Region

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A region (Japanese: 地方 chihō) is an organized area of the Pokémon world.

A map of the Hoenn, Johto, Kanto and Sinnoh regions in the anime

Typically, a region will have its own Pokémon League, except in the regions of Kanto and Johto who share, comprised of eight Gym Leaders. Once these eight are defeated, trainers can challenge the regional Elite Four, which may or may not be shared with another, nearby region. Each one also typically has a Pokémon professor, who can teach youngsters about Pokémon and may even give out starter Pokémon to them. However, there is usually a villainous team operating within the region, who uses Pokémon to further their goals.

Though there are many similarities between them, there are some major differences between the regions, such as what Pokémon are located there and what legends there are waiting to be uncovered. Visitors from another region quickly realize that the region they are visiting is far from their home, both in the way of the climate, and in the culture of the people there.

In Diamond and Pearl, Prof. Oak explains that Sinnoh, Kanto and Hoenn (and probably Johto and others) are part of a larger country. This concept is similar to the regions of Japan, which the Pokémon World has been modeled after.

Regions in the Pokémon world
Core series Kanto (Sevii Islands) • JohtoHoenn
Sinnoh (HisuiBattle Zone) • Unova
KalosAlolaGalar (Isle of ArmorCrown Tundra)
PaldeaKitakami
Side series White CityOrre
Anime Orange ArchipelagoDecolore Islands
Spin-off games FioreAlmiaObliviaPokémon IslandMintale Town
Ryme CityPasioRanseiFerrumLental
Mystery Dungeon worldPokéParkTCG Islands
Carmonte IslandTumblecube IslandAeos Island
TCG Southern IslandsPuzzle ContinentHolonParallel Worlds
Sovereign states in
the Pokémon world
Ranger UnionGuyana
Lucario KingdomMirage KingdomRota