New Bark Town

Template:Infobox town New Bark Town (Japanese: ワカバタウン Wakaba Town) is the hometown of the main character in the Generation II games and their remakes. It is home to the lab of Professor Elm, who possesses the starting Pokémon for that generation: Chikorita, Totodile, and Cyndaquil.

Other than being connected to Route 29 in the west, it is also the town that must be passed through to reach Tohjo Falls, Victory Road and the Indigo Plateau, via Route 26 and Route 27.

Demographics

New Bark Town's population is about 10. This makes it the least populated town in Johto.

Pokémon

Generation II

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
Gift Pokémon
	Chikorita	G	S	C	Elm's lab	5	Starter Pokémon
	Cyndaquil	G	S	C	Elm's lab	5	Starter Pokémon
	Totodile	G	S	C	Elm's lab	5	Starter Pokémon
Surfing and Fishing
	Tentacool	G	S	C	Surfing	15-24	90%
	Tentacruel	G	S	C	Surfing	20-24	10%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Old Rod	10	85%
	Tentacool	G	S	C	Old Rod	10	15%
	Tentacool	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	35%
	Magikarp	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 IV

Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
Gift Pokémon
	Chikorita	HG	SS	Elm's lab	5	Starter Pokémon
	Cyndaquil	HG	SS	Elm's lab	5	Starter Pokémon
	Totodile	HG	SS	Elm's lab	5	Starter Pokémon
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.

Name origin

New Bark Town's name comes from the fact that Generation II introduced 100 new Pokémon, as well as a reference to the fact that all of the towns of Johto are named for plants. The motto also references the newness of Generation II compared to the previous generation. Wakaba (若葉) means new leaves or fresh verdure.

Trivia

• Despite appearing to be farther away from the Johto-Kanto border on the Town Map, the player character's house is 7 steps from the border with Route 27, 10 steps closer than the Silver Cave Pokémon Center is to Route 28, thus making it the closest Fly destination to the border.
• Of all towns where the player starts, it is the only one to not have a connecting route to the north, but instead to the east and west.
  • This is also the only town where the player begins his or her journey to not be connected to a route whose number ends in 1.
• The name of this town started the running theme in which the player's starting town is named after a plant.
• The first gameplay footage of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver depicts New Bark Town, featuring Gold being followed around by a Chikorita (presumably his starter) in a manner similar to Amity Square in Sinnoh's trio of games or Pikachu in Pokémon Yellow. The geography of New Bark Town, while updated, has not changed, and wisps of wind blow westward. The player's eventual rival, Silver, lurks outside of Elm's lab as he did in Generation II.
• In HG and SS, the wind blows. Like its town expression.

In other languages

• Spanish: Pueblo Primavera
• Italian: Borgo Foglianova
• German: Neuborkia

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Johto
Settlements New Bark Town • Cherrygrove City • Violet City • Azalea Town • Goldenrod City • Ecruteak City Olivine City • Cianwood City • Mahogany Town • Blackthorn City • Safari Zone Gate • Frontier Access Routes 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 Landmarks Dark Cave • Sprout Tower • Ruins of Alph • Union Cave • Slowpoke Well • Ilex Forest • Radio Tower • Global Terminal Goldenrod Tunnel • National Park • Pokéathlon Dome • Bell Tower • Bellchime Trail • Burned Tower • Moomoo Farm • Olivine Lighthouse Battle Tower (Crystal • HGSS)/Frontier • Cliff Edge Gate • Cliff Cave • Embedded Tower • Safari Zone • Whirl Islands Mt. Mortar • Lake of Rage • Team Rocket HQ • Ice Path • Dragon's Den • S.S. Aqua • Mt. Silver (Cave) Access to Sinjoh Ruins • Kanto

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