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{{redirect|Kanto|for the character in [[Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master!]]|Kanto Nankai}}
{{Samename|character in [[Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master!]]|Kanto Nankai}}
{{RegionInfobox
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|generation={{gen|I}}, {{gen|II}}, {{gen|III}}, {{gen|IV}}
|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}}
|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]]
|manga=''[[PS001|A Glimpse of the Glow]]''
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The '''Kanto''' region (Japanese: '''{{tt|カントー地方|カントーちほう}}''' ''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 the 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.
The '''Kanto''' region (Japanese: '''{{tt|カントー地方|カントーちほう}}''' ''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 the 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.
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{{main|Pokémon world in relation to the real world}}
{{main|Pokémon world in relation to the real world}}
[[File:Pokemon-to-real-world.png|thumb|left|150px|The map of Japan showing the Kanto region as the {{wp|Kantō region}}.]]
[[File:Pokemon-to-real-world.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.
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 populous 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.
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.
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| [[House of Imite]]
| [[House of Imite]]
| style="text-align:left" | 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="text-align:left" | 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"
| [[File:Island of the Giant Pokémon.png|100px]]
| [[Island of the Giant Pokémon]]
| style="text-align:left" | An island off the coast of Kanto. It contains the cities {{DL|Porta Vista|Acapulco}} and {{DL|Porta Vista|Hutber Port}}, which comprise [[Porta Vista]], as well as the theme park [[Pokémon Land]].
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Laramie Village.png|100px]]
| [[File:Laramie Village.png|100px]]
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| [[File:Pokémon Land.png|100px]]
| [[File:Pokémon Land.png|100px]]
| [[Pokémon Land]]
| [[Pokémon Land]]
| style="text-align:left" | Pokémon Land is an amusement park located near [[Porta Vista]].
| style="text-align:left" | Pokémon Land is an amusement park located on the [[Island of the Giant Pokémon]].
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Pokémon Lover's Club.png|100px]]
| [[Pokémon Lover's Club]]
| style="text-align:left" | The Pokémon Lover's Club is an organization whose headquarters are located at the very top of a skyscraper in [[HopHopHop Town]].
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Pokémon Ninja School.png|100px]]
| [[File:Pokémon Ninja School.png|100px]]
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| [[File:Porta Vista.png|100px]]
| [[File:Porta Vista.png|100px]]
| [[Porta Vista]]
| [[Porta Vista]]
| style="text-align:left" | Porta Vista is a popular tourist destination located between Maiden's Peak and [[Vermilion City]].
| style="text-align:left" | Porta Vista is a popular tourist destination located on the [[Island of the Giant Pokémon]] and containing two cities, Acapulco and Hutber Port.
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Potpourri Island.png|100px]]
| [[File:Potpourri Island.png|100px]]
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** It is also the only region where the [[Pokémon League]] is located to the west of every Gym.
** It is also the only region where the [[Pokémon League]] is located to the west of every Gym.
** Kanto and [[Johto]] are the only regions that are connected to each other by land.
** Kanto and [[Johto]] are the only regions that are connected to each other by land.
** Kanto has the fewest amount of towns/cities of all the [[region]]s, having only ten. However, in [[Generation II]], Kanto and [[Johto]] are tied in this way, but this changed with the release of {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, when the [[Safari Zone Gate]] and the [[Frontier Access]] were added to Johto.
** Kanto holds the most [[fossil]]s out of the seven regions introduced, having three. Of the other regions, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, and Kalos have two each, while Johto and Alola have none.
** Kanto holds the most [[fossil]]s out of the six regions introduced, having three, while Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, and Kalos have two each, and Johto has none.
* In [[Generation I]], Kanto was slightly redesigned twice after its initial appearance: signposts, doors, and other minor details, along with certain locations, such as [[Cerulean Cave]], were changed between {{game3|Red and Green|Pocket Monsters Red and Green|s}} and [[Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|Pocket Monsters Blue]], and then again between Pocket Monsters Blue and {{game3|Yellow|Pocket Monsters Pikachu}}. The international {{game|Red and Blue|s}} reused the tilesets and other graphics from Pocket Monsters Blue, while international {{game|Yellow}} featured the same design as its original Japanese release.
* In [[Generation I]], Kanto was slightly redesigned twice after its initial appearance: signposts, doors, and other minor details, along with certain locations, such as [[Cerulean Cave]], were changed between {{game3|Red and Green|Pocket Monsters: Red and Green|s}} and [[Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|Pocket Monsters: Blue]], and then again between Pocket Monsters: Blue and {{game3|Yellow|Pocket Monsters: Pikachu}}. The international {{game|Red and Blue|s}} reused the tilesets and other graphics from Pocket Monsters: Blue, while international {{game|Yellow}} featured the same design as its original Japanese release.
** However, it would be the original design from {{game3|Red and Green|Pocket Monsters Red and Green|s}} that was ultimately reused in Kanto's [[Generation II]] and [[Generation III]] appearances.
** However, it would be the original design from {{game3|Red and Green|Pocket Monsters: Red and Green|s}} that was ultimately reused in Kanto's [[Generation II]] and [[Generation III]] appearances.
* Kanto has appeared in the most games and [[generation]]s to date, having appeared in ten games (eleven in Japan) over the course of four generations.
* Kanto has appeared in the most games and [[generation]]s to date, having appeared in ten games (eleven in Japan and four in South Korea) over the course of four generations.
** {{game3|Red and Green|Pocket Monsters Red and Green|s}}, [[Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|Pocket Monsters Blue]], {{game|Red and Blue|s}}, and {{game|Yellow}} in [[Generation I]];
** {{game3|Red and Green|Pocket Monsters: Red and Green|s}}, [[Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|Pocket Monsters: Blue]], {{game|Red and Blue|s}}, and {{game|Yellow}} in [[Generation I]];
** {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}} in [[Generation II]];
** {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}} in [[Generation II]];
** {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} in [[Generation III]];
** {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} in [[Generation III]];
** {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} in [[Generation IV]].
** {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} in [[Generation IV]].
* The adjectival form of Kanto is "Kantonian", as said by [[Hau]] in reference to the player's pet {{p|Meowth}} in {{g|Sun and Moon}}.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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! Name
! Name
! Origin
! Origin
|- style="background:#FFF"
| French, German,<br>Italian, Spanish
| Kanto
| From its Japanese and English name
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Korean
| Korean
| 관동 ''Gwandong''
| 관동 ''Gwandong''
| Either from 関東 (관동), ''Gwandong'', based on the {{tt|Japanese region|Specifically, it's based on how the Kanji for Kanto is read as Korean Hanja, as the official name for Kanto in Korean is 간토, 'Ganto'}}, or from 關東 (관동), ''Gwandong'', a {{tt|region in Korea|also known as 江原 (강원), 'Gangwon'}}. Both mean "east of barrier/frontier pass"<!-- although obviously the barrier / frontier pass that the two regions are East of are different and thus the names are a coincidence-->.
| From 관동 (關東) ''{{wp|Gwandong}}'', Sino-Korean reading of 関東 ''Kantō''
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2"| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and Mainland China}})
| 關都 / 关都 ''Guāndū''{{tt|*|Games, later anime, later Adventures}}<br>
| From 關東 / 关东 ''Guāndōng'' (Kantō; {{wp|Guandong|east of pass}}) and possibly 城都 ''Chéngdū'' (Johto)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| 關東 / 关东 ''Guāndōng''{{tt|*|Early anime, early Adventures}}<br>康德 ''Kāngdé''{{tt|*|Adventures Vol. 4 (Taiwan)}}
| From its Japanese name<br>Transliteration of Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2"| Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
| 關都 ''Gwāandōu''{{tt|*|Games, later anime}}
| From 關東 ''Gwāandūng'' (Kantō; east of pass) and possibly 城都 ''Sèhngdōu'' (Johto)
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Chinese (Taiwan)
| 關東 ''Gwāandūng''{{tt|*|Early Anime}}
| 關都 ''Guāndū''
| From its Japanese name
| 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"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Chinese (PRC)
| Russian, Ukrainian
| 关都 ''Guāndū'' {{tt|| style="text-align:left" | anime, RBGY and GSC arc}}<br>关东 ''Guāndōng''{{tt|| style="text-align:left" | After GSC arc}}
| Канто ''Kanto''
|Same as Taiwanese name.<br>From 関東 ''Kantō''. Means "east of pass".
| Transcription of English name
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Russian
| Thai
|Канто ''Kanto''
| คันโต ''Kanto''
|Transcription of English name
| Transliteration of Japanese name
|}
|}
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[[ja:カントー地方]]
[[ja:カントー地方]]
[[pl:Kanto]]
[[pl:Kanto]]
[[zh:关都地方]]
[[zh:关都地区]]
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