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[[File:RG Town Map.png|thumb|230px|Artwork from {{game|Red and Green|s}}]]
[[File:RG Town Map.png|thumb|230px|Artwork from {{game|Red and Green|s}}]]
The '''Town Map''' (Japanese: '''タウンマップ''' ''Town Map'') is the first and most basic of the map devices used by {{player}}s of the Pokémon games, and is the navigational item for all [[Generation I]] games, {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}, {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}, all [[Generation V]] games, and {{pkmn|X and Y}}. In these games, it is a [[key item]], but they can also be found in [[Pokémon Center]]s in Generations III and IV, as well as in [[gate]]s in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum.
The '''Town Map''' (Japanese: '''タウンマップ''' ''Town Map'') is the first and most basic of the map devices used by {{player}}s of the Pokémon games, and is the navigational item for all [[Generation I]] games, {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}, {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}, all [[Generation V]] games, and {{pkmn|X and Y}}. In these games, it is a [[Key Item]], but they can also be found in [[Pokémon Center]]s in Generations III and IV, as well as in [[gate]]s in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum.


In the [[Johto]] region, the player receives a map card for the [[Pokégear]] after being given a tour of [[Cherrygrove City]] by the Guide Gent which serves the same purpose in [[Generation II]] and {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}. In the [[Hoenn]] region, the [[PokéNav]] and [[PokéNav Plus]] have a built in map that also has the same function as the Town Map for {{3v2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}} and {{pkmn|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}.
In the [[Johto]] region, the player receives a map card after being given a tour of [[Cherrygrove City]] by the Guide Gent which allows the player to check the Town Map on the [[Pokégear]] in [[Generation II]] and {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}. In the [[Hoenn]] region, the [[PokéNav]] and [[PokéNav Plus]] have a built-in map that also has the same function as the Town Map for {{3v2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}} and {{pkmn|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}. In [[Pokémon Sun and Moon]], the [[Rotom Pokédex]] has a detailed Town Map for each of [[Alola]]'s four islands, as well as the exterior of [[Aether Paradise]].


==Appearance==
==Appearance==
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; font-size: 80%; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{Key items color dark}}; background: #{{Key items color}};"
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; font-size:80%; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{Key items color dark}}; background:#{{Key items color}}"
|-
|-
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{Key items color}}; background: #{{Key items color light}}; width:32px; height:32px"| [[File:Bag Town Map III Sprite.png]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{Key items color}}; background:#{{Key items color light}}; width:32px; height:32px" | [[File:Bag Town Map III Sprite.png]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{Key items color}}; background: #{{Key items color light}}; width:32px; height:32px"| [[File:Bag Town Map Sprite.png]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{Key items color}}; background:#{{Key items color light}}; width:32px; height:32px" | [[File:Bag Town Map Sprite.png]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{Key items color}}; background: #{{Key items color light}}; width:32px; height:32px"| [[File:Key Town Map Sprite.png]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{Key items color}}; background:#{{Key items color light}}; width:32px; height:32px" | [[File:Key Town Map Sprite.png]]
|-
|-
| <span style="color:#fff;">{{color2|fff|Generation III|Gen III}}<br>{{color2|fff|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|(FRLG}}/{{color2|fff|Pokémon Emerald Version|E)}}</span>
| {{color2|fff|Generation III|Gen III}}<br>{{color2|fff|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|(FRLG}}{{color|fff|/}}{{color2|fff|Pokémon Emerald Version|E)}}
| <span style="color:#fff;">{{color2|fff|Generation IV|Gen IV}}+</span>
| {{color2|fff|Generation IV|Gen IV+}}
| <span style="color:#fff;">{{color2|fff|Generation V|Gen V}}<br>obtainment sprite</span>
| {{color2|fff|Generation V|Gen V}}<br>{{color|fff|obtainment sprite}}
|}
|}


==Flavor text==
==Flavor text==
{{movedesc|key items}}
{{movedesc|key items}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|Stad}}|A map of the local area. It identifies your present location.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevss|Stad}}|A map of the local area. It identifies your present location.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|FRLG}}|A very convenient map that can be viewed anytime. It even shows your present location.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|FRLG}}|A very convenient map that can be viewed anytime. It even shows your present location.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|E}}|Can be viewed anytime. Shows your present location.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|E}}|Can be viewed anytime. Shows your present location.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|DPPt}}{{gameabbrev3|HGSS}}<br>{{gameabbrev3|BWB2W2}}|A very convenient map that can be viewed anytime. It even shows your present location.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev4|DPPtHGSS}}<br>{{gameabbrev5|BWB2W2}}|A very convenient map that can be viewed anytime. It even shows your present location.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|XY}}{{gameabbrev3|ORAS}}|A very convenient map that can be viewed anytime. It even shows you your present location in the region.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev6|XYORAS}}<br>{{gameabbrev7|SM}}|A very convenient map that can be viewed anytime. It even shows you your present location in the region.}}
|}
|}
|}
|}


==Kanto==
==Kanto==
In {{game2|Red|Blue|Yellow}} as well as {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}, [[Daisy Oak]] will give it to the {{player}} after he or she receives his or her [[starter Pokémon]] and delivers {{key|III|Oak's Parcel}} to the [[Professor Oak|Professor]]. If it is not obtained here, then it will be given by [[Celio]] at [[Knot Island]] in [[Generation III]].
In {{game2|Red|Blue|Yellow}} as well as {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}, [[Daisy Oak]] will give it to the {{player}} after he or she receives his or her [[starter Pokémon]] and delivers {{key|III|Oak's Parcel}} to the [[Professor Oak|Professor]]. If it is not obtained here, then it will be given by [[Celio]] at [[One Island]] in [[Generation III]].


At first, the map will only display the [[Kanto]] region. During Generation III, after the player has ventured into the [[Sevii Islands]], [[Celio]] will give them an upgraded map, featuring Knot, Boon, and Kin Islands. After defeating the [[Elite Four]] and getting the [[National Pokédex]], Celio will upgrade the map to its complete extent, revealing the final four Sevii Islands. The map display can be changed among the four sections (mainland Kanto; [[Knot Island|Knot]], [[Boon Island|Boon]], and [[Kin Island]]; [[Floe Island|Floe]] and [[Chrono Island]] and [[Navel Rock]]; and [[Fortune Island|Fortune]], [[Quest Island|Quest]], and [[Birth Island]]) at will after getting each new map.
At first, the map will only display the [[Kanto]] region. During Generation III, after the player has ventured into the [[Sevii Islands]], [[Celio]] will give them an upgraded map, featuring One, Two, and Three Islands. After defeating the [[Elite Four]] and getting the [[National Pokédex]], Celio will upgrade the map to its complete extent, revealing the final four Sevii Islands. The map display can be changed among the four sections (mainland Kanto; {{isl|One}}, {{isl|Two}}, and [[Three Island]]; {{isl|Four}} and [[Five Island]] and [[Navel Rock]]; and {{isl|Six}}, {{isl|Seven}}, and [[Birth Island]]) at will after getting each new map.


In FireRed and LeafGreen, certain locations have a '''guide''' (Japanese: '''{{j|ガイド}}''' ''guide'') that details information on important places. This feature was expanded for every location on the Town Map starting in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}.
In FireRed and LeafGreen, certain locations have a '''guide''' (Japanese: '''{{j|ガイド}}''' ''guide'') that details information on important places. This feature was expanded for every location on the Town Map starting in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}.


{| style="margin:auto; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{kanto color dark}}; background: #{{kanto color}};"
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{kanto color dark}}; background:#{{kanto color}}; font-size:80%"
|- style="text-align: center;"
|-
|style="{{roundy|10px}} border: 2px solid #{{kanto color dark}}; background: #{{kanto color light}}; width:95px"| [[File:Kanto Town Map RGBY.png]]
| class="roundy" style="border:2px solid #{{kanto color dark}}; background:#{{kanto color light}}; width:95px" | [[File:Kanto Town Map RGBY.png]]
|style="{{roundy|10px}} border: 2px solid #{{kanto color dark}}; background: #{{kanto color light}}; width:95px"| [[File:Kanto Town Map RBY.png]]
| class="roundy" style="border:2px solid #{{kanto color dark}}; background:#{{kanto color light}}; width:95px" | [[File:Kanto Town Map RBY.png]]
|style="{{roundy|10px}} border: 2px solid #{{kanto color dark}}; background: #{{kanto color light}}; width:95px"| [[File:KantoTownMap.png]]
| class="roundy" style="border:2px solid #{{kanto color dark}}; background:#{{kanto color light}}; width:95px" | [[File:KantoTownMap.png]]
|- style="text-align: center; font-size: 80%"
|-
| {{color|000|The}} {{color2|000|Kanto}} {{color|000|Map in}} Japanese Generation I games
| The {{color2|000|Kanto}} Map in Japanese Generation I games
| {{color|000|The}} {{color2|000|Kanto}} {{color|000|Map in}} international Generation I games
| The {{color2|000|Kanto}} Map in international Generation I games
| {{color|000|The}} {{color2|000|Kanto}} {{color|000|Map in}} {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
| The {{color2|000|Kanto}} Map in {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
|}
|}
{| style="margin:auto; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{sevii color dark}}; background: #{{sevii color}};"
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{sevii color dark}}; background:#{{sevii color}}"
|- style="text-align: center;"
|-
! colspan="3" | {{color2|000|Sevii Island}} Town Maps
! colspan="3" | {{color2|000|Sevii Islands|Sevii Island}} Town Maps
|- style="text-align: center;"
|-
|style="{{roundy|10px}} border: 2px solid #{{sevii color dark}}; background: #{{sevii color light}}; width:95px"| [[File:Sevii Islands 1 2 and 3 Town Map.png]]
| class="roundy" style="border:2px solid #{{sevii color dark}}; background:#{{sevii color light}}; width:95px" | [[File:Sevii Islands 1 2 and 3 Town Map.png]]
|style="{{roundy|10px}} border: 2px solid #{{sevii color dark}}; background: #{{sevii color light}}; width:95px"| [[File:Sevii Islands 4 and 5 Town Map.png]]
| class="roundy" style="border:2px solid #{{sevii color dark}}; background:#{{sevii color light}}; width:95px" | [[File:Sevii Islands 4 and 5 Town Map.png]]
|style="{{roundy|10px}} border: 2px solid #{{sevii color dark}}; background: #{{sevii color light}}; width:95px"| [[File:Sevii Islands 6 and 7 Town Map.png]]
| class="roundy" style="border:2px solid #{{sevii color dark}}; background:#{{sevii color light}}; width:95px" | [[File:Sevii Islands 6 and 7 Town Map.png]]
|- style="text-align: center; font-size: 80%"
|- style="font-size:80%"
| {{color2|000|Knot Island}}, {{color2|000|Boon Island}}, and {{color2|000|Kin Island}}
| {{color2|000|One Island}}, {{color2|000|Two Island}}, and {{color2|000|Three Island}}
| {{color2|000|Floe Island}}, {{color2|000|Navel Island}}, and {{color2|000|Chrono Island}}
| {{color2|000|Four Island}}, {{color2|000|Navel Rock}}, and {{color2|000|Five Island}}
| {{color2|000|Quest Island}}, {{color2|000|Fortune Island}}, and {{color2|000|Birth Island}}
| {{color2|000|Seven Island}}, {{color2|000|Six Island}}, and {{color2|000|Birth Island}}
|}
|}


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Interestingly, {{v2|Platinum}}'s Town Map text data appears to have been taken directly from {{v2|Diamond and Pearl|s}}: this is evidenced by {{rt|212|Sinnoh}}'s description including a reference to the house where shards can be traded for TMs. However, in Platinum, the TM-trading woman has been replaced by a Move Tutor.
Interestingly, {{v2|Platinum}}'s Town Map text data appears to have been taken directly from {{v2|Diamond and Pearl|s}}: this is evidenced by {{rt|212|Sinnoh}}'s description including a reference to the house where shards can be traded for TMs. However, in Platinum, the TM-trading woman has been replaced by a Move Tutor.


{| style="margin:auto; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{sinnoh color dark}}; background: #{{sinnoh color}};"
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{sinnoh color dark}}; background:#{{sinnoh color}}; font-size:80%"
|- style="text-align: center;"
|-
|style="{{roundy|10px}} border: 2px solid #{{sinnoh color dark}}; background: #{{sinnoh color light}}; width:95px"| [[File:Sinnoh.png]]
| class="roundy" style="border:2px solid #{{sinnoh color dark}}; background:#{{sinnoh color light}}; width:95px" | [[File:Sinnoh.png]]
|- style="text-align: center; font-size: 80%"
|-
| {{color|000|The}} {{color2|000|Sinnoh}} {{color|000|Town Map}}
| The {{color2|000|Sinnoh}} Town Map
|}
|}


==Unova==
==Unova==
The town map in {{2v2|Black|White}} is given to the player by their [[mom|mother]] after receiving the Pokédex from [[Professor Juniper]], while players of {{2v2|Black|White|2}} get it from [[Hugh]]'s sister after Bianca gives them Poké Balls.
The Town Map in {{2v2|Black|White}} is given to the player by their {{OBP|Mom|Black and White}} after receiving the Pokédex from [[Professor Juniper]], while players of {{2v2|Black|White|2}} get it from [[Hugh]]'s sister after Bianca gives them Poké Balls.
{{-}}
{{-}}
{| style="margin:auto; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{unova color dark}}; background: #{{unova color}};"
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{unova color dark}}; background:#{{unova color}}; font-size:80%"
|- style="text-align: center;"
|-
|style="{{roundy|10px}} border: 2px solid #{{unova color dark}}; background: #{{unova color light}}; width:95px"| [[File:Unova.png]]
| class="roundy" style="border:2px solid #{{unova color dark}}; background:#{{unova color light}}; width:95px" | [[File:Unova.png]]
|style="{{roundy|10px}} border: 2px solid #{{unova color dark}}; background: #{{unova color light}}; width:95px"| [[File:Unova 2.png]]
| class="roundy" style="border:2px solid #{{unova color dark}}; background:#{{unova color light}}; width:95px" | [[File:Unova 2.png]]
|- style="text-align: center; font-size: 80%"
|-
| The {{color2|000|Unova}} Map in {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}}
| The {{color2|000|Unova}} Map in {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White}}
| The {{color2|000|Unova}} Map in {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Black 2 and White 2}}
| The {{color2|000|Unova}} Map in {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Black 2 and White 2}}
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==Kalos==
==Kalos==
In {{pkmn|X and Y}}, the town map is obtained from [[Mom]] once the player has received the [[Pokédex]] and delivered the {{key|VI|Prof's Letter}}.
In {{pkmn|X and Y}}, the Town Map is obtained from {{kal|Grace|Mom}} once the player has received the [[Pokédex]] and delivered the {{key|VI|Prof's Letter}}.
{| style="margin:auto; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{kalos color dark}}; background: #{{kalos color}};"
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{kalos color dark}}; background:#{{kalos color}}; font-size:80%"
|- style="text-align: center;"
|-
|style="{{roundy|10px}} border: 2px solid #{{kalos color dark}}; background: #{{kalos color light}}; width:95px"| [[File:Kalos.png]]
| class="roundy" style="border:2px solid #{{kalos color dark}}; background:#{{kalos color light}}; width:95px" | [[File:Kalos.png]]
|- style="text-align: center; font-size: 80%"
|-
| {{color|000|The}} {{color2|000|Kalos}} {{color|000|Town Map}}
| The {{color2|000|Kalos}} Town Map
|}
|}


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In ''[[BW141|Best Wishes Until We Meet Again!]]'', Cilan was seen examining the Town Map of Kanto and Johto while planning how he and Iris would continue traveling.
In ''[[BW141|Best Wishes Until We Meet Again!]]'', Cilan was seen examining the Town Map of Kanto and Johto while planning how he and Iris would continue traveling.


In ''[[XY007|Giving Chase at the Rhyhorn Race!]]'', {{an|Serena}} was revealed to own a Town Map.
In ''[[XY007|Giving Chase at the Rhyhorn Race!]]'', {{an|Serena}} was revealed to own a Town Map. Along with the map and current location shown on the left hand screen, the right hand screen can be used for a variety of other uses, including watching announcements for upcoming [[Pokémon Showcase]]s by [[Monsieur Pierre]]. The device can also be used to search for information, as shown in ''[[M17|Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction]]'' where Serena used it to find out that {{an|Diancie}} could make diamonds.


<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Town Map anime.png|Unova's Town Map
File:Unova Town Map anime.png|Unova's Town Map
File:Kanto Johto map anime.png|Kanto and Johto's Town Map
File:Kanto Johto map anime.png|Kanto and Johto's Town Map
File:Kalos Town Map anime.png|Kalos's Town Map
</gallery>
</gallery>


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===In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===
===In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===
[[Daisy Oak|May Oak]] was seen giving {{OBP|Ash Ketchum|EToP|Ash}} a Town Map in ''[[ET01|Pikachu, I See You!]]''.
[[Daisy Oak|May Oak]] was seen giving {{OBP|Ash Ketchum|EToP|Ash}} a Town Map in ''[[ET01|Pikachu, I See You!]]''.
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
In the {{chap|Diamond & Pearl}}, {{adv|Pearl}} was often seen examining a Town Map.


===In the Pokémon Zensho manga===
===In the Pokémon Zensho manga===
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{{main|Town Map (Boundaries Crossed 136)}}
{{main|Town Map (Boundaries Crossed 136)}}
[[File:TownMapBoundariesCrossed136.jpg|thumb|Town Map]]
[[File:TownMapBoundariesCrossed136.jpg|thumb|Town Map]]
'''Town Map''' was introduced as an {{TCG|Item card}} in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] during the English Black & White Series (the Japanese BW Era). First released in the Japanese {{TCG|Freeze Bolt}} expansion, it later debuted in English in the {{TCG|Boundaries Crossed}} expansion, with both prints featuring an illustration by [[Toyste Beach]]. This {{TCG|Trainer card}} allows the player to flip their their {{TCG|Prize card}}s face-up for the remainder of the game.
'''Town Map''' was introduced as an {{TCG|Item card}} in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] during the English Black & White Series (the Japanese BW Era). First released in the Japanese {{TCG|Freeze Bolt}} expansion, it later debuted in English in the {{TCG|Boundaries Crossed}} expansion, with both prints featuring an illustration by [[Toyste Beach]]. This {{TCG|Trainer card}} allows the player to flip their {{TCG|Prize card}}s face-up for the remainder of the game.
{{-}}
{{-}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:GenI JA Kanto Town Map Reference.png|thumb|"A map of the Kanto region! I hope she gives it to me..."]]
[[File:GenI JA Kanto Town Map Reference.png|thumb|"A map of the Kanto region! I hope she gives it to me..."]]
* The Town Map in {{ga|Blue}}'s house in the Japanese versions of the [[Generation I]] games was the only source mentioning Kanto's name before the release {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}.
* Before the release of {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, the only in-game source mentioning the name of the Kanto region was the Japanese-language text when examining the Town Map in {{ga|Blue}}'s house before the player obtains it.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
{{langtable|color={{key items color light}}|bordercolor={{key items color}}
{{langtable|color={{key items color light}}|bordercolor={{key items color}}
|de=Karte
|zh_yue=城鎮地圖 ''{{tt|Sìhngjan Deihtòuh|Town Map}}''
|zh_cmn=城鎮地圖 / 城镇地图 ''{{tt|Chéngzhèn Dìtú|Town Map}}''
|fi=Kartta
|fi=Kartta
|es_eu=Mapa<br>Mapa Pueblo{{tt|*|Generation I}}
|fr_eu=Carte
|fr_eu=Carte
|de=Karte
|it=Mappa Città<br>Mappa
|it=Mappa Città<br>Mappa
|ko=타운맵 ''Town Map''}}
|ko=타운맵 ''Town Map''
|pt_br=Mapa da Cidade (TCG)<br>Mapa ([[The Electric Tale of Pikachu|EToP]])
|ru=Карта Города ''Karta Goroda''
|es_eu=Mapa<br>Mapa Pueblo{{tt|*|Generation I}}
|vi=Bản đồ
}}
{{clear}}
{{clear}}
{{Project ItemDex notice}}
{{Project ItemDex notice}}


[[Category:Map equipment]]
[[Category:Map equipment]]
[[Category:Key items]]
[[Category:Key Items]]


[[fr:Carte (objet)]]
[[fr:Carte (objet)]]

Revision as of 16:13, 28 June 2017

The Town Map (Japanese: タウンマップ Town Map) is the first and most basic of the map devices used by players of the Pokémon games, and is the navigational item for all Generation I games, FireRed and LeafGreen, Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, all Generation V games, and X and Y. In these games, it is a Key Item, but they can also be found in Pokémon Centers in Generations III and IV, as well as in gates in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum.

In the Johto region, the player receives a map card after being given a tour of Cherrygrove City by the Guide Gent which allows the player to check the Town Map on the Pokégear in Generation II and HeartGold and SoulSilver. In the Hoenn region, the PokéNav and PokéNav Plus have a built-in map that also has the same function as the Town Map for Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald and Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. In Pokémon Sun and Moon, the Rotom Pokédex has a detailed Town Map for each of Alola's four islands, as well as the exterior of Aether Paradise.

Appearance

Bag Town Map III Sprite.png Bag Town Map Sprite.png Key Town Map Sprite.png
Gen III
(FRLG/E)
Gen IV+ Gen V
obtainment sprite

Flavor text

Games Description
Stad A map of the local area. It identifies your present location.
FRLG A very convenient map that can be viewed anytime. It even shows your present location.
E Can be viewed anytime. Shows your present location.
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
A very convenient map that can be viewed anytime. It even shows your present location.
XYORAS
SM
A very convenient map that can be viewed anytime. It even shows you your present location in the region.

Kanto

In Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow as well as FireRed and LeafGreen, Daisy Oak will give it to the player after he or she receives his or her starter Pokémon and delivers Oak's Parcel to the Professor. If it is not obtained here, then it will be given by Celio at One Island in Generation III.

At first, the map will only display the Kanto region. During Generation III, after the player has ventured into the Sevii Islands, Celio will give them an upgraded map, featuring One, Two, and Three Islands. After defeating the Elite Four and getting the National Pokédex, Celio will upgrade the map to its complete extent, revealing the final four Sevii Islands. The map display can be changed among the four sections (mainland Kanto; One, Two, and Three Island; Four and Five Island and Navel Rock; and Six, Seven, and Birth Island) at will after getting each new map.

In FireRed and LeafGreen, certain locations have a guide (Japanese: ガイド guide) that details information on important places. This feature was expanded for every location on the Town Map starting in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.

Kanto Town Map RGBY.png Kanto Town Map RBY.png KantoTownMap.png
The Kanto Map in Japanese Generation I games The Kanto Map in international Generation I games The Kanto Map in FireRed and LeafGreen
Sevii Island Town Maps
Sevii Islands 1 2 and 3 Town Map.png Sevii Islands 4 and 5 Town Map.png Sevii Islands 6 and 7 Town Map.png
One Island, Two Island, and Three Island Four Island, Navel Rock, and Five Island Seven Island, Six Island, and Birth Island

Sinnoh

A new, separate Town Map was introduced in Sinnoh, and serves as a complimentary map application to the Pokétch. The Sinnoh Town Map offers flavor text descriptions of all visited locations in the game, and of all routes, visited or not. However, areas such as such as Fullmoon Island will not be shown unless the player goes there. It resembles a Nintendo DS.

The Map is obtained in Jubilife City, when visiting the Trainers' School. The player receives it from his or her rival, Barry, upon giving him the Parcel from his mother.

Interestingly, Platinum's Town Map text data appears to have been taken directly from Diamond and Pearl: this is evidenced by Route 212's description including a reference to the house where shards can be traded for TMs. However, in Platinum, the TM-trading woman has been replaced by a Move Tutor.

Sinnoh.png
The Sinnoh Town Map

Unova

The Town Map in Black and White is given to the player by their Mom after receiving the Pokédex from Professor Juniper, while players of Black 2 and White 2 get it from Hugh's sister after Bianca gives them Poké Balls.

Unova.png Unova 2.png
The Unova Map in Black and White The Unova Map in Black 2 and White 2

Kalos

In X and Y, the Town Map is obtained from Mom once the player has received the Pokédex and delivered the Prof's Letter.

Kalos.png
The Kalos Town Map

In the anime

In Dreams by the Yard Full!, similar to Max with his PokéNav and Brock with his Pokégear, Cilan is shown to have a Town Map for his journeys with Ash and Iris. It seems to have the ability to look up and locate various landmarks and natural occurrences as seen in Cottonee in Love! when Cilan uses it to track the flow of the wind, and in Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open! when he locates plants used for an antidote for poison at the bottom of a lake.

In Best Wishes Until We Meet Again!, Cilan was seen examining the Town Map of Kanto and Johto while planning how he and Iris would continue traveling.

In Giving Chase at the Rhyhorn Race!, Serena was revealed to own a Town Map. Along with the map and current location shown on the left hand screen, the right hand screen can be used for a variety of other uses, including watching announcements for upcoming Pokémon Showcases by Monsieur Pierre. The device can also be used to search for information, as shown in Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction where Serena used it to find out that Diancie could make diamonds.

In the manga

A Town Map in Pokémon Zensho

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

May Oak was seen giving Ash a Town Map in Pikachu, I See You!.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In the Diamond & Pearl arc, Pearl was often seen examining a Town Map.

In the Pokémon Zensho manga

In Pewter City, Daisy Oak gave Satoshi a Town Map, despite Shigeru having told her not to do so.

In the TCG

Main article: Town Map (Boundaries Crossed 136)
Town Map

Town Map was introduced as an Item card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Black & White Series (the Japanese BW Era). First released in the Japanese Freeze Bolt expansion, it later debuted in English in the Boundaries Crossed expansion, with both prints featuring an illustration by Toyste Beach. This Trainer card allows the player to flip their Prize cards face-up for the remainder of the game.

Trivia

"A map of the Kanto region! I hope she gives it to me..."
  • Before the release of Pokémon Gold and Silver, the only in-game source mentioning the name of the Kanto region was the Japanese-language text when examining the Town Map in Blue's house before the player obtains it.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 城鎮地圖 Sìhngjan Deihtòuh
Mandarin 城鎮地圖 / 城镇地图 Chéngzhèn Dìtú
Finland Flag.png Finnish Kartta
France Flag.png European French Carte
Germany Flag.png German Karte
Italy Flag.png Italian Mappa Città
Mappa
South Korea Flag.png Korean 타운맵 Town Map
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Mapa da Cidade (TCG)
Mapa (EToP)
Russia Flag.png Russian Карта Города Karta Goroda
Spain Flag.png European Spanish Mapa
Mapa Pueblo*
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Bản đồ


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