Note: This chapter explains how North America is divided into the different regions of the Pokemon World. While this is not required reading, in order to understand WHERE the story is taking place, it may be beneficial to read the following information.
If you have been associated with the franchise for a while, you know how regions work. However, I will explain it for the sake of everyone to fully comprehend what I am blathering about.
The Pokemon World is divided in to currently 7 different regions: Kanto,Johto,Hoenn,Sinnoh,Unova,Kalos,and Alola. Each region is classified by the types and species of pokemon encountered there.
For the purposes of our story, the continent of North America has been split into the 6 main regions, with the state of Hawaii being set aside for the Alola Region. While not much is known about this newer region, it is here because once it is fully released, it will be added to the adventure.
Looking at a map of NA, the eastern states, including the Appalachian mountains, comprise the Sinnoh region. The Pacific Northwest, including parts of Wyoming and Montana, make up the Kalos region, where the bulk of our story takes place. Most of Canada is the Johto region, while the Kanto region is right next door neighboring it and the Sinnoh region. The Hoenn region is from about half of Arizona to around Alabama, neighboring the Sinnoh region to the east. The remainder of the country is the Unova region, comprised of the entirety of California, southern Oregon, Nevada, and the rest of Arizona. As mentioned before, the state of Hawaii makes up the Alola Region.
Hopefully, this will help you, the reader, understand how the story takes place and how the 2 countries are split up. On with the story...
