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Littleroot Town (Japanese: ミシロタウン Mishiro Town) is located in southwestern Hoenn. It is where players of the Hoenn-based games start their Pokémon journeys. Hoenn's region-exclusive professor, Professor Birch, has a laboratory in the town that he uses for research on Pokémon.
The only exit of the town is north, which leads to Route 101 and Oldale Town beyond. A person will block off this exit until the player has met Brendan/May in the house opposite the player's own.
Slogan
A town that can't be shaded any hue. (Japanese: どんないろにもそまらないまち A town that can't be shaded any hue.)
Places of interest
Professor Birch's Lab
In the southwest corner of town is Professor Birch's Laboratory. Here, Pokémon Trainers just beginning their quest can receive either a Treecko, Torchic, or Mudkip from Professor Birch. Instead of obtaining the player's first partner Pokémon here, the player must gain it on Route 101 while saving Professor Birch during the storyline. Professor Birch's assistant often looks after the laboratory by himself because Professor Birch likes doing field work instead of being inside his laboratory. Professor Birch's house is also located in the northeast (if player character is male) or northwest (if player character is female). In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the player can use the cardboard boxes in Birch's lab to change Rotom's form.
Player's house
Main article: Player's house → Hoenn
Inside the player's bedroomThis is the house where the player lives before beginning their journey. The game begins with the player moving into Littleroot from the Johto region aboard a moving truck. The male character lives in the house on the left, while the female character lives in the house on the right. The player's Mom lives here, while Norman, the player's father, drops by and stays a while. After the player obtains their first partner Pokémon on Route 101, going home and talking to their mother will fully restore all of the player's Pokémon, just like a Pokémon Center.
There are two levels, the first being a living room and kitchen area, while upstairs on the second level is where the player's bedroom is located. In Generation III, it contains a clock that the player must set at the start of the game to keep track of the time, a Nintendo GameCube with a Game Boy Advance hooked up to it as a controller, and a PC to store items and Pokémon. A Potion is stored in the PC and can be withdrawn as soon as the player first uses it. The rug can be decorated with Poké Dolls. In Generation VI, the clock is set to the correct time automatically by interacting with it, the GameCube has been replaced by a Wii U with a GamePad, there is no PC, and no dolls can be placed into the room.
The TV found here is the only one in Hoenn to detail the current broadcast, specifically a movie on TV wherein two men are dancing on a big piano keyboard.
Rival's house
Brendan lives in the house on the left, while May lives in the house on the right. The rival's house is similar to the player's house. As the rival is the son/daughter of Prof. Birch, it is also his residence.
Role
Delta Episode
During the Delta Episode, immediately after the player resumes the game after entering the Hall of Fame for the first time, the player's parents are talking about their upcoming plans. Despite already buying a Pair of Tickets to see a star show in Mossdeep City, Norman has to be at the Petalburg Gym that day, so he is unable to go. When the player goes downstairs, Norman gives the player the Pair of Tickets, and suggests they invite their neighbor Brendan/May to go with them.
Upon stepping outside, Zinnia meets the player for the first time and briefly introduces herself.
Upon entering Brendan/May's house, the player's neighbor exclaims that Zinnia has stolen their Key Stone; despite their attempt to battle her, Zinnia's Pokémon were too strong. The player's neighbor then mentions that Zinnia has said "Petalburg's next".
Demographics
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, Littleroot Town's population is 8 (excluding the player and the rival). This makes it the smallest town in Hoenn.
Pokémon Emerald
In Pokémon Emerald, Littleroot Town's population is 9 (excluding the player and the rival).
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Littleroot Town's population is 8 (excluding the player and the rival).
Items
| Item | Location | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | PokéNav Plus | Automatically obtained at the start of the game | OR AS |
 | AreaNav | Automatically obtained at the start of the game | OR AS |
 | Running Shoes | Automatically obtained at the start of the game | OR AS |
 | Potion | Automatically obtained at the start of the game | OR AS |
 | Pokédex | From Professor Birch in his lab, after defeating Brendan/May for the first time | R S E OR AS |
 | Poké Ball ×5 | From Brendan/May in Professor Birch's lab, after receiving the Pokédex | R S E |
| Poké Ball ×10 | From Brendan/May in Professor Birch's lab, after receiving the Pokédex | OR AS |
| Running Shoes | From the player's mother outside the player's house, after receiving the Pokédex | R S E |
 | Amulet Coin | From the player's mother in the player's house, after defeating Norman | R S E OR AS |
| National Pokédex | From Professor Birch in his lab, after defeating or capturing GroudonOR/KyogreAS | OR AS |
 | Mewtwonite X | In the southwest corner of the town, after defeating or capturing GroudonOR/KyogreAS | OR AS |
 | S.S. Ticket | From Norman in the player's house, after entering the Hall of Fame | R S E |
 | Pair of Tickets | From Norman in the player's house, after entering the Hall of Fame | OR AS |
 | National Pokédex | From Professor Birch in his lab, after entering the Hall of Fame | E |
| S.S. Ticket | From Norman in the player's house, after completing the Delta Episode | OR AS |
 | Latiasite | From the player's mother after completing the Delta Episode | OR |
 | Latiosite | From the player's mother after completing the Delta Episode | AS |
 | Oval Charm | From Professor Birch in his lab, after completing the Hoenn Pokédex | OR AS |
 | Shiny Charm | From Professor Birch in his lab, after completing the National Pokédex | OR AS |
Pokémon
Generation III
In Pokémon Emerald, Professor Birch hands the player one of the Johto first partner Pokémon after completing the regional Pokédex.
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| 5 | One | |||||||||
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| 5 | One | |||||||||
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| A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here. | ||||||||||||||
Appearance
In the anime
Littleroot Town in the animeIn the leadup to the Silver Conference, Ash and his friends met Harrison, who mentioned that he was from Littleroot Town, in Pop Goes the Sneasel.
Littleroot Town first appeared at the very end of Hoenn Alone. Upon arrival into Littleroot Town's port, Jessie indicated that she had been to the town sometime before and referred to it as "the city whose colors will never change", though she didn't elaborate further.
In Get the Show on the Road!, Ash met Professor Birch and May here for the first time while trying to save his Pikachu from an electrical overcharge it had received during a recent encounter with Team Rocket. Ironically, Team Rocket also ended up accidentally curing Pikachu while trying to capture him with their electricity-absorbing mecha. May had traveled from her home in Petalburg City to Littleroot to choose a first partner Pokémon from Professor Birch. She eventually chose Torchic.
Littleroot Town's port was seen again in A Six Pack Attack!. At the end of the episode, Ash and his friends boarded a boat from the port towards Fortree City.
Ash and Brock used the port to leave Hoenn for Kanto in The Scheme Team.
In Rivals: Today and Tomorrow!, Sawyer revealed that he had received his Treecko from Professor Birch in Littleroot Town.
In Goodbye, Friend!, Ash and Goh traveled to Littleroot Town to document the migratory patterns of the Beautifly in the area. Seeing how well his Raboot enjoyed its time with the local Pokémon, Goh almost ended up releasing it there, but changed his mind at the last moment before departure.
In the anime, Littleroot Town is a waterfront location, complete with a port, and is shown as quite a large town with mainly tall buildings and towers. In Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, it didn't have a Pokémon Center, but one was later revealed to have been built there in Pokémon Journeys: The Series.
Professor Birch's laboratory is located in the forested outskirts of Littleroot Town. The site consists of a main arch-shaped building and two smaller, separate structures on either side. The separate structure on the right includes a spare room where Ash watched Pikachu recover overnight.
Gallery
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Ruby & Sapphire arc
Ruby and his family moved from Johto to Littleroot Town in Creeping Past Cacnea, although Ruby ran away from home as soon as the moving had been completed, intending to win every Contest in the Hoenn region as a protest to his father's demands to have him do battle training instead of Contests.
Like the rest of southern Hoenn, Littleroot Town was flooded following Kyogre's awakening in The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon III.
Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire
Littleroot Town appeared in I Won't Let You Lead!!. Red and his Pokémon challenged Professor Birch to various contests at a fishing hole located there, and lost them all.
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Littleroot Town in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Trivia
- As Hoenn coincides with Kyushu, the location of Littleroot coincides with the city of Sasebo.
- The movie playing in the player's house is most likely Big, as it has a famous scene where the main character (played by Tom Hanks) dances on a giant piano keyboard with his boss (played by Robert Loggia).
- Littleroot Town is the first starting town, in the games, to:
- Only have one exit out of town.
- Not be surrounded by a body of water.
Name origin
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ミシロタウン Mishiro Town | Possibly from 未 mi (not yet) and 白 shiro (white) |
| English, Danish | Littleroot Town | From little and root |
| German | Wurzelheim | From Wurzel (root) and the town suffix -heim (home) |
| Spanish | Villa Raíz | From villa (small town) and raíz (root) |
| Pueblo Raíz Chica* | From raíz (root) and chica (small) | |
| French | Bourg-en-Vol | From bourg (market town) and envol (takeoff) |
| Italian | Albanova | From alba nuova (new dawn) and possibly alba (Latin for white) |
| Korean | 미로마을 Miro Maeul | From a contraction of its Japanese name or 미로 (迷路) miro (labyrinth) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 未白鎮 / 未白镇 Wèibái Zhèn | From its Japanese name |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 未白鎮 Meihbaahk Jan | |
| Norwegian | Littlerootby | From its English name |
| Polish | Littleroot* Miasto Littleroot* | From its English name |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Cidade de Littleroot Cidade de Radícula* | From its English name From radícula (litte root) |
| Russian | Литтлрут Таун Littlrut Taun Город Литлрут Gorod Litlrut | Transcription of its English name From its English name |
| Swedish | Littlerootstaden | From its English name |
| Vietnamese | Thị trấn Mishiro | Transcription of its Japanese name |
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