Pallet Town Pokémon Yellow · Town

Map of Pallet Town in Pokémon Yellow — Pallet Town (Game Boy map)

Pallet Town is your hometown and where Pokémon Yellow begins. Professor Oak hands over Pikachu here, your rival Blue battles you in the lab, and you leave north onto Route 1 with a single-Pokémon party. You come back later to heal, and to use Surf south over Route 21 towards Cinnabar Island.

Wild Pokémon: 2
Items: 2
Trainers: 2

Connects to: Route 21 · Route 1

Where Pallet Town is on the Kanto town map Position on the Kanto town map

Gift and special Pokémon

Pikachu Lv. 5

Professor Oak gives you Pikachu as your first Pokémon. It follows you around and refuses to evolve.

Wild Pokémon

Fishing
Rod	Pokémon	Lv.	Chance
Old Rod	Magikarp	5	100%
Good Rod	Goldeen	10	50%
Good Rod	Poliwag	10	50%
Super Rod	Staryu	5–10	59.8%
Super Rod	Tentacool	10–20	40.2%

Grass, cave and surfing chances are the Generation I encounter slots (10 slots weighted 51, 51, 39, 25, 25, 25, 13, 13, 11 and 3 out of 256); the Super Rod picks from four slots weighted 102, 76, 51 and 27, the Good Rod is 50/50 and the Old Rod always hooks a level 5 Magikarp. Where to find every Pokémon.

Trainers

Rival Blue Oak’s Lab

Eevee 5

Prize ₽175

Trainer	Pokémon	Prize
Rival	Eevee 5	₽175

Prize money is the trainer class’s base amount times the level of their last Pokémon.

Items

Item	How	Where
Town Map	Gift	Blue’s House
Poké Ball ×5	Gift	Oak’s Lab

Hidden items need the Itemfinder or a lucky press of A on the right tile.

Tips

Pikachu is your only starter in Yellow and it will not evolve, so plan your team around it from the first battle.
After you receive the Pokédex, Blue's sister gives you the Town Map, which is worth picking up straight away.
When you return from Viridian with Oak's Parcel, Oak gives you the Pokédex; Poké Balls then go on sale at the Viridian Poké Mart, so pick some up before you start catching Pokémon.
Your mum heals your whole party for free, which saves a Pokémon Center trip early on.
There is no wild grass in town; fishing from the shore is the only way to find wild Pokémon here.

Walkthrough: Part 1: Pallet Town to Viridian City

More maps

Pallet Town: Red’s house (Yellow) — Red’s house (Yellow)

FAQ

How do I get Pikachu in Pokémon Yellow?

Professor Oak gives you Pikachu in his lab at the start of the game after you try to walk into the tall grass. It is the only starter you can choose in Yellow, and it refuses to evolve.

Who is the rival in Pallet Town and what does he use?

Your rival is Blue, who battles you in Oak's Lab with an Eevee at level 5.

Where do I get the Town Map in Pokémon Yellow?

Blue's sister gives it to you in Blue's house once you have received the Pokédex.

Can I catch wild Pokémon in Pallet Town?

Not in the grass, as there is none. You can only fish here: the Old Rod gives Magikarp, the Good Rod Goldeen or Poliwag, and the Super Rod Staryu or Tentacool, which means coming back later in the game.

What Pokémon can you catch in Pallet Town in Pokémon Yellow?

2 species: Staryu, Tentacool. The tables show levels and encounter chances from the game data.

What items are in Pallet Town?

2, including Town Map, Poké Ball ×5.

Sources & picture credits

Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Bulbapedia and the game data. Wild Pokémon, encounter rates, items, trainers, gifts and shops come from the pret/pokeyellow decompilation of the English game (pret/pokeyellow e89ead154b). Maps and sprites © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK, archived from the Bulbagarden Archives (listed on the image gallery).