Pallet Town

13 species to catch in 1 area of this location, across 14 game versions.

About this place

A small seaside town where the journey through Kanto begins. Blue, who later earns the Earth Badge, is among those who come from here. The surrounding area records 26 wild encounters, more than most pilot locations.

Japanese name

マサラタウン · Masara Town

Other names

DE: Alabastia · FR: Bourg Palette · ES: Pueblo Paleta · IT: Biancavilla

Data from Pokemon HeartGold only: exact levels and the encounter rate for each Pokémon.

while surfing (Surf)

with the Good Rod

with the Old Rod

with the Super Rod

by headbutting trees (Headbutt)

Conditional slots 6 for 4 species — time of day, weather, radio and other switches

The game keeps these slots separate from the base ones. Condition sets exclude each other (it cannot be morning and night at once), and the source does not say whether a condition adds a slot or replaces the whole table — so we list them row by row instead of adding them to the rate on the tile.

Pokémon	Conditions	Level	Rate
Hoothoot	common tree	2–3	50%
	rare tree	5–6	50%
Spinarak	rare tree	5–6	15%
Pineco	common tree	2–3	15%
Wurmple	common tree	2–3	10%
	rare tree	5–6	10%

as a gift

Conditional slots 3 for 3 species — time of day, weather, radio and other switches

The game keeps these slots separate from the base ones. Condition sets exclude each other (it cannot be morning and night at once), and the source does not say whether a condition adds a slot or replaces the whole table — so we list them row by row instead of adding them to the rate on the tile.

Pokémon	Conditions	Level	Rate
Bulbasaur	after defeating Red	5	100%
Charmander	after defeating Red	5	100%
Squirtle	after defeating Red	5	100%

The red marker is Pallet Town. A diagram, not a world map — distances are not to scale, but directions and connections match the game. The legend below the drawing explains each symbol.

• Route — number inside
• Sea route — Surf only
• City
• Pokémon League
• Interior — cave, forest, tower; placed next to its entrance
• Path between places
• Path that requires Surf
• Entrance to an interior — not a passage to the other side

Directions read from the map layout in the games — from how the screens connect to each other. We know them for Kanto, Johto, Hoenn and Sinnoh; in other regions you will not see this section, because we have no source for the topology.