What cities are Unova based on?

Game director Junichi Masuda explicitly confirmed on his blog that the setting of Pokemon Black and White, Unova, is based on New York City.

Is Unova based on Germany?

The first four regions are based on smaller regions in Japan, Unova and Alola are based on parts of the United States, Kalos is based on France, and Galar is based on the United Kingdom.

What region is after Unova?

They are, in order of appearance, Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh (formerly known as Hisui), Unova, Kalos, Alola, and Galar.

Is Unova based on New York City?

The game’s Unova region is based on New York State, with Cestelia City its stand-in for Lower Manhattan. Moreover, a lot of the Pokémon that were native to the region took their inspiration from different aspects of the city. Take Watchog, one of the Pokémon joining Go today, for instance.

Is Galar based on the UK?

Pokemon Sword & Shield’s Galar is inspired by Great Britain and its history. Naturally, this also extends to the region’s Pokemon. It’s no secret that the Galar region featured in the most recent Pokemon games (Sword & Shield) is heavily inspired by the United Kingdom.

Is the Kalos region France?

Many regions are on separate continents with the earlier introduced regions (Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh) being based on parts of Japan, with later regions being based on parts of the United States (Unova and Alola), France (Kalos) and the United Kingdom (Galar).

Is the Mezo region real?

The Mezo region itself is meant to resemble North and South America, and is inspired in part by the real-life Great American Interchange that took place about 2.7 million years ago.

Is Unova New York?

The game’s Unova region is based on New York State, with Cestelia City its stand-in for Lower Manhattan. Moreover, a lot of the Pokémon that were native to the region took their inspiration from different aspects of the city.

How is Unova based on the US?