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Samme! May 15th, 2010 6:14 PM

The Isshu Region
 
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Well it's a new game, so that means a new region! :D

Pokemon Black & White will be taking place in what is known as the Isshu Region. According to CoroCoro, it is very far from other regions like Kanto or Sinnoh, requiring a long plane or boat ride. It also implies that it is a more technologically advanced region. From pictures so far, it seems more modernized, although there are still the rural areas and towns. There isn't much information on Isshu yet, but there are a few pictures that showcase the region in different areas.

So what do you think the Isshu Region is going to provide us with? What would you life to see?



Spoiler:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/2/22/BW_Prerelease_Town.png
What appears to be the starting town; also very rural like all previous regions.


Spoiler:
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The protagonist in a forest.

Nick May 15th, 2010 6:21 PM

The only opinion I have on it is what appears to be the starting town. I'm rather disappointed because I thought that the starting town would in fact be Hiun City, but I think that's just because of the fact that that was the first and only official city that has any information on it. Along with that, I found it interesting how it seemed to be in the middle of nowhere (apart from that bridge). So I was hoping that you would start there and it'll be in the middle of the region and you could have taken a boat to the next town and really start your journey. But meh... that obviously isn't going to happen. :<

I'm hoping that the name plays something in that town, though. Huin accordingly means bad luck and misfortune, so I really hope that they actually put something that has to do with bad luck in the plot that occurs in Huin City.

I do expect this region to bring great things, like always. Just hopefully less than 20+ legendaries. u__u

Kirbychu May 15th, 2010 6:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Twilight Sky (Post 5802070)
I...really don't know, to be honest. I'm going to take a stance here and say it's going to offer something extraordinary unlike any other region before it. With what we've seen so far, I'm actually having my hopes up for the region, and hopefully it'll bring out some lasting gameplay too.

There's definitely something special about Hiun City. I just can't see why they'd showcase it so much if it wasn't truly important. I also think it's very possible that this region is based on the New York area.

Waffle-San May 15th, 2010 7:41 PM

The region looks amazing to me personally. I mean Hiun itself can pratically carry the game itself. But the screenshot I'm most interested in is the one with Protagonist staring up at the bridge. You can clearly see that the city is connected to another city by the bridge. Isshu's got flavour and I love it.

Beyerful May 15th, 2010 7:45 PM

I am very interested in not only Huin city and the sorts of things you can do there AS WELL as the city the bridge connects it too but what is that cave? It has like...blue electricity in it and it looks very cool. That forest also looks like a nice dark, lush place.

I am very much looking forward to the Isshu region to say the least.

PiPVoda May 15th, 2010 8:14 PM

It will probably bring a lot of surprises with it. I mean with the new graphics and all cities will be larger and feel more vibrant, physical features will look more real, etc. I am hoping to see the climate zones that Sinnoh and Hoenn had but larger, new ways of transportation around the region, etc.

JP May 15th, 2010 8:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Beyerful (Post 5802402)
I am very interested in not only Huin city and the sorts of things you can do there AS WELL as the city the bridge connects it too but what is that cave? It has like...blue electricity in it and it looks very cool. That forest also looks like a nice dark, lush place.

I am very much looking forward to the Isshu region to say the least.

Yeah, ever since they released that screenshot of the cave I've been excited to see what it's all about. It looks really awesome.

Esper May 15th, 2010 8:35 PM

With the picture showing those boats and the possibility that it's based on New York City (it does resemble the place, though it also looks a bit like San Francisco to me) I'm thinking there might be some new way of traveling around the region besides cycling, flying and surfing. That's what I'm hoping for anyway. Big cities have subways and cities by water have ferries.

FloatingClouds May 16th, 2010 12:22 AM

It looks great!
Although I have one issue, It's called ISSHU!!! What the hell were they thinking? it just sounds crap!

Flare Riqueza May 16th, 2010 2:33 AM

I hope the cities keep their Japanese names.

I think you should battle the main-game's legendary, and final evil team boss battle, etc.

On the top of a Skyscraper!


Because that'd be awesome.

Rich Boy Rob May 16th, 2010 2:46 AM

I really like the idea of having a modern, urban setting. I would much prefer that to another load of farms and villages. And I also agree that it would be better to have Hiun City as the starting place.

Rabla May 16th, 2010 5:50 AM

As a fellow Australian, I say that would just creep me the hell out.

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But be awesome at the same time.

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Hmm, theres an idea..

Ikwaylx May 16th, 2010 5:57 AM

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Originally Posted by FloatingClouds (Post 5803111)
It looks great!
Although I have one issue, It's called ISSHU!!! What the hell were they thinking? it just sounds crap!

Due to the fact that Isshu is probably based off an area outside of Japan, I'm expecting the name to have a substantial difference in its English localisation, unlike the previous regions which are based off of Japanese areas and thus would have no need to be changed.

Still, you don't see Japanese people call America a proper Japanese name now do you? So I have my doubts too.

The Cynic May 16th, 2010 6:01 AM

If what folks are saying is true and Isshu will have many different cultures represented by it, then were bound to have a Parisian city then. The Japanese love Paris.

I'd love to see and airport in the pokemo world, or even just an airship port. An oil rig is something they might do as well.

BeachBoy May 16th, 2010 6:10 AM

I'd like to get the picture of the region, not the awesome city. D8

Frankly, I hope it drops the muddy vibe of the fourth generation and plugs in some more water like Hoenn. With a beautiful city and harbor thus far, I'm satisfied... at the moment.

Hamilton May 16th, 2010 6:14 AM

yeah, i want to see the region map before i jump to any final conclusions.... BUT Huin city looks pretty amazing

GlitchCity May 16th, 2010 6:29 AM

I would like to see a rainbow weather effect :D

Also I would like the return of the day/night music differences. I really liked that in DPPt

Samme! May 16th, 2010 11:22 AM

Yeah, it's kind of hard to base assumptions on Isshu just around an image of one city XD;

But another thing I just thought about is what kind of biomes would you like to in the region? Like deserts, mountains, forests, etc.
I personally want to there to be a lot of water this time, because Sinnoh had barely any water routes whatsoever. It's also be cool if there were some tropical areas of some sort, with forests and beaches to go along with it. I just hope for some more exciting areas instead of just the same old trees and grass everywhere.

blue May 16th, 2010 11:26 AM

Sounds like a good Region, I like this image;
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/2/20/Isshu.png

JAK3 May 16th, 2010 11:27 AM

The forest is very exciting, I can imagine we will be seeing some new Bug Pokemon in it! Hiun City looks rather cramped by the artwork, but in the game, it looks very nice! The starting town brings that feel of "Oh boy, I just walked out of my house, time to start my adventure." Which is the feel probably everyone get's when they walk out of their house for the first time. That cave looks interesting, what are those squiggly lines on the cavern floor, perhaps electricity bolts, maybe it has something to do with an electric type Pokemon located in that cave! Can't wait for more Info!

The Cynic May 16th, 2010 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Samme! (Post 5804549)
I personally want to there to be a lot of water this time, because Sinnoh had barely any water routes whatsoever.


I agree, more water routes than Sinnoh, Kanto and Johto. But not as many as Hoenn! That was one of the few flaws with my favourite region.

Samme! May 16th, 2010 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by JAK3 (Post 5804560)
The forest is very exciting, I can imagine we will be seeing some new Bug Pokemon in it! Hiun City looks rather cramped by the artwork, but in the game, it looks very nice! The starting town brings that feel of "Oh boy, I just walked out of my house, time to start my adventure." Which is the feel probably everyone get's when they walk out of their house for the first time. That cave looks interesting, what are those squiggly lines on the cavern floor, perhaps electricity bolts, maybe it has something to do with an electric type Pokemon located in that cave! Can't wait for more Info!

I was wondering the same thing too when I saw the picture of the cave, because those lines over to the right just don't seem very natural. The light that's radiating off of the rocks also gets you thinking what could be special about the cave n_n

Also with the forest, it looks as if the trainer came down to the spot he is at from the log behind him. Seems like we'll be seeing more interactive features in the region itself! :D Pretty cool if I say so myself.

Tyrantrum May 16th, 2010 3:50 PM

Hm, a desert town would seem cool. Pokémon lack of desert. I mean, they had a small bit in R/S/E and D/P/Pt. They should add more of a desert, and make a town or village surrounded by sand.

As for a cactus Pokémon, there's Cacnea and Cacturne. Remember?

KaiVii May 16th, 2010 4:04 PM

Id love to see anACTUAL jungle, not just wet marsh, vines hanging down etc.

Itd be kind of cool to have a ghost town too

OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire May 16th, 2010 4:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Suicune™ (Post 5804559)
Sounds like a good Region, I like this image;
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/2/20/Isshu.png

Has any noticed that that pair of stairs near the harbor leads to the water? It means we get to surf to some place... wonder where?

Samme! May 16th, 2010 4:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Magmaruby and Aquasapphire (Post 5805494)
Has any noticed that that pair of stairs near the harbor leads to the water? It means we get to surf to some place... wonder where?

Wow, I didn't even really think about that when I originally saw those stairs. That's cool that you thought about that! :3 Hopefully you can surf somewhere neat, and hopefully not run into hundreds of Tentacool's on the way xD

Pityflame May 16th, 2010 4:38 PM

Has it been confirmed if that the 3rd pic is the starting city?

manomow May 16th, 2010 4:39 PM

Yeah, now that we are in Gen 5, we dont need Tentacool, Geodude, or Zubat. WE NEED TENTAWESOME, GEOMAN, AND MEGABAT!

A Pixy May 16th, 2010 4:39 PM

I must say the big city and overall futuristic feel of Hiun City is nice. It's unique. There aren't really many places like it. Reminds me of Grand Metropolis from Sonic Heroes /NO ONE SHARES YOUR INTERESTS

Samme! May 16th, 2010 4:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Pityflame (Post 5805557)
Has it been confirmed if that the 3rd pic is the starting city?

It hasn't been confirmed but it will most likely be the starting town as the way it looks (small and rural) and as the player is outside of the house.

インフェルノの津波 May 16th, 2010 4:43 PM

Well, I hope Isshu is warm and cold. And a few other things too, like maybe a Mountain Range?

Heart's Soul May 16th, 2010 4:48 PM

By my guesses (and the fact that it's a port city), I am safely going to guess that Isshu is going to be south-east of Kanto and Hoenn, making this the most east region in a Pokemon Main-Series game.

Oddly enough, I had a dream about some place called Isshu (pronounced Ie-su) about 2 weeks ago. Creepy, huh?

Samme! May 16th, 2010 4:51 PM

Yeah, I really would like to see some mountains again. Maybe not as large and expansive as Mount Coronet in Sinnoh, but still areas with caves and snow-topped areas.

I also think it would be awesome if there was an almost arctic-esque area, where it would be water/land combined but snowy, along with icebergs that you can go on, etc. Something like that would really appeal to me, and the idea of a desert village like Eeveon said would be awesome :D

Esper May 16th, 2010 5:05 PM

Mountains bore me a bit. Every game has had them and they're always full of Zubats and Geodudes. I hope they play down the mountains and play up the urban areas. A more urban region would be pretty interesting especially if you could encounter wild pokemon in some of those areas. It makes sense that some pokemon wouldn't live in caves/water/tall grass. They just better not make it another power plant.

countryemo May 16th, 2010 7:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Samme! (Post 5804549)
Yeah, it's kind of hard to base assumptions on Isshu just around an image of one city XD;

But another thing I just thought about is what kind of biomes would you like to in the region? Like deserts, mountains, forests, etc.
I personally want to there to be a lot of water this time, because Sinnoh had barely any water routes whatsoever. It's also be cool if there were some tropical areas of some sort, with forests and beaches to go along with it. I just hope for some more exciting areas instead of just the same old trees and grass everywhere.

Washington shall fix that up ;) you would get about every single biome!

I would like to see more water in this game and underwater should be back xD

colcolstyles May 16th, 2010 7:52 PM

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Originally Posted by countryemo (Post 5806228)
I would like to see more water in this game and underwater should be back xD

I agree. I liked the ability to go underwater in R/S/E and I hope it returns in Black and White. However, I'm not big on water routes, especially after Hoenn and its 17 water routes. A handful would be nice but 17 is just ridiculous. I'd also like to see some snow. We got to see a little in Sinnoh and I think it'd be cool to see two or three snow routes in Black and White as well. Finally, I'd also like to see some beaches. Other than that, they can do whatever the heck they want with the region. I just hope that it isn't too urbanized. I liked how natural Hoenn felt.

Waffle-San May 16th, 2010 8:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Heart's Soul (Post 5805607)
By my guesses (and the fact that it's a port city), I am safely going to guess that Isshu is going to be south-east of Kanto and Hoenn, making this the most east region in a Pokemon Main-Series game.

Oddly enough, I had a dream about some place called Isshu (pronounced Ie-su) about 2 weeks ago. Creepy, huh?

Update us on those dreams. :P

Two words: Underwater Vocano. Please, please and please Game Freak!!

Vrai May 16th, 2010 8:13 PM

I want to see new places. We've been to tons of mountains before; anyone up for a valley? How about we explore the inside of a volcano? I want to explore a barren Arctic wasteland - not the stupid snowy hills of Sinnoh, but a place where if the ice cracks you're frozen in the lake (not really but yeah).

I just want to see something new. Big, huge cities like Hiun would be awesome but I think that they could strive for a little bit more area-wise if they go for that.

ANARCHit3cht May 16th, 2010 8:55 PM

I like the fact that it is more modern. xP But... there would be a lot of buildings with blocked off floors. I mean, they couldn't make 40 floors for every building you are aloud to go in, it would be too much.

But.. Hiun should have a strong connection in the plot, imo.

Alternative May 17th, 2010 2:11 AM

I like the modern feel of the new region of what we've seen so far. I'm actually hoping this game gives the more modern/urban city feel to the game.

Angelroid May 17th, 2010 10:03 AM

Isshu region
 
I have a feeling Isshu is in Australia or somewhere in the USA.

DXrobots May 17th, 2010 10:08 AM

Aside from Hiun city it doesn't look all that different. and the 3D view I don't know how I feel about that. It seems a little much. but then again thats how I felt about generation IV

PiPVoda May 17th, 2010 1:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Forever (Post 5803529)
Isshu needs to be mostly based on Australia, otherwise it just won't be appealing to anyone. Since really, we've gone so long without Australia, so assuming that Huin is NY as people say, then each other city can represent a city from another country. Though in this case, 6 of the cities can be based on Australia and we'll all be happy. :D

If they will use any country for the game then it should be Korea or Greece. Korea is close, we could have rainy tropical climate in the south, mountains streaming in the interior, snow up in the far north, and Jeju island to travel to.

Greece would be another cool one since A) it's been used before, b) Greece is large enough to be one mega-region or broken into two regions, and c) greece is home to various physical features and islands. Australia would be okay, but inform me on the geography and climate there. If australia is used then I think there would mainly be fire, ground, and rock type pokemon spread around it. Actually Australia could be a massive fire island XD.

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Originally Posted by Angelroid (Post 5807416)
I have a feeling Isshu is in Australia or somewhere in the USA.

angelroid, my fellow b&w starters fan club member and friend...I don't agree with you!!!!

Though like I said Isshu could be based in Greece, Korea, or Korean+Australia. They could even just add in influences from cities and regions around the world.

Circuit May 17th, 2010 1:33 PM

This actually looks pretty amazing! I can't wait for it to be released, although I do have on issue, about the very tall buildings, will all of those be accessible, or will you only have access to a few? The rest looks pretty cool.

OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire May 17th, 2010 1:39 PM

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Originally Posted by *Firestar* (Post 5807896)
This actually looks pretty amazing! I can't wait for it to be released, although I do have on issue, about the very tall buildings, will all of those be accessible, or will you only have access to a few? The rest looks pretty cool.

from the pics we got it seems like a few but there might be a door in the side or behind the buildings that we can't see from the pics!

Samme! May 17th, 2010 3:57 PM

I hope that we'll at least get to explore some of the tall buildings in Hiun City, not necessarily all of them. But it'd be pretty neat if there were some first-person outlooks at the top where you got to see far out into the region or something.

And have any of you wondered what that tannish almost tudor styled building is to the left of the Pokemon Center? Seems a little out of place to me.

Johto_legend May 17th, 2010 4:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Suicune™ (Post 5804559)
Sounds like a good Region, I like this image;
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/2/20/Isshu.png

just to notice sumthing, there are stairs from one of the docks to the sea. that can mean a sea route to another city or sumthing similar

dooxer May 17th, 2010 4:11 PM

I can expect them to take full use of the 3D... anyone for mountain climbing? what about surfing down a river? I REALLY want to see what they'll incorporate as specially 3D

or maybe... downloadable areas... so they can tack on as promotions...!!
and I don't mean a tiny island with one pokemon, I mean a whole route or something.

Red1530 May 17th, 2010 5:28 PM

I think that Hiun City is based on New York City for three reasons.
  1. The waterfront in Hiun City is similar to Battery Park
  2. The bridge in the background of the Hinu City is similar to the Manhattan Bridge
  3. The final reason is that two skyscrapers in the upper left of the image remind me of the World Trade Center. Maybe it is a tribute to the victims as the game will most likely be released in 2011 in the United States, the which will mark the tenth anniversary of the attack.

OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire May 18th, 2010 8:18 AM

It probably is based on Ny

mattattack May 18th, 2010 8:29 AM

Hiun City = NY?
 
I've been thinking: Ever since they said this new region wouldn't be in Japan, well I always thought the screenshots for Hiun City reminded me of New York. What city do you guys think?

The Cynic May 18th, 2010 9:04 AM

I think I know where it is!

Hiun City = Auckland!


http://kam.mff.cuni.cz/conferences/ATCAGC_2010/auckland.jpg
http://www.siliconera.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/isshu.jpg

Both are transport and commercial hubs and Isshu is seen to be high-tech in places and low-tech in others. New Zealand has high-tech cities but quite bucolic countryside. Both have a lot of mining.

Just a hunch but I think maybe Isshu = New Zealand!

Mew~ May 18th, 2010 9:17 AM

Well im relly excited about this new region, it looks amazing :D
Im hoping for a more exotic city or somthing, I dunno! Somthing we havent seen! :D Like the underwater city in hoenn! (atlantis XD)
An underground city? LOL
Ummm... maybe somthing like ummm... I got nothing xD

Envoirment May 18th, 2010 9:58 AM

This is looking to be an amazing game which will have hours of gameplay (more than the previous 4 generations) as exploring big cities must take its time! Plus, I would love it if the incoperated an airport so when you have finished the pokemon league, you can possibly fly back to a previous region or a new destination with some "rare" pokemon :D Cannot wait for this to come out <3

Timbjerr May 18th, 2010 10:08 AM

I'm more prone to believe that Isshu correlates with the American west coast, with Hiun City correlating with Seattle. A much more logical choice in location considering its ties with Nintendo. :P

ChrisTom May 18th, 2010 10:11 AM

I don't think it will be based off of New York or any of those places. I am positive it will be based off of another region in Japan.

Esper May 18th, 2010 11:35 AM

There's not much to go on at this point. A city by the ocean with a bridge. It could easily be any of a dozen cities around the world. If it's not based on somewhere in Japan (which they've pretty much said already) the most likely place is to have it be in the US since that's where the largest market for the games outside of Japan is. And if it's going to be in America it's likely to be a well-known area to the game designers. Something like Los Angeles, New York City, or San Francisco. It's got to be somewhere near the coast and have a large bridge (which excludes LA as far as I know). I want it to be SF for selfish reasons, but NY makes the most sense. It's the largest area and had a Pokemon Center.

But I want to post this anyway, just because.
Spoiler:
http://sftravel.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/zepplin-san-francisco.jpg

Tall buildings, boats, and a bridge. It could be.

Esper May 18th, 2010 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by ChrisTom (Post 5809607)
I don't think it will be based off of New York or any of those places. I am positive it will be based off of another region in Japan.

So far the four regions have all more or less the same relationship to each other that the places they're based on have. Sinnoh is up north, Hoenn is down south, etc. etc. It's supposed to be a faraway region. The only place in Japan that's far away would be Okinawa and that's already been incorporated into Hoenn as Ever Grande City. So unless they lied it's got to be based on somewhere outside Japan.

Aether May 18th, 2010 12:34 PM

From the screenshots (African-Americans), locations, and characters (yay baseball caps), I'm assuming this one may be based on North America.

Cherrim May 18th, 2010 12:41 PM

Let's try to keep all the region talk in one place. There are already a lot of posts in the general Isshu thread about Hiun City's origin specifically so let's put it there. :)

Red1530 May 18th, 2010 6:47 PM

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Originally Posted by The Cynic (Post 5809494)
I think I know where it is!

Hiun City = Auckland!


http://kam.mff.cuni.cz/conferences/ATCAGC_2010/auckland.jpg
http://www.siliconera.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/isshu.jpg

Both are transport and commercial hubs and Isshu is seen to be high-tech in places and low-tech in others. New Zealand has high-tech cities but quite bucolic countryside. Both have a lot of mining.

Just a hunch but I think maybe Isshu = New Zealand!

Your same argument can apply to the New York City idea as well. New York is a major commercial hub and to its north is the Hudson Valley which is very bucolic. It also a few hundred miles from the coal mines in the Appalachian Mountains.

Kirbychu May 18th, 2010 8:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Aether (Post 5809993)
From the screenshots (African-Americans), locations, and characters (yay baseball caps), I'm assuming this one may be based on North America.

When did they ever show a screenshot of a colored person in these games?

Alternative May 18th, 2010 8:21 PM

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Originally Posted by The Cynic (Post 5809494)
I think I know where it is!

Hiun City = Auckland!


http://kam.mff.cuni.cz/conferences/ATCAGC_2010/auckland.jpg
http://www.siliconera.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/isshu.jpg

Both are transport and commercial hubs and Isshu is seen to be high-tech in places and low-tech in others. New Zealand has high-tech cities but quite bucolic countryside. Both have a lot of mining.

Just a hunch but I think maybe Isshu = New Zealand!

Is you're right nd this is true, lets just hope the Isshu region isn't overrun with Mareep/Flaaffy.

Nick Man May 18th, 2010 10:24 PM

I think the Isshu Region is West of Johto or in real life, in Honshu and Kyushu.
Hiun City might be Kitakyushu City and the bridge might be the Kammon-Kyo Bridge, connecting Honshu and Kyushu.

WriteThemWrong May 18th, 2010 10:35 PM

i just hope all those buildings have some kind of purpose, one will most likely be a department store but will the others be inaccessible, like celadon or goldenrod?

Angelroid May 18th, 2010 10:53 PM

The name Black and white, Have to do with the Taoism.

PKMN Trainer Red! May 18th, 2010 11:12 PM

Isshu region...
Well from the screen shots, it is already advanced.
I mean Hiun City surpasses Jubilife, Goldenrod, Saffron, and Lilycove City.
Well that is what I think.

I just hope that there are more places t go in this region than the connected Kanto and Johto.
I mean want my excitement to be satisfied and not disappointed.

PiPVoda May 19th, 2010 6:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Johto_legend (Post 5807962)
just to notice sumthing, there are stairs from one of the docks to the sea. that can mean a sea route to another city or sumthing similar

I figure that is either for ships that come into Hiun City's port, and it's an area that you can't get into (you know, just a filler to make it look more like a city), or the stairs leading to the sea are for surf or possibly something else down there.

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Originally Posted by The Cynic (Post 5809494)
I think I know where it is!

Hiun City = Auckland!

http://kam.mff.cuni.cz/conferences/ATCAGC_2010/auckland.jpg http://www.siliconera.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/isshu.jpg

Both are transport and commercial hubs and Isshu is seen to be high-tech in places and low-tech in others. New Zealand has high-tech cities but quite bucolic countryside. Both have a lot of mining.

Just a hunch but I think maybe Isshu = New Zealand!

Hmm, it maybe but I'm not convinced. I agree with Red1530 with the thing about New York. It too is a major transport and commercial hub (come on it's one of the world's financial capitals) and the appalachians aren't too far away. Auckland does bear somewhat of a resemblance but Hiun City's skyline definitely isn't based on it. It is possible that they took features from two or more cities in the world and combined them into one. Gen 5 is suppose to be a revolution of pkmn afterall so it's possible.

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Originally Posted by WriteThemWrong (Post 5811540)
i just hope all those buildings have some kind of purpose, one will most likely be a department store but will the others be inaccessible, like celadon or goldenrod?

I'm sure we will have acess to a decent number of them, but to the majority probably not. I mean with so many scrapers in Hiun City it would take forever to go inside each (especially if you had access to multiple floors in a building). Think about it, NYC has hundreds of skysvrapers, if you lived in the city would you travel to every one? If you include the number of high rises than that number zooms almost past 6,000 buildings.

Anyways, the usual department store, few buildings to get into, then other buildings no entrance is old and yeah it should be changed.

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Originally Posted by Aether (Post 5809993)
From the screenshots (African-Americans), locations, and characters (yay baseball caps), I'm assuming this one may be based on North America.

well the colored person could be black, and if she **looks like a girl from back sprite** is then it could be based anywhere. There are black people living in western European countries, Australia, NZ, USA, Latin America, etc. But yeah more than likely if there were more people like her it would more than likely be based in USA or maybe Brazil? (it has largest # of ppl of african descent outside of Africa). The colored person could be Arab, South Asian, or even a Native American too though.

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When did they ever show a screenshot of a colored person in these games?

I can't find any solo pics of it besides on pokebeach: http://pokebeach.com/2010/05/clearer-game-screenshots-and-artwork-of-black-and-white

it's the 2nd picture next to the screenshot of the guy/girl trainers. from the small back sprite it appears as if this person is of a darker color, idk, we really won't know till more screenshots or the games come out.

JollyRoger25 May 20th, 2010 2:14 PM

Real World
 
So, in case you haven't noticed, each region in Pokemon so far relates to a real world place. I was wondering where you think that the Isshu Region relates to?

Dragonika May 20th, 2010 2:16 PM

Well many people are speculating that the cities are going to be from america because apparantley hiun city looks like new york but i think there basing the cities from china rather than japan like usual :)

Timbjerr May 20th, 2010 2:23 PM

I'm still standing by my guess of the American west coast. America is the biggest market for the games outside of Japan, and with Nintendo's American headquarters in Seattle, it will have the familiarity aspect to it as well. I just hope Isshu extends far east enough to see an analogue of my hometown. XD

Dragonika May 20th, 2010 2:28 PM

Fair enough buy i seriously dont think its going to end up in america .

there is scanned photo of the trainer in a cave you dont egsacley get caves in towns or citys in ameria do you ?

SolarAbusoru May 20th, 2010 2:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Dragonika (Post 5815778)
Fair enough buy i seriously dont think its going to end up in america .

there is scanned photo of the trainer in a cave you dont egsacley get caves in towns or citys in ameria do you ?

yes, you can, in fact, they're more natural in the UK, take Cheddar Gorge for example

Timbjerr May 20th, 2010 2:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Dragonika (Post 5815778)
Fair enough but I seriously don't think it's going to end up in America.

There is a scanned photo of the trainer in a cave. You don't exactly get caves in towns or cities in America do you ?

grammar correct'd for ease of reading. XD

Who says that the cave in the screenshot was within the city? There are plenty of cave systems near the Rocky Mountains...I've been down in at least three of them from my personal travels. XD

...besides...where in the world would you find an undeveloped cave within an urban city?

pokemongarnet May 20th, 2010 3:06 PM

I thin this one might be like a melting pot of a bunch of different places.

Kenaku May 20th, 2010 4:16 PM

I'm thinking China, because, really? America? Nah, GameFreak would totally go a bit closer to home. If anywhere else at all, Western Japan maybe?

NuclearWizard May 20th, 2010 4:19 PM

Maybe like the Orange Islands where it was just random stuff. Or maaaaybe they've lost creativity since then :P

BleuVII May 20th, 2010 4:27 PM

Well, a lot of Japanese people live between Seattle and Vancouver. That would be a good place to set it in order to be inclusive to Americans AND Canadians. But "Hiun" sounds an awful lot like China.

Cherrim May 20th, 2010 4:33 PM

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Originally Posted by JollyRoger25 (Post 5815735)
So, in case you haven't noticed, each region in Pokemon so far relates to a real world place. I was wondering where you think that the Isshu Region relates to?

Merged your thread into the general Issue Region thread since that topic has already been discussed in there.

Her May 20th, 2010 4:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Forever (Post 5803529)
Isshu needs to be mostly based on Australia, otherwise it just won't be appealing to anyone. Since really, we've gone so long without Australia, so assuming that Huin is NY as people say, then each other city can represent a city from another country. Though in this case, 6 of the cities can be based on Australia and we'll all be happy. :D



I don't get it, whats the point of doing that? Unless you want 150 new DESERT Pokémon, there's no point of going there. D:

Tater Tot May 20th, 2010 6:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Forever (Post 5803529)
Isshu needs to be mostly based on Australia, otherwise it just won't be appealing to anyone. Since really, we've gone so long without Australia, so assuming that Huin is NY as people say, then each other city can represent a city from another country. Though in this case, 6 of the cities can be based on Australia and we'll all be happy. :D

What the HECK? D: What makes you think if it's not based on Australia its not going to be appealing to anyone? :[

Kirbychu May 20th, 2010 6:57 PM

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Originally Posted by PiPVoda (Post 5812163)
I can't find any solo pics of it besides on pokebeach: http://pokebeach.com/2010/05/clearer-game-screenshots-and-artwork-of-black-and-white

it's the 2nd picture next to the screenshot of the guy/girl trainers. from the small back sprite it appears as if this person is of a darker color, idk, we really won't know till more screenshots or the games come out.

Oh, that pic. People still think that's a black person? Honestly, you can't determine anything from that screenshot, especially since his/her back is turned.

15ares May 20th, 2010 7:23 PM

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Originally Posted by PiPVoda (Post 5802508)
It will probably bring a lot of surprises with it. I mean with the new graphics and all cities will be larger and feel more vibrant, physical features will look more real, etc. I am hoping to see the climate zones that Sinnoh and Hoenn had but larger, new ways of transportation around the region, etc.

i agree, but with the snowy areas, they need to change the weather to snow, not hail because hail is a summer storm. it is impossible to have hail in winter unless its really warm outside

Swift! May 20th, 2010 8:38 PM

I'm hoping Isshu is much larger in scale than any previous region. So far it looks like that's the case, but it might just look that way from the screenshots. I want there to be so much to do in each town/city that it takes the player days to finish exploring one single place.

loliwin May 20th, 2010 11:39 PM

I think it'd still be in Japan, maybe its more of a modernized place. :D

and man the city is huge

TheChroniclesofLance May 21st, 2010 10:16 AM

U S A?
 
has anybody else noticed that Isshu might be related to the United States possibly?
It is also very far from Kanto/Japan

and if you spell Isshu backwards you get U hss I --->U-ess-ay---> U-S-A

Iqid Loopz May 21st, 2010 10:43 AM

Im liking the pictures, Isshu is a wierd name but creative. I hope they add more interesting things to cities, like underwater cities like "Atlantas" just not in ruins and physicly exist, or have in-mountain cites, like a city in a literally in a mountain. But im hoping they DONT place a large mountain smack middle of the region . Preventing freedom to go into other parts of the regions, it like a kill-joy or a ****-block too me. "Hey its a mountain and it has a cave, I hope it doesn't have...Damn it! It has boulders placed in the way, that I cant move or smash" - Beginning of the game.

More interesting landscapes, and more cities and town, but I need to look at the map of the region vefore I can bash on it. Hoping to hear and see more.

Yingxue May 21st, 2010 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Kirbychu (Post 5802158)
There's definitely something special about Hiun City. I just can't see why they'd showcase it so much if it wasn't truly important. I also think it's very possible that this region is based on the New York area.

Holy crap, I've never thought of it like that. That actually makes really good sense. "The Isshu region is very far away, you have to travel by plane, further than any other region before it"

I know someone's already pointed it out before, but mind = blown

Charizard632 May 21st, 2010 2:03 PM

I believe the Isshu Region will be based off of Washington. Not Washington DC, the state Washington in the United States. When the year becomes 2011, a new music genre is born. The early Isshu Era of video games.

Yep, I categorize video games by year.

Early Isshu- 2011-
Sinnoh- 2007-2010
Hoenn- 2003-2006
Pre-Hoenn- 2001-2002
Kanto-Johto- 1996-2001
16-Bit- 1992-1996
8-Bit- 1985-1991
Nostalgic- 1970-1984

Nostalgic- Before the NES
8-Bit- When the NES was introduced
16-Bit- When the SNES was introduced
Kanto-Johto- When the N64 and Pokemon were introduced
Pre-Hoenn- When the Game Boy Advance and Game Cube were introduced, but not the next generation pokemon game
Hoenn- When the 3rd generation Pokemon game was introduced
Sinnoh- When the next gen gaming consoles were introduced
Early Isshu- When the Next Generation Pokemon Game will be introduced

PiPVoda May 21st, 2010 6:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Kenaku (Post 5816109)
I'm thinking China, because, really? America? Nah, GameFreak would totally go a bit closer to home. If anywhere else at all, Western Japan maybe?

Yeah I just thought about that. It could be China or better yet Korea. I'm guessing if Hiun isn't based off of NYC then it definitely has influences from Hong Kong or possibly even Shanghai. Really I don't care what country it's based off of, as long as it's an awesome region I'm fine.

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Originally Posted by Kirbychu (Post 5816580)
Oh, that pic. People still think that's a black person? Honestly, you can't determine anything from that screenshot, especially since his/her back is turned.


It doesn't have to be a black person. I said colored which in the US may be considerd a black person but could also be a Southeast or South Asian, possibly even Arab or Latino-influenced. Obviously the person is darker than the others around and although we only have the back sprite she (or he) surely doesn't look like the 'typical' characters in pkmn.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 15ares (Post 5816631)
i agree, but with the snowy areas, they need to change the weather to snow, not hail because hail is a summer storm. it is impossible to have hail in winter unless its really warm outside

You know I've always wondered why they did that. My guess was because snow can't do damage to anything (unless you swallow a snow flake and choke :P) so that is why the used hail.

Pokestick, good times. May 22nd, 2010 2:59 AM

Well, regardless of what it's based on (I don't really care, unless it'd be somewhere in Sweden ;) ), the region is looking awesome. I can't wait to learn more of this. What other amazing things will they put in there? :D
Hm... Unless the region is really small, and the main thing is the big town... No that can't be. That'd be horrible. Or can it?

seeker May 22nd, 2010 4:02 AM

I've made the assumption that B&W will be largely based in the city, however we've seen screenshots of the Isshu region's more rural areas such as a forest and even the starter town seems to be more pastoral rather than based in the city. Even though I'm hoping that there will be a different approach on making the region of that of the previous games I'm happy to see that it wont be entirely in the city.

I'd like to see a bigger region and not one you fly through in a day on your first run through of the game. I'd also like to see more towns and cities in which you visit in the game and not just key towns like in the previous RPG's. It'd be nice too see some towns like in the anime that might hold more side quests and such. Other than that I hope to see some picturesque sites in the Isshu region and something that will stand out from the previous regions we've seen in past games.

thedgr05 May 22nd, 2010 1:35 PM

China
 
It think It will be between Korea and China, Hiun sounds Chinese, and I think it would be great if it was on China. Just my opinion.

Bloothump May 22nd, 2010 3:22 PM

City/town possibilities?
 
Many people have perdicted that the Isshu Region willl be based off of the United States due to the statement that it will be located "very far away from the other regions", and due to Hiun City's vastness, resembling one of America's bigger cities like New York. Whether this is true or not, I think we're in for some very diverse and colorful new towns in Black and White. (the other towns we've seen is an older, western looking one, with a train system and lots of bricks, and something that looks like the standard hometowns from the previous games)

So, here's my question:

x What would you like to see incorporated into a town or area in Isshu? Wha kind of buildings, minigames, pokemon, people?
x What kind of cities do you plan to see in Isshu? Based off of America? Or somewhere else?
x Think of the closest major city to where you live. What, in that city, would you like to see in Black and White?

For me personally, I would like to see some kind of street performer minigame. As you beat it, it gets both harder and more entertaining. It could start out as a modest didgeridoo[sp?] game, utilizing the DS's microphone, and get more complicated as you become a human statue/robot man/crazy guy in a pikachu suit. It'd be something cool to put into Hiun City. Also, I think there should be gormet restauraunts, that sell unique food items with unique results in battle. So if you fed your mijumaru a dish of honey seared broiled duck, it could raise it's attack power for water type moves sharply, as well as revive its HP by 50. Granted, the gourmet meals would be pretty expensive.

I live about twenty minutes from downtown Denver, and I was just there today. (which would be what sparked the idea for this thread!) So like Denver, I would like to see a city with a river running through it, and you can walk under the streets along the river. There could also be some beautiful murals along the walls, like an ocean scene with a goldeen, looking like chalk art. Also, you could see mountains in the distance.

Timbjerr May 22nd, 2010 3:33 PM

Underground tunnels. I know it's been done before in Goldenrod city and a couple in Kanto, but I'm talking like those, but expanded.

I live in Houston, TX, and a little-known fact is that there's a series of underground tunnels connecting everything in downtown together. You can get from the bus station to the museum to the high-rise office buildings by just walking underneath the city, and there are even coffee shops, restaurants, and convenience stores down there. I wanna see a place in the Pokemon world that mimics that atmosphere. The Goldenrod underground from GSCHGSS was a good start, and the Under from Colosseum was a step in the right direction. I want to see essentially a huge underground city connecting several cities, perhaps as an alternative to going over a water route or desert above land.

TheChroniclesofLance May 22nd, 2010 4:36 PM

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Originally Posted by thedgr05 (Post 5820618)
It think It will be between Korea and China, Hiun sounds Chinese, and I think it would be great if it was on China. Just my opinion.

I always thought Orre was suppossed to be China and maybe one of the Ranger regions like Fiore or Almia represented the Korean Penninsula

~Wind~ May 22nd, 2010 5:45 PM

Ijust noticed, see this boat?

http://i50.*.com/2heh5j4.jpg

It reminds me allot of the SS cactus from hoenn, what about you?
(oooh maybe a remake hint)

Red1530 May 22nd, 2010 5:59 PM

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Originally Posted by TheChroniclesofLance (Post 5821009)
I always thought Orre was suppossed to be China and maybe one of the Ranger regions like Fiore or Almia represented the Korean Penninsula

I thought Orre was based on Arizona.

MuRd3riNGQu33nX May 22nd, 2010 6:02 PM

Sounds very different, but hey let's see what more town names they can come up with.

pikapip26 May 22nd, 2010 6:09 PM

Hiun city looks like one big region :P I wonder where the gyms would be... BTW there is a bridge, which might connect to like, the un-modernized part of Isshu :D Probably where the player lives?


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