Pallet Town (Japanese: マサラタウン Masara Town) is located in western Kanto and serves as the hometown of Leaf, Red, and Blue in Kanto Reborn. Professor Oak's Laboratory is in Pallet Town, where the famous Pokémon Professor conducts his research. The small town is accessible in two ways: from the north via Route 1 that leads directly to Viridian City, and from the south via Route 21, a water route, that leads to Cinnabar Island.