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Pokémon world in relation to the real world (view source)
Revision as of 02:28, 21 July 2023
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| A very convincing inspiration for the crater village in the set - based around an {{wp|oasis}} in an area close to the Nazca lines. Even the simple buildings with a white square appearance are reminiscent of the real village, and the {{wp|sand dune}} around the real location mirrors that crater of the set's village. | | A very convincing inspiration for the crater village in the set - based around an {{wp|oasis}} in an area close to the Nazca lines. Even the simple buildings with a white square appearance are reminiscent of the real village, and the {{wp|sand dune}} around the real location mirrors that crater of the set's village. | ||
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| Stone Circle [[Kadabra (Skyridge 69)]] | |||
| {{wp|Sillustani}} | |||
| {{wp|Peru}} | |||
| One of the few stone circles found in South America, these jagged rocks in a circle match well with the rectangular shaped {{wp|menhir}} on the card art. This shape was significant in determining their pre-{{wp|Incan}} origins, as the {{wp|Qulla}} people used rectangular edges whilst Inca tended not to. The stone circles were actually the foundations of a tower-like tomb called a {{wp|chullpa}}. | |||
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| Cave Art [[Ditto (Skyridge 51)]] | |||
| {{wp|Toquepala Caves}} | |||
| {{wp|Peru}} | |||
| These small caves resemble quite closely the art on the card art, even down to the caves in the card art showing the cave paintings close by the entrance; the real life caves are only around 5 m (16 ft) deep. | |||
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| [https://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/3/30/Mysterious_Moutain_birds.jpg Mysterious Mountain] | |||
| {{wp|Torres del Paine National Park}} | |||
| {{wp|Chile}} | |||
| Three striking {{wp|granite}} peaks just out, known as Torres d'Agostini, Torres Central and Torres Monzino. These closely resemble the mountains used in the set - though the set is not always consistent in how they are depicted. The promotional art tends to emphasise the spire-like formation that seems to match the Torres del Paine. In addition, the several lakes, shown on the map below the peaks, is probably a reference to the similarly located lakes in the park, such as {{wp|Grey Lake}}, {{wp|Lake Pehoé}}, {{wp|Nordenskjöld Lake}}, and {{wp|Sarmiento Lake}}. These lakes are glacial, some with small {{wp|Icebergs}} floating in them - which further matches the promotional art. | |||
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