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A '''hometown''' is a town that a [[Human|person]] considers their home. In the [[core series]] {{pkmn|games|video games}}, it is the town where the {{player}}'s {{pkmn|journey}} begins in.
A '''hometown''' is a town that a [[Human|person]] considers their home. In the [[core series]] {{pkmn|games|video games}}, it is the town where the {{player}}'s {{pkmn|journey}} begins in.


==In the games==
==In the core series games==
In the core series games, the player and their rival will begin their journey in their hometown, venturing onto the first routes from there, encountering the [[Pokémon Professor]], and getting their [[starter Pokémon]]. After defeating the [[Elite Four]] and {{pkmn|Champion}}, the player will start again from their hometown when the game is next loaded.
In the core series games, the player and their rival will begin their journey in their hometown, venturing onto the first routes from there, encountering the [[Pokémon Professor]], and getting their [[first partner Pokémon]]. After entering the [[Hall of Fame]], the player will start again from their hometown when the game is next loaded.


The hometown varies with the region the player starts in:
The hometown varies with the region the player starts in:
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* [[Kalos]]: [[Vaniville Town]]
* [[Kalos]]: [[Vaniville Town]]
* [[Alola]]: [[Alola Route 1|Hau'oli Outskirts]]
* [[Alola]]: [[Alola Route 1|Hau'oli Outskirts]]
* [[Galar]]: [[Wedgehurst]]
* [[Galar]]: [[Postwick]]
* [[Paldea]]: [[Cabo Poco]]


===Gallery===
===Gallery===
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! rowspan="2" class="roundy" style="border:2px solid #{{kanto color dark}}; background:#{{kanto color light}}; width:80px" | {{color2|{{kanto color dark}}|Kanto}}
! rowspan="2" class="roundy" style="border:2px solid #{{kanto color dark}}; background:#{{kanto color light}}; width:80px" | {{color2|{{kanto color dark}}|Kanto}}
| class="roundy" style="border:2px solid #ADA1C9; background:#E7E4ED; padding:10px" | [[File:Pallet Town RBY.png|120px|link=Pallet Town]]
| class="roundy" style="border:2px solid #ADA1C9; background:#E7E4ED; padding:10px" | [[File:Pallet Town RBY.png|120px|link=Pallet Town]]
| class="roundy" style="border:2px solid #ADA1C9; background:#E7E4ED; padding:10px" | [[File:Pallet Town GSC.png|120px|link=Pallet Town]]
| class="roundy" style="border:2px solid #ADA1C9; background:#E7E4ED; padding:10px" | [[File:Pallet Town FRLG.png|120px|link=Pallet Town]]
| class="roundy" style="border:2px solid #ADA1C9; background:#E7E4ED; padding:10px" | [[File:Pallet Town FRLG.png|120px|link=Pallet Town]]
| class="roundy" style="border:2px solid #ADA1C9; background:#E7E4ED; padding:10px" | [[File:Pallet Town HGSS.png|120px|link=Pallet Town]]
| class="roundy" style="border:2px solid #ADA1C9; background:#E7E4ED; padding:10px" | [[File:Pallet Town PE.png|120px|link=Pallet Town]]
|- style="font-size:80%"
|- style="font-size:80%"
| [[Generation I]]
| [[Generation I]]
| [[Generation II]]
| [[Generation III]]
| [[Generation III]]
| [[Generation IV]]
| [[Generation VII]]
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" class="roundy" style="border:2px solid #{{johto color dark}}; background:#{{johto color light}}; width:80px" | {{color2|{{johto color dark}}|Johto}}
! rowspan="2" class="roundy" style="border:2px solid #{{johto color dark}}; background:#{{johto color light}}; width:80px" | {{color2|{{johto color dark}}|Johto}}
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| class="roundy" style="border:2px solid #ADA1C9; background:#E7E4ED; padding:10px" | [[File:Twinleaf Town DP.png|120px|link=Twinleaf Town]]
| class="roundy" style="border:2px solid #ADA1C9; background:#E7E4ED; padding:10px" | [[File:Twinleaf Town DP.png|120px|link=Twinleaf Town]]
| class="roundy" style="border:2px solid #ADA1C9; background:#E7E4ED; padding:10px" | [[File:Twinleaf Town Pt.png|120px|link=Twinleaf Town]]
| class="roundy" style="border:2px solid #ADA1C9; background:#E7E4ED; padding:10px" | [[File:Twinleaf Town Pt.png|120px|link=Twinleaf Town]]
| class="roundy" style="border:2px solid #ADA1C9; background:#E7E4ED; padding:10px" | [[File:Twinleaf Town BDSP.png|120px|link=Twinleaf Town]]
|- style="font-size:80%"
|- style="font-size:80%"
| {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}
| {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}
| {{v2|Platinum}}
| {{v2|Platinum}}
| [[Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl|Brilliant Diamond and<br>Shining Pearl]]
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" class="roundy" style="border:2px solid #{{unova color dark}}; background:#{{unova color light}}; width:80px" | {{color2|{{unova color dark}}|Unova}}
! rowspan="2" class="roundy" style="border:2px solid #{{unova color dark}}; background:#{{unova color light}}; width:80px" | {{color2|{{unova color dark}}|Unova}}
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| {{pkmn|Sun and Moon}}
| {{pkmn|Sun and Moon}}
| {{pkmn|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}
| {{pkmn|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}
|-
! rowspan="2" class="roundy" style="border:2px solid #{{galar color dark}}; background:#{{galar color light}}; width:80px" | {{color2|{{galar color dark}}|Galar}}
| class="roundy" style="border:2px solid #ADA1C9; background:#E7E4ED; padding:10px" | [[File:Postwick Player house SwSh.png|120px|link=Postwick]]
|- style="font-size:80%"
| {{pkmn|Sword and Shield}}
|-
! rowspan="2" class="roundy" style="border:2px solid #{{paldea color dark}}; background:#{{paldea color light}}; width:80px" | {{color2|{{paldea color dark}}|Paldea}}
| class="roundy" style="border:2px solid #ADA1C9; background:#E7E4ED; padding:10px" | [[File:Cabo Poco SV.png|120px|link=Cabo Poco]]
|- style="font-size:80%"
| {{pkmn|Scarlet and Violet}}
|}
====Concept art====
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{galar color dark}}; background:#{{galar color}}; font-size:80%"
|style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{galar color dark}}; background:#{{galar color light}}"| [[File:SwSh Concept Sketch Hometown.jpg|x200px]]
|style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{galar color dark}}; background:#{{galar color light}}"| [[File:Hometown SwSh Concept Art.jpg|x200px]]
|-
|Concept sketch for {{color2|000|Pokémon Sword and Shield}} drawn by {{color2|000|Shigeru Ohmori}}<ref>Shea, Brian (October 4, 2019). "[https://www.gameinformer.com/gallery/2019/10/04/exclusive-pokemon-sword-and-shield-concept-art-gallery Exclusive Pokémon Sword And Shield Concept Art Gallery]." ''Game Informer.''</ref>
|Concept art for {{color2|000|Pokémon Sword and Shield}} drawn by {{color2|000|James Turner}}<ref>[https://james-turner-42.squarespace.com/pokemon/ Pokémon — James Turner]</ref>
|}
|}


==In the anime==
==In the anime==
[[File:Village of Dragons.png|thumb|250px|{{an|Iris}}'s hometown in the anime]]
[[File:Village of Dragons.png|thumb|250px|{{an|Iris}}'s hometown in the anime]]
Hometowns in the {{pkmn|anime}} are more diverse than in the video games. Main characters and their rivals are not always limited to the six towns specified in the games. Like many of the other settlements in the anime, the hometowns are significantly larger than their game counterparts.
Hometowns in the {{pkmn|anime}} are more diverse than in the video games. Main characters and their rivals are not always limited to the towns specified in the games. Like many of the other settlements in the anime, the hometowns are significantly larger than their game counterparts.


===Kanto===
===Kanto===
* [[Pallet Town]] is the hometown to both {{Ash}} and {{Gary}}. Other residents include {{an|Professor Oak}}, {{Delia}}, and {{Tracey}}.
* [[Pallet Town]] is the hometown to both {{Ash}} and {{Gary}}. Other residents include {{an|Professor Oak}}, {{Delia}}, and {{Tracey}}.
* [[Pewter City]] is the hometown of {{an|Brock}}, [[Forrest]], their parents [[Lola]] and {{ka|Flint}}, and {{Brocksib|eight other siblings}}. [[Solidad]] is also a resident of Pewter City.
* [[Pewter City]] is the hometown of {{an|Brock}}, [[Forrest]], their parents [[Lola]] and {{ka|Flint}}, and {{Brocksib|eight other siblings}}. [[Solidad]] is also a resident of Pewter City.
* [[Cerulean City]] is the hometown of {{an|Misty}} and [[The Sensational Sisters|her sisters]] {{an|Daisy}}, [[Violet]], and {{ka|Lily}}.
* [[Cerulean City]] is the hometown of {{an|Misty}} and [[The Sensational Sisters|her sisters]] {{an|Daisy}}, {{an|Violet}}, and {{ka|Lily}}.
* [[Vermilion City]] is the hometown of [[Goh]] and [[Chloe]].
* [[Roy]]'s [[Roy's hometown|hometown]] is an unamed island that is home to him and [[Roy's grandfather|his grandfather]].
* [[Frodomar City]] is an anime-exclusive location that is the hometown of [[Ritchie]]. It was mentioned only in the English dub of the anime.
* [[Frodomar City]] is an anime-exclusive location that is the hometown of [[Ritchie]]. It was mentioned only in the English dub of the anime.


===Johto===
===Johto===
* [[New Bark Town]] is the hometown of {{an|Casey}}, {{jo|Jimmy}}, {{jo|Marina}}, and [[Vincent]]. [[Professor Elm]] is also a resident there.
* [[New Bark Town]] is the hometown of {{an|Casey}}, {{jo|Jimmy}}, {{jo|Marina}}, [[Vincent]] and [[Lyra (anime)|Lyra]]. [[Professor Elm]] is also a resident there.
* [[Ecruteak City]] is the hometown of [[Sakura]].
* [[Ecruteak City]] is the hometown of [[Sakura]].
* [[Silver Rock Isle]] is an anime-exclusive location that is the hometown of {{ho|Robert}}.
* [[Silver Rock Isle]] is an anime-exclusive location that is the hometown of {{ho|Robert}}.
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===Sinnoh===
===Sinnoh===
[[File:Palmer and Johanna.png|thumb|260px|{{tc|Tower Tycoon}} Palmer and [[Top Coordinator]] Johanna, two notable people of Twinleaf Town]]
[[File:Palmer and Johanna.png|thumb|260px|{{tc|Tower Tycoon}} Palmer and [[Top Coordinator]] Johanna, two notable people of Twinleaf Town]]
* [[Twinleaf Town]] is the hometown of {{an|Dawn}}, her mother [[Johanna]], her rival {{si|Kenny}}, {{an|Barry}}, and his father {{FB|Tower Tycoon|Palmer}}. Other residents include [[Izzy and Cara|Izzy, Cara]], and [[Sayer]].
* [[Twinleaf Town]] is the hometown of {{an|Dawn}}, her mother [[Johanna]], her rival {{si|Kenny}}, {{an|Barry}}, and his father [[Palmer]]. Other residents include [[Izzy and Cara|Izzy, Cara]], and [[Sayer]].
* [[Veilstone City]] is the hometown of Ash's rival [[Paul]] and his brother [[Reggie]]. Another notable resident is the Gym Leader, [[Maylene]].
* [[Veilstone City]] is the hometown of Ash's rival [[Paul]] and his brother [[Reggie]]. Another notable resident is the Gym Leader, [[Maylene]].
* [[Snowpoint City]] is the hometown of Dawn's rival [[Zoey]]. Another notable resident is the Gym Leader, [[Candice]].
* [[Snowpoint City]] is the hometown of Dawn's rival [[Zoey]]. Another notable resident is the Gym Leader, [[Candice]].
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* [[Hau'oli City]] on [[Melemele Island]] is the hometown of {{an|Lana}}, {{an|Lillie}}, {{an|Mallow}}, and {{an|Sophocles}}. This is notably different from [[Pokémon Sun and Moon|the games]] where Hau'oli City is not their hometown. Lana lives here with her younger twin sisters [[Harper and Sarah]] and her parents while Lillie lives in a mansion just outside the city with her butler [[Hobbes]]. Sophocles lives here with his {{TP|Sophocles|parents}}. Mallow and [[Abe|her father]] run a restaurant near the city called [[Aina's Kitchen]].
* [[Hau'oli City]] on [[Melemele Island]] is the hometown of {{an|Lana}}, {{an|Lillie}}, {{an|Mallow}}, and {{an|Sophocles}}. This is notably different from [[Pokémon Sun and Moon|the games]] where Hau'oli City is not their hometown. Lana lives here with her younger twin sisters [[Harper and Sarah]] and her parents while Lillie lives in a mansion just outside the city with her butler [[Hobbes]]. Sophocles lives here with his {{TP|Sophocles|parents}}. Mallow and [[Abe|her father]] run a restaurant near the city called [[Aina's Kitchen]].
* [[Paniola Town]] on [[Akala Island]] is the hometown of {{an|Kiawe}}, making him the only one of Ash's classmates in the anime to have the same hometown as in the games. He lives here on [[Paniola Ranch]] together with [[Rango|his]] [[Sima|parents]] and his [[Mimo|younger sister]].
* [[Paniola Town]] on [[Akala Island]] is the hometown of {{an|Kiawe}}, making him the only one of Ash's classmates in the anime to have the same hometown as in the games. He lives here on [[Paniola Ranch]] together with [[Rango|his]] [[Sima|parents]] and his [[Mimo|younger sister]].
===Paldea===
* [[Cabo Poco]] is the hometown of [[Liko]], her father [[Alex]], and her mother [[Lucca]].


==In the manga==
==In the manga==
The various series of Pokémon manga follow the games in having their main characters start in [[Pallet Town]], [[New Bark Town]], [[Littleroot Town]], [[Twinleaf Town]] and [[Nuvema Town]]. There are some characters, though, that have unique hometowns such as {{adv|Yellow}} from ''[[Pokémon Adventures]]'' who was born in [[Viridian Forest]].
The various series of Pokémon manga follow the games in having their main characters start in [[Pallet Town]], [[New Bark Town]], [[Littleroot Town]], [[Twinleaf Town]], and [[Nuvema Town]]. There are some characters, though, that have unique hometowns such as {{adv|Yellow}} from [[Pokémon Adventures]] who was born in [[Viridian Forest]].
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Latest revision as of 16:09, 2 April 2024

Ash started his journey in Pallet Town

A hometown is a town that a person considers their home. In the core series video games, it is the town where the player's journey begins in.

In the core series games

In the core series games, the player and their rival will begin their journey in their hometown, venturing onto the first routes from there, encountering the Pokémon Professor, and getting their first partner Pokémon. After entering the Hall of Fame, the player will start again from their hometown when the game is next loaded.

The hometown varies with the region the player starts in:

Gallery

Regional hometowns
Kanto Pallet Town RBY.png Pallet Town FRLG.png Pallet Town PE.png
Generation I Generation III Generation VII
Johto New Bark Town GSC.png New Bark Town HGSS.png
Generation II Generation IV
Hoenn Littleroot Town RS.png Littleroot Town E.png Littleroot Town ORAS.png
Ruby and Sapphire Emerald Omega Ruby and
Alpha Sapphire
Sinnoh Twinleaf Town DP.png Twinleaf Town Pt.png Twinleaf Town BDSP.png
Diamond and Pearl Platinum Brilliant Diamond and
Shining Pearl
Unova Nuvema Town Winter BW.png Aspertia City Winter B2W2.png
Nuvema Town,
Black and White 		Aspertia City,
Black 2 and White 2
Kalos Vaniville Town XY.png
X and Y
Alola Player House SM.png Player House USUM.png
Sun and Moon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
Galar Postwick Player house SwSh.png
Sword and Shield
Paldea Cabo Poco SV.png
Scarlet and Violet

Concept art

SwSh Concept Sketch Hometown.jpg Hometown SwSh Concept Art.jpg
Concept sketch for Pokémon Sword and Shield drawn by Shigeru Ohmori[1] Concept art for Pokémon Sword and Shield drawn by James Turner[2]

In the anime

Iris's hometown in the anime

Hometowns in the anime are more diverse than in the video games. Main characters and their rivals are not always limited to the towns specified in the games. Like many of the other settlements in the anime, the hometowns are significantly larger than their game counterparts.

Kanto

Johto

Hoenn

Sinnoh

Tower Tycoon Palmer and Top Coordinator Johanna, two notable people of Twinleaf Town

Unova

Kalos

Alola

Paldea

In the manga

The various series of Pokémon manga follow the games in having their main characters start in Pallet Town, New Bark Town, Littleroot Town, Twinleaf Town, and Nuvema Town. There are some characters, though, that have unique hometowns such as Yellow from Pokémon Adventures who was born in Viridian Forest.

References

  1. ↑ Shea, Brian (October 4, 2019). "Exclusive Pokémon Sword And Shield Concept Art Gallery." Game Informer.
  2. ↑ Pokémon — James Turner
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