Pallet Town

is a town in Kanto and the hometown of the main character in the Japense Red, Green, Blue, and Pikachu, and in the international releases of Red and Blue, Yellow, FireRed and LeafGreen; it is a visitable city in Gold, Silver and Crystal. It is also the starting point and home town for Ash Ketchum, the main character of the Pokémon anime.

In the games
Pallet Town is situated south of Viridian City and north of Cinnabar Island. The route to the north, Route 1, is separated from Pallet by dense grass, and the route to the south, Route 21, is a large expanse of water.

Within the game, there are only three buildings in Pallet: two residences in the north and a laboratory belonging to Professor Oak to the south-east.

Red/Blue/Yellow/FireRed/LeafGreen
The house in the northwest of Pallet is the residence of the player's character. The first floor of the house is the living room, and the second floor is the player's bedroom. The house to the northeast is the residence of both Professor Oak and his grandchildren. His grandson, the player's rival, never appears in this house, but his granddaughter Daisy does appear, and gives the player a map of the Kanto region. After obtaining the NationalDex in FireRed and LeafGreen, Daisy will groom one of the player's Pokémon and tell the player how his or her Pokémon feels.

The laboratory in Pallet is where Professor Oak does most of his research. The first time the player attempts to leave Pallet Town, Oak leads the player into the lab to choose his first Pokémon. In Pokemon Yellow, instead when you try to leave Oak appears and catches a Pikachu, which is then given to you. There is also a computer in the corner that displays an e-mail to Oak, inviting him to watch a battle at the Indigo Plateau.

Gold/Silver/Crystal
The same three houses exist in the Gold and Silver version of the game. The player's house is now the residence of a non-player character named Red. Red's rival's name is Blue. Blue's sister, rather than giving a map to the player, will groom one of the player's Pokémon once a day, if the game's internal clock reads between 3:00PM and 4:00PM.

In Gold and Silver, a player can fish for Pokémon like Lanturn off its shore. Below the town is a grassy spot, where a player can catch Tangela and Mr. Mime.

In the anime
The version of Pallet depicted in the anime is much more visually stunning than in the game. Although only the same three buildings - Ash Ketchum's house, Gary Oak's house, and Professor Oak's laboratory - are seen, given the general lack of buildings in the game it can be assumed that there are more residences in Pallet. In fact, a sizable group of people arrive at the laboratory in the first episode of the anime to celebrate the beginning of Gary's journey, and it can be presumed that these people live in Pallet. The Professor's laboratory sits on a sizable hill overlooking the rest of the town.

Pallet Town is the most frequently seen place in the anime. Besides Ash's calls to Delia and Professor Oak, he returns there at the end of each saga, before going on to the next region. There are also a number of episodes of Pokémon Chronicles set there.

Demographics
The population of Pallet Town is 10, making it the smallest city in Kanto.