Pallet Town Crystal · Kanto town
Pallet Town is the quiet Kanto hometown of Red and Blue, sitting between Route 1 to the north and the Route 21 sea lane to the south. In Crystal it matters for three reasons: Professor Oak’s lab, Daisy’s afternoon tea in Blue’s house, and the Surf route down to Cinnabar Island.
- Wild Pokémon
- 6
- Items
- 0
- Trainers
- 0
- Needs
- Surf
Connects to: Route 1 · Route 21
Pallet Town on the Kanto map
Wild Pokémon
| Pokémon | Type | Lv. | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tentacool | WaterPoison | 30–35 | 90% |
 Tentacruel | WaterPoison | 35 | 10% |
| Rod | Pokémon | Lv. | Morning & day | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Rod |  Magikarp | 10 | 85% | 85% |
| Tentacool | 10 | 15% | 15% | |
| Good Rod | Tentacool | 20 | 35% | 35% |
| Magikarp | 20 | 35% | 35% | |
 Chinchou | 20 | 20% | 20% | |
 Shellder | 20 | 10% | 10% | |
| Super Rod | Chinchou | 40 | 40% | 40% |
| Shellder | 40 | 30% | 30% | |
| Tentacruel | 40 | 20% | 20% | |
 Lanturn | 40 | 10% | 10% |
Chances are the game’s encounter slots for each time of day: morning 4:00–9:59, day 10:00–17:59, night 18:00–3:59 (grass and caves 30/30/20/10/5/4/1, surfing 60/30/10). Where to find every Pokémon · Crystal vs Gold & Silver.
Items
No items to pick up here.
Tips
- Visit Blue’s house during the 3 PM hour (15:00–15:59) and Daisy will groom one Pokémon per day to raise its happiness.
- Talk to Professor Oak once you hold all 16 Badges and he arranges permission for you to enter Mt. Silver.
- Oak rates your Pokédex every time you speak to him in his lab.
- Surf south along Route 21 to reach Cinnabar Island; Route 19 below Fuchsia City stays blocked by boulders until you have entered Route 20 from the Cinnabar side.
- The Super Rod here pulls Chinchou (40%), Shellder (30%), Tentacruel (20%) and Lanturn (10%), all at Lv40.
Walkthrough: Part 21: Pallet Town, Viridian City and Blue · Part 23: Mt. Silver and Red
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FAQ
What does Professor Oak do in Pokémon Crystal?
He welcomes you to Kanto and rates your Pokédex; once you have all 16 Badges he opens the way to Mt. Silver.
When can Daisy groom your Pokémon in Pokémon Crystal?
Only during the 3 PM hour (15:00–15:59), once per day; she grooms one Pokémon of your choice, but not an Egg.
How do you get to Cinnabar Island from Pallet Town in Crystal?
Surf south from Pallet Town’s shoreline along Route 21, which ends at Cinnabar Island.
What Pokémon can you catch in Pallet Town in Pokémon Crystal?
6 species: Tentacool, Tentacruel, Magikarp, Chinchou, Shellder, Lanturn.
Sources & picture credits
- Pallet Town (Bulbapedia)
- pret/pokecrystal (decompiled game data and graphics)
- Map drawn from maps/PalletTown.blk
- Map drawn from maps/OaksLab.blk
Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against the game’s own scripts and Bulbapedia. Wild Pokémon and encounter chances for all three times of day, fishing, Headbutt and Rock Smash tables, items, trainers, gifts, trades and shops come from the pret/pokecrystal decompilation (pret/pokecrystal 3bc8daa417). Maps, sprites and the Johto and Kanto Pokégear maps are drawn by retrogameindex from the game’s own graphics in that decompilation (listed on the image gallery). Pokémon © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.