What country would you like to get its own pokemon region?

[HaloEliteLegend]

I agree with what some people are saying about China/Mongolia. So much history and culture to draw from! Imagine all the creative new Pokémon that could emerge! I think it's important for a game like Pokémon to choose a locale that's steeped in culture because of the large breadth of creative possibilities and the great diversity in locales, creatures, and lore. Another area of the world that's relatively unexplored by games as a whole is South America. Brazil, Argentina, Chile, etc. have some fantastic cultures and history that could make for a strong setting for a Pokémon game.

However, I think the location I most want to see is India. Indian mythology isn't quite as prevalent across games, and the subcontinent is ripe with possibilities for new Pokémon and locales. I'll admit I'm slightly biased since I'm Indian-born myself, but I legitimately think it could be someplace people would really enjoy exploring.

I do have a broader critique of Pokémon in general - I feel the series could do a lot more with the locales it chooses. I know Game Freak is interested in preserving its core gameplay loops and very rarely deviates, but I really want to see them bring their world to life more in their games. I know in a recent interview regarding Pokémon on Switch, Game Freak producers said they have the ability to be a "lot more expressive" on the hardware, and I really hope this means we'll see more lore about the world of Pokémon itself. We've been charmed by the Pokémon every generation, but I don't want just that -- I want to be charmed by the world of Pokémon.

 

[GhostLatte]

SEA, Australasia, Africa?

Germany, Sweden/Norway, Africa, and somewhat more personal, Central America, the Latino countries (NOT Mexico), and Italy. Scotland, Iceland, New Zealand, Australia, those are based off the works of Ridley Scott, Christopher Noland, and Peter Jackson, how they captured vast landscapes that gave me the impression of a different world.

The Caribbean, Africa, New Zealand, Findland, Norway, Greenland, or maybe Mexico.

Africa isn't a country

 

[RustInPeace]

Africa isn't a country

I know, I didn't really take the question literally. You caught me at one of the worst moods I've ever had, so I won't say any more.

 

[Skeagle]

Africa isn't a country

Fine. Nigeria. I don't know.

 

[Issac]

Scandinavia / the Nordics. Mythical forests, lots of lakes and water, snow and ice, midnight sun, northern lights... that stuff!

 

[Stephano]

Southern America.........
I want to see a bunch of redneck pokemon and trainers that use southern slang.

 

[Alex4U]

Pokémon México Edition and potions will be remplaced with tacos :3

 

[migles]

nigeria, where the evil team scammed everyone and the player's mom is obsessed with a nigerian prince, where he will fight crime and show to his mom the person she felt in love is a scammer

ho wait.. that can't be cuz political correctness and "racism" :C
but i would like a story like that

 

[Quantumcat]

As has been suggested, Nordic countries or Canada I'd like, there can be special snow version of different Pokémon like there were tropical versions in Alola.

 

[Yandere-chan]

The Mushroom Kingdom

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[VinsCool]

Canada would be cool.

4 seasons, very large and varied type of landscapes. Forests, mountains, Winters, local communities. Imagine it divided by small sub regions based on the Canadian provinces.

 

[Gon Freecss]

Ireland has some nice scenery

 

[Deleted User]

China or Russia. They're both big enough that they're very diverse in terms of climate and geography.

 

[CallmeBerto]

Somewhere like Egypt would be cool. Would could battle some creepy pokemon cult.

 

[CosmoCortney]

North Korea

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[MeAndHax]

NOrth Korea

 

[H1B1Esquire]

Pangea.

 

[Nazurak]

Australia

 

[catlover007]

After S/M I would really like to see something less tropic again. The problem is really that you have to find a region, where all types of Pokemon are present(this is why I prefer Kalos over Alola. E.g. Alola simply lacks ground Pokemon until you get to this single dessert).
Something things I would find interesting would be to have a Pokemon game which is set around the mediteran see(so South Europe, North Africa). Or maybe go further to the north e.g. a Pokemon game set around the baltic see(and maybe Iceland and the Arctic).
Setting Pokemon games in Japan has the big advantage that it's pretty thin. That means that both sea and mountains are in most areas not very far away(e.g. Germany has mountains only at it's most southest parts and access to the sea only at it's most most northern parts. And for example the Netherlands don't even have mountains at all).

 

[Zhongtiao1]

South africa might be good