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Updated version with Galar now available: www.deviantart.com/niknaks93/a…A map of the Pokéworld as if it the same general shape as our world. Continuous work in progress.
All custom-made except Tohjo, of course, which is from HGSS itself, although it is heavily edited.
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Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh (including the Battle Zone) and the Sevii Islands are all based on areas or islands of (or claimed by) Japan, so these are placed over those respective areas. Orre is based on Phoenix, Arizona. Unova is based on New York City. Kalos is based on northern France. Alola is based on Hawaii.
Almia bears a strong resemblance to the southwestern portion of the island of Hokkaido (Sinnoh), so this is placed here.
It is stated that Fiore is closer to Sinnoh than any other region, as this is why the Manaphy egg is sent there, so it is placed at the bottom end of Hokkaido.
The small islands northwest of Honshu resemble Oblivia, so this is where I put it.
Other game locations, such as Stadium Island, White City, Pokétopia and the Nature Preserve are placed near the regions which appeared in the same generation.
If you have any suggestions for missing regions from games (not anime or manga exclusive locations) then I would be happy to try to include them in a logical place. I'm also interested in any suggestions or discussion about the placement of regions, so feel free to comment!
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I am happy for you to use this as-is with my permission, just contact me if you want to use it. Thanks! I do not own Pokémon or have any association with the copyright holders. I believe this work constitutes Fair Use of any copyrighted material.
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Credits:
for a vast number of suggestions and corrections
for massive help with Oblivia
for the original Sky Pillar and Abandoned Ship icons
for the volcano icon.
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Hello! Just wondering if your gonna update your Pokemon World map to Version 5, specifically for Galar and other locations! Also, I should note to you that (according to Bulbapedia) Fiore is actually based off of the prefectures of Okayama and Hyōgo, as well as Shodo Island in the Kagawa prefecture in Japan. Ferrum can be added in as Iriomote Island, Japan! Also, TCG Island might be based on Ireland, and last but not least, Pasio. Pasio is an artificial island, but it sounds Italian. I like to think that GR Island is based on the Shetland and Orkney Islands northeast of the UK. I hope this helps, and this is a request.
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Aww man, now that SwSh is getting DLC, I get the feeling that Version 5 won't come out for a good long while.......
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Please send me a note with more details about your project so I can decide if I can give you permission to use this.
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Please send me a note with more details about your project.
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Will you be adding an updated map now that sword and shield are out?
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I will indeed add upside-down Britain to the map soon enough. I need to finish the actual game first though!
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How dare you. XD You know how i feel about that conspiracy! Haha but fair enough. It's honestly really good. I'm working on my Sword dex now. Then gunna go over to shield to get those exclusives. You having fun with it?
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I'm also filling in gaps on Sword. My partner has Shield so I might get exclusives before you. 
If you wanted to trade or whatnot, my FC is SW-6006-0733-7230
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I have both versions digital. But i dont have a 2nd switch. So when i have collected as many of the pokemon i possibly can in sword amd shield, and just need to trade, i'll definately activate the trial for some help. I'll add you.
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Well, it turns out that you can't edit a comment after a certain amount of time, so I'll just make a new comment. Anyways........
I found Ferrum's real-world counterpart.
Allow me to introduce you to Iriomote Island.
It is the largest of the Yaeyama Islands, and the second largest island in the Okinawa Prefecture. This helps, as Ferrum is stated to be "a huge island surrounded by nothing but the ocean itself." Ferrum and Iriomote also have a crucial detail in common: they are both massive tourist destinations.
For reference, here's a map of Ferrum.
Now, you may be quick to judge that the geography isn't perfectly one-to-one, but all things considered, the same can be said between Galar and the UK.
Though now, the question arises regarding how to place Ferrum on the map. Iriomote is pretty far from Japan, after all. Maybe have an arrow pointing right next to totally-not-Taiwan? Regardless, I'm going to update Bulbapedia now.
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I saw this when you posted it and was hoping to add it to the map but just haven't had the time yet! I will get to it though, this is an excellent spot.
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My only real suggestion is to add Ferrum (based on S. Korea; from Pokken Tournament).
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Hmm.........I don't agree. Bulbapedia claims that Neos City is supposed to represent Busan, but the geography in that area doesn't line up. At all. So, I'm gonna look through Google Earth, like what FakePokemon64 did to find Fiore, and see what part of the world lines up better with Ferrum. I'll edit this comment when I find it.
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Yo! Was reading up on the Pokémon World in Relation to the Real World article on Bulbapedia, and saw that someone had edited the article to reflect Fiore's basis in the parts of Japan near Kyushu and Kansai.
Reminded me of this map, so I figured I'd check in and see what all has changed, and suggest some improvements.
1. Fiore.
I stand by my claim that Fiore should be placed west of Johto, and Northeast of Hoenn. Turn out there were a few more parallels, as it turns out that like how a ferry connects Summerland to Fall City, a ferry service also connects Himeji to Shodo Island.
Like Himeji, Fall City is a large port city.
Shodo Island is known as the first place in Japan to successfuly cultivate Olives, and the forest that covers Summerland is called Olive Jungle in both English and Japanese.
Wintown is positioned in such a way that it's very close to Mount Hyono, which lines up with Sekra Range in the game.
Fiore: cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/d/d…
Okoyama and Hyogo Prefectures(w/ Shodo Island): i.imgur.com/rBUgZHN.png
As per my old suggestion:
Placing Fiore there would put it directly between Hoenn, Johto, and Oblivia. It shares a ton of Pokémon with Hoenn, Johto, and Kanto.
The events of the post-game heavily imply that the Weather Trio go there to rest after the events of Emerald, which would suggest Hoenn is pretty close.
The Legendary Beasts play a major role in the game. Placing the region there would put it right between Johto and Oblivia, two regions where the beasts also happen to play a major role.
At the end of the Manaphy Egg mission, Murph suggests forcing the Go-Rock Squad to look after the egg, until he realizes they probably ran off to somewhere far away. Professor Hastings then says "Somewhere far away? Brilliant! There is that option! For example, in the Sinnoh region, there should be many highly skilled Pokémon trainers."
This statement makes no sense if Sinnoh shares a border with Fiore.
Considering Almia and Oblivia are both placed in the areas of Japan that they most closely resemble, it's odd that Fiore doesn't get the same treatment and is instead added to Hokkaido like a giant coastline-distorting tumor.
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2. Almia's Size.
Almia still looks pretty swollen, and I feel it could be compressed down to more closely resemble its IRL counterpart without the need for a 'detail box' like with Oblivia.
Linked below are the edits I made back in 2017, with Fiore placed near Johto, and Almia compressed down to look nicer.
i.imgur.com/1gihnoV.png
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3. Orre.
Recently I replayed Colosseum, and it seems Orre actually has routes.
Orre's Routes: cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/4/4…
I also have family from Arizona, so they were a big help in helping me place some locations on the map. Gateon Port most closely resembles Lake Havasu City, so the stretch of water is most likely a lake, and not the northern tip of the gulf of California.
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4. Mintale Town.
Given that Mintale Town has more connections to the Anime than to the actual games(outside of an event Jirachi in PAL regions), it probably isn't going to make geographical sense on any game-accurate Kanto Map
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While based on a lake port city the inngame one has to be located on the gulf area because of the island in XD and that its way too big to be a lake in game. Pokemon has done stuff like this in nearly every region. Like unova with 2 big ol mountains
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Lake Havasu is bigger than you'd think. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Hav…
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Also, i want to add, that i'm not agains gateon being based on Lake Havasu city. But given how things get moved around i think we are both right. All it's irl cities just getting pitched down onto the gulf. Ik this is a late reply and kinda pointless now, but still felt like adding it since it was on my mind
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But i can see that big lake that they have mor inland being lake havasu. But we need ankther trip to orre. So much to add!
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Still doesn't seem big enough given what we see in game. Plus like i said, it geographically wouldnt work in terms of scale with how pokemon handles maps. Its far too inland
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Hello! Lately I've been thinking about updating both my fakemaps. May I use this as the base, please? Credits will be given.
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What do you mean by "use this as a base"?
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I mean take a piece of this map (where my regions are) and paint over it the towns and routes. Pretty much the same as you have done here with Isshu, Kalos, etc.
I've been looking for a map in this style, and yours is very good!
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So long as you crop the map to only use a small part of it (rather than just adding your regions to the main image and reposting it), that's fine. Let me know when you post it!
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I made some edits if that's alright.
Fiore was moved cause I agree with the below comment. Only Gen 1-3 Pokemon are native to the region, its tropical, it avoids unnecessary region flips and it seems to be based on that area. (Of course we have no idea what its really based on cause there hasn't been any official word) I think the Sinnoh comment may just be cause it was the latest game to trade to. (Some things just have be chocked up to meta reasons) I also edited the shape of Fiore to make it more like the in game map. (Which is more accurate then the stylized official map art)
I added some small icons to the Ranger regions to make them less bare. As well as added the desert and snow biomes to Almia.
And I removed Mintale Town and surroundings because if anything it's more anime canon then anything else. (Oak's design and the fact you can watch anime episodes in that game)
Suggestions for the next update:
1) My Fiore placement and my other small edits (lol)
2) TCG islands somewhere around Kanto/Johto or around the Sevii Islands(The ones from the GB games don't seem to be related to the actual TCG where Holon and Southern Island come from. So imo those 2 games can fit in with the main universe)
3) Galar (obviously when we see the in game map which is usually more accurate then official art)
Wish we had a location for Ferrum (I don't buy the Greece thing cause of the lack of evidence) cause then it would basically be complete then.
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Oh and if it isn't too much trouble may I ask what font you used? And how do you choose between making the cities/towns red or blue?
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I made some small edits to my previous edit but Deviantart won't let me edit my previous comment. Sorry for making this into another comment
I realized what you did with the red/blue cities. Red for "cities" and blue for "towns/villages." Fiore has Fall City and it's the only place labeled as such in the Ranger series lol, so I made that red. I made Pueltown in Almia a long peices cause that's what it's shaped like in the game. (Also because it adds variety to the map) And I made Shiver Camp a town cause the game and Bulbapedia count it as one.
EDIT: I made a gif imgur.com/FQyq3By
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If I can may, I'm pretty sure Carmonte Island is inspired by Monaco, the Monte Carlo part to be exact.
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I don't know about that game or place so I can't speak on it. Not sure why NikNaks placed it where they did. If it is where you say it is then it would be in "Southern Kalos" which is a region we KNOW exist but we've never seen it. Unless Poke-Monaco is considered its own place separate from Kalos like it is irl.
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I think he would be separate like irl, and also that Southern Kalos is a region.
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Great job on your maping, you're the 1st one I seen who have really respected the locations of all the official regions!
(Yeah, because I seen a lot of people, including the staff of PRO: Pokemon Revolution Online, puting Sinnoh under Hoenn )
I just want to say that I think Poketopia is a bit higher and the Sinjoh ruins a lot lower. But we're not at 15 km near since they are both lost in nowhere. X3
(Even though Hoenn is not in the same axis as the real world island )
Keep the great job dude!
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Hoenn probably does match up axis wise to its real world island. But ingame a horizontal map just looks better and is easier to desog. I think yaknow?
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Looking at all the Hoenn maps I can't seem to find one with a compass so it may just be turned to make it easier to look at/fit it on a screen. So it may be the same axis as Kyushu.
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Will you ne working on a version with the galar regi9n omce those games come out? Also i sure hope you dont think its the UK upside down either XD so many people keep sayong that but its just wrong.
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It certainly looks like an inverted UK to me...
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I cant wait to see how the in game map looks tho
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To some yeah. And i can see it. But i felt it looked more like they flipped scotland along the Hadrian Wall and just pulled and pushed stuff to make it more rectangular. I have a comparison thing in my scraps cause i wasnt sure what else to do to show it. I would love to see you make the map of it tho! Honestly i'm super curious as to what the ingame map shall look like
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I’d like to propose the Frasier River Delta as a possible location for Ferrum. Both consist of a grassy area centered around a river emerging from inland forests. The major city at the mouth of the river is an obvious proxy for Vancouver while the smaller city on the right side of the mouth works nicely for Bellingham, Washington. I’ve included the in-game Ferrum map and a Frasier Delta map for your convenience.
imgur.com/a/rkZiqma
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Cant wait to see the gen 8 region and see where that is at. There plenty of irl locations that would be great for extended areas. I'm just sad that the oras remake didnt have enough post game stuff added to it like frlg and hgss had added to them.
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This is amazing, and the best one I've ever seen! Thanks for posting!
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So, I read FakePokemon64's comments, and incorporated their suggestions into your map, save for two (or is it three?) things:
1) Mintale Town's location. Having it way far away from Kanto doesn't seem right, considering how Hey You, Pikachu's map shows a town in the top-left corner (implied to be Pewter City). I think what we need to do, geographically, is to ballpark it a bit. From the center, Viridian Forest is to the left, and further left from that is the town I just mentioned, and according to Pokémon Channel, a mountain range as well. In HGSS, Pewter City has a sign stating that the city itself is "between rugged mountains." Official artwork supports this, as Pewter City's smack in the middle of a mountain range. Sure, Mt. Moon is the only mountain you traverse in the main games, but it's made very clear there are other mountains besides Mt. Moon in that area. Who's to say Mt. Snowfall isn't just another mountain close by? Granted, Mt. Moon doesn't really have snow, while Mt. Snowfall does, but last I checked, Mt. Silver has snow, and it's closer to the equator (and in theory, would be where the climate is warmer) than Mt. Moon! Going back to Hey You, Pikachu/Pokémon Channel's map, from the center, there's a c-shaped coastline to the right. And there is, in fact, such a coastline between Viridian City and Cycling Road. In short, I believe Mintale Town is actually near Viridian City.
2) The TCG Islands. FakePokemon64 suggested they belonged south from Kanto/Johto. Specifically, between them and the Sevii islands. I think this makes no sense. If we're going to assume they actually exist in the Pokémon world, and not some alternate reality, we'll also have to assume no Pokémon exist on those islands due to nature being nature. It would explain why everyone uses Pokémon cards instead of the real thing. But here's the thing: the Sevii Islands are known for their harsh currents. Said currents are so bad, that not even Pokémon that know Surf could travel there. Not even BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL ISLANDS. You actually need to use a ship to access each island, because using your Pokémon is just too dangerous. Despite this, there are still wild Pokémon roaming about on EVERY. SINGLE. ISLAND. And there is no implication that these Pokémon were imported, unlike several species in Alola. And yet, a couple islands closer to Kanto than the Sevii Islands are completely devoid of Pokémon? Sorry, but that makes no sense. I didn't give a place for the TCG Islands, but if I had to guess, maybe they could go somewhere in the sea between totally-not-Japan and totally-not-China?
Also, there's one last tidbit I had to correct: Carmonte Island. The working theory is that it's based off Monte Carlo, which is famous for its hotels and casinos. Carmonte Island is full of hotels, Monte Carlo's full of hotels. So, I adjusted Carmonte Island to be where Monte Carlo is.
By the way, here's the link to my edit: i.imgur.com/0igaeTu.png
Enjoy!
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I know your are not currently planning to add any of the TCG locations, but, if you change your mind, I would guess that Holon is somewhere near Faraway Island, based on the fact that it was founded by people looking for Mew. Alternatively, because it is known to have strange magnetic properties, Holon might be located in the South Atlantic Anomaly or near one of the Earth's magnetic poles. If I had to guess, I would say that the TCG's Southern Islands (Tropical Island and Rainbow Island) are possibly a pair of Japanese islands that are below the Tropic of Cancer (there are a few Japanese island within the tropics).
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