Pallet Town HGSS · Kanto Town
Pallet Town is the small hometown of Red and Blue in southwestern Kanto, with Route 1 running north to Viridian City and the sea of Route 21 leading south to Cinnabar Island. Professor Oak’s Lab is where the post-game opens up: after you beat Blue at the Viridian Gym, Oak gives you HM08 Rock Climb and permission to enter Mt. Silver. Red’s mother lives in the house where his room has gone unused, and Blue’s sister Daisy lives next door.
- Region
- Kanto
- Wild Pokémon
- 11
- Items
- 2
- Trainers
- 0
- HMs
- Surf
Connects to: Route 1 · Route 21
Pallet Town on the Kanto Pokégear map
Gift, legendary and roaming Pokémon
Bulbasaur Lv. 5 · GiftAfter you beat Red on Mt. Silver, Professor Oak lets you choose one of the Kanto starters in his lab.
Charmander Lv. 5 · GiftAfter you beat Red on Mt. Silver, Professor Oak lets you choose one of the Kanto starters in his lab.
Squirtle Lv. 5 · GiftAfter you beat Red on Mt. Silver, Professor Oak lets you choose one of the Kanto starters in his lab.
Wild Pokémon
| Pokémon | Type | Lv. | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tentacool | WaterPoison | 30–35 | 90% |
 Tentacruel | WaterPoison | 35 | 10% |
| Rod | Pokémon | Lv. | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Rod |  Magikarp | 10 | 85% |
| Tentacool | 10 | 15% | |
| Good Rod | Magikarp | 20 | 40% |
| Tentacool | 20 | 30% | |
 Chinchou | 20 | 20% | |
 Shellder | 20 | 10% | |
| Super Rod | Chinchou | 40 | 40% |
| Shellder | 40 | 30% | |
| Tentacruel | 40 | 20% | |
 Lanturn | 40 | 10% |
| Pokémon | Type | Lv. | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|
 Hoothoot | Normal | 2–3 | 50% |
 Pineco | Bug | 2–3 | 30% |
 Wurmple | Bug | 2–3 | 20% |
| Pokémon | Type | Lv. | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoothoot | Normal | 5–6 | 50% |
 SpinarakHG | BugPoison | 5–6 | 30% |
| Wurmple | Bug | 5–6 | 20% |
 LedybaSS | Bug | 5–6 | 30% |
Use Headbutt on a tree (taught by the tutor in Ilex Forest). Which trees are “common”, “rare” or empty depends on the last digit of your Trainer ID.
Chances are the game’s encounter slots: grass and caves 20/20/10/10/10/10/5/5/4/4/1/1, with every slot changing by time of day (morning 4:00–9:59, day 10:00–19:59, night 20:00–3:59); surfing 60/30/5/4/1; all three rods 40/30/15/10/5; Rock Smash 80/20; Headbutt 50/15/15/10/5/5. HG and SS mark Pokémon found in only one version. Where to find every Pokémon.
Items
| Item | How |
|---|---|
| HM08 Rock Climb | Gift |
| Jade Orb | Gift |
Hidden items can be found with the Dowsing MCHN Pokégear app.
Tips
- Professor Oak gives you HM08 Rock Climb after you earn the Earth Badge from Blue, and arranges your access to Mt. Silver.
- After you defeat Red on Mt. Silver, Oak lets you pick Bulbasaur, Charmander or Squirtle at Lv5.
- Show Oak both Kyogre and Groudon (you need one from each version) to get the Jade Orb, which lets you meet Rayquaza in the Embedded Tower.
- Daisy grooms one of your Pokémon for free once a day between 3:00 and 4:00 PM, which raises its friendship.
- Surf south to Route 21 and Cinnabar Island; the water here holds Tentacool and Tentacruel.
- Super Rod fishing turns up Chinchou (40%), Shellder (30%), Tentacruel (20%) and Lanturn (10%).
Walkthrough: Part 21: Mt. Moon, Cinnabar Island and Blaine · Part 22: Blue and the Viridian Gym · Part 24: Legendary Pokémon and Kanto Loose Ends
FAQ
How do you get Rock Climb in HeartGold and SoulSilver?
Beat Blue at the Viridian Gym, then visit Professor Oak in Pallet Town; he gives you HM08 Rock Climb.
How do you get Bulbasaur, Charmander or Squirtle in HGSS?
Defeat Red at the summit of Mt. Silver, then return to Oak’s Lab, where he lets you choose one of the three at Lv5.
How do you get the Jade Orb in HGSS?
Bring Kyogre and Groudon to Professor Oak; he gives you the Jade Orb, which you need to encounter Rayquaza in the Embedded Tower.
How do you unlock Mt. Silver?
Collect all 16 Badges by beating Blue in Viridian City, then talk to Professor Oak, who gives you permission to go.
What Pokémon can you catch in Pallet Town in HeartGold and SoulSilver?
11 species: Tentacool, Tentacruel, Magikarp, Chinchou, Shellder, Lanturn, Hoothoot, Pineco, Wurmple, Spinarak, Ledyba.
Sources & picture credits
Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Bulbapedia and the game data. Wild Pokémon and encounter chances, items, trainers, rematch teams, gifts and shops come from the pret/pokeheartgold decompilation, and the Pokémon sprites and dungeon entrance pictures are drawn from the game’s own graphics in it. The position maps are the Gold/Silver wiki’s Pokégear map renders. Location pictures and trainer sprites © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK, archived from the Pokémon Wiki on Fandom (listed on the image gallery).