All we know is that the region is going to be an archipelago. Where do you think the region’s basis might be?
>>56748267Haiti
>>56748267Greece since it has a shit ton of islands and the Gen 10 codename is Gaia
>>56748267why are the japanese regions based on such smaller areas compared to the european ones?
>>56748321The codename thing means jack cause like a quarter of all the pokemon codenames are greek names.
>>56748267Micronesia and you do wayfinding.
>>56748267Atlantis.
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The whole Airship thing for transportation does seem to make Greece unlikely to me. Sure it's got islands but they're close by each other.
>>56750340What airship thing?
>>56750347I'm guessing he's inferring that the airship part of Horizons was also overlapping gen 10, since that is how we know about the island thing.Not sure thats directly affirmed in the emails but its technically a feasible takeaway i suppose.
>>56748267It's obviously Malaysia or the Philippines.
Gaia is not based on a specific real world region or culture like previous generations.Gaia takes places on a large archipelago. You travel freely over water on a ride Pokémon via Surf. Several Pokémon can serve as Surf riders because it’s a big part of the game. Lapras, Blastoise, Gyarados can be ridden, in addition to a new horned hippopotamus Pokémon based on a Lukwata and a kelpie Pokémon that gallops on the water’s surface.Some islands have a town and some don’t. Some islands only serve as towns.The region has a specific mystical power that causes mutations — think a combination of Area Zero and Holon. The islands are covered with researchers and explorers studying the islands. The player character the child of explorers. You have both a mother and a father who you routinely encounter on your adventures as they research the island’s energy.Pokémon on these islands can be of different types than normal, like regional forms. Some can be from different time periods, like Hisuian forms and Paradox Pokémon.The game features new legendaries but also an emphasis on Palkia/Dialga and Kyogre/Groudon, plus appearances from other legendaries.There is no gym challenge. Pokémon themselves serve as the challenges like Totem Pokémon or Titan Pokémon. Most of these fights are 3v1 where you have a team of three on the field at the same time.Items are obtained by finding them in the world, receiving them from NPCs, or as battle rewards. Money is still gained from selling items to shops but is no longer paid as a battle reward. Players have to sell treasure to make money.There are two factions of researchers who serve as rival groups and pseudo “evil teams”. One wants to keep all the research a secret and not share the knowledge of the islands with the world. One wants to commodify the island and its mysteries to make money.
>>56748267Galapagos Islands?
>>56748267>All we know is that the region is going to be an archipelago.Sauce?
>>56750687The internal emails specifically tell the horizons anime to avoid island hopping to avoid overlap with the next generation.
It might actually be politically correct to use Sakhalin now.
>>56751709Pretty sure the Battle Zone was Karafuto. Still Japanese.
Caribbean or Strayandonesia?
Galápagos Islands – Although the name is not directly connected, the Galápagos Islands could metaphorically tie into the concept of "Gaia" due to their role in evolution and natural history, highlighting the theme of life on Earth.
