NOTE FOR READERS:
BA: Before Alephipolis
AA: After Alephipolis
POKEMON WORLD MONTHS
January - Abomasnorn
February - Luvdirius
March - Roseradian
April - Sylveoel
May - Swellor
June - Primarini
July - Exeggutlier
August - Torkoleo
September - Politoedal
October - Gourgeistra
November - Treevenantio
December - Delibirdre
PREHISTORY
- Primal Age (? - 70.000 BA)
- Stone Age (70.000 BA - 10.000 BA)
- Ice Age (10.000 BA - 8700 BA)
- Steel Age (8700 BA - 175 AA)
ANCIENT HISTORY
- Bronze Age/Period (175 BA - 1 AA)
- Royal Period (1 AA - 618 AA)
- Alephipolis "Early Imperial" Period (618 AA - 1091)
MEDIEVAL HISTORY
- Enju "Later Imperial" Period (1091 - 1261)
- Heavenly Period (1261 - 1720)
MODERN HISTORY
- Teikomatsu Period (1720 - 1826)
- Kogane Period (1826 - 1922)
- Jokaku Period/Kantonese Occupation (1922 - 1950)
- Modern Age Period (1950 - 2020)
1720:
01/01 Roseradian The various Benkeis united together against the imperial court, staging a coup overtaking power, emperor Nijo was dethroned and his son, prince Sekiyado, was crowned emperor and was kept as a figurehead, all political power was transferred to a warrior oligarchy formed by the Benkeis main leaders.
End of the Heavenly Empire, beginning of the Teikomatsu (End of the Empire) Period.
After the abandonment of Ho-oh, the Heartgold Matriarch Odani abdicates and disbands the role of Heartgold Matriarch, the religious power passes to the elderly Kimono Priestess.
The Tin Tower was renamed, Bell Tower.
1740:
19/04 Sylveoel The ancient Theater of Autumn in Enju (Ecruteak) was inaugurated, the theater was financed and operated by the Kimono Priestesses of the Bell Tower Temple.
At first, it was open only to members of the high society, during the 1800s it was also open to the general public.
1768:
In order to combat the northern empires' invasion of the Eastern Ocean, Kanto, Johto, and Chengdu formed a military coalition.
The Alphian Oligarchy arose as a protector of the eastern nations alongside the Kantonese Empire.
1770:
10/12 Delibirdre In an attempt to halt the advance of the northern empires once and for all, the Eastern Alliance declares war on the Galarian Empire, Kalosian Empire, and Paldean Empire, who were advancing towards Johto and Kanto.
The Eight Years War begins (1770 - 1778), the war was fought mainly in Hisui, Chengdu, and Hoenn on several occasions.
1775:
07 Exeggutlier The oligarchs and daimyo clans raised taxes, driving many into debt.
The continued increase of taxes (which were used for the war effort) stirred up protests and even riots among peasants and merchants.
The financial problems of the region made the people's loyalty to the new government waver.
Crime and clashes against the police forces became everyday life.
1777:
10/09 Politoedal Kinchiro was born in the little town of Wakaba (New Bark), he moved to Enju (Ecruteak) during his teenage where he joined the Clear Day Benkei as a sohei.
1778:
07/11 Treevenantio The war ended after the naval battle of Asagi (Olivine), where both sides suffered heavy losses.
The war ended with the signing of the Equal Treaties between Johto, Paldea, Kanto, Galar, Kalos, and Chengdu.
Sinnoh and Hoeen were divided into six parts each, and they were shared with the various empires.
Johto was given the hisuian northern subregion Deinitaruba (Battle Zone), the Platinum Plateau (Sinnoh League), Mishiro (Littleroot), Kotoki (Oldale), Touka (Petalburg) and Muro (Dewford)
Despite the so-called victory, the war was very expensive for the by then decadent Alphian Empire.
Countless easterners felt betrayed when the same oligarchs and monarchs, which had "fought to drive out the northern barbarians" ended up being responsible for the division of the Eastern Ocean.
1789:
24/07 Exeggutlier The Fusube earthquake occurred, casualties are estimated to 11.505 victims.
1781:
27/07 Exeggutlier The Incident of the Forty-Seven Ronin, forty-seven ronin of johto-kantonese origin, plotted to overthrow the government of the oligarchs to promote a union between Kanto and Johto.
The ronin were betrayed by an accomplice who disclosed the plot to the Makainu Itanjinmon, who proceeded to arrest all forty-seven ronin, after being convicted of high treason, given a chance to cleanse themselves of dishonor by committing seppuku, all ronin in the group agreed to take their own life.
1795:
30/06 Primarini Weakened by the war, and no longer able to control the former colonial possessions, the Alphian government decides to accept the irredentist demands of the hisuians and the hoennic citizens.
Hoenn and Sinnoh (the provinces controlled by Johto) gained their independence.
1800:
During the early 19th century, Johto, Chengdu and Santahli became destinations for northern explorers, many of these hoping to trace the origins of many northern civilizations said to have been born in the Eastern Ocean, such as the ancient kalosians and paldeans who were theorized to have originated from the Eastern Ocean.
By the 1800s, Kogane (Goldenrod) had cultivated a vibrant artistic culture, as exemplified by its famous Kabuki theaters.
07 Exeggutlier Establishment of the Gambling House in Kogane (Goldenrod)
The Gambling House was run by the Taiho Organization.
29/03 Roseradian The settlement in Kogane (Goldenrod) was expanded and became a city.
1810:
The beginning of the 19th century saw the effective decline of the oligarchs and the imperial court.
Some of the Benkeis who were part of the provisional government, having lost trust in the government, founded their own independent entities and declared their autonomy.
The autonomous cliques of Fusube (Blackthorn), Choji (Mahogany), Asagi (Olivine), and Hiwada (Azalea) were established.
Upon their formation, these states entered into conflict with the oligarchy government.
1815:
The cities of Kogane (Goldenrod) and Tanba (Cianwood) also gain the status of autonomous cities.
1819:
27/02 Luvdirius In Kogane (Goldenrod), an ex-sohei of the Tin Tower Temple, Kinchiro, founds the Society for a New Johto (SNJ), where he brings together dissatisfied johtonese monks, students, soheis, soldiers and political activists.
The Society of Johto was established with the aim of overthrowing the provisional government, and the imperial court, defeating the various cliques, and reuniting the region under a new national identity and government.
Kinchiro foresaw the need to unify the region as an urgent condition for the future survival of the Johto region.
1820:
The Society of Johto instigates riots in the city of Kogane (Goldenrod), these riots eventually result in the Battle of Kogane (Goldenrod), which leads to the outbreak of the Johtian Civil War (1820-1826)
1821:
06/03 Roseradian Victory of the Society of Johto against the Imperial Army and the Benkei of the Tin Tower.
After the victory at Kogane (Goldenrod) and securing the port, Kinchiro asked for the aid of the Galarian Empire.
The Galarian Eastern Ocean Company owned by the Galarian Empire that was stationed in Santahli sent a contingent of soldiers under Captain White to assist the SNJ.
1822:
With the arrival of Galarian troops in Johto, the imperial court and the cliques, feeling threatened, decided to form a momentary coalition in order to crush the Society of Johto and chase away the galarian soldiers.
The coalition forces were defeated during the Battle of Enju, the imperial court and the oligarchs were forced to flee to Kikyo (Violet), and the coalition forces retreated to Asagi (Olivine) and Choji (Mahogany)
The three enjuan clans (Yami, Seishin and Kiri) join forces with the Society of Johto, betraying the imperial court once and for all.
In the hope of attracting Ho-oh blessing, Kinchiro visited the Bell Tower, hoping to meet the Heartgold Pokémon.
After a week of trying, Ho-oh, attracted by Kinchiro's determinations, returns to the Bell Tower, to grant him his power.
Kinchiro is the first person outside of the Shiro Edo to have been able to become the master of Ho-oh.
With the Pokémon Rainbow on his side, Kinchiro continues his reunification campaign.
1823:
The SNJ occupied Asagi (Olivine)
The SNJ occupied Choji (Mahogany)
1824:
The galarian troops deployed in Asagi (Olivine), as per written agreement, occupied the port city and began to northenize the city.
1825:
The SNJ occupies Kikyo (Violet), the Benkei of Bellsprout Tower submits to Kinchiro.
Emperor Tobiyama tries to take refuge in Fusube (Blackthorn), but he was betrayed and imprisoned by the leader of the Dragon Dens Temple, Kuro Ryuu.
Occupation of Hiwada (Azalea), some Ubameist believers fleeing persecution from both sides taking refuge in the Ilex Forest where they disappear, leaving no trace.
Occupation of Yoshino (Cherrygrove) and (Wakaba) New Bark.
1826:
Occupation of Fusube (Blackthorn)
Emperor Tobiyama was assassinated by Kinchiro himself, other heirs to the throne were assassinated as well, and a few others survived and escaped to Kanto and Hisui.
06/06 Primarini Kinchiro declares the dissolution of the millennial Alphian Empire and the birth of the Republic of Johto.
Kinchiro completes the reunification of the region.
The government was moved to Kogane (Goldenrod), Johto moved from a constitutional oligarchy to a one-party republic inspired by the Regional Federation of Unione.
Kinchiro was elected the first Prime Minister of Johto, regarded as the modern founding father of the nation and a new incarnation of Khanetzar.
End of the Teikomatsu Period.
1827:
Beginning of the Kogane Period.
The provinces were introduced.
Following the Restoration, Kogane (Goldenrod) greatly expanded in size and underwent rapid industrialization.
31/10 Gourgeistra In Kogane (Goldenrod) the Galar-Johtian alliance treaty was signed, Asagi (Olivine) was ceded as an autonomous city to the Galarian Empire.
The johtian government then shuts its border banning any interaction with foreign nations (save for the Galarian Empire), this enclosure was named Sakoku.
1828:
The Kinchiro government initiates a series of modernization.
Serfdom was abolished, as well as other religious and tribal practices that harmed the person, such as the Konohana (a practice where the widow in order to maintain loyalty to her dead husband immolated herself on his funeral pyre)
The Benkeis were abolished, and all the temples in the region weren't allowed to have their own personal army anymore.
The ritual hunting of the Quilava was abolished by the new government, not knowing what to do with these Pokemon, they were released into the wild, however being a domesticated species and not a wild one, that almost brought the Pokemon of this family to the brink of extinction.
The few remaining Cyndaquil and Quilava survived radically changing their nature by becoming more violent and aggressive (a change that can be seen in the recent mutation that the Johtian Typhlosions had, they lost their astral connection with the afterlife, and by that also losing the Ghost type), the Cyndaquils were put under protection from the johtonese government during the early 1970s.
Today, Cyndaquil is the Fire Starter of the region of Johto, mascot of the region together with Chikorita and Totodile.
1830:
08/05 Swellor Kinchiro dies, Ho-oh returns to travel around the world.
After Kinchiro's death, the Society of Johto split into two different groups, both claiming Kinchiro's legacy.
The National Society (NS), of a conservative root, was founded by the right wing of the SNJ.
The Democratic Society (DS), of a liberal and progressive matrix, founded by members of the left wing of the Society of Johto.
The two become the main parties to lead the country.
Hayabusa Soyokaze of the NS was elected second Prime Minister.
15/01 Abomasnor The island of Tanba (Cianwood) joins the Republic of Johto of its own will, reuniting the region.
Beginning of the Industrial Revolution in Johto
1853:
06 Primarini The University of Kogane (Goldenrod) was opened
1858:
The evolution family of Chikorita nearly went extinct with the fall of the Alphian Empire.
The Soyokaze family during the imperial period was the only family to have a monopoly on the breeding of Chikorita evolution family.
With the end of the Alphian Empire, the poaching of these Pokemon hunted for their narcotic leaves, increased exponentially.
From over 15,600 members of the Chikorita evolutionary family that existed in Johto prior to 1858, only 2,000 remained alive.
The already dramatic situation of these Pokemon was also exacerbated by the Galarian Empire which through the port of Asagi (Olivine) supported the poaching and trade of the Leaf Pokemon, the Galarian traders exported Bayleef leaves to Hemujin and Hoenn.
The hunt for these Pokemon stopped with the collapse in the value of Bayleef leaves during the 20th century, but the damage was already done, the total population of Chikorita and Bayleef hovered at a bare 160.
The remaining Chikoritas and Bayleefs were adopted by the Johtonese government after the end of the Great World War to be fostered in captivity away from potential poachers.
Today, Chikorita is one of the Starter Pokemon of the Johto region and is often given to budding trainers.
1855:
The Bank of Johto was established
1860:
The use of the surname is made compulsory for all johtian citizens.
The first newspaper, the Rainbow Messenger, was published.
04 Sylveoel Establishment of the Stantler Park in Kikyo (Violet)
1862:
The railway between Kogane (Goldenrod) and Enju (Ecruteak) was inaugurated.
1875:
11 Treevenantio Foundation of the Enju University
1881:
Asagi (Olivine) was the site of Johto's first golf course, Asagi Golf Club, established by Arthur Myrtle
1882:
10/09 Politoedal The new prime minister Niebura Kiri dissolved the parliament and began a process of centralization of power which led him to attempt to restore the Alphian Empire, trying in vain to gain favor with Ho-oh.
He was defeated and deposed by the army after a short but demeaning battle in the capital city Kogane (Goldenrod).
27/08 Torkoleo Niebura was executed, but his brief rule left a weakened Johto at the mercy of imperialist forces.
1885:
23/06 Primarini The kantonese and johtian troops clashed on the island of Tanba (Cianwood)
The kantonese occupy the town of Wakaba (New Bark).
Kanto's highly motivated and well-guided forces defeated Johto's far superior and best-equipped military.
Beginning of the Third Johto-Kantonese War (1885-1886)
04/08 Torkoleo Occupation of Hiwada (Azalea).
1886
5/6 Primarini After the Naval battle of the Golden Gulf, the capital city of Kogane (Goldenrod) was at risk of siege.
The johtian generals surrendered.
The stipulated Treaty of Tanba forced Johto to accept several conditions, including the reopening of its borders to Kanto without the imposition of customs duties, taxes, or other impediments to kantonese merchants and Zaibatsus (conglomerates).
The acceptance of the establishment of kantonese commercial companies in the country, the obligation to pay 5 million Poke as a form of compensation, and the commitment not to enter into relations with other foreign nations without the prior approval of Kanto.
The Galarian Empire, fearing its possession in Johto, condemns the kantonese invasion.
The island of Tanba (Cianwood) and the southeastern region of Yoshino (Cherrygrove) and Hiwada (Azalea), were ceded to Kanto.
The newly founded unity was fragmented once again.
End of the Third Johto-Kantonese War
1887:
As part of its alliance with the militarist party and the army during the war in the Sevii Archipelago and Johto, the Taiho Organization supported the war effort, and thus its activities flourished in the conquered colonies of Johto under the army's control once the war ended.
The Taiho Organization became the sole supplier of hiwadian apricots and tanbian secret medicines during this time.
1895:
Solidarist sentiments spread in Johto.
1905:
10/11 Treevenantio Kanto invades Kogane (Goldenrod) in order to suppress the Granbull revolts in Johto.
The Granbull was a rioting group made up of ex-policemen, ex-soldiers, and ex-warrior monks.
The goal of the organization was to cause a Second Revolution in order to get rid of the kantonese influence in Johto.
Johto was forced to transfer its government back to the ancient capital Enju (Ecruteak)
1913:
The Yamabuchi-Kogane railway was inaugurated, connecting Kanto and Johto.
1915:
Given the latest defeats, nationalism became rampant in Johto.
A national cultural reawakening sees the development of Neo alphian artistic movements.
Alphian gladiuism spreads in the region.
1918:
At the outbreak of the Fourth Johto-Kantonese War, Kanto sent an ultimatum to the Johtonese Republic, requesting the total submission of the johtonese people and their government to the kantonese military rule.
Upon refusal by the johtonese government, Kanto invaded Johto.
25/5 Swellor Beginning of the Fourth Johto - Kantonese War. (1918 - 1922)
Persecution of the Croconaw
During the occupation of Tanba (Cianwood) by Kanto, the tanbian sailors descended from the "Sons of the Sea" culture joined the resistance against the foreign occupation, thanks to their Croconaw the Sons of the Sea managed to damage and sink many of the kantonese ships stationed in the port of the town.
In response to this offense, the militarist kantonese government ordered a roundup of the islanders and the Totodile evolution family Pokemon (almost 15,000 on Tanba alone) most of the prisoners ended up in the concentration camps of the Whirl Islands, the Pokemon Big Jaw, in particular, were thrown in concentration camps surrounded by electric barbed wire.
In these fields, many people and Pokemon lost their lives, Totodile and Croconaw were the preferential targets of the kantonese military police, due to their status as a symbol of resistance, so the kantonese government began an extermination program against these Pokemon.
At the end of the war, about 400 were released between Totodile, Croconaw, and Feraligator, their population was halved by a lot, and many of the Pokemon Big Jaw perished from a killer bacterium introduced by the kantonese army in Johto with the specific objective of wiping out as many enemy Pokemon as possible.
The remaining Pokemon members of the Totodile evolution family were placed under the protection of the johtonese government, later becoming a Starter Pokemon.
Even to this day, they are hailed as a symbol of resistance to kantonese tyranny throughout Johto.
1922:
04/11 Treevenantio End of the Fourth Johto - Kantonese War.
Johto falls to the kantonese military rule.
The peace Treaty of Kogane that concluded the Fourth Johto-Kantonese war was signed.
Central Johto was ceded to Kanto, while the eastern northern part was made into a kantonese puppet state named, Alphian Jokaku Kingdom, as with the pretend to the alphian throne, Uegusuku Shiro Edo was restored to power.
Kanto ends up incorporating the ancient mentor and rival into his empire.
After the complete invasion of the Kantonese Empire of Johto, a treaty was signed with the Galarian Empire in order to guarantee Galar its possessions in Asagi (Olivine), the treaty carrying over a sort of neutrality between the two empires.
Still, that was enough to avoid a diplomatic crisis between Kanto and Galar.
1923:
13/7 Exeggutlier The Great Kanto Earthquake killed more than 207,500 humans and Pokémon in both regions.
1924:
Mass persecution against solidarist, kigeist, sympanist, himeruian, ubameist, and nationalists in all the kantonese empire territories.
Deportation of johtian dissidents to the Whirl Islands concentration camp.
08 Torkoleo Establishment of the Goldenrod Radio Tower
31/10 Gourgeistra The kantonese emperor Shibafu dies, and his son Teien Midori takes the throne.
Teien, already a general in the imperial army, was a fervent supporter of military expansionism in the Eastern Ocean.
1926:
The kantonese monarchist party was definitely outlawed, leaving no rival to the militarist junta.
1928:
9/8 Torkoleo Johtian revolts in Tanba (Cianwood)
1931:
Between 1931 and 1935, a famine hit the region, causing many deaths, the famine was called Kigagon (lit. Eaten by Snorlax, the excuse used by mothers to justify the lack of food to their children)
The famine was handled very badly by the kantonese leaders, and the little harvest that was saved was seized by the kantonese government, which assigned the harvest to the kantonese army.
1935:
26/6 Exeggutlier The kantonese army, supported by the emperor, launched the invasion of the rest of the Eastern Ocean.
Without a democratic government to stop them, the kantonese army becomes unstoppable.
General Doreiku Ryuu and admiral Kuzu Aoi-Asukana, in particular, had the ambition to unite the other nations of the Eastern Ocean under the control of Kanto, to create "The Eastern Prosperity Dominion" an ambitious economic-political, and military union, with which to resist the influence of the north-western nations.
This led to the outbreak of the Eastern Ocean War (1935 - 1950), which will precede the irruption of the Great World War (1938 - 1950).
22/6 Exeggutlier Kanto launches the invasion of Hoenn, Sinnoh, Hemujin, and Yeuioul.
To be continued...
Author Note
Thanks for making it to the end of our second journey, I hope you enjoyed all of it, and it wasn't as heavy experience like the first time. So what do you think of the Alphian Empire, of the hero Khanetzar, of the imperial family Shiro Edo, and of the two tower temples of Enju (Ecruteak) and of the various Benkeis? Finally, the second chapter of this great journey closes, I can't wait to start writing the chapters on Hoenn (here Game Freak begins to explore the theme of conflict of ideologies, like Team Magma and Team Aqua) As always, I invite you to leave your opinion or criticism in the comment. Also, I want to make a shot out to the Italian Pokemon Youtuber Cydonia and fanfic writer Birdboy, they were of inspiration for the making of this series. For more information on my next works, I invite you to follow me on Tiktok: yumegamiaion With that said, stay tuned for the next region, Hoenn, stay safe and till next time, farewell.