New Bark Town
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| align="center" colspan=2 style="background:#ccf;" | <font size="+1">'''New Bark Town'''</font>
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| align="center" colspan=2 | '''ワカバタウン'''<br>''Wakaba Town''
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| align="center" colspan=2 | ''The Town Where the Winds of a New Beginning Blow''
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| [[Region]]
| [[Johto]]
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| valign="top" | Connecting Routes
|Route 27 (East)<br>Route 29 (West)
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'''New Bark Town''' (''Wakaba Town'') is a fictional town in the [[Pokémon]] video games and animated television series. In both, it is referred to as "the town where the winds of a new beginning blow". It lies in the [[Johto]] region. It is based upon the city of Hamamatsu.
==Video games==
New Bark Town is the town in which players start their journeys in [[Pokémon Gold and Silver|Pokémon Gold, Silver]], and [[Pokémon Crystal|Crystal]]. The player is a child who lives here with his or her mother, who will act like a bank if the player asks her to.
Players receive their first [[Pokémon]] in this town from the famous [[Professor Elm]], also a resident. They have a choice between three Pokémon, which are [[Chikorita]] (Grass), [[Cyndaquil]] (Fire) and [[Totodile]] (Water). It is also where they see their rival for the first time.
To the west is [[Cherrygrove City]], which can be reached via [[Route 29]], home to [[Pidgey]], [[Hoothoot]], [[Rattata]], [[Hoppip]], [[Spearow]] and [[Sentret]].
To the east is the vast [[Kanto (Pokémon)|Kanto]] region from [[Pokémon Red and Blue|Red, Blue]], and [[Pokémon Yellow|Yellow]], but this is not obvious when starting the game. One way to reach Kanto is by using a Pokémon to cross the lake immediately to the east of town.
===Tohjo Falls===
Tohjo Falls (Japanese: '''トージョのたき''' ''Tōjo no Taki'') is a [[waterfall]] that separates Johto from Kanto. Located just east of New Bark Town, it is the final test of Pokémon trainers who have acquired all eight Johto badges and wish to put their skills to the test against the [[Elite Four]].
==Animated series==
In the [[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon anime]], New Bark Town is the first town in Johto that [[Ash Ketchum]] visits (episode <i>Don't Touch that 'Dile</i>). In the anime, the Battle Pike is located near the Tohjo Falls.
==Demographics==
New Bark Town's [[population]] is about 10. This makes it the smallest town in [[Johto]].
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