Every Pokemon fan remembers Pallet Town. It is where the original journey started in 1996 — three houses, a lab, and the first steps of a story that became the largest media franchise in history. Pokemon Pokopia knows this, and it saved its best surprise for the players who see the main story through to the end. Palette Town is the secret fifth area, a postgame region built as a direct tribute to where it all began, and it is packed with exclusive Pokemon, rare items, and building challenges you cannot find anywhere else in the game.
Unlocking Palette Town requires finishing all four main regions and watching the credits roll. What waits on the other side is the single densest piece of content in Pokopia — a compact area with 15 exclusive Pokemon, the game’s final Pokemon Center, the Master PC shop, and the only place in the entire game where Mew appears. This guide covers the full unlock process, everything Palette Town contains, and how to reach 100% completion. If you have not finished the main story yet, our all regions guide will help you get there.
How to Unlock Palette Town
Palette Town does not appear on your map until you meet a specific set of conditions. The game never explicitly tells you a fifth area exists — many players roll credits and assume they have seen everything. Here is exactly what triggers the unlock.
Step 1: Complete all four regional storylines. Each of the four main regions — Withered Wasteland, Rocky Ridges, Bleak Beach, and Sparkling Skylands — has a story arc that culminates in a Guardian Pokemon encounter. You must complete all four Guardian encounters. You do not need 100% restoration in every region — just the story completions.
Step 2: Watch the credits. After the fourth Guardian encounter, the credits roll. Let them play through completely. Do not skip.
Step 3: Receive Professor Willow’s letter. After the credits, you wake up in your home. Check your mailbox — there is a letter from Professor Willow. The letter references your journey, hints at a place “where all journeys begin,” and tells you to visit the southern dock on Bleak Beach.
Step 4: Travel to the dock. Head to Bleak Beach and find the previously inaccessible dock on the southern shoreline. A small rowboat is now available. Interact with it and confirm the trip.
Step 5: Arrive in Palette Town. The boat crosses the sea in a short cutscene and deposits you on the shore of Palette Town. The area is now permanently accessible via fast travel from any region.
The entire unlock sequence takes about 10 minutes once you have rolled credits. If you do not see the letter in your mailbox, make sure you have completed all four Guardian encounters — the game checks for all four before triggering the postgame content.
Palette Town Layout and Key Locations
Palette Town is intentionally small. It occupies roughly one-quarter the size of Withered Wasteland, but every block of space is loaded with purpose. The layout mirrors the original Pallet Town from Pokemon Red and Blue, translated into Pokopia’s voxel building system.
When you first arrive, you see the familiar landmarks — but in ruins. Every structure exists as a foundation outline with partially collapsed walls. Your job is to rebuild each one, just like you restored the four main regions.
Key locations:
Professor Oak’s Lab
The largest building in Palette Town sits at the northern edge of town. Its foundation outline is unmistakable — the rectangular lab shape with the double-door entrance. Rebuilding Oak’s Lab is the first major task in Palette Town, and completing it unlocks the Research Station, a unique crafting bench that lets you analyze Pokemon data and craft Habitat Reports (which show the exact requirements for any unmet Pokemon).
Inside the rebuilt lab, you find bookshelves containing lore entries about the original Kanto region. These are collectible text items that fill out a special section in your Habitat Dex.
The Player’s House
South of the lab sits a small two-story house based on Red’s home from Generation 1. Rebuilding it gives you a secondary home base in Palette Town with a bed (full PP restoration), a mirror (appearance customization), and a unique Nostalgia Room that displays trophies for every region you have completed.
The upstairs bedroom has a working SNES-style console as a furniture item — interacting with it triggers a brief homage animation that long-time Pokemon fans will immediately recognize.
The Rival’s House
Next door to the player’s house stands the rival’s home. Rebuilding it unlocks a special NPC — a character named Blue (not the original Blue, but a new character with the same name) who offers daily challenges. These challenges range from building tasks to timed resource-gathering runs and reward exclusive cosmetics.
The Pokemon Center
Palette Town’s Pokemon Center is the 6th and final one in the game. Unlike the other five, this one starts as a completely empty lot. You build the entire structure from scratch using materials you bring from the other regions. For the full details on how Pokemon Center rebuilds work, see our Pokemon Center rebuild guide.
Completing the Palette Town Pokemon Center is a significant milestone. It unlocks the Master PC, which is the most valuable shop in the game.
Route 1 Path
The eastern edge of Palette Town connects to a short route inspired by Route 1 from the Kanto games. Tall grass lines both sides of the path, and it loops back to the town’s southern shore. This route is where many of Palette Town’s exclusive Pokemon spawn.
The Hidden Garden
Behind Professor Oak’s Lab, accessible only by clearing a wall of overgrown vines (requires a Cut Pokemon), lies a hidden garden. This garden is the only place in the game where Ancient Seeds grow — a crop type exclusive to Palette Town that produces ingredients for the strongest food recipes in Pokopia.
Exclusive Pokemon in Palette Town
Palette Town has 15 Pokemon that cannot be found in any other region. Some are direct callbacks to Generation 1, while others are rare species that only appear under specific conditions.
| Pokemon | Location | Spawn Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Bulbasaur | Oak’s Lab garden | Rebuild Oak’s Lab (if not already befriended) |
| Charmander | Route 1 sunny spots | Rebuild Oak’s Lab (if not already befriended) |
| Squirtle | Southern shore | Rebuild Oak’s Lab (if not already befriended) |
| Pikachu | Route 1 tall grass | Always available |
| Eevee | Player’s House yard | Rebuild Player’s House |
| Dragonite | Flies over town at night | 60% Palette Town restoration |
| Lapras | Southern ocean | Build a dock with 5 Water Pokemon nearby |
| Aerodactyl | Fossil Rock (behind lab) | Mine the fossil deposit with a Cut Pokemon |
| Porygon | Inside rebuilt Pokemon Center | Complete Pokemon Center build |
| Snorlax | Blocks Route 1 entrance | Play the Poke Flute item near it |
| Hitmonlee | Blue’s daily challenge reward | Win 5 consecutive daily challenges |
| Hitmonchan | Blue’s daily challenge reward | Win 10 consecutive daily challenges |
| Chansey | Pokemon Center vicinity | 80% Palette Town restoration |
| Ditto (Special) | Oak’s Lab basement | Discover the hidden basement room |
| Mew | Hidden Garden | 100% Palette Town completion |
The Kanto starters (Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle) only appear here if you have not already befriended them in the main game. If you picked Bulbasaur as your starter and already befriended Charmander and Squirtle elsewhere, these three slots are replaced with alternate Kanto Pokemon (Jigglypuff, Clefairy, and Vulpix).
Mew is the crown jewel. It requires true 100% completion of Palette Town — every structure rebuilt, every Pokemon befriended, every hidden secret discovered. We cover the path to 100% in a later section of this guide.
The Master PC Shop
The Master PC is the upgraded shop terminal inside Palette Town’s rebuilt Pokemon Center. It sells items that are not available from any other PC shop in the game.
| Item | Cost (Life Coins) | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Rare Candy | 5,000 | Permanently increases max PP by 10 (stacks up to 10 times) |
| Master Honey | 3,000 | Attracts any Pokemon species to a habitat, regardless of preferences |
| Blueprint Expansion | 8,000 | Doubles your blueprint storage from 50 to 100 slots |
| Golden Watering Can | 4,000 | Waters a 5x5 area in one use, never breaks |
| Ancient Seed Pack | 2,000 | 5 Ancient Seeds for Palette Town’s exclusive crops |
| Nostalgia Wallpaper Set | 1,500 | 8-bit pixel art wallpapers based on Gen 1 sprites |
| Oak’s Coat | 3,000 | Cosmetic lab coat outfit inspired by Professor Oak |
| Champion Title | 10,000 | Exclusive title displayed above your character name |
Rare Candy is the standout purchase. Each one adds 10 permanent PP, and you can stack up to 10 for a total of 100 extra PP. Combined with the PP Ups from the standard PC shop, this brings your maximum PP to a level where energy management essentially stops being a concern. For more on how the PP system works, see our PP energy guide.
Master Honey is transformative for completionists. It bypasses all habitat requirements, meaning you can attract any Pokemon you have been struggling to lure — including the finicky species in Sparkling Skylands that require precise decoration configurations.
Postgame Activities in Palette Town
Palette Town is not just a nostalgia trip. It introduces several activities that extend your playtime well beyond the credits.
Blue’s Daily Challenges
Blue (the NPC in the rival’s house) offers one challenge per in-game day. Challenges rotate through five types.
- Speed Build. Construct a specific structure within a time limit.
- Scavenger Hunt. Find 5 hidden items scattered around Palette Town.
- Cooking Challenge. Prepare a specific dish using only Palette Town ingredients.
- Pokemon Relay. Use 3 different Pokemon specialties in sequence to complete a task.
- Decoration Contest. Decorate a specific room to meet a theme score threshold.
Completing challenges earns Life Coins and exclusive cosmetics. Consecutive wins (streaks) multiply rewards and eventually unlock Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan as befriendable Pokemon.
The Kanto Archive
Inside the rebuilt Oak’s Lab, the bookshelves contain 30 lore entries about the Kanto region and its history within Pokopia’s world. Collecting all 30 fills the Kanto Archive section of your Habitat Dex and unlocks a special wallpaper set for your home.
The lore entries are scattered across shelves, drawers, and hidden compartments in every building in Palette Town. Some only appear after specific buildings are completed. Finding all 30 is one of the requirements for 100% completion.
Ancient Crop Farming
The Hidden Garden behind Oak’s Lab is the exclusive growing area for Ancient Seeds. These seeds produce Ancient Berries — the highest-tier cooking ingredient in the game. Ancient Berries are used in recipes that give the longest and most powerful buffs, including dishes that double your PP regeneration rate for an entire in-game day.
Ancient Seeds take 5 in-game days to grow (3 with a high-Comfort Grow Pokemon). They cannot be moved to other regions — they only grow in Palette Town’s Hidden Garden soil. Plan your farming visits accordingly.
The Oak Research Quests
After rebuilding Oak’s Lab, a series of 10 research quests become available. Each quest asks you to observe specific Pokemon behaviors, build particular habitats, or craft items related to Pokemon biology. These quests are long-form — each takes several in-game days to complete — and they reward unique furniture items themed after a Pokemon research lab.
The final research quest requires data from all four main regions plus Palette Town, making it a true endgame capstone.
Nostalgic References and Easter Eggs
Palette Town is loaded with callbacks to the original Pokemon games. Here are the ones that have been discovered so far.
The Pallet Town sign. A wooden sign at the town entrance reads “Palette Town — Shades of Your Pokemon Journey Begin.” This echoes the original sign from Pokemon Red and Blue, with “Palette” replacing “Pallet” to match Pokopia’s art-themed naming convention.
The TV message. Interact with the TV in the rebuilt player’s house. The screen displays a scrolling message about a movie featuring four boys on a Pokemon journey — the same broadcast from the original games.
The rival’s bookshelf. The rival’s house has a bookshelf with a single book that says “Filled with Pokemon books.” The same line from the original games.
Professor Oak’s parcel. Early in the Palette Town storyline, you deliver a package from the Route 1 path to Oak’s Lab. The item is called “Oak’s Parcel” and its description references the original delivery quest from Generation 1.
The fishing old man. An NPC stands on the southern shore who offers to teach you fishing — even if you already know how. His dialogue mirrors the old man from Viridian City who blocks your path in the original games.
The secret truck. On the eastern dock, there is a truck sprite built from voxel blocks. Interacting with it 100 times triggers a brief animation — a nod to the persistent rumor from Generation 1 that Mew was hidden under the truck near the S.S. Anne. In Pokopia, the truck does not actually contain Mew (that reward comes from 100% completion), but the animation acknowledges the legend.
Music cues. Palette Town’s background music is an orchestral rearrangement of the original Pallet Town theme from Generation 1. It shifts to a chiptune version when you enter the player’s house.
How to Reach 100% Completion
Reaching 100% in Palette Town is the most demanding completion target in the game. Here is the full checklist.
- Rebuild Professor Oak’s Lab (complete structure with all interior furniture).
- Rebuild the Player’s House (both floors fully furnished).
- Rebuild the Rival’s House (all rooms complete).
- Rebuild the Pokemon Center (full structure with Master PC operational).
- Build 3 additional custom structures (any design, minimum 50 blocks each).
- Befriend all 15 exclusive Palette Town Pokemon.
- Collect all 30 Kanto Archive lore entries.
- Complete all 10 Oak Research Quests.
- Discover the Hidden Garden and grow at least one Ancient Berry crop.
- Find the Oak’s Lab basement (hidden entrance behind a bookshelf).
- Complete 10 of Blue’s daily challenges.
- Reach Environment Level 8 in Palette Town.
- Place at least 20 decorations across the town.
Once every item on this list is checked, Mew appears in the Hidden Garden. It spawns as a glowing, floating Pokemon that circles the garden. Approach it and interact to befriend it — no habitat configuration needed. Mew is the 311th and final Pokemon in the Habitat Dex.
For the overall 100% achievement across the full game (all regions plus Palette Town), see our achievements guide.
Tips for Efficient Palette Town Progression
Palette Town can feel overwhelming if you try to tackle everything at once. Here is a recommended order of operations.
Phase 1: Rebuild core structures. Start with Oak’s Lab, then the Player’s House, then the Rival’s House. These three unlocks open up the daily challenges, lore entries, and research quests that run in the background while you work on other tasks.
Phase 2: Build the Pokemon Center. This is the biggest build and takes the most materials. Bring a full inventory of Stone, Wood, and Glass from the other regions before starting. Completing it unlocks the Master PC, which makes everything else easier.
Phase 3: Befriend Pokemon. Use Master Honey from the Master PC to attract the harder Pokemon. Dragonite and Mew are gated behind restoration percentage and 100% completion respectively, so focus on the easier catches first.
Phase 4: Farm and research. Plant Ancient Seeds in the Hidden Garden and work through the Oak Research Quests in parallel. Both take multiple in-game days, so start them early.
Phase 5: Polish and complete. Handle the remaining checklist items — lore entries, daily challenges, decorations, and Environment Level. Raising Environment Level to 8 requires diverse decorations spread across the entire town, not just concentrated in one area.
Bring your best team. Your specialty team from the main game works perfectly in Palette Town. A Cut Pokemon for clearing vines and mining fossils, a Grow Pokemon for Ancient Seeds, a Water Pokemon for the garden, and a Storage Pokemon for the heavy material transport needed during building phases. Our best team guide has recommended compositions for every game stage.
FAQ
How do I unlock Palette Town in Pokemon Pokopia? Palette Town unlocks after you roll credits by completing all four main region storylines. After the credits, Professor Willow sends you a letter directing you to a hidden boat dock on Bleak Beach that takes you to Palette Town.
Is Palette Town the same as Pallet Town from Pokemon Red and Blue? It is a loving homage. The layout mirrors the original Pallet Town from Generation 1, including Professor Oak’s lab, the player’s house, and the rival’s house — all reimagined as buildable and customizable structures in Pokopia’s voxel style.
What exclusive Pokemon are in Palette Town? Palette Town has 15 exclusive Pokemon including all three original Kanto starters (if not already befriended), plus rare spawns like Dragonite, Lapras, Aerodactyl, Porygon, and Mew. Mew only appears after 100% completion of Palette Town.
Is there a Pokemon Center in Palette Town? Yes. Palette Town has its own Pokemon Center that you must rebuild from scratch. It is the 6th and final Pokemon Center in the game, and completing it unlocks the Master PC — an upgraded shop with exclusive postgame items.
Can I build in Palette Town in Pokopia? Yes. Palette Town functions like any other region. You can build, farm, craft, and customize the entire area. The difference is that it starts with pre-placed foundation outlines based on the original Pallet Town layout.
What is the Master PC in Palette Town? The Master PC is an upgraded PC shop exclusive to Palette Town’s Pokemon Center. It sells postgame items including Rare Candy (permanent PP boost), Master Honey (attracts any Pokemon), and Blueprint Expansion (doubles your blueprint storage).
How long does it take to complete Palette Town in Pokopia? Most players spend 15-25 hours in Palette Town reaching 100% completion. The area is smaller than the four main regions but packed with hidden secrets, building challenges, and rare Pokemon that require specific habitat configurations.
Does Mew appear in Palette Town? Yes. Mew is the final Pokemon you can befriend in Pokopia. It appears in Palette Town only after you reach 100% area completion, which requires rebuilding every structure, befriending all other Palette Town Pokemon, and discovering all hidden secrets.
Palette Town is the reward for finishing the journey, and it delivers on every level. The nostalgia hits differently when you are rebuilding the places where Pokemon began using Pokopia’s own tools. The exclusive Pokemon, the Master PC items, and the path to Mew give completionists a reason to keep playing long after the credits. It is, without exaggeration, the best postgame area in any Pokemon game to date.
For help getting through the main story to reach Palette Town, see our all regions guide. For everything Pokopia, visit the guides hub.
