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The TCG is home to a few specific regions, which are more loosely based than the game regions seem to be, opting instead to provide an overall impression of a real world region. Nonetheless, their motifs and inspirations still seem somewhat coherent to real world geography, and like the games, use artistic licence to produce art for the sets that provides an overall story to the visuals. | The TCG is home to a few specific regions, which are more loosely based than the game regions seem to be, opting instead to provide an overall impression of a real world region. Nonetheless, their motifs and inspirations still seem somewhat coherent to real world geography, and like the games, use artistic licence to produce art for the sets that provides an overall story to the visuals. | ||
==[[Puzzle Continent]]== | |||
The e-card sets, such as [[Aquapolis]] and [[Skyridge]] are constituted of four Japanese sets which included promotional material revealing the [[Puzzle Continent]] as their setting. Judging by the overall appearance and several other factors, such as geographical features and certain relics and motifs, the continent could be said to be an amalgamated {{wp|South America}}, which has either been condensed and rearranged, or not represented to scale on the map. Much of the continent seems to be centred around the {{wp|Andean States}}, as the map points north from what looks to be a small peninsula, potentially based on the {{wp|Tierra del Fuego}}. Material released on the topic does claim that the map is a work of imagination on the part of its creator. | The e-card sets, such as [[Aquapolis]] and [[Skyridge]] are constituted of four Japanese sets which included promotional material revealing the [[Puzzle Continent]] as their setting. Judging by the overall appearance and several other factors, such as geographical features and certain relics and motifs, the continent could be said to be an amalgamated {{wp|South America}}, which has either been condensed and rearranged, or not represented to scale on the map. Much of the continent seems to be centred around the {{wp|Andean States}}, as the map points north from what looks to be a small peninsula, potentially based on the {{wp|Tierra del Fuego}}. Material released on the topic does claim that the map is a work of imagination on the part of its creator. | ||
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| {{wp|Peru}} | | {{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. | | 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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| Geysers [[Machoke (Skyridge 38)]] | |||
| {{wp|Puyehue-Cordón Caulle}} | |||
| {{wp|Chile}} | |||
| This area is an active volcanic area, that features many geyser-like {{wp|Fumeroles}} and several boiling {{wp|hot springs}}, which experienced an eruption in 2012 (long after the set was released). In particular, a landscape that looks particularly similar to this one appears in the card [[Staryu (Skyridge 103)]]. These geysers might instead be based on {{wp|El Tatio}}, which are more correctly actual {{wp|Geysers}}, but this doesn't relate much to their apparent geographical location on the map. | |||
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| Caldera Lake [[Diglett (Skyridge 50)]] | |||
| {{wp|Todos los Santos Lake}} | |||
| {{wp|Chile}} | |||
| A similar landscape to the card art, this lake is the result of the nearby volcanic activity from nearby {{wp|Osorno}} and {{wp|Calbuco}}, similarly to which the set's promotional material claims the water landscapes from this set are all derived from volcanic activity. | |||
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| Waterfall [[Magikarp (Skyridge 75)]] | |||
| {{wp|Petrohué Waterfalls}} | |||
| {{wp|Chile}} | |||
| This waterfall is part of a rapid river, claimed by promotional material to be volcanic in origin. If so, then this waterfall and rapids may be a depiction of the Petrohué river and waterfall. The river originates from the Todos los Santos Lake - and both are volcanic in nature, and this may match up to how the caldera lake might flow into the waterfall in the card art. The river contains {{wp|andesite}}, a volcanic rock, and like the river in the card art, has a fast flow - torrents can become quite dangerous in the rainy season. | |||
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| 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. | | 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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| [[Ancient Ruins (Skyridge 119)]] | |||
| {{wp|Machu Picchu}} | |||
| {{wp|Peru}} | |||
| The temple shown in the art for [[Moltres (Skyridge H20)]] has a stone dial shaped layout that is remincient of the {{wp|Intihuatana, Urubamba}}, a sacred stone that may have been by the {{wp|Inca}} as an {{wp|Astronomic}} clock, calendar or {{wp|sundial}}. An enigmatic site, it is associated with the Incan god of the sun, {{wp|Inti}} which may be the inspiration for the veneration the temple has for the [[Legendary Birds]]. | |||
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| [[Mystery Zone (Skyridge 137)]] | |||
| {{wp|Diquís Spheres}} | |||
| {{wp|Costa Rica}} | |||
| The 'Finca 6' site hosts these mysterious {{wp|Petrospheres}} and has a layout closely matching the art for this card - even the sunken spheres are present. The spheres themselves, [[Miracle Sphere α (Skyridge 129)]], [[Miracle Sphere β (Skyridge 130)]] and [[Miracle Sphere γ (Skyridge 131)]] have their Japanese attack text reference [[Moltres]], [[Articuno]] and [[Zapdos]] respectively, further pointing to these Pokémon's significance in this region. | |||
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The [[Delta Species]] based sets surrounding areas might be based in {{wp|South East Asia}}, perhaps specifically the {{wp|Philippines}}, as some of the motifs, backgrounds and aesthetics seem to indicate this as an inspiration. | ==[[Holon]]== | ||
The [[Delta Species]] based sets surrounding areas might be based in {{wp|South East Asia}}, perhaps specifically the {{wp|Philippines}}, as some of the motifs, backgrounds and aesthetics seem to indicate this as an inspiration. Whilst certain regions can be seen as likely allusions to real places, trying to identify specific locations is less clear cut. | |||
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