Red & Blue Pallet Town

The small seaside hometown where Professor Oak hands you Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle to begin your journey.

Pallet Town is in Kanto, with Route 21 to the south. In the story you continue north to Route 1.

PALLET TOWN MAP

Red & Blue

Pallet Town Walkthrough

1 trainer 1 item 5 gifts 4 species

Professor Oak's Lab

1 TRAINER · 0 ITEMS · 4 GIFTS · 4 SPECIES
1
Step toward the north road and Prof. Oak calls you back, warns that wild Pokemon live in the tall grass and leads you into his lab.
  1. Three balls on the table hold Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle; once Oak asks you to choose, take one and confirm it.
  2. Your rival then walks to the ball that beats yours, so Charmander draws Squirtle, Squirtle draws Bulbasaur and Bulbasaur draws Charmander.
  3. Head back toward the door and Rival BlueRival Blue₱175CharmanderLv 5Weak toWaterGroundRock battles you with his new starter; your party is healed as soon as the fight ends.
Pokemon from an NPCPoke BallGives Charmander (Lv 5) - choose one of the three starters
CharmanderLv 5
Pokemon from an NPCPoke BallGives Squirtle (Lv 5) - choose one of the three starters
SquirtleLv 5
Pokemon from an NPCPoke BallGives Bulbasaur (Lv 5) - choose one of the three starters
BulbasaurLv 5
Rival battle · fight 1₱175

The team you face depends on the starter you picked

1Rival Blue₱175
1Rival Blue₱175
1Rival Blue₱175
Free itemProf. OakGives the Pokedex for Oak's Parcel. After you beat your rival on Route 22 he gives 5 Poke Balls if you carry none and have caught no other Pokemon

Blue's House

0 TRAINERS · 1 ITEM · 1 GIFT · 4 SPECIES
2
Daisy only says your rival is out at the lab until you carry the Pokedex, so return once Oak trades it to you for Oak's Parcel.
  1. Leave the lab, cross town and enter Blue's House through its south door to find Daisy seated at the table.
  2. After obtaining the Pokedex, receive the Town MapTown MapKEY ITEMObtained from Daisy after obtaining the Pokédex from Daisy, then take the north road out of Pallet Town to Route 1.
Free itemDaisyGives Town Map after you receive the Pokedex
Town Map

Pokemon Encounters

On foot there is nothing to catch in Pallet, only the starter from Oak's lab. Come back later with Surf and the rods turn up Tentacool, Poliwag, and Magikarp out in the bay.

Type
✦Special encounters3
#001Bulbasaur
Gift Lv 5
#004Charmander
Gift Lv 5
#007Squirtle
Gift Lv 5
Old Rod1
#129Magikarp
100% - Lv 5
Good Rod2
#118Goldeen
50% - Lv 10
#060Poliwag
50% - Lv 10
Super Rod2
#060Poliwag
50% - Lv 15
#072Tentacool
50% - Lv 15
Gift
Starter
Bulbasaur
#001

Bulbasaur

GrassPoison
Evolves into Ivysaur at Lv 16
Level
5
EV yield
1 Sp. Atk
Acquisition
Gift

ITEMS

Daisy, your rival's sister, hands you the Town Map here so you can actually find your way around Kanto.

Key item1
Town Map
KEY ITEM

Town Map

Given by Daisy after obtaining the Pokédex
Effect

Use to see the overworld map.

Key item1
KEY ITEM

Town Map

Given by Daisy after obtaining the Pokédex
Effect

Use to see the overworld map.

TRAINERS

Pallet Town holds a single Rival battle, your first, with his team decided by the starter you chose. Both sides start at level 5.

Rival1
BlueLv 5₱175
RIVAL

Blue

Party
1
Highest Lv
5
Reward
₱175
Party
Fire
Ability-NatureFixedItem-
Scratch
Growl
-
-
Team weak to3 types
Type
2x weakness(3)
WATER
GROUND
ROCK
Win: ₱175

Pallet Town Guide

  • Not by walking. City streets never spawn an encounter. Where a town touches water, though, Surfing or fishing turns up Pokemon, like off the Vermilion docks or along the Cinnabar shore. The list on this page shows what each city's water holds.

  • No. These games have no rematch system at all, so once you beat a Leader or a trainer that fight is finished for good. There's no farming the same opponents for cash or experience. Wild Pokemon and the Elite Four, which you can re-challenge, are your only repeatable battles.

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