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[[File:Kalos Pokédex map.png|thumb|250px|right|Highlights of the areas within each Pokédex]] | [[File:Kalos Pokédex map.png|thumb|250px|right|Highlights of the areas within each Pokédex]] | ||
'''Kalos''' (Japanese: ''' | The '''Kalos''' region (Japanese: '''カロス{{tt|地方|ちほう}}''' ''Kalos {{tt|region|chihō}}'') is a [[region]] of the [[Pokémon world]]. It was the sixth [[core series]] region to be introduced and is the setting of {{g|X and Y}}. | ||
It is shaped like a five-pointed star, with one of its biggest cities being [[Lumiose City]] in the north-central part of the region. It features a vast network of rivers and waterways snaking through much of its landscape, cities and towns. North-east of Lumiose City lies a mountain range where more frigid temperatures exist, extending down into the plains below. Western Kalos features a vast ocean, where the shoreside city of [[Shalour City]] lies in the middle of a cove. | |||
==Etymology and design concept== | ==Etymology and design concept== | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
According to [[Junichi Masuda]], the name | According to [[Junichi Masuda]], the name comes from the Greek word ''{{tt|κάλλος|kállos}}'', meaning beauty.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pG-q-WIYTs Pokémon X and Pokémon Y: Honedge Revealed!] (YouTube)</ref> | ||
===Design concept=== | ===Design concept=== | ||