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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Although there are only nine islands total, some data in the | * Although there are only nine islands in total, some data in the games reserved for location name index pointers reveal the following values: | ||
** Sevii Isle 6 | ** ''Sevii Isle 6'' (Japanese: '''{{tt|６ばん ななしま|roku-ban Nanashima}}''' ''6th Seven Isle''); | ||
** Sevii Isle 7 | ** ''Sevii Isle 7'' (Japanese: '''{{tt|７ばん ななしま|nana-ban Nanashima}}''' ''7th Seven Isle''); | ||
** [[Sevii Isles 8 and 9|Sevii Isle 8]] | ** ''[[Sevii Isles 8 and 9|Sevii Isle 8]]'' (Japanese: '''{{tt|８ばん ななしま|hachi-ban Nanashima}}''' ''8th Seven Isle''); | ||
** [[Sevii Isles 8 and 9|Sevii Isle 9]] | ** ''[[Sevii Isles 8 and 9|Sevii Isle 9]]'' (Japanese: '''{{tt|９ばん ななしま|kyū-ban Nanashima}}''' ''9th Seven Isle''); | ||
** Sevii Isle 22 | ** ''Sevii Isle 22'' (Japanese: '''{{tt|２２ばん ななしま|ni-jū ni-ban Nanashima}}''' ''22nd Seven Isle''); | ||
** Sevii Isle 23 | ** ''Sevii Isle 23'' (Japanese: '''{{tt|２３ばん ななしま|ni-jū san-ban Nanashima}}''' ''23rd Seven Isle''); | ||
** Sevii Isle 24 | ** ''Sevii Isle 24'' (Japanese: '''{{tt|２４ばん ななしま|ni-jū yon-ban Nanashima}}''' ''24th Seven Isle''). | ||
*** These areas are not accessible during normal gameplay. All of them, save for Sevii Isle 8 and Sevii Isle 9, have no map data. | *** These areas are not accessible during normal gameplay. All of them, save for Sevii Isle 8 and Sevii Isle 9, have no map data. However, these locations are programmed in as [[routes]]. | ||
* The [[route]]s on the Sevii Islands are not numbered, unlike the other | * The [[route]]s on the Sevii Islands are not numbered, unlike the other [[region]]s. This is likely to prevent confusion as to their relation to the others, as continuing where [[Johto]] left off (at {{rt|46|Johto}}, at the time the highest-numbered Johto route) would seemingly imply that Johto is accessible in the games. | ||
* Even though {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} are considered to be the sequels to {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}, like how {{2v2|Gold|Silver}} were sequels to {{2v2|Red|Green}}, the Sevii Islands do not appear in HeartGold and SoulSilver. | * Even though {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} are considered to be the sequels to {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}, like how {{2v2|Gold|Silver}} were sequels to {{2v2|Red|Green}}, the Sevii Islands do not appear in HeartGold and SoulSilver. | ||
* Of the regions appearing in the main series games at all, the Sevii Islands appear in the fewest, appearing only in {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}. | * Of the regions appearing in the main series games at all, the Sevii Islands appear in the fewest, appearing only in {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}. | ||
* Sevii Islands corresponds to real-life Izu | * The Sevii Islands archipelago corresponds to the real-life '''{{wp|Izu Islands}}''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|伊豆諸島|いずしょとう}}''' ''Izu-shotō''); the Izu Islands are commonly referred to as ''Izu Seven'' (Japanese: '''{{tt|伊豆七島|いずしちとう}}''' ''Izu Shichitō''). There are nine islands in the Izu Islands that are inhabited, while many of the main islands are surrounded by islets. Like the Izu Islands, the Sevii Islands are in between [[Cinnabar Island]] and the [[Orange Islands]] ({{wp|Bonin Islands}}). | ||
==Name origin== | |||
* The name possibly comes from ''seven'' and the Roman numeral for seven | * The name possibly comes from ''seven'' and the Roman numeral for seven is ''VII''. The Japanese name ''Nanashima'' literally means "seven islands". According to an old woman on [[Quest Island]], they were named the Sevii Islands because they were made in seven days. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||