Unova

The Unova region is a region of the Pokémon world. Unova is far away from the four other large regions, and the Pokémon which inhabit Unova are diverse and different from those of Kanto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh.

Professor Juniper is the resident Pokémon Professor and gives Pokémon Trainers a choice between Snivy, Tepig, or Oshawott as their starter Pokémon.

It draws inspiration for its landmarks from the entire state of New York, which features a mixture of rural locations and urban areas as well as factory towns and industrial complexes.

History
In mythology, Unova was created by uniting the warring peoples of the land by twin heroes. They used a single dragon sometime more than 2500 years ago. The brothers started to argue over their beliefs; the elder brother sought truth and the younger brother sought ideals. Their arguments split the single dragon into Reshiram, who sided with the older brother, and Zekrom, who sided with the younger brother. Since they were both born from the same dragon neither could defeat the other and the brothers declared that there was no right side. However, eventually their sons continued the fight and both the dragons started to battle again, destroying the Unova region with their fire and lightning powers before disappearing.

Sometime after the original dragon had been split into Reshiram and Zekrom, one of the two brothers and their respective dragon created the Relic Castle, which was the seat of a new civilization for people and Pokémon.

Settlements
Unova is a mixture of urban and rural land. The region features 21 settlements which reflect the diversity of the region. Many cities have buildings that resemble real-world buildings, such as Striaton City and Castelia City. However, some cities remain the way buildings in the past do, such as Humilau City, which has mostly wooden buildings on platforms above the ocean. Castelia City, a sprawling metropolis, is one of the largest cities in the Pokémon world. Nuvema Town, which is inhabited by the Pokémon expert Professor Juniper, is smaller and quieter.

Landmarks

 * Dreamyard
 * Wellspring Cave
 * Pinwheel Forest
 * Liberty Garden
 * Desert Resort
 * Relic Castle
 * Battle Subway
 * Lostlorn Forest
 * Cold Storage
 * Mistralton Cave
 * Chargestone Cave
 * Celestial Tower
 * Twist Mountain
 * Dragonspiral Tower
 * Moor of Icirrus
 * Challenger's Cave
 * Victory Road
 * Giant Chasm
 * Undella Bay
 * Abundant Shrine
 * P2 Laboratory
 * Victory Road

Routes
Unlike previous regions, Unova's routes do not follow the same numbering system, but are numbered 1-23, paralleling the Kanto region's numbering system and emphasizing Unova's dissociation from the previous four regions.

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