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[[File:Pokemon-to-real-world.png|thumb|right|250px|The map of Japan showing the four main Japanese Pokémon regions.]] | [[File:Pokemon-to-real-world.png|thumb|right|250px|The map of Japan showing the four main Japanese Pokémon regions.]] | ||
The designs of | The designs of six of the major Pokémon regions—[[Kanto]], [[Johto]], [[Hoenn]], [[Sinnoh]], [[Unova]], and [[Kalos]]—are strikingly similar in geography and demographics to regions in the real world, and sometimes even officially stated to be based on certain locations. The first four regions are based on smaller regions in {{wp|Japan}}, Unova is based on the {{wp|New York metropolitan area}}, while Kalos is based on {{wp|France}}. | ||
==Main regions== | ==Main regions== | ||
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===Kalos=== | |||
Kalos is based on {{wp|France}}. | |||
{| style="background:#2E83D2; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; {{roundy}}; border: 3px solid #81807A" | |||
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! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" width="15%" | Pokémon world | |||
! width="25%" | Specific location | |||
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Notes | |||
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| [[Lumiose City]] | |||
| {{wp|Paris}} | |||
| Lumiose City's tower is based on the {{wp|Eiffel Tower}} | |||
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==Side regions== | ==Side regions== | ||