Paldea is a region that was introduced in Generation IX. It is where Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet takes place and is seemingly based off the real-world Iberian Peninsula, mainly in the country of Spain. Its name was revealed on August 3, 2022.
Cities and towns[]
Cabo Poco[]
A small town on a cape in the south of the Paldea region. It is the hometown of the player and their rival, Nemona.
Los Platos[]
Mesagoza[]
Naranja Academy/Uva Academy[]
A focal point of the region, the institute is said to have a history that exceeds other schools. The campus the player attends will depend on the version they play. They are run by the director Clavell.
Cortondo[]
Alfornada[]
Artazon[]
A town that's famous for its flowers and art. It has a windmill, small houses, and fresh greenery everywhere. Appropriately enough, Brassius is the Gym Leader here. He specializes in Grass type Pokémon and is known as the 'Verdant Virtuoso.'
Levincia[]
Home of the Electric type Gym Leader, Iono. A well-known streamer and influencer. Iono has a channel called the "Iono Zone".
Zapapico[]
Cascarrafa[]
Medali[]
Montenevera[]
Glaseado Mountains[]
Home of the Ice type Gym Leader, Grusha. Once a professional snowboarder, but after his snowboarding accident Grusha now runs his Gym full-time, always ready for challengers who desire to face him.
Places of Interest[]
Great Crater of Paldea[]
The Great Crater of Paldea, also known as Area Zero, is the center of the region. It is also home to many Paradox Pokémon, either from the past or the future.
Trivia[]
- Mesagoza, the main settlement in the region, has a name that sounds similar to Zaragoza, an important city in Spain. The academy the player attends also bears a slight resemblance to the Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, a famous church in the city. However, its slimmer spires visually echo the Sagrada Família, another church in the city of Barcelona.
- Paldea is the first region since Kalos to have both Gym Leaders and an Elite Four; Alola had no Gym Leaders, Galar had no Elite Four, and Hisui had neither.
- Paldea is the first region to not have routes and route numbers; instead, they're known as Areas.
- Paldea is the first region to be open world.
- The Gyms in Paldea can be challenged in any order for the first time, but the Gym Leaders' Pokémon levels do not scale to suit the challenger.
- Paldea is the first region to have version exclusive Pokémon professors. They are also the first Pokémon professors to be the main antagonists of each game.
- Grusha's Gym in the Glaseado Mountains is the first Pokémon Gym since Blaine's in Generation II to not be in a town or a city.
- Paldea is the only region in the core series that isn't in Ash's universe.
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