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{{Town infobox
|name=Pallet Town
|jpname=マサラタウン
|jptrans=Masara Town
|image=Pallet Town PE.png
|imageI=Pallet Town RBY.png
|imageII=Pallet Town GSC.png
|imageIII=Pallet Town FRLG.png
|slogan=Shades of Your Journey Await!
|mapdesc=A fairly new and quiet town. It's a small and pretty place.{{sup/4|HGSS}}<br>A small country town, home to Professor Oak's lab.{{sup/7|PE}}
|region=Kanto
|north=Route 1
|regionnorth=Kanto
|south=Route 21
|regionsouth=Kanto
|colordark=A8A8A8
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'''Pallet Town''' (Japanese: '''マサラタウン''' ''Masara Town'') is a small town located in southwestern [[Kanto]]. It is the [[hometown]] of the {{player}} and their [[rival]] in the Kanto-based {{pkmn|games}}. In other games, it is specifically the hometown of {{ga|Red}} and {{ga|Blue}}. In the {{pkmn|anime}}, it is the hometown of {{Ash}} and {{Gary}}. [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]], where the famous [[Professor Oak]] conducts his research, is located in the town.

The town has two exits. To the north is {{rt|1|Kanto}}, leading to [[Viridian City]]. To the south is {{rt|21|Kanto}}, a [[water route]] leading to [[Cinnabar Island]].

==Slogan==
===Generations I and III===
'''''Shades of your journey await!''''' (Japanese: '''マサラは　まっしろ　はじまりのいろ''' ''Masara is the color of pure-white beginnings.'')

===Generation II===
'''''A Tranquil Setting of Peace and Purity''''' (Japanese: '''マサラは　まっしろ　けがれなき　いろ''' ''Masara is colored with pure white.'')

===Generation IV===
'''''A Pure White Beginning''''' (Japanese: '''まっしろ　はじまりの　いろ''' ''The color of pure-white beginnings.'')

===Generation VII===
'''''Shades of Your Journey Await!''''' (Japanese: '''マサラは　まっしろ　はじまりのいろ''' ''Masara is the color of pure-white beginnings.'')

==Places of interest==
===Professor Oak's Lab===
{{main|Professor Oak's Laboratory}}
[[File:Professor Oak Lab inside HGSS.png|thumb|right|150px|Inside the lab in HeartGold and SoulSilver]]
In the southeast corner of town is Professor Oak's Lab. Here, [[Pokémon Trainer]]s just beginning their quest are given the choice to receive either a {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, or {{p|Squirtle}} from [[Professor Oak]]. On the occasion that Professor Oak is out of the previously listed {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, he has been seen to hand out {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Eevee}}. This is also the location of the {{player}}'s first battle, which was against their rival, {{ga|Blue}}{{sup/1|RBY}}{{sup/3|FRLG}} or {{ga|Trace}}{{sup/7|PE}}.

The lab is a small building near the player's house that has been slightly modified in every game. In {{game|Red and Blue|s}} 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 three {{i|Poké Ball}}s, a computer, two blank [[Pokédex]]es, and two tips for the player. In {{game|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. In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, other than the significant graphical enhancements, the laboratory also has two plants in the entrance, a ''mysterious machine'', books on the floor, two regular machines in the corner, and a window.

===Player's house===
{{main|Player's house#Kanto|Player's house → Kanto}}
[[File:Red House HGSS.png|thumb|Inside {{ga|Red}}'s house in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver]]
====Generations I, III, and VII====
In [[Generation]]s {{Gen|I}}, {{Gen|III}}, and {{Gen|VII}}, this house is where the {{player}} lives before beginning their journey. The player's {{ka|Mom}} 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]]. In Generation I, the player's bedroom has a PC, a bed, and a TV with an [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] hooked up to it. It serves no other purpose, although the PC can be used to access the player's item storage, where a single [[Potion]] 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 an {{wp|Nintendo Entertainment System|NES}}. In Generation VII, with the removal of the item storage function, the player's PC displays an email from their {{ga|Trace|friend and rival}}. In addition, the SNES from Generation I is replaced with a docked [[Nintendo 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 in [[Generation 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, possibly a reference to the film {{wp|Stand by Me (film)|Stand by Me}}; 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 film {{wp|The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz}}.

====Generations II and IV====
In Generations {{Gen|II}} and {{Gen|IV}}, Red's mother is alone in the house, telling the {{player}} how worried she is about {{ga|Red}}, but also how proud she is of him. In {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, the graphical features have also been updated to the Generation IV standard since {{3v2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}. 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, a [[Nintendo 64]] or [[Wii]], 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 if [[history of the Pokémon world|they haven't been used in a long time]].

===Rival's house===
In Generations I and III, after the [[Pokédex]] has been given to the {{player}} by Professor Oak, [[Daisy Oak|the rival's sister]] will give the player a [[Town Map]]. In [[Generation III]], Daisy will check the lead Pokémon's [[friendship]] and offer to groom a Pokémon in the player's party. She can only groom one Pokémon for every 512 steps the player takes. In [[Generation VII]], Daisy is replaced by the nameless sister of their childhood friend. While she does not groom Pokémon, she can still evaluate the [[friendship]] between the player and any {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} in their [[party]].

In Generations {{gen|II}} and {{gen|IV}}, Daisy will help the player comb their Pokémon, causing its [[friendship]] 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]]. Also returning from previous generations, Daisy will [[Pokémon groomer|groom]] 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's {{OBP|Beauty|condition}} stat. This is not displayed anywhere in-game, and the Pokémon must be seen in Diamond, Pearl, or Platinum to notice. Despite this, {{p|Feebas}} whose Beauty is maxed out this way can [[Evolution|evolve]] into {{p|Milotic}}, 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==
[[File:Pallet Town HGSS.png|thumb|200px|Pallet Town in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver]]
===Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow===
Pallet Town's population is 8 (not including the {{player}} and the {{ga|Blue|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]]. 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 the {{player}} and the {{ga|Blue|rival}}, 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 the {{player}} and {{ga|Trace|rival}}), once again making it the smallest town in Kanto.

==Items==
{{itlisth|road}}
{{itemlist|Town Map III|Obtained from [[Daisy Oak|Daisy]] after obtaining the [[Pokédex]]|R=yes|B=yes|Y=yes|FR=yes|LG=yes|display=[[Town Map]]}}
{{itemlist|Town Map|Obtained from {{ka|Mom}} after obtaining the Pokédex|LP=yes|LE=yes}}
{{itemlist|None|Obtained from {{ga|Trace}}'s sister after delivering the [[Parcel]]|LP=yes|LE=yes|display=[[Clothing|Sportswear]]}}
{{itlistfoot|road}}

===Professor Oak's Laboratory===
{{main|Professor Oak's Laboratory#Items|Professor Oak's Laboratory → Items}}

==Pokémon==
===Generation I===
{{Catch/header|road|no}}
{{Catch/div|water|Fishing}}
{{Catch/entry1|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|Fish Old|5|100%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entry1|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|yes|Fish Good|10|50%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entry1|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|yes|Fish Good|10|50%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entry1|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|no|Fish Super|15|50%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entry1|072|Tentacool|yes|yes|no|Fish Super|15|50%|type1=Water|type2=Poison}}
{{Catch/entry1|072|Tentacool|no|no|yes|Fish Super|10, 20|40%|type1=Water|type2=Poison}}
{{Catch/entry1|120|Staryu|no|no|yes|Fish Super|5, 10|60%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/footer|road}}

===Generation II===
{{Catch/header|road|4}}
{{Catch/div|water|Surfing}}
{{Catch/entry2|072|Tentacool|yes|yes|yes|Surf|30-39|all=90%|type1=Water|type2=Poison}}
{{Catch/entry2|073|Tentacruel|yes|yes|yes|Surf|35-39|all=10%|type1=Water|type2=Poison}}
{{Catch/div|water|Fishing}}
{{Catch/entry2|072|Tentacool|yes|yes|yes|Fish Old|10|all=15%|type1=Water|type2=Poison}}
{{Catch/entry2|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|Fish Old|10|all=85%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entry2|072|Tentacool|yes|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=35%|type1=Water|type2=Poison}}
{{Catch/entry2|090|Shellder|yes|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=10%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entry2|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=35%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entry2|170|Chinchou|yes|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=20%|type1=Water|type2=Electric}}
{{Catch/entry2|073|Tentacruel|yes|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=20%|type1=Water|type2=Poison}}
{{Catch/entry2|090|Shellder|yes|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=30%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entry2|170|Chinchou|yes|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=40%|type1=Water|type2=Electric}}
{{Catch/entry2|171|Lanturn|yes|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=10%|type1=Water|type2=Electric}}
{{Catch/footer|road}}

===Generation III===
{{Catch/header|road|no}}
{{Catch/div|water|Surfing}}
{{Catch/entryfl|072|Tentacool|yes|yes|Surf|5-40|100%|type1=Water|type2=Poison}}
{{Catch/div|water|Fishing}}
{{Catch/entryfl|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Old|5-10|100%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entryfl|098|Krabby|yes|no|Fish Good|5-15|20%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entryfl|098|Krabby|no|yes|Fish Good|5-15|60%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entryfl|116|Horsea|yes|no|Fish Good|5-15|60%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entryfl|116|Horsea|no|yes|Fish Good|5-15|20%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entryfl|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Good|5-15|20%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entryfl|054|Psyduck|yes|no|Fish Super|25-35|1%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entryfl|079|Slowpoke|no|yes|Fish Super|25-35|1%|type1=Water|type2=Psychic}}
{{Catch/entryfl|090|Shellder|yes|no|Fish Super|15-25|40%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entryfl|098|Krabby|no|yes|Fish Super|15-25|40%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entryfl|099|Kingler|no|yes|Fish Super|25-35|4%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entryfl|116|Horsea|yes|no|Fish Super|15-25|40%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entryfl|117|Seadra|yes|no|Fish Super|25-35|4%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entryfl|120|Staryu|no|yes|Fish Super|15-25|40%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entryfl|130|Gyarados|yes|yes|Fish Super|15-25|15%|type1=Water|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/footer|road|2}}

===Generation IV===
{{Catch/header|road|4}}
{{Catch/div|water|Surfing}}
{{Catch/entryhs|072|Tentacool|yes|yes|Surf|30-35|all=90%|type1=Water|type2=Poison}}
{{Catch/entryhs|073|Tentacruel|yes|yes|Surf|35|all=10%|type1=Water|type2=Poison}}
{{Catch/div|water|Fishing}}
{{catch/entryhs|072|Tentacool|yes|yes|Fish Old|10|all=5%|type1=Water|type2=Poison}}
{{catch/entryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Old|10|all=95%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|072|Tentacool|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=30%|type1=Water|type2=Poison}}
{{catch/entryhs|090|Shellder|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=3%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=60%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|170|Chinchou|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=7%|type1=Water|type2=Electric}}
{{catch/entryhs|073|Tentacruel|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=7%|type1=Water|type2=Poison}}
{{catch/entryhs|090|Shellder|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=30%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|170|Chinchou|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=60%|type1=Water|type2=Electric}}
{{catch/entryhs|171|Lanturn|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=3%|type1=Water|type2=Electric}}
{{catch/div|road|Headbutt<br/><small>Group A</small>}}
{{catch/entryhs|163|Hoothoot|yes|yes|Headbutt|2-3|all=50%|type1=Normal|type2=Flying|10=k}}
{{catch/entryhs|204|Pineco|yes|yes|Headbutt|2-3|all=30%|type1=Bug|10=k}}
{{catch/entryhs|265|Wurmple|yes|yes|Headbutt|2-3|all=20%|type1=Bug|10=k}}
{{catch/div|road|Headbutt<br/><small>Group B</small>}}
{{catch/entryhs|163|Hoothoot|yes|yes|Headbutt|5-6|all=50%|type1=Normal|type2=Flying|10=k}}
{{catch/entryhs|165|Ledyba|no|yes|Headbutt|5-6|all=30%|type1=Bug|type2=Flying|10=k}}
{{catch/entryhs|167|Spinarak|yes|no|Headbutt|5-6|all=30%|type1=Bug|type2=Poison|10=k}}
{{catch/entryhs|265|Wurmple|yes|yes|Headbutt|5-6|all=20%|type1=Bug|10=k}}
{{Catch/footer|road|2}}

===Generation VII===
{{Catch/header|road|no}}
{{Catch/div|flying|While riding a Flying Pokémon}}
{{Catch/entrype|016|Pidgey|yes|yes|Sky|3-56|60%|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/entrype|017|Pidgeotto|yes|yes|Sky|3-56|35%|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/entrype|018|Pidgeot|yes|yes|Sky|3-56|5%|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/footer|road|2}}

==Differences among generations==
===Generations I and III===
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 the [[signpost]] 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 three {{i|Poké Ball}}s, a computer, two blank [[Pokédex]]es, 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, a ''mysterious 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 an {{wp|Nintendo Entertainment System|NES}}.

===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 the [[tall grass]] in the north. [[Daisy Oak|Daisy]], the sister of {{ga|Blue}}, who is living in Blue's house, will comb the player's Pokémon, causing its [[friendship]] 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 also had surprisingly little change down to the layout. Despite the graphical updates, the town remained totally unchanged. As in Generation II, Daisy will groom the player's Pokémon between 3 and 4 PM, and will give away his [[Pokégear]] number if she is shown a Pokémon that is already very friendly and has a high {{OBP|Beauty|condition}} condition.

==Trainer Tips==
===Generation III===
{{sign|FRLG|header}}
{{sign|FRLG|title|TRAINER TIPS}}
{{sign|FRLG|Press START to open the MENU!}}
{{sign|FRLG|footer}}

==Music==
===Generation I===
{| class="roundy" style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Kanto}}; border: 3px solid #{{colorschemedark|Kanto}}"
! Track title (Japanese)
! Track title (English translation) [adapted]
! Composer
! Games
! Sound Track(s)
|- style="background:#fff"
| マサラタウンのテーマ
| Pallet Town Theme
| Junichi Masuda
| {{gameabbrev1|RGBY}}
| [[Game Boy: Entire Pokémon Sounds Collection CD]]
|}
===Generation II===
{| class="roundy" style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Johto}}; border: 3px solid #{{colorschemedark|Johto}}"
! Track title (Japanese)
! Track title (English translation) [adapted]
! Composer
! Games
! Sound Track(s)
|- style="background:#fff"
| マサラタウンのテーマ
| Pallet Town Theme
| Junichi Masuda
| {{gameabbrev2}}
| [[Pokémon HeartGold & Pokémon SoulSilver: Super Music Collection]] (as [[GB Sounds]])
|}
===Generation III===
{| class="roundy" style="background:#{{colorschemelight|FRLG}}; border: 3px solid #{{colorschemedark|FRLG}}"
! Track title (Japanese)
! Track title (English translation) [adapted]
! Composer
! Games
! Sound Track(s)
|- style="background:#fff"
| マサラタウンのテーマ
| Pallet Town Theme
| Junichi Masuda
| {{gameabbrev3|FRLG}}
| [[Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen: Super Music Collection]]
|}
===Generation IV===
{| class="roundy" style="background:#{{colorschemelight|HGSS}}; border: 3px solid #{{colorschemedark|HGSS}}"
! Track title (Japanese)
! Track title (English translation) [adapted]
! Composer
! Games
! Sound Track(s)
|- style="background:#fff"
| マサラタウン
| Pallet Town
| Junichi Masuda
| {{gameabbrev4|HGSS}}
| [[Pokémon HeartGold & Pokémon SoulSilver: Super Music Collection]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| マサラタウン(ＧＢプレイヤー)
| Pallet Town ([[GB Sounds]])
| Junichi Masuda
| {{gameabbrev4|HGSS}}
| [[Pokémon HeartGold & Pokémon SoulSilver: Super Music Collection]]
|}

===Generation VII===
{| class="roundy" style="background:#{{colorschemelight|LGPE}}; border: 3px solid #{{colorschemedark|LGPE}}"
! Track title (Japanese)
! Track title (English translation) [adapted]
! Composer
! Games
! Sound Track(s)
|- style="background:#fff"
| マサラタウンのテーマ 
| Pallet Town Theme
| Junichi Masuda
| {{gameabbrev7|PE}}
| [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! & Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! Super Music Collection]]
|}

==In the spin-off games==
[[File:Pinball Red Pallet Town.png|thumb]]
===Pokémon Pinball===
In {{g|Pinball}}, Pallet Town appears on the Red table. Catchable {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} include {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, {{p|Rattata}}, {{p|Pidgey}}, {{p|Nidoran♀}}, {{p|Nidoran♂}}, {{p|Poliwag}}, {{p|Tentacool}} and {{p|Tangela}}.
===[[Pokémon Masters EX]]===
Artwork depicting Pallet Town is seen in {{mas|Red}}'s mindscape.
{| style="background: #7B30B2; {{roundy}}; border: #7B30B2;"
|
{| style="background: #AB60E2; {{roundy}}; border: #AB60E2;"
|- style="text-align:center"
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{| style="background: #{{normal color light}}; {{roundy}}; border: #{{normal color light}}; padding: 0px 5px 5px 5px"
|-
|<big>'''{{color2|000|Red (Masters)#Snorlax|Red & Snorlax}}'''</big>
|-
| [[File:Red Mindscape 2.png|200px]]
|}
|}
|}

==In the anime==
===Main series===
[[File:Pallet Town anime.png|thumb|250px|Overview of Pallet Town, as seen in ''[[BW142|The Dream Continues!]]'']]
Pallet Town is the [[hometown]] of {{Ash}} and his [[rival]] {{Gary}}. Just like in the {{pkmn|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 {{pkmn|anime}} as having dirt trails and wide, open, grassy fields. Pallet Town debuted in the first episode, ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'', when {{Ash}} received his {{AP|Pikachu}}. Since then, it has been seen in many episodes, mostly in the start and ending of a region adventure, but also in [[Pokémon Chronicles]] and in the {{pkmn|movie}}s.

{{an|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. Every time Ash {{pkmn2|caught|catches}} a Pokémon when he has six already [[party|with 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 with [[Hoenn]]. 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 for {{type|Rock}} Pokémon, desert areas for {{t|Ground}} and {{t|Fire}} types, grassy regions, and several lakes. Sometimes the Pokémon don't get along; for this reason, some Pokémon, such as [[Ash's Bulbasaur]], act as mediators between quarreling Pokémon.

The [[Xanadu 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 contains {{m|Stun Spore}}. Two of the nursery's employees are [[Florinda Showers]] and [[Potter]]. Along with Florinda's {{p|Gloom}}, they help to make sure the operations at Xanadu run smoothly. While {{pkmn|training}} for the [[Pokémon League]] in ''[[EP068|Make Room for Gloom]]'', {{Delia|Ash's mom}} requested that her son help her run some errands and visit the nursery. {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} 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 named [[Masae]] runs the Pallet Town's radio station, WPOK, from her general store. Other residents of Pallet Town include {{OBP|Gilbert|HS14}}, Mr. Garrison, Mr. Tango, and Ms. Owens.

Ash has left for another region on an airplane in both ''[[BW001|In The Shadow of Zekrom!]]'' and ''[[BW142|The Dream Continues!]]'' shortly after visiting Pallet Town; however, whether an airport is actually located in the town itself or not is unknown.

====Gallery====
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|- style="background:#D3D3D3"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Ash's house
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Professor Oak's Laboratory
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | WPOK radio station
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Ash house.png|x170px]]
| [[File:Professor Oaks Laboratory.png|x170px]]
| [[File:Pallet Town Radio Station.png|x170px]]
|}

===Pokémon Origins===
[[File:Pallet Town PO.png|thumb|250px|Pallet Town in Pokémon Origins]]
Pallet Town made a couple of appearances in [[Pokémon Origins]], being the hometown of {{OBP|Red|Origins}} and {{OBP|Blue|Origins}}. It first appeared in ''[[PO01|File 1: Red]]'', where both Red and Blue were seen receiving a [[Pokédex]] each from Professor Oak, after which they got to choose their starter Pokémon. Red chose {{TP|Red|Charmander}}, while Blue chose {{p|Squirtle}} 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 in ''[[PO04|File 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 at [[Cerulean Cave]], during which his own Pokédex had also gotten destroyed. Red soon understood that the mysterious Pokémon was, in fact, {{p|Mewtwo}}, a genetically enhanced version of a rare Pokémon called {{p|Mew}}. 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.

===I Choose You!===
[[File:Pallet Town M20.png|thumb|250px|Pallet Town in ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]'']]
Pallet Town appeared at the beginning of ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]'', set in an alternate timeline from the main series, as the [[hometown]] of {{OBP|Ash Ketchum|M20}}, {{Gary}}, {{OBP|Marina|EP091}}, and {{an|Tierno}}.

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===Pokémon Evolutions===
[[File:Pallet Town Evolutions.png|thumb|250px|Pallet Town in [[Pokémon Evolutions]]]]
Pallet Town appeared in ''[[PE08|The Discovery]]''. {{ga|Green}} met [[Professor Oak]] at [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|his research laboratory]], apologizing for having failed to complete the [[Pokédex]]. 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 from [[Professor Willow|a colleague of his]], who informed him of {{p|Meltan|a new Pokémon made entirely of metal}}. However, when Professor Oak turned around to share the news with Green, {{ga|Elaine}}, and {{ga|Trace}}, he was surprised to see them having already left. Outside, Elaine's {{p|Pikachu}} picked her Trainer [[Small Bouquet|a bouquet of flowers]] as the three Trainers headed out together.
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==In the novels==
===[[Pocket Monsters: The Animation]]===
Pallet Town is located in the unnamed 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 reverred 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 is [[Gary Oak]].

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''), while [[Gary 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.

==In the manga==
[[File:Pallet Town AP.png|thumb|220px|Pallet Town in [[Ash & Pikachu]]]]
===Ash & Pikachu===
Pallet Town appeared in ''[[SP11|Do Your Best Bulbasaur!!]]'' and ''[[SP33|Off To The Battle Frontier!!]]''.

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===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
[[File:Pallet Town EToP.png|thumb|230px|Pallet Town in [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]]]
Pallet Town appeared in ''[[ET01|Pikachu, I See You!]]''. As in the anime, it is {{OBP|Ash Ketchum|EToP|Ash}}'s hometown. After catching a {{AP|Pikachu|Pikachu (EToP)}} that had been sucking electricity from his home's wiring, Ash found out that {{Gary}} had already gotten himself a [[Pokémon Trainer's license]], inspiring him to make Pikachu his [[starter Pokémon]] and begin his own [[Pokémon journey]], receiving a [[Town Map]] from Gary's sister, [[Daisy Oak|May]], before departing.

According to Gary, {{p|Pikachu}} are commonly found around Pallet Town.

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===Movie adaptations===
[[File:Pallet Town M20 manga.png|thumb|220px|Pallet Town in ''{{ma|I Choose You!}}'']]
Pallet Town appeared in ''{{ma|I Choose You!}}''.

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===Pokémon Adventures===
[[File:Pallet Town Adventures.png|thumb|230px|Pallet Town in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
===={{chap|Red, Green & Blue}}====
Pallet Town first appeared in ''[[PS001|A Glimpse of the Glow]]'', ''[[PS002|Bulbasaur, Come Home!]]'', and ''[[PS003|The Secret of Kangaskhan]]'' as the [[hometown]] of {{adv|Red}} and {{adv|Blue}}, as well as the place where [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] is located. After demonstaring his skills as a [[Pokémon Trainer]] to the local children by catching a {{p|Nidorino}}, Red overheard some {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s talking about a rare Pokémon they were trying to capture. He went to look for said Pokémon as well and discovered that it was actually {{adv|Mew}}, who defeated his [[Poli]]whirl in an instant. He subsequently went to visit Professor Oak's Laboratory, where he ended up accidentally letting the Pokémon kept there escape, forcing him and {{adv|Professor Oak}} to chase them.

In ''[[PS027|Kalling Kadabra]]'', all the townspeople were revealed to have been kidnapped by [[Team Rocket]] and held hostage in the [[Silph Co.]] building in [[Saffron City]]. In ''[[PS039|Just a Spearow Carrier]]'', it was revealed that {{adv|Green}} was also born in Pallet Town, before she had been kidnapped by {{DL|Tower duo (Adventures)|Ho-Oh|a giant bird Pokémon}} as a toddler.

===={{chap|Yellow}}====
In ''[[PS041|Ponyta Tale]]'', received a letter from [[Bruno]], inviting him for a {{pkmn|battle}} at [[Mt. Moon]]. A month later, Red's Pikachu, [[Pika]], returned to Professor Oak, covered in injuries. Almost immediately afterwards, {{adv|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 with her on her journey.

===={{chap|FireRed & LeafGreen}}====
In ''[[PS269|Return to Pallet Town]]'' and ''[[PS270|Now You See Me...]]'', Red and Blue briefly returned to Pallet Town. At Professor Oak's Laboratory, they found a [[Tri-Pass]] and a [[Fame Checker]] for each of them. On the Fame Checkers, they heard a voice message from Professor Oak, telling them to deposit their [[Pokédex]]es to the [[PC|Storage System]]. While confused by this unusual request, the [[Pokédex holder]]s obliged. After being briefly attacked by {{adv|Deoxys|an invisible enemy}}, Red and Blue headed to [[Vermilion City]] to board the [[Seagallop]] ferry to the [[Sevii Islands]].

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===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
[[File:Pallet Town PM.png|thumb|200px|Pallet Town in [[Pokémon Pocket Monsters]]]]
Pallet Town is the hometown of {{PPM|Red}} and his rival, {{PPM|Green}}. In ''[[PM001|Introducing the Pokémon Clefairy!!]]'', {{PPM|Professor Oak}} offered the two boys a [[starter Pokémon]] each, although Red ended up instead choosing the {{TP|Red|Clefairy}} he had met on his way to Oak's laboratory.

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===Pokémon Zensho===
[[File:Pallet Town Zensho.png|thumb|220px|Pallet Town in [[Pokémon Zensho]]]]
Pallet Town appeared in ''[[PZ01|Prologue: Pallet Town]]'', where {{Zensho|Satoshi}} received his {{TP|Satoshi|Charmander|Charmander (Zensho)}} at [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] started his {{pkmn|journey}}.

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==Trivia==
* In the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga, Pallet Town is famous for being the hometown of many great Trainers, including {{adv|Professor Oak}}. In fact, every Trainer who has ever won the [[Indigo Plateau]] [[Pokémon League]] tournament has come from Pallet Town.
* In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, {{ga|Red}}'s bedroom features an area rug around his bed that is red in color. {{ga|Blue}}'s bedroom features a similar area rug, which is instead green in color. This is a reference to Blue's Japanese name, Green.
* In each [[generation]], Pallet Town's theme music has been extended by 10 seconds, from 75 seconds in the [[Generation I]] games to 105 seconds in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}.

===Origin===
Pallet Town is based on {{wp|Machida, Tokyo}}, [[Satoshi Tajiri]]'s hometown.<ref>[http://pokepoke31.blog.fc2.com/?mode=m&no=14 【ポケモンゲーム史１０】「交換」の動機づけ　|　参考・『ポケモン・ストーリー』] (Japanese)</ref> However, its location on the map better corresponds to somewhere in the {{wp|Shizuoka Prefecture}}.

====Name origin====
{| class="roundy" style="background: #bdbdbd; border: 3px solid #a8a8a8"
|-
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Japanese
| マサラタウン ''Masara Town''
| From 真っ新 ''massara'' (brand new) or 真っ白 ''masshiro'' (pure white)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| English, Dutch<br>Canadian French
| Pallet Town
| From ''{{wp|palette}}'', a range of colors used in various means
|- style="background:#FFF"
| German
| Alabastia
| From ''{{wp|Alabaster}}'', a white mineral
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Spanish
| Pueblo Paleta
| From ''paleta'' (palette)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| French
| Bourg Palette
| From ''bourg'' (village) and ''palette''
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Italian
| Biancavilla
| From ''bianco'' (white) and ''villa'' (estate; common city suffix)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Turkish
| Palet Kasabası
| From its English name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Korean
| 태초마을 ''Taecho Maeul''
| From 태초 (太初) ''taecho'' (beginning)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2"| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and Mainland China}})
| 真新鎮 / 真新镇 ''Zhēnxīn Zhèn''
| From 真新 ''zhēnxīn'' (truly new)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| 真新市 ''Zhēnxīn Shì''{{tt|*|GS Guidebook 5 (Mainland China)}}
| From 真新 ''zhēnxīn'' (truly new)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2"| Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
| 真新鎮 ''Jānsān Jan''{{tt|*|Games, Gen VII onwards}}
| From 真新 ''jānsān'' (truly new)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| 純白鎮 ''Sèuhnbaahk Jan''{{tt|*|Pre-Gen VII Media}}
| From 純白 ''sèuhnbaahk'' (pure white)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Arabic
| قرية شورباك ''Qaryat Shurbak''
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Bulgarian
| Град Паллет ''Grad Pallet''
| From its English name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Valencian
| Ciutat Palet
| From its English name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Croatian
| Grad Pallet
| From its English name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Czech
| Oblázkové město
| From ''oblázek' (pebble) and ''město'' (town, city)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Danish
| Pallet Town{{tt|*|Advanced Generation series - present, M03, M04}}<br>Paletby{{tt|*|S10}}<br>Byen Pallet{{tt|*|S01}}<br>Palette Town{{tt|*|M01 subtitles}}
| From ''palet'' (palette) and ''by'' (town)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Finnish
| Pallet Town{{tt|*|S20}}<br>Palleti kaupunki{{tt|*|S01}}
| From its English name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Hungarian
| Pallet város
| From its English name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Indonesian
| Kota Pallet{{tt|*|Diamond & Pearl series}}<br>Kota Masara{{tt|*|Original and Advanced Generation series}}
| From its English name<br>From its Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Icelandic
| Palletbær
| From its English name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Norwegian
| Pallet Town{{tt|*|S20, M01, VHS description}}<br>Palletby{{tt|*|Advanced Generation series, M03, M04}}<br>Byen Pallet{{tt|*|S01, M01}}
| From its English name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Polish
| Alabastia{{tt|*|Original Series, Advanced, DP008, Battle Dimension onwards}}<br>Alabastria{{tt|*|DP030-DP045}}
| From its German name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Brazilian Portuguese
| Cidade de Pallet{{tt|*|anime, manga, Pokémon Club, Pokémon Characters Guidebook}}<br>Cidade Pallet{{tt|*|XY137, The Official Pokémon Handbook}}<br>Pallet Town{{tt|*|The Official Pokémon Handbook}}
| From its English name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| European Portuguese
| Aldeia Paleta<br>Pallet Town{{tt|*|LGPE website}}
| From ''paleta'', palette<br>Same as English name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Russian
| Паллет Таун ''Pallet Taun''<br>Алабастия ''Alabastiya''{{tt|*|EP001 - EP107, M01 - M03}}<br>Город Поддона ''Gorod Poddona''{{tt|*|The Official Pokémon Handbook II}}
| From its English name<br>From its German and Polish name<br>From поддо́н ''poddón'' (pallet)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Serbian
| Grad Pallet
| From its English name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Swedish
| Pallet Town{{tt|*|Diamond and Pearl series - present, M03}}<br>Palletstaden{{tt|*|Original series-Advanced Generation series, M04}}<br>Staden Pallet{{tt|*|EP030, M01}}
| From its English name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Thai
| มาซาระทาวน์ ''Masara Town''
| Transcription of its Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Vietnamese
| Thị trấn Masara
| Transcription of its Japanese name
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.psypokes.com/dex/index.php Psypoke Psydex] - Pokémon catch rates

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