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New Bark Town ワカバタウン Wakaba Town "Winds of a New Beginning"

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Map description A town where the wind blows and tells of impending change.

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Connecting locations ← Route 29 New Bark Town Route 27 →

Location File:MapNBark.gif Location of New Bark Town in Johto.

Other generation maps File:NBT.png Gen II

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, Cyndaquil, and Totodile.

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.

Places of interest

Player's house

In Generations II and IV, 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, she will save money if the player wishes and occasionally buys decorations for the bedroom, or items such as Super Potions.

The player's bedroom is a bit fancier than Red's bedroom in Red, Blue, and Yellow. Unlike Red's, it can also be customized to include several Poké Dolls, as well as beds, game systems, and carpets. The Town Map hanging on the wall can also be replaced with one of several posters of different Pokémon.

The player starts the game in their bedroom, in front of their PC and radio. The PC in the top-left corner of the room has a few important purposes, but unlike in the Generation I bedroom's computer, it does not contain an item.

Professor Elm's lab

Professor Elm's laboratory lies right next to the western entrance into New Bark Town. Professor Elm works at his laboratory with his aide, usually doing experiments concerning Pokémon eggs and breeding. In II, the lab is a small building near the player's house that has been slightly modified in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. Here, Pokémon Trainers just beginning their quest are given the choice to receive either a Chikorita, a Cyndaquil, or a Totodile from Professor Elm.

Inside is one aide of Professor Elm's, a couple of shelves full of books, a table with three Poké Balls (a capsule in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver), a computer, and a few tips for the player. There is also a machine here that has the ability to fully rest/restore all of the player's Pokémon, just like a Pokémon Center. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, Elm's Aide gives the player five Potions when leaving the lab for the first time.

At the beginning of the game, a red-haired young man can be seen looking through the window into the lab. If spoken to, he will kick people out of his way, and then continue to spy upon the lab.

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, Professor Elm's lab has an upstairs living area. His house from Gold, Silver, and Crystal has now become the home of Lyra or Ethan.

Demographics

New Bark Town's population is about 10, not counting the player or the rival. This makes it the least populated town in Johto. This low number is likely due to its lack of amenities like a Gym or Pokémon Center, and its isolation from the rest of Johto.

Items

Pokémon

Generation II

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Gift Pokémon
Chikorita	G		S		C		Starter Pokémon	5	One
Cyndaquil	G		S		C		Starter Pokémon	5	One
Totodile	G		S		C		Starter Pokémon	5	One
Fishing and Surfing
Tentacool	G		S		C		Surfing	15-24	90%
Tentacruel	G		S		C		Surfing	20-40	10%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Tentacool	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Tentacool	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	35%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	35%
Chinchou	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	20%
Shellder	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	10%
Chinchou	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	40%
Shellder	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	30%
Tentacruel	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	20%
Lanturn	G		S		C		Fishing 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

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: the levels and encounter rates (in %) of Pokémon found through Headbutt

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Headbutt
Exeggcute	HG			SS			Headbutt	Unknown	Unknown
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Headbutt	Unknown	Unknown
Pineco	HG			SS			Headbutt	Unknown	Unknown
Spinarak	HG			SS			Headbutt	Unknown	Unknown
Ledyba	HG			SS			Headbutt	Unknown	Unknown
Gift Pokémon
Chikorita	HG			SS			Starter Pokémon	5	One
Cyndaquil	HG			SS			Starter Pokémon	5	One
Totodile	HG			SS			Starter Pokémon	5	One
Fishing and Surfing
Tentacool	HG			SS			Surfing	10-25	90%
Tentacruel	HG			SS			Surfing	15-25	10%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	95%
Tentacool	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	5%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	60%
Tentacool	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	30%
Chinchou	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	7%
Shellder	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	3%
Chinchou	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	60%
Shellder	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	30%
Tentacruel	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	7%
Lanturn	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	3%
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.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

New Bark town is shown to be quite a bit larger in the Pokémon Adventures manga, including amenities such as a general hospital. It is the home town of Gold.

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.
  • It is also the only starting town that the player must pass through again after gaining their eighth badge on the way to the Pokémon League (in Kanto, players would be able to fly directly to Viridian from Cinnabar, skipping the trip up Route 21 and through Pallet Town).
• New Bark Town is the highest populated (not including the player or rival) starting town of any of the main series games. Due to the fact that in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver the lab has an upstairs level, the population is even higher in these games.
• The name of this town started the running theme in which the player's starting town is named after a plant.
• Because Prof. Elm has a healing machine, this is the only starting town where the player's mother does not heal their Pokémon (she will, however, if the player's starter Pokémon faints before they reach a Pokémon Center).
• In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, at some point during the player's journey, the starter Pokémon in Elm's lab that wasn't chosen by the player or stolen by the rival disappears without explanation, although it is hinted to have been given to someone else.
• This is one of the many towns whose Generation IV slogan does not match its Generation II slogan, likely due to the length. Its Generation II slogan is "The Town Where Winds of a New Beginning Blow".
• In the beta version of Gold and Silver showed off at Space World in 1997, the initial town was not New Bark Town but rather a different town named サイレントヒルス Silent Hills, which may have actually been a prototype design of New Bark Town. Due to the first installment of the Silent Hill horror game series being released about eight months prior to the actual Japanese release of Gold and Silver, in early 1999, it may have possibly led to the rename as Wakaba Town.

In other languages

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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