Kalos

Kalos カロス Karosu
Official artwork of the Kalos region
Region information
Professor:	Professor Sycamore
Number of Pokémon:	455* Starter Pokémon: Chespin Fennekin Froakie
Rivals:	Tierno Shauna Trevor
Crime organization:	Team Flare
Anime saga:	Pokémon the Series: XY and XYZ Pokémon the Series: XY Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest Pokémon the Series: XYZ
Manga arcs:	X & Y arc
Maps
Current map
Map of the Kalos region

Kalos is the region in which Pokémon X and Y takes place. Like the Unova region, it is based on a foreign place, France.

The Legendary Pokémon that the player will encounter in the post game are Articuno (if the player chose Chespin), Zapdos (if the player chose Fennekin), and Moltres (if the player chose Froakie), and for the game exclusive legendaries: Xerneas and Mewtwo with the Mewtwonite X enabling it to mega evolve into Mega Mewtwo X in Pokémon X, and Yveltal and Mewtwo with the Mewtwonite Y enabling it to mega evolve into Mega Mewtwo Y in Pokémon Y and the legendary for both games being Zygarde. In Pokémon the Series: XY, it is also the home region of Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie.

Additionally, the Fairy-Type is also introduced in this generation.

Cities and towns

Vaniville Town

Vaniville Town is where the hero/heroine moves in the start of the game. It is home to Shauna and Serena/Calem, the opposite gender of the character the player chooses.

Aquacorde Town

Aquacorde Town is where the hero/heroine meets all of their rivals and obtains their starter Pokémon as well as the Pokédex.

Santalune City

Santalune City is home to the Santalune City Gym and its Gym Leader, Viola, who specializes in Bug-type Pokémon.

Lumiose City

Lumiose City is the main city of Kalos. It is home to Alexa, a journalist and Gym Leader Viola's elder sister. The gym is located exactly in the center of the city, inside the Prism Tower. It's also home to Trevor, another rival of the player, and it is also where Professor Sycamore's Lab is located. The Gym Leader, Clemont, specializes in Electric-types.

Cyllage City

Cyllage City is homage to the Rock-type Gym. The Gym Leader, Grant, specializes in Rock-type Pokémon. A Bicycle can also be obtained here.

Shalour City

Shalour City is hometown of Korrina and where the Tower of Mastery lies. This also marks the first battle with Calem/Serena. The Gym Leader, Korrina, specializes in Fighting-type Pokémon.

Coumarine City

Coumarine City is divided into two parts. First there is the coastal part where there are a couple of stands and a hotel. However, connected via monorail, is the cliff side part of Coumarine City. This is where Ramos, the grass-type gym leader, awaits. This is also the place where you find Tierno when you complete the game. Here, you can buy incenses for 9,600 Pokémoney.

Laverre City

Laverre City is a small city located at the north of Kalos. It is a very rustic city and features quaint homes that are built around a forest. In the middle is a ancient tree that is said to be 1,500 years old. This is where Valerie, the fairy-type gym leader awaits.

Anistar City

Anistar City is a city located east of Kalos. The city is next to the sea and since it is close to Snowbelle City, it is a cold city. It is home to Olympia the Psychic-type gym leader. It also has an ancient sundial made out of crystal, a symbol of the city.

Snowbelle City

Snowbelle City is the last city where a gym leader resides. Wulfric the Ice-type gym leader awaits. Located in southeast Kalos, the city is more or less covered in snow. According to the town map, its snowy condition originates from the local gym where ventilators were installed pumping cold air to maintain a 'icy look' thus affecting the city. South of the city, the entrance to Route 20 is there.

Places of Interest

Using the Kalos Map as evidence, certain areas can be identified, as they stand out.

Pokémon League

The Pokémon League and Victory Road in the official artwork of Kalos.

This Castle-like Pokémon League is situated east of Santalune City. Like always, eight badges are required to enter. Here, you face the Elite Four in addition to finally getting to the champion, Diantha.

Santalune Forest

Santalune Forest is located north of Aquacorde Town, after Route 2. Home to many Pokémon, respective of its type variations. Just upward north-east of the forest is the exit leading to its namesake city, Santalune City.

Routes

Kalos has 22 routes.

Kalos Route 1

Kalos Route 1 is the first route found in Kalos. It is a simple, straight path that connects Vaniville Town to Aquacorde Town. No Pokémon can be found in this route.

Kalos Route 2

Kalos Route 2 is the second route in Kalos. It connects Aquacorde to the Santalune Forest.

Kalos Route 3

Kalos Route 3 connects Santalune Forest with Santalune City.

Kalos Route 4

This route connects Santalune City to Lumiose City. This route introduces the player to Pokémon hidden in flowers, such as Flabébé.

Kalos Route 5

Kalos Route 5 is briefly seen at the second gameplay trailer, where the player is in Lumiose City with a building having a 5 at the entrance in the background, in other words, the Gate between the route and the city. Or it could simply be a building with a 5 on the entrance.

Anime-exclusive locations

• Lagoon Town
• Gloire City
• Ninja Village
• Dahara Tower
• Pomace Mountain
• Pikachu Land
• Kalos Canyon
• Calanthe Town
• Otori Mountain
• Jacore Town
• Brindille Town
• Avignon Town
• Odyssey Village

Pokémon League

Gym Leaders

Name	Settlement	Type	Signature Pokémon	Badge
Viola	Santalune City	Bug	Vivillon	Bug Badge
Grant	Cyllage City	Rock	() Tyrunt	Cliff Badge
Korrina	Shalour City	Fighting	Lucario Hawlucha	Rumble Badge
Ramos	Coumarine City	Grass	Gogoat	Plant Badge
Clemont	Lumiose City	Electric	Heliolisk	Voltage Badge
Valerie	Laverre City	Fairy	Sylveon	Fairy Badge
Olympia	Anistar City	Psychic	Meowstic	Psychic Badge
Wulfric	Snowbelle City	Ice	Avalugg	Iceberg Badge

Elite Four and Champion

Name	Type	Signature Pokémon
Malva	Fire	Talonflame
Siebold	Water	Barbaracle
Wikstrom	Steel	Aegislash
Drasna	Dragon	Noivern

Champion

Name	Type	Signature Pokémon
Diantha	Mix	Gardevoir

Trivia

• Kalos comes from the Greek word Κάλλος (Kállos) meaning "beauty".
• Kalos, like Kanto and Unova, has the routes restart at 1.
• Kalos is meant to be based on France, although the creators also took inspiration from other parts of Europe. If one were to look at the top-left corner of the Kalos region, there is a town with a resemblance to Stonehenge, which is in England, mixed with the Carnac Stones, a group of rocks in France.
• Kalos is the second region to have all the fully evolved starters have a secondary type; the first being Sinnoh.
• Route 1 in Kalos is one of the shortest routes in the game.
  • Additionally, it is the only route not to contain Pokémon.
• As the same in Kanto in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen, the starter Pokémon dictates which legendary out of the possible three can be caught.
• Kalos has three Pokédexes: Central, Coastal, and Mountain.

Gallery

Calem running through an early version of Lumiose City

Calem looking at the Kalos Power Plant

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