Littleroot Town

Littleroot Town is a location introduced in Generation III.
==Description==
Littleroot Town is a main small town located in the southern area of Hoenn, and is surrounded by a thick forest. This is the player's hometown, where they move into and begin their journey in , , and the remakes . If the player is a boy, their house is on the left, but if they are a girl, their house is on the right. In either case, the second floor of the house is where their room is located. The other house is inhabited by Professor Birch, his child (who is the player's rival), and his wife.
Aside from the two houses, the only other location in Littleroot Town is Professor Birch's Laboratory. Unlike previous games in the Pokémon core series, the player does not receive his or her first Pokémon in the lab. Instead, when Birch is chased by a wild Poochyena (Zigzagoon in Emerald) in Route 101, just outside of Littleroot Town, the player has to select their first partner Pokémon from Birch's bag to battle the wild Pokémon with. After Birch is rescued, the player goes with him into the laboratory, back in Littleroot Town, where he gives them the Hoenn Pokédex. After this, the player's Mom gives them a pair of Running Shoes, though only in the original Generation III games.
Much later, when the player has completed the Hoenn Pokédex in Pokémon Emerald (excluding Jirachi and Deoxys), and has obtained the National Pokédex from Professor Birch, he allows them to select one of the starter Pokèmon from Johto: Chikorita, Cyndaquil, or Totodile.
==Pokémon==
===Emerald===
====Gift after completing the Hoenn Pokédex====
==Items==
==Appearances==
===Anime===
In May rides her bike to Littleroot Town to receive her starter Pokémon from Professor Birch. However, Birch is gone, since he is out to assist Ash and his Pikachu. May later returns to the lab with Ash and Birch to pick Torchic as her starter Pokémon.
Unlike the games, May does not live in Littleroot Town, but instead does in the nearby Petalburg City with Norman.
===Manga===
==Trivia==
*This location has an unused beta music.
*Littleroot Town's name comes from "little" and "root," referring to it being the starting point for the player characters. Mishiro Town, its Japanese name, comes from 未 (mi, not yet) and 白 (shiro, white).
*As Hoenn is based on Kyūshū, Littleroot town is based on Sasebo.
==Gallery==
Littleroot Town - Professor Birch's Lab (Gen III).png|Professor Birch's lab (Gen III)
==In other languages==
Language 	Name
English 	Littleroot Town
Spanish 	Villa Raíz
Italian 	Albanova
French 	Bourg-en-Vol
German 	Wurzelheim
Japanese 	ミシロタウン
Korean 	미로마을
Simplified Chinese 	未白鎮
Traditional Chinese	未白镇
Norwegian 	Littlerootby
Polish 	Miasto Littleroot
Portuguese 	Cidade de Littleroot
Russian 	Литтлрут Таун
Swedish 	Littlerootstaden
Vietnamese 	Thị trấn Mishiro
Category:Starter Towns
Category:Game locations
Category:Anime locations
es:Villa Raíz
it:Albanova
fr:Bourg-en-Vol
de:Wurzelheim
ja:ミシロタウン
ko:미로마을
pl:Miasteczko Littleroot
Category:Manga locations