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{{RegionInfobox
|regioncolor=kanto
|name=Kanto
|jname=カントー
|tmname=Kantō
|image=HGSS Kanto.png
|size=250px
|caption=Artwork of Kanto from [[Generation IV]]
|introduction={{2v2|Red|Green}}
|professor=[[Professor Oak]]
|starter={{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, {{p|Squirtle}}, and {{p|Pikachu}}{{tt|*|Yellow Version and anime only}}
|villain=[[Team Rocket]]
|league=[[Indigo League]]
|location=[[Indigo Plateau]]
|pokelist=[[List of Pokémon by Kanto Pokédex number|Kanto Pokédex]]
|season=[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]] (1)<br>[[Pokémon: Advanced Battle|Advanced Battle]] (8)<br>[[Pokémon: Battle Frontier|Battle Frontier]] (9)
|series={{series2|Original}}<br>{{series2|Advanced Generation}}
|generation={{gen|I}}, {{gen|II}}, {{gen|III}}, {{gen|IV}}
|games={{2v2|Red|Green}}<sup>Ja</sup><br>[[Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|Blue<sup>Ja</sup>]]<br>{{2v2|Red|Blue}}<br>{{v2|Yellow}}<br>{{2v2|Gold|Silver}}<br>{{v2|Crystal}}<br>{{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}<br>{{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}
|manga=[[PS001]]
}}
The '''Kanto''' region (Japanese: '''カントー地方''' ''Kantō-chihō'') is a [[region]] of the [[Pokémon world]]. It is located east of [[Johto]], and as revealed by the {{DL|Pokégear|radio}} show {{DL|Pokémon Music Channel|Sinnoh Sound}}, is located south of [[Sinnoh]]. It was the first region to be introduced. It is setting of the [[Generation I]] games and {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}; it is also accessible in {{game5|Gold|Silver|Crystal|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} after the quest in Johto is completed.

All cities in Kanto are named after colors ([[Viridian City]], [[Lavender Town]], [[Indigo Plateau]], etc.), with the exception of [[Pallet Town]], which is also a reference to color. [[Professor Oak]] is the resident [[Pokémon Professor]] and gives [[Pokémon Trainer]]s a choice between {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, or {{p|Squirtle}} as their [[starter Pokémon]], though in Yellow the only choice is a [[Red's Pikachu (game)|Pikachu]] that he recently caught, although he did have an {{p|Eevee}}. In the games, the player begins his or her journey in Pallet Town and ends it at Indigo Plateau.

It is based on and named after the real {{wp|Kantō region}} (関東, meaning "east of the barrier") in Japan. Unlike almost every other region, which are specific to their own generations, Kanto has been explorable in the first four generations of Pokémon games. However, it is not the primary region in the Generation II and IV games it appears in, in which players explore the neighboring Johto region before exploring Kanto.

The artwork of Kanto in [[Generation I]] and [[Generation II]] depict Kanto as grassland, with very few trees. In [[Generation III]] and [[Generation IV]], Kanto is seen with more trees, making it less like grassland.

==Etymology and design concept==
===Connection to Japan===
{{main|Pokémon world in relation to the real world}}
[[File:Pokemonworld.png|thumb|left|150px|The map of Japan showing the Kanto region as the {{wp|Kantō region}}.]]
Regardless of their proximity, the people of Johto and those of Kanto are set apart by many cultural differences. Kanto is based on the real {{wp|Kantō region}} in Japan. Compared to the traditional {{wp|Kansai region}} (where Johto is based), Kanto is modern and technological, which is reflected in the look of the cities and the buildings like the Pokémon Lab of Cinnabar Island and the Power Plant. This fact is also reflected in Kanto being the only Pokémon region without any legends, myths, or traditions related to Pokémon, and being the centerpoint for innovation, with the Poké Ball's ultimate upgrade, the [[Master Ball]], being recently invented by Silph Co. The soil of the Kantō region is volcanic, referencing the in-game Kanto region's inability to maintain a [[Berry]] crop in [[Generation II]], [[Generation III]] and [[Generation IV]]. People from Kanto are considered to be sophisticated, reserved and formal. Kansai and Kantō, however different, are the two most important areas of Honshū, the largest island in Japan, and, much like Johto and Kanto, represent a harmony of contrasting cultures living together. The cultural divide is most noticeable in the games, as the player talks to and learns about the denizens of both regions.

Tokyo, which the commercial Celadon City and the financial Saffron City are based on, is the most important commercial and economic center of Japan. Yokohama, which Vermilion City is based on, is the main and largest seaport of Japan.

==History==
[[File:Capsule Monsters map.jpg|right|thumb|An early design of Kanto from [[Capsule Monsters]]]]

The Kanto region is home to a lot of Pokémon and has a rich history of creating Pokémon with technology.

Researchers of Kanto have been great at their job. Some researcher working for the evil organization [[Team Rocket]] cloned {{p|Mew}} through its genes and created the Genetic Pokémon {{p|Mewtwo}}. {{p|Porygon}}, the Virtual Pokémon, was also created by humans in Kanto.


{{Spoilers}}


In contemporary history, {{ga|Red}}/{{ga|Leaf}} is given a Pokémon by [[Professor Oak]] for personal safety. Professor Oak also gives his grandson, {{ga|Blue}}, a Pokémon and asks Blue and Red/Leaf to help him fill the Pokédex, a complete encyclopedia on Pokémon. Thus, the journey of Red/Leaf begins. Red/Leaf travels across the Kanto region and collects all eight Gym Badges. During his/her journey, Red/Leaf comes across Team Rocket, an evil organization behind wrongdoings about Pokémon. Red/Leaf stops Team Rocket and defeats [[Giovanni]], their boss as well as the Gym Leader of [[Viridian Gym]], who then disbands Team Rocket. In the meantime, Blue, who has also collected all of the Kanto Gym Badges, defeats the [[Elite Four]] at the [[Indigo League]] and becomes the champion of the Kanto region. Finally, Red/Leaf makes it up to him and defeats him to gain the title of the Indigo League Champion. 

Three years later, {{ga|Ethan}}/{{ga|Kris}}/{{ga|Lyra}} from Johto comes to Kanto and collects all eight Kanto Gym Badges. Ethan/Kris/Lyra is the current Indigo League Champion and has also met and defeated Red.

<gallery>
File:RBY Kanto.png|Map of the Kanto region from [[Generation I]]
File:KantoII.png|Map of the Kanto region from [[Generation II]]
File:FRLG Kanto.png|Map of the Kanto region from [[Generation III]]
File:Kanto Town Map RBY.png|In-game map of the Kanto region from [[Generation I]]
File:Kanto Town Map GSC.png|In-game map of the Kanto region from [[Generation II]]
File:KantoTownMap.png|In-game map of the Kanto region from [[Generation III]]
File:Kanto.png|In-game map of the Kanto region from [[Generation IV]]
</gallery>

==Cities, routes, and other locations==
The Kanto region features ten [[list of cities and towns by name|towns and cities]]. There is a wide variety of towns and cities throughout the region; from the large, urban [[Saffron City]] to the quiet, quaint town of [[Pallet Town|Pallet]]. Kanto features a [[Pokémon League]], like most other regions in the [[Pokémon world]]. However, since Kanto shares its borders with [[Johto]], it also shares the same Pokémon League. Kanto and Johto are the only known regions that can be crossed with relative ease. Even though Kanto and Johto are culturally and socially different, the two regions are actually very similar in terms of geography.

The Kanto region includes 28 different routes, which acts as roads to cities and towns or points of interest. The Johto region follows Kanto's route number which ends at [[Route 28]] in the Kanto region and begins with Johto's [[Route 29]]. Unlike other regions, Kanto does not have routes featuring any sort of weather conditions, such as Hoenn's [[Route 119]] which rains and thunders constantly and Sinnoh's [[Route 217]] in which hail regularly falls. The Kanto region seems to have the most temperate climate of the [[Region|five main regions]].

The connecting landmass between Kanto and Johto doesn't appear to be a fine line; but more or less a blurry one. Route 28 is technically owned by Kanto; however, it bridges the border between the two regions, making it the only route in history that enters two regions at one time. This is similar to Routes 26 and 27, that are strictly Kanto locations; however, they are able to be transported to via HM02 (Fly) from Johto in Generation IV. 

===Demographics===
Including all the cities and towns in the Kanto region, the total population in {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}} is 391.

===Cities/Towns===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{kanto color dark}}; {{roundy|5px}}; border: 2px solid #{{kanto color}}"
|- align="center" style="background:#{{kanto color}}; color:#FFF"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Map
! City/Town
! Population
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Description
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Pallet Town HGSS.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Pallet Town]]
| align=center | 10
| align=center | A fairly new and quiet town. It's a small and pretty place. 
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Viridian City HGSS.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Viridian City]]
| align=center | 30
| align=center | A beautiful city that is enveloped in green year-round.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Pewter City HGSS.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Pewter City]]
| align=center | 33
| align=center | A quiet city nestled between rugged mountains and rocks. 
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Cerulean City HGSS.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Cerulean City]]
| align=center | 32
| align=center | A beautiful city with flowing water and blooming flowers. 
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Vermilion City HGSS.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Vermilion City]]
| align=center | 29
| align=center | A southern city that is bathed in orange by the setting sun. 
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Lavender Town HGSS.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Lavender Town]]
| align=center | 41
| align=center | A small town covered in a beautiful hue of purple.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Celadon City HGSS.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Celadon City]]
| align=center | 82
| align=center | A rich, rainbow colored city where people and Pokémon gather. 
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Fuchsia City HGSS.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Fuchsia City]]
| align=center | 35
| align=center | A historic village that has become new. 
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Saffron City HGSS.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Saffron City]]
| align=center | 63
| align=center | The biggest city in Kanto, shining with a golden light.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Cinnabar Island HGSS.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Cinnabar Island]]
| align=center | {{tt|36|Before volcano eruption}} / {{tt|9|After volcano eruption}}
| align=center | A town used to be here until it was swept away by an eruption. 
|}

===Anime-exclusive locations===

{| align="center" style="background: #{{kanto color dark}}; {{roundy|5px}}; border: 2px solid #{{kanto color}}"
|- align="center" style="background:#{{kanto color}}; color:#FFF"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Picture
! Location
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Description
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:EP013.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Bill's Lighthouse]]
| Bill's Lighthouse is located somewhere near [[Cerulean City]].
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Cameran Palace.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Cameran Palace]]
| Cameran Palace is located in the center of [[Rota]].
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Camomile Island.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Camomile Island]]
| It is an island located in the Kanto [[region]].
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Camp Pokéhearst.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Camp Pokéhearst]]
| It is a camp located east of [[Hollywood]].
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Chrysanthemum Island.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Chrysanthemum Island]]
| A popular tourist destination in Kanto featuring a beach and a [[Pokémon Contest|Contest Hall]].
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Commerce City.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Commerce City]] 
| It is a large city with a park and is located somewhere in Kanto.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Cremini Town.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Cremini Town]] 
| A town close to [[Tohjo Falls]]. The [[Battle Tower]], lead by [[Anabel]] is also nearby.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Dark City.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Dark City]]
| A town located between the Safari Zone and Cinnabar Island.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Evolution Mountain.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Evolution Mountain]]
| A mountain located between the Safari Zone and Cinnabar Island. [[Stone Town]] lies at its base.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Fennel Valley.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Fennel Valley]]
| It is a valley located in the Kanto region.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Gaiva Dam.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Gaiva Dam]]
| The dam was once being constructed near [[Fuchsia City]]. The workers abandoned the dam due to wanting to protecting the surrounding habitat. The dam eventually gets destroyed by [[Team Rocket]].
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Gardenia Town.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Gardenia Town]]
| The town has a Contest Hall and is located in Kanto.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Grandpa Canyon.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Grampa Canyon]]
| A canyon located outside of Neon Town.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Gringey City.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Gringey City]]
| A once-thriving city that over-expanded with its factories. As a result, the city has become polluted and practically abandoned. It is located between Celadon City and Fuchsia City.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Hidden Village.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Hidden Village]]
| Hidden Village is located between [[Cerulean City]] and [[Vermilion City]]. Run by [[Melanie]], the village is a place for Pokémon who have been abandoned by their Trainers. She takes care of them until they're ready to return to the wild.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Hollywood.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Hollywood]]
| Hollywood is located in western Kanto. It is based on the [[Pokémon world in relation to the real world|real-world]] city {{wp|Hollywood}}.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Hop Hop Hop Town.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[HopHopHop Town]]
| HopHopHop Town is an urban settlement located on the outskirts of [[Celadon City]].
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:House of Imite.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[House of Imite]]
| The House of Imite is located between the {{safari|Kanto}} and [[Cinnabar Island]]. Home to [[Duplica]] and her {{TP|Duplica|Ditto}}, the House of Imite is also where Duplica and her Ditto perform shows for audiences. 
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Leaf Forest.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Leaf Forest]]
| This forest has an unusual power that can suddenly cause {{type|Grass}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} to evolve.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Maidens Peak.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Maiden's Peak]]
| Maiden's Peak is a town located near [[Saffron City]]. The town is known for its haunting legend and its festival which is held at the end of every summer.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Matcha City.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Matcha City]]
| Matcha City is the location of [[Dr. Akihabara]]'s laboratory.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Metallica Island.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Metallica Island]]
| It is an island located near the [[Seafoam Islands]] and the [[Battle Palace]] is located there.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Mossgreen Village.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Mossgreen Village]]
| It is a small town located between the [[Kanto Safari Zone|Safari Zone]] and [[Cinnabar Island]].
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Mt Hideaway.png‎|100px]]
| align=center | [[Mt. Hideaway]]
| It is a large mountain located near [[Pallet Town]].
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Mulberry Contest Hall.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Mulberry City]]
| Mulberry City is located in the Kanto region and has a Contest Hall.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Neon Town.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Neon Town]]
| It is a vibrant town located between the Safari Zone and Cinnabar Island.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:New Island.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[New Island]]
| New Island is the setting of the [[M01|first movie]]. It was once the location of [[Team Rocket]] secret laboratory. Later in the movie, {{an|Mewtwo}} takes over the island and creates a fortress after the destruction of the laboratory.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Old Shore Wharf.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Old Shore Wharf]]
| Old Shore Wharf is a docking place. It is where [[Mewtwo (anime)|Mewtwo]] invited trainers to go to, in order to reach New Island. [[Miranda (movie)|Miranda]] works here.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:King Statue.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Pokélantis]]
| Pokélantis is a lost empire in the proximity of [[Pewter City]]. In present day, all that remained of the once thriving city was the tomb of [[King of Pokélantis|the king]] who once ruled it. {{FB|Pyramid King|Brandon}} decided to investigate which ultimately led to the discovery of the tomb, which is baited with many traps.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:EP017.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Pokémon Land]]
| Pokémon Land is an amusement park located near [[Porta Vista]].
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Pokémon Ninja School.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Pokémon Ninja School]]
| A school located close to [[Fuchsia City]] were jujutsu is taught.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:EP009.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Pokémon Tech]]
| It serves as a school for those who do not wish to travel to collect the eight [[Badge|gym badges]]. It is also known as Pokémon Technical and is located in between Cerulean City and Vermilion City.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Pokemopolis.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Pokémopolis]]
| Pokémopolis is an ancient civilization in close proximity to [[Pallet Town]]. It made its only anime appearance in [[EP072|''The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis'']].
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Porta Vista.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Porta Vista]]
| Porta Vista is a popular tourist destination located between Maiden's Peak and [[Vermilion City]].
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Potpourri Island.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Potpourri Island]]
| It is an island located in Kanto's seas.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Rifure Village.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Rifure Village]]
| It is a tiny establishment located near Cerulean City.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Rota.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Rota]]
| A medieval themed city where [[Cameran Palace]] is located.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Sable City.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Sable City]]
| Sable City is located near [[Pewter City]].
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Sayda Island.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Sayda Island]]
| It is a heavily forested island home to the Sayda Lab.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Scissor Street.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Scissor Street]]
| It is home to many salons for improving a Pokémon's appearance and strength.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Silver Town Kanto.png|100px]]
| align=center | {{ka|Silver Town}}
| A town located in Kanto.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Stone Town.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Stone Town]]
| Stone Town is a tiny establishment located between the {{safari|Kanto}} and [[Cinnabar Island]].
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Sunny Town.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Sunny Town]]
| Sunny Town is located at one end of the [[Kanto Route 17|Cycling Road]].
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Team Rocket Academy.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Team Rocket Academy]]
| People train here to become members of [[Team Rocket]].
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Terracotta Town.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Terracotta Town]]
| A seaside town established on steep cliffs. The town is famous for its unofficial [[Pokémon Contest]]s.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:The Tree of Beginning.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Tree of Beginning]]
| It is a gigantic living organism made up of crystals. It is north of [[Pewter City]] and [[Mt. Moon]].
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Wisteria Town.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Wisteria Town]]
| Wisteria Town is located in Kanto.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Xanadu Nursery.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Xanadu Nursery]]
| It is a large greenhouse located near [[Pallet Town]].
|}

====Mentioned only====
{| align="center" style="background: #{{kanto color dark}}; {{roundy|5px}}; border: 2px solid #{{kanto color}}"
|- align="center" style="background:#{{kanto color}}; color:#FFF"
! style="background: #{{kanto color}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Name
! style="background: #{{kanto color}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Notes
|- style="background: #fff"
| [[Celadon University]]
| Celadon University is located in [[Celadon City]] and has been mentioned multiple times in various canons, but is only seen in the manga [[Pokémon Get da ze!]].
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[Crimson City]]
| Mentioned in ''[[EP077|The Fourth Round Rumble]]''.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[Frodomar City]]
| Mentioned in ''[[SS013|Celebi and Joy]]''. It is allegedly the [[hometown]] of [[Ritchie]].
|}
<br clear="left">

===Manga-exclusive locations===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{kanto color dark}}; {{roundy|5px}}; border: 2px solid #{{kanto color}}"
|- align="center" style="background:#{{kanto color}}; color:#FFF"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Picture
! Location
! Manga
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Description
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Celadon University.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Celadon University]]
| align=center | [[Pokémon Get da ze!]]
| Celadon University is located in [[Celadon City]] and has been mentioned numerous times in various canons, but is only seen in the manga [[Pokémon Get da ze!]].
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Cerise Island.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Cerise Island]]
| align=center | [[Pokémon Adventures]]<br><small>{{chap|Yellow}}<small>
| An unmapped and mostly unknown island located to the west of [[Cinnabar Island]]. The headquarters of the Kanto [[Elite Four]], the antagonists of the {{chap|Yellow}}.
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Mt Spirit.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Mt. Spirit]]
| align=center | [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]
| A tall mountain on the outskirts of [[Fuchsia City]]. The flag on its peak is the finishing point for the [[Fuchsia Free-For-All Race]].
|}

===Areas of interest===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{kanto color dark}}; {{roundy|5px}}; border: 2px solid #{{kanto color}}"
|- align="center" style="background:#{{kanto color}}; color:#FFF"
! colspan="2" style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Image(s)
! rowspan="2" style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Location
|- align="center" style="background:#{{kanto color}}; color:#FFF"
! FR/LG
! HG/SS
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:FL Cerulean Cave.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[File:HGSS Cerulean Cave-{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9=Morning|10|11|12|13|14|15|16=Day|17|18|19=Evening|20|21|22|23|0|1|2|3=Night}}.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Cerulean Cave]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:FL Digletts Cave.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[File:HGSS Diglett's Cave-{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9=Morning|10|11|12|13|14|15|16=Day|17|18|19|20|21|22|23|0|1|2|3=Night}}.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Diglett's Cave]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Indigo Plateau FRLG.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[File:Indigo Plateau HGSS.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Indigo Plateau]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:FL Mt Moon.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[File:HGSS Mt. Moon-{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9=Morning|10|11|12|13|14|15|16=Day|17|18|19=Evening|20|21|22|23|0|1|2|3=Night}}.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Mt. Moon]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:FL Pokemon Mansion.png|100px]]
! style="background:#{{Kanto color}}; color:#FFF" | N/A
| align=center | {{ka|Pokémon Mansion}}
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Pokemon Tower.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[File:Lavender Radio Tower HGSS.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Pokémon Tower]] ([[Generation]]s {{gen|I}} and {{gen|III}})<br>Lavender Radio Tower ([[Generation]]s {{gen|II}} and {{gen|IV}})
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Power Plant FRLG.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[File:Power Plant HGSS.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Power Plant]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:FL Rock Tunnel.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[File:HGSS Rock Tunnel-{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9=Morning|10|11|12|13|14|15|16=Day|17|18|19=Evening|20|21|22|23|0|1|2|3=Night}}.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Rock Tunnel]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Celadon Game Corner FRLG.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[File:Celadon Game Corner HGSS.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Celadon Game Corner]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:FL Safari Zone.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[File:Pal Park HGSS.png|100px]]
| align=center | {{safari|Kanto}} ([[Generation|Gen]]s {{gen|I}} and {{gen|III}})<br>[[Pal Park]] ([[Generation IV]])
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:FL Seafoam Islands.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[File:HGSS Seafoam Islands-{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9=Morning|10|11|12|13|14|15|16=Day|17|18|19=Evening|20|21|22|23|0|1|2|3=Night}}.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Seafoam Islands]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:Silph Co FRLG.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[File:Silph Co HGSS.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Silph Co.]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:FL Victory Road.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[File:HGSS Victory Road-{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9=Morning|10|11|12|13|14|15|16=Day|17|18|19=Evening|20|21|22|23|0|1|2|3=Night}}.png|100px]]
| align=center | {{ka|Victory Road}}
|- style="background: #fff"
| align=center | [[File:FL Viridian Forest.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[File:HGSS Viridian Forest-{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9=Morning|10|11|12|13|14|15|16=Day|17|18|19=Evening|20|21|22|23|0|1|2|3=Night}}.png|100px]]
| align=center | [[Viridian Forest]]
|- style="background: #fff"
! colspan="2" style="align=center" | [[File:Pokemon Stadium.png|110px]]
| align=center | {{OBP|Pokémon Stadium|stage}}<br>(according to its in-game location information in [[Super Smash Bros.]])
|}

===Routes===
Routes in Kanto began the numbering process, going from {{rtn|1|Kanto}} to {{rtn|25|Kanto}} in [[Generation I]] and [[Generation III]], but adding three routes to connect to Johto ({{rtn|26|Kanto}}, {{rtn|27|Kanto}}, and {{rtn|28|Kanto}}) in [[Generation II]] and [[Generation IV]].

==Geography==
[[File:Kanto Anime.png|thumb|right|250px|Anime-based map of the Kanto region]]
[[File:Kanto anime.png|250px|thumb|right|Kanto in the anime]]

The Kanto region has a very temperate climate and not many notable landscape features, though this may be due to the region's origins in the [[Generation I]] games.

The majority of the Kanto region are forests and plains. Many of the major Kanto cities are in the center of the region, with close access to virtually every environment such as the sea, mountains, forests, etc. Kanto is mostly dominated by land, but has a large bay in the middle which opens to a sea in the southwest. Kanto has a contrast between urban cities and rural towns. Cinnabar Island is unique in a way that it is built on top of a mountain. The rest of Kanto's cities and towns are generic. Kanto has several mountain ranges, which are mostly in northern and western Kanto. [[Indigo Plateau]] and {{ka|Victory Road}} mountain range divides Kanto from the neighboring [[Johto]] region.

===Differences between Generations===
Between Generation I and Generation III, Kanto is very much the same with some alterations in respect to the improved graphics and gameplay in the remakes. Additionally in FireRed and LeafGreen, a chain of islands known as the [[Sevii Islands]], located east and southeast of Kanto, are unlocked throughout the {{player}}'s quest, with the first three accessible once Blaine is defeated on Cinnabar Island. Becoming the [[Pokémon Champion]] and getting the [[National Pokédex]] unlocks the other islands which make up this archipelago.

In the Generation II games as well as {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, Trainers may travel from Johto to Kanto and notice that changes have occurred as a result of three years having passed since the time of the Generation I games and {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}:

* The Safari Zone has closed as a result of [[Baoba|the warden]] taking a trip. In Generation II, it is simply inaccessible during normal gameplay while it has been relocated to Johto in Generation IV, with the original area now housing a [[Pal Park]].
* Cerulean Cave has collapsed. In Generation IV, however; it has since been re-excavated.
* Cinnabar Island has been destroyed by an eruption of the volcano, and its Gym has been relocated to the Seafoam Islands.
* In Generation II only, Viridian Forest has become smaller.
* Mt. Moon has decreased in size due to rock slides.
* The Power Plant has become functional.
* The Pokémon Tower has become a radio tower. The Pokémon graves it housed have been moved to the [[House of Memories]]
* Blue has taken over Viridian Gym since Giovanni's retreat for training and remodeled the Gym to suit his tastes.
* Janine has taken over Fuchsia Gym since her father Koga has been promoted to the [[Elite Four]].
* In Generation II only, the Pewter Museum of Science is closed for renovations.

==Indigo League==
{{main|Indigo League}}

====Gym Leaders====
{| class="roundy" align="center" style="background: #{{kanto color}}; border: 4px solid #{{kanto color}};" colspan=4 cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #{{kanto color}};" colspan="6" | {{color|{{kanto color light}}|Indigo League}}
|-style="background: #{{kanto color}};" align="center" 
! colspan="3" | {{color|{{kanto color light}}|Generations}} {{color2|{{kanto color light}}|Generation I|I}}{{color|{{kanto color light}}|,}} {{color2|{{kanto color light}}|Generation II|II}}{{color|{{kanto color light}}|,}} {{color2|{{kanto color light}}|Generation III|III}}{{color|{{kanto color light}}|, and}} {{color2|{{kanto color light}}|Generation IV|IV}}
! colspan="3" | {{color2|{{kanto color light}}|Region|Region:}} {{color2|{{kanto color light}}|Kanto}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="background: #{{kanto color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}};" | {{color|{{kanto color}}|Gym Leader<br><small>Japanese</small>}}
! style="background: #{{kanto color light}};" | {{color|{{kanto color}}|Location<br><small>Japanese</small>}}
! colspan="2" style="background: #{{kanto color light}};" | {{color2|{{kanto color}}|Type}}
! style="background: #{{kanto color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}};" | {{color2|{{kanto color}}|Badge}}
{{gldr|col=2|tcol=2|type=Rock|pic=VSBrock.png|ldr=Brock|djap=タケシ|drm=Takeshi|loc=Pewter City|cjap=ニビシティ|crm=Nibi City|bdge=Boulder}}
{{gldr|col=2|tcol=2|type=Water|pic=VSMisty.png|ldr=Misty|djap=カスミ|drm=Kasumi|loc=Cerulean City|cjap=ハナダシティ|crm=Hanada City|bdg=Cascade}}
{{gldr|col=2|tcol=2|type=Electric|pic=VSLt_Surge.png|ldr=Lt. Surge|djap=マチス|drm=Matis|loc=Vermilion City|cjap=クチバシティ|crm=Kuchiba City|bdg=Thunder}}
{{gldr|col=2|tcol=2|type=Grass|pic=VSErika.png|ldr=Erika|djap=エリカ|drm=Erika|loc=Celadon City|cjap=タマムシシティ|crm=Tamamushi City|bdg=Rainbow}}
{{gldrb2|tcol=2|type=Poison|pic=VSKoga.png|ldr=Koga|djap=キョウ|drm=Kyō <sup>'''{{color2|{{kanto color}}|Generation I|I}} {{color2|{{hoenn color}}|Generation III|III}}'''</sup>|pic2=VSJanine.png|ldr2=Janine|djap2=アンズ|drm2=Anzu <sup>'''{{color2|{{johto color}}|Generation II|II}} {{color2|{{sinnoh color}}|Generation IV|IV}}'''</sup>|loc=Fuchsia City|cjap=セキチクシティ|crm=Sekichiku City|bdg=Soul}}
{{gldr|col=2|tcol=2|type=Psychic|pic=VSSabrina.png|ldr=Sabrina|djap=ナツメ|drm=Natsume|loc=Saffron City|cjap=ヤマブキシティ|crm=Yamabuki City|bdg=Marsh}}
{{gldr|col=2|tcol=2|type=Fire|pic=VSBlaine.png|ldr=Blaine|djap=カツラ|drm=Katsura|loc=Cinnabar Island|cjap=グレンじま|crm=Guren Island <sup>'''{{color2|{{kanto color}}|Generation I|I}} {{color2|{{hoenn color}}|Generation III|III}}'''</sup>|loc2=Seafoam Islands|cjap2=ふたごじま|crm2=Twin Islands <sup>'''{{color2|{{johto color}}|Generation II|II}} {{color2|{{sinnoh color}}|Generation IV|IV}}'''</sup>|bdg=Volcano}}
{{gldrb2|type=Ground|pic=VSGiovanni.png|ldr=Giovanni|djap=サカキ|drm=Sakaki <sup>'''{{color2|{{kanto color}}|Generation I|I}} {{color2|{{hoenn color}}|Generation III|III}}'''</sup>|type2=Blue|t2=Various|pic2=VSBlue.png|ldr2=Blue (game)|altname2=Blue|djap2=グリーン|drm2=Green <sup>'''{{color2|{{johto color}}|Generation II|II}} {{color2|{{sinnoh color}}|Generation IV|IV}}'''</sup>|loc=Viridian City|cjap=トキワシティ|crm=Tokiwa City|bdg=Earth}}
|}

====Elite Four and Champion====
{{elt/h|gen={{color2|{{kanto color light}}|Generation I|I}}, {{color2|{{kanto color light}}|Generation II|II}}, {{color2|{{kanto color light}}|Generation III|III}}, and {{color2|{{kanto color light}}|Generation IV|IV}}|l={{kanto color light}}|d={{kanto color}}|league=Indigo|col=2|col2=4}}
{{elt2|type=Ice|type2=Psychic|pic=FL Lorelei.png|pic2=VSWill.png|m=Lorelei|m2=Will|mjap=カンナ|mrm=Kanna<sup>'''{{color2|{{kanto color}}|Generation I|I}} {{color2|{{hoenn color}}|Generation III|III}}'''</sup>|mjap2=イツキ|mrm2=Itsuki<sup>'''{{color2|{{johto color}}|Generation II|II}} {{color2|{{sinnoh color}}|Generation IV|IV}}'''</sup>}}
{{elt2|type=Fighting|type2=Poison|pic=FL Bruno.png|pic2=VSKoga.png|m=Bruno|m2=Koga|mjap=シバ|mrm=Siba<sup>'''{{color2|{{kanto color}}|Generation I|I}} {{color2|{{hoenn color}}|Generation III|III}}'''</sup>|mjap2=キョウ|mrm2=Kyō<sup>'''{{color2|{{johto color}}|Generation II|II}} {{color2|{{sinnoh color}}|Generation IV|IV}}'''</sup>}}
{{elt2|type=Ghost|type2=Fighting|pic=FRLG Agatha.png|pic2=VSBruno.png|m=Agatha|mjap=キクコ|mrm=Kikuko<sup>'''{{color2|{{kanto color}}|Generation I|I}} {{color2|{{hoenn color}}|Generation III|III}}'''</sup>|m2=Bruno|mjap2=シバ|mrm2=Siba<sup>'''{{color2|{{johto color}}|Generation II|II}} {{color2|{{sinnoh color}}|Generation IV|IV}}'''</sup>}}
{{elt2|type=Dragon|type2=Dark|pic=FL Lance.png|pic2=VSKaren.png|m=Lance|mjap=ワタル|mrm=Wataru<sup>'''{{color2|{{kanto color}}|Generation I|I}} {{color2|{{hoenn color}}|Generation III|III}}'''</sup>|m2=Karen|mjap2=カリン|mrm2=Karin<sup>'''{{color2|{{johto color}}|Generation II|II}} {{color2|{{sinnoh color}}|Generation IV|IV}}'''</sup>}}
{{eltb2|type=blue|t=Various|type2=Dragon|pic=FL Blue.png|pic2=VSLance.png|m=Blue (game)|m3=Blue|m2=Lance|mjap=グリーン|mrm=Green<sup>'''{{color2|{{kanto color}}|Generation I|I}} {{color2|{{hoenn color}}|Generation III|III}}'''</sup>|mjap2=ワタル|mrm2=Wataru<sup>'''{{color2|{{johto color}}|Generation II|II}} {{color2|{{sinnoh color}}|Generation IV|IV}}'''</sup>}}
|}
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==Trivia==
{| align="right" style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{kanto color dark}}; background: #{{kanto color}};"
|- align=center
|style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{kanto color dark}}; background: #{{kanto color light}}; width:80px"|
[[File:GenI JA Kanto Town Map Reference.png]]
|- align=center style="font-size: 80%;"
| <span style="color:#FFFFFF;">"A map of the Kanto region!<br>I hope she gives it to me..."</span>
|}
* Kanto's name was never revealed in the [[Generation I]] {{pkmn|games}} outside of Japan, causing many fans to think the region was called Indigo (because of [[Indigo Plateau]]). It was mentioned only once in the Japanese versions upon viewing the [[Town Map]] at the rival's house. The first mention of its name outside of Japanese context was in [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions]]. Despite this, its name is mentioned multiple times in the [[Generation III]] remakes, including but not limited to viewing the Town Map at the beginning of the games.
* 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.
* Kanto is mentioned during the event in which players capture {{p|Shaymin}} in {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}. [[Professor Oak]] states that somewhere in the Kanto region there is a white rock similar to the one at the north end of {{rt|224|Sinnoh}} in Sinnoh, although no such rock appears in any of the games where Kanto is featured, not even the Generation IV remakes of the Generation II games, released after Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. This may have intended to reference instead the small white rock that appears outside of [[Hoenn]]'s [[Mossdeep City|Mossdeep]] [[Space Center]], though Kanto is specifically mentioned in both the original Japanese as well as English.
* If the Sevii Islands were considered part of Kanto, then Kanto would be the largest region in the games.
* Kanto is the only region that is accessible in every generation until [[Generation V]]: {{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 is the only region that shares its name with the {{wp|List of regions of Japan|region of Japan}} it is based on.
* In its Generation I and III appearances (i.e. the games in which it is the primary region), Kanto is the only region of the original four where the {{player}} doesn't need {{m|Waterfall}} to get to the [[Elite Four]]. Pokémon Trainers from Johto, however, ''do'' need Waterfall.
** It is the only region where the League is west of all of the Gyms. This does consider Johto, whose Gyms are all west of Indigo Plateau.
* 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.
* In Generation II, Kanto was tied with Johto for the fewest amount of towns/cities, with only 10. This changed however in Generation IV, due to the introduction of the [[Safari Zone Gate]] and the [[Frontier Access]] in Johto.
* In Generation I, Kanto was slightly redesigned twice, with the designs of signposts, doors and other minor details being changed between Red and Green and Blue, and then again between Blue and Yellow. The original Red and Green design was upgraded and colorized for Kanto's Generation II and Generation III appearances.
* Kanto has appeared in the most generations, having appeared in four so far. It is the only recurring region which did not only reappear in remakes.
* Kanto has appeared in 10 different main series games (11 counting the Japanese [[Pokemon Green Version]]), the biggest number to date.

==In other languages==
{| class="roundy" align="left" style="background: #{{Kanto color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{Kanto color}}"
|- align=center
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Korean
| 관동 ''Gwandong''
| Possibly from 關東 (관동), ''gwandong''.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Chinese (Taiwan)
| 關都 ''Guāndū''
| Transliteration of Kantō. Can either mean "closed capital" or "city of the pass". <!--關東 is most likely not used to avoid confusion with similarly named real life places in China and Japan.-->
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Chinese (PRC)
| 关都 ''Guāndū'' {{tt|*|anime, RBGY and GSC arc}}<br>关东 ''Guāndōng''{{tt|*|After GSC arc}}
|Same as Taiwanese name.<br>From 関東 ''Kantō''. Means "east of pass".
|}
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==See also==
* {{game|Red and Green|s}}
* {{game|Blue| (Japanese)}}
* {{game|Red and Blue|s}}
* {{game|Yellow}}
* {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}

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[[Category:FireRed and LeafGreen locations|*]]
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