News: Sun and Moon region revealed: The Alola Region

[OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire]

I'm pretty sure we'll get a snowy place. I kind of expect it to be like Mt. Coronet.

 

[Ho-Oh]

Alternatively... they could create another way for it to evolve (hold a Ice-related item while levelling up) which would mean that a snow-based area wouldn't be guaranteed. BUT they're probably not going to do that and we're going to have snow on Alola and everyone's going to be regretting the fact that they didn't bring winter gear.

 

[Iceshadow3317]

Alternatively... they could create another way for it to evolve (hold a Ice-related item while levelling up) which would mean that a snow-based area wouldn't be guaranteed. BUT they're probably not going to do that and we're going to have snow on Alola and everyone's going to be regretting the fact that they didn't bring winter gear.

The snow could be at the very top of the mountain though. It doesn't necessarily have to be on the island. Unova (not counting winter season), Sinnoh (Mountains), Hoenn, and Johto had caves for Ice type pokemon.

So they could just make a cave for the Ice types like they have in half the generations.

 

[Z25]

For snow, I could see this justify it:

The legends will control the climate trough the sun and moon, as some speculate, the legend location will be on a mountain in which opposite sides have the mascot.

Perhaps their cosmic power ends up creating one spot within the region where nature is altered and we get an icy or snowy area.

 

[The Legacy of The Legends Creator :D]

i cant wait to see how the area will look in their 3d designs

 

[blue]

So Amazon may have slipped up in confirming that Alola is made up of more than one island:

Spoiler:

 

[noahr94]

Didn't See Until Now

There are 8 main islands, which make up the state of Hawaii (Hawaii, Maui, Oahu, Kahoolawe, Lanai, Molokai, Kauai and Niihau).

8 islands that make up Hawaii...8 gym leaders.

 

[OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire]

For snow, I could see this justify it:

The legends will control the climate trough the sun and moon, as some speculate, the legend location will be on a mountain in which opposite sides have the mascot.

Perhaps their cosmic power ends up creating one spot within the region where nature is altered and we get an icy or snowy area.

They might not even need it seeing how Irl Hawaii island gets snow around winter. They can make it winter in that area like how Kalos had an area that looked like it was fall.

 

[WingsofBliss]

Here's an extensive article from Hawaii Magazine, talking about the varied climates in all of the Hawaiiian islands if anybody's interested:

https://www.hawaiimagazine.com/cont...ds-14-climate-zones-explorers-guide-each-them

The Big Island has all the 10 that are listed, including the snow-capped mountain of Mauna Kea that I mentioned earlier. So yeah, it would be totally feasible for GF to implement all of these climates without it sounding outlandish for a tropical region like Hawaii.

 

[OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire]

Desert huh? We've had some kind of desert in every region since Hoenn. Only Kanto and Johto missed out. We got Marshes in every region since Sinnoh (okay, maybe the safari zones of Kanto, Johto, or Hoenn had some, but I don't recall).
So I think we'll get more. We also have had a mountain to explore in every region except for Kalos. (Past mountains were Mt. Moon (Kan), Mt. Silver (region is disputed), Mt. Mortar (J), Mt. Chimney (H), Mt. Pyre (H), Mt. Coronet (S), and Twist Mountain (U).) Alola is sure to have an explorable one.

 

[Iceshadow3317]

Yeah to me, desert is a given. But I hope it is a good desert. I think Unova's desert has been the best by far, but didn't like when all the buildings went up. Although in White 2, it wasn't too bad.

Same goes for mountains. I think we will have 2 at least.

 

[The Evil Mewtwo]

The Alola region's islands are kind of like the Hoenn region.

 

[Hikamaru]

Desert huh? We've had some kind of desert in every region since Hoenn. Only Kanto and Johto missed out. We got Marshes in every region since Sinnoh (okay, maybe the safari zones of Kanto, Johto, or Hoenn had some, but I don't recall).
So I think we'll get more. We also have had a mountain to explore in every region except for Kalos. (Past mountains were Mt. Moon (Kan), Mt. Silver (region is disputed), Mt. Mortar (J), Mt. Chimney (H), Mt. Pyre (H), Mt. Coronet (S), and Twist Mountain (U).) Alola is sure to have an explorable one.

Interesting bits of trivia there, I do hope we get all of these aspects back in Alola although I know there will likely be areas with a lot of water.

 

[OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire]

Interesting bits of trivia there, I do hope we get all of these aspects back in Alola although I know there will likely be areas with a lot of water.

I can see there being like Seven water routes, some small, some as big as Hoenn's.

 

[blue]

There will definitely be mountains in Alola, hopefully some volcanic ones too. I wonder how big the Region will be collectively as all of the Islands, surely it has the potential to be the biggest so far since there will be multiple islands.

 

[Desert Stream~]

Don't forget, the pokemon regions are based off real life areas, but they aren't real life areas. Just because Hawii gets snow, it doesn't mean Alola will get snow.

 

[PkmnTrainerElio]

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=...ved=0ahUKEwiD8-TV3u_MAhWF26YKHRF5DJwQ_AUIBigB

Maybe we'll be seeing a lot of these as Pokémon, as the region will be based off of Hawaii...

 

[smocks]

I think just maybe we'll have something like Mt. Chimney, a volcano considering the region is based off Hawaii

 

[Hikamaru]

I think just maybe we'll have something like Mt. Chimney, a volcano considering the region is based off Hawaii

It is interesting that Kalos is the only region that we don't traverse a mountain in, but if we get a resident mountain for Alola, I would agree to see a volcanic one to shake things up a bit.

 

[WingsofBliss]

I think the only thing that came close for a mountain in Kalos is Frost Cavern and the shot of a mountain and the sky as you're entering it. So yeah, I'd definitely like an actual mountain to traverse through.