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| <span style="color:#FFFFFF;">"A map of the Kanto region!<br>I hope she gives it to me..."</span> | | <span style="color:#FFFFFF;">"A map of the Kanto region!<br>I hope she gives it to me..."</span> | ||
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* Until the release of [[Pokémon Gold and Silver]], Kanto's name was seen only once in the Japanese [[Generation I]] games: upon viewing the [[Town Map]] in | * Until the release of [[Pokémon Gold and Silver]], Kanto's name was seen only once in the Japanese [[Generation I]] games: upon viewing the [[Town Map]] in the Rival's house. It was never mentioned in the Generation I games outside of Japan, and thus many fans assumed the region was called "Indigo", based on the name of the [[Indigo Plateau]]. By the time the [[Generation III]] remakes [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen]] were released, Kanto's name was firmly established and appeared regularly in-game. | ||
* Kanto is the only main [[region]] which has been featured in two separate anime [[series]], once at the start of {{Ash}}'s journey (in the [[original series]]), and once after Ash returned from Hoenn (in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}). | * Kanto is the only main [[region]] which has been featured in two separate anime [[series]], once at the start of {{Ash}}'s journey (in the [[original series]]), and once after Ash returned from Hoenn (in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}). | ||
** Until Platinum's release, after Ash defeated [[Maylene]] and [[Crasher Wake]] (not to mention just before Ash challenges [[Fantina]]), it was also the only region in the anime where Ash defeated the Gym Leaders in a different order from the games. | ** Until Platinum's release, after Ash defeated [[Maylene]] and [[Crasher Wake]] (not to mention just before Ash challenges [[Fantina]]), it was also the only region in the anime where Ash defeated the Gym Leaders in a different order from the games. | ||
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** Kanto and Johto are the only regions that are connected to each other by land, and are likewise the only regions to add additional routes in their second appearances. | ** Kanto and Johto are the only regions that are connected to each other by land, and are likewise the only regions to add additional routes in their second appearances. | ||
** Kanto has the fewest amount of towns/cities of all the Regions, having only ten{{tt|*|In Generation II, Kanto and Johto were tied in this way, but this changed in Generation IV when the Safari Zone Gate and the Frontier Access was added to Johto}}. | ** Kanto has the fewest amount of towns/cities of all the Regions, having only ten{{tt|*|In Generation II, Kanto and Johto were tied in this way, but this changed in Generation IV when the Safari Zone Gate and the Frontier Access was added to Johto}}. | ||
* In Generation I, Kanto was slightly redesigned several times, with the signposts, doors and other minor details, along with certain locations (like the [[Cerulean Cave]]), being changed between Pokémon Red & Green and Pokémon Blue, and then again between Pokémon Blue and Pokémon Yellow, as well as between the Japanese and English versions of those games. | * In Generation I, Kanto was slightly redesigned several times, with the signposts, doors, and other minor details, along with certain locations (like the [[Cerulean Cave]]), being changed between Pokémon Red & Green and Pokémon Blue, and then again between Pokémon Blue and Pokémon Yellow, as well as between the Japanese and English versions of those games. | ||
** However, it would be the original Red and Green designs that are utilized in Kanto's Generation II and Generation III appearances. | ** However, it would be the original Red and Green designs that are utilized in Kanto's Generation II and Generation III appearances. | ||
* Kanto has appeared in the most | * Kanto has appeared in the most games and generations to date, having appeared in {{tt|ten games|eleven if Pokémon Green is counted}} over four generations. | ||
** Kanto appears in {{2v2|Red|Green}}, {{v2|Blue| (Japanese)}}, {{2v2|Red|Blue}}, and {{v2|Yellow}} in [[Generation I]]; {{3v2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}} in [[Generation II]]; {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}} in [[Generation III]]; and {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} in [[Generation IV]]. <!-- | ** Kanto appears in {{2v2|Red|Green}}, {{v2|Blue| (Japanese)}}, {{2v2|Red|Blue}}, and {{v2|Yellow}} in [[Generation I]]; {{3v2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}} in [[Generation II]]; {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}} in [[Generation III]]; and {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} in [[Generation IV]]. <!-- | ||
** It is also the only recurring region which did not only reappear in remakes. --> | ** It is also the only recurring region which did not only reappear in remakes. --> | ||