankPokédexes, and two tips for the player. InPokémon Yellow the lab is the same as Red and Blue, except there is only one Poké Ball on the table, and next to the table stands a trash can. InPokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, other than the significant graphical enhancements, the laboratory also has two plants in the entrance, amysterious machine, books on the floor, two regular machines in the corner, and a window.
InsideRed's house in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Generations I, III, and VII
InGenerationsI,III, andVII, this house is where theplayer lives before beginning their journey. The player'sMom 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 aPokémon Center. In Generation I, the player's bedroom has a PC, a bed, and a TV with anSNES hooked up to it. It serves no other purpose, although the PC can be used to access the player's item storage, where a singlePotion can be found and withdrawn from at the start of the game. In Generation III, the player's house features an enhanced version of the bedroom from Generation I. The only difference is the SNES being replaced with anNES. In Generation VII, with the removal of the item storage function, the player's PC displays an email from theirfriend and rival. In addition, the SNES from Generation I is replaced with a dockedNintendo Switch, with a single left Joy-Con next to it.
In Generations I and III, before going down the stairs, there is a sign on the wall that reminds the player how to open the Bag. This sign's purpose is replaced inGeneration VII by the PC's email. In Generation I, a movie is shown on the first-floor television involving four boys walking on railroad tracks, a reference to the filmStand by Me;[1] however, in Generations III and VII, this will only appear if the player is a male. If the player is a female, the television will display a girl in pigtails walking down a yellow brick road, possibly a reference to the filmThe Wizard of Oz.
Generations II and IV
In GenerationsII andIV, Red's mother is alone in the house, telling theplayer how worried she is aboutRed, but also how proud she is of him. InHeartGold and SoulSilver, the graphical features have also been updated to the Generation IV standard sinceGold, Silver, andCrystal. On the ground floor, there is a table with a large mug of tea sitting on it, a bigger TV, bookshelves, and a kitchen area located on the northwestern side of the room containing a refrigerator and a sink. On the upstairs floor is Red's bedroom, which contains a study desk with a laptop computer sitting on it, aNintendo 64 orWii, depending on the Generation, three bookshelves, and a single bed in the southwestern corner. Examining the laptop shows that the items in the room are collecting dust, as ifthey haven't been used in a long time.
Rival's house
In Generations I and III, after thePokédex has been given to theplayer by Professor Oak,the rival's sister will give the player aTown Map. InGeneration III, Daisy will check the lead Pokémon'sfriendship and offer to groom a Pokémon in the player's party. She can only groom one Pokémon for every 500 steps the player takes. InGeneration VII, Daisy is replaced by the nameless sister of their childhood friend. While she does not groom Pokémon, she can still evaluate thefriendship between the player and anyPokémon in theirparty.
In GenerationsII andIV, Daisy will help the player comb their Pokémon, causing itsfriendship to be raised. In Generation IV, she'll give the player Blue'sPokégear phone number so the player can call and arrange a rematch with him at theFighting Dojo. Also returning from previous generations, Daisy willgroom one of the player's Pokémon for free once daily between 3:00 and 4:00 PM. As in Generation II, it will raise a Pokémon's friendship greatly; however, it will also raise the Pokémon'sBeauty stat. This is not displayed anywhere in-game, and the Pokémon must be seen in Diamond, Pearl, or Platinum to notice. Despite this,Feebas whose Beauty is maxed out this way canevolve intoMilotic, unlike in FireRed and LeafGreen, where the Beauty stat did not exist in any shape or form. As a reference to Daisy's enjoyment of tea in Generation III, a large mug of tea sits on her table. In Generation IV only, the rival's house has a second story that mirrors the player's house, much like their Hoenn and Sinnoh counterparts.
Demographics
Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow
Pallet Town's population is 8 (not including theplayer and therival, who leave Pallet Town at the beginning of the game). This low number is likely due to its lack of amenities like aGym orPokémon Center and its isolation from the center ofKanto. This makes it the smallest town in Kanto.
Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal
Pallet Town's population remains 8, making it the smallest town in Kanto.
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
As in the original games, Pallet Town's population is 8 (not including theplayer and therival, who leave Pallet Town at the beginning of the game). This makes it the smallest town in Kanto.
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
As in the original games, Pallet Town's population remains 8, making it the smallest town in Kanto.
Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Just like in all the aforementioned games, Pallet Town's population is 8 (not including theplayer andrival), once again making it the smallest town in Kanto.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pallet Town is very consistent in the way of layout. The square-shaped town with three buildings remains the same between Generations I and III, only enhancing aesthetic features. Trees have become bigger, flowers are more visible, and most other sprites have been upgraded to Generation III standards. Most of the town's residents remain the same and will tell Trainers the same messages. However, there is a woman in front of thesignpost on the southwestern field that will move out of a Trainer's way when interacted with. In the Generation I to III transition, the garden in front of Professor Oak's Lab is removed, while other houses in Pallet have mailboxes instead of signs.
Professor Oak's Lab has gone through some slight remodeling. In Generation I, inside are three of Professor Oak's aides, two men and one woman, a couple of shelves full of books, a table with threePoké Balls, a computer, two blankPokédexes, and two tips for the player, while in Generation III, other than the significant graphical enhancements, the laboratory also has two plants in the entrance, amysterious machine, books on the floor, two regular machines in the corner, and a window. Changes in Red's and Blue's houses also sufficed. In Generation III, the player's bedroom features an enhanced version of the bedroom from Generation I with the SNES being replaced with anNES.
Generation II
During Generation II, Pallet Town had little changes done to the layout. Despite the graphical updates, the town remained totally unchanged save for the movement of thetall grass in the north.Daisy, the sister ofBlue, who is living in Blue's house, will comb the player's Pokémon, causing itsfriendship to be raised. Daisy will groom one of the player's Pokémon for free once daily between 3:00 and 4:00 PM. Red's mom also appears in Generation II, telling the player how worried she is about Red, but also how proud she is of him.
Generation IV
During Generation IV, Pallet Town had surprisingly little change in layout. Despite the graphical updates, the town remained unchanged. As in Generation II, Daisy will groom the player's Pokémon between 3 and 4 PM and will give away Blue'sPokégear number if she is shown a Pokémon that is already very friendly and has a highBeauty condition.
Professor Oak's Laboratory stands out in Pallet Town for its wind turbine, the three windows of the inner balcony, and for the four windows of the second floor. Whenever Ashcatches a Pokémon when he has six alreadywith him, the new Pokémon is automatically transported here. Ash also has a habit of leaving all of his Pokémon besides Pikachu here each time he leaves for a new region, starting withHoenn. The lab is composed of two floors. Inside the entrance door is a hallway with several doors, and to the left is a chest of drawers and the stairway to the second floor. The Oak Corral is a natural environment for Pokémon development. It is divided into regions according to type; there are areas that are perfect forRock-type Pokémon, desert areas forGround andFire types, grassy regions, and several lakes. Sometimes the Pokémon don't get along; for this reason, some Pokémon, such asAsh's Bulbasaur, act as mediators between quarreling Pokémon.
TheXanadu Nursery is another location close to Pallet Town. The nursery is a large greenhouse that is home to various flowers and plants. Among them is a flower that containsStun Spore. Two of the nursery's employees areFlorinda Showers andPotter. Along with Florinda'sGloom, they help to make sure the operations at Xanadu run smoothly. Whiletraining for thePokémon League inMake Room for Gloom,Ash's mom requested that her son help her run some errands and visit the nursery.Ash andhis friends took off, not wanting to help with Delia's plans. Eventually, they ended up at the very place she requested them to be at.
An old woman namedMasae runs the Pallet Town's radio station, WPOK, from her general store. Other residents of Pallet Town includeGilbert, Mr. Garrison, Mr. Tango, and Ms. Owens.
Ash has left for another region on an airplane in bothIn The Shadow of Zekrom! andThe Dream Continues! shortly after visiting Pallet Town; however, whether an airport is actually located in the town itself or not is unknown.
Gallery
Ash's house
Professor Oak's Laboratory
WPOK radio station
Pokémon Origins
Pallet Town in Pokémon Origins
Pallet Town made a couple of appearances inPokémon Origins, being the hometown ofRed andBlue. It first appeared inFile 1: Red, where both Red and Blue were seen receiving aPokédex each from Professor Oak, after which they got to choose their first partner Pokémon. Red choseCharmander, while Blue choseSquirtle to counter Red's choice. Afterwards, both Red and Blue departed Pallet Town and started gathering information on their Pokédexes.
Pallet Town's next major appearance was inFile 4: Charizard, where Red returned to Professor Oak's Laboratory to tell him how he had completed his Pokédex, only to find out that Blue had been injured during a battle against an unknown Pokémon atCerulean Cave, during which his own Pokédex had also gotten destroyed. Red soon understood that the mysterious Pokémon was, in fact,Mewtwo, a genetically enhanced version of a rare Pokémon calledMew. In order to add Mewtwo's data to the Pokédex, Red headed to Cerulean Cave, where he battled and, with extreme effort, successfully caught Mewtwo. During a small party held by Professor Oak to celebrate the completion of the Pokédex, Red realized that since Mewtwo was created from Mew, he still had to go find and catch Mew in order to make the Pokédex truly complete.
Pallet Town appeared inThe Discovery.Green metProfessor Oak athis research laboratory, apologizing for having failed to complete thePokédex. Professor Oak, however, revealed that other Pallet Town Trainers had been taking on the same project as well, and thanks to them, the Pokédex was now complete. Just then, he received a call froma colleague of his, who informed him ofa new Pokémon made entirely of metal. However, when Professor Oak turned around to share the news with Green,Elaine, andTrace, he was surprised to see them having already left. Outside, Elaine'sPikachu picked her Trainera bouquet of flowers as the three Trainers headed out together.
Pallet Town is located in theunnamed country whose capital is Tokyo City. In this country, children are considered to become adults when they reach 10 years old. However, there is not much work available for people that young in Pallet Town, so they usually become Pokémon Trainers instead.
Sometimes, Trainers from Pallet Town can be found at the bottom of the list of the 10,000 best Trainers from the Pokémon Pals magazine. When a Pokémon Trainer from Pallet Town is featured on the list, they are considered heroes in the town. There are parties in honor of them, and they featured in the local paper Weekly Pallet Town News. There is a single supermarket in Pallet Town, which offers bargain sales in honor of those Trainers.
In Japanese, Pallet Town used to be named Masshiro Town. The name was changed to Pallet Town (Japanese: マサラタウンMasara Town) as a result of a local referendum, after Pallet Oak (Japanese: オーキド・マサラMasara Ohkido) got the 931st place in the ranking, the first Pokémon Trainer from the town to make into the top 1000. A bronze statue of him was also erected in the town square, and he was elected the mayor of Pallet Town. The town square also has a bell that rings at 9 AM. It is unknown if the bell rings some other time as well.
Pallet Town has had successive generations of mayors from the Oak family, who have been revered in the town.Professor Oak is the great-great-grandson of Pallet Oak. Professor Oak is the youngest of three brothers. His eldest brother is the current mayor, and the second eldest runs the Pallet Town post office. Professor Oak's grandson isGary Oak.
It may be implied that Professor Oak's great-great-grandfather Pallet Oak was an accomplished Pokémon Trainer before the invention ofPoké Balls and the existence of the term "Pokémon" or "Pocket Monsters", since Poké Balls were created in 1925 and this name for those creatures was created after Poké Balls.
There are several Pokémon Trainers from Pallet Town who share the dream of beating Pallet Oak's ranking of 931st place and have the town renamed after them.Ash Ketchum aims to rename Pallet Town into Ash Town (Japanese: サトシタウンSatoshi Town), whileGary Oak aims to rename it into Gary Town (Japanese: シゲルタウンShigeru Town).
Ash's mother Delia runs the Pallet House, the only restaurant in town. It also has an inn on the second floor. There is also a single convenience store in town. In Pallet Town, only women are known to prepare meals. It is said that single men and married men who fight with their wives have no option but to eat in the restaurant or buy a bentō from the convenience store.
There have been no notable crimes in Pallet Town over the last 100 years. For this reason, they have no police officers or police station. Instead, they have a patrol of fire fighters.
There is also a preschool and a school, which Ash Ketchum attended when he was younger.
InPonyta Tale, Red received a letter fromBruno, inviting him for abattle atMt. Moon. A month later, Red'sPikachu,Pika, returned to Professor Oak, covered in injuries. Almost immediately afterwards inDo Do That Doduo,Yellow came and took Pika with her, telling Professor Oak that she was going to find Red. Although Professor Oak was suspicious of her at first, he eventually allowed her to take Pika and Red'sPokédex with her on her journey.
InGoing Green, Green revealed that she had revisited Pallet Town before Red and Blue in order to leave her Pokédex with Professor Oak so that he could upgrade it into theNational Pokédex. However, he was then attacked byOrm of Team Rocket, who took him captive and forced him to leave the aforementioned messages for Red and Blue as part of Team Rocket's plan to have him reverse-engineer thevillainous team their own version of the Pokédex. Unnoticed by Orm, Professor Oak managed to turn Green's Fame Checker on while being attacked, recording the conversation between him and Orm into it and allowing Green to learn what had happened when she later acquired the device.
InPokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver,Red's bedroom features an area rug around his bed that is red in color.Blue's bedroom features a similar area rug, which is instead green in color. This is a reference to Blue's Japanese name, Green.
