Ever since Pokémon releases have started to get closer and closer together, we've started to see more 8in-game references to the next game in the series long before it gets announced.
In Pokémon X and Y, there was a "Strange Souvenir" that hinted at a future location — which would turn out to be Sun and Moon's Alola. In Sword and Shield, many people speculated that the wallpaper in Hotel Ionia, emblazoned with oranges and grapes, was a subtle hint at the orange/grape theming of Scarlet and Violet. Likewise, the Diamond and Pearl remakes at the end of 2021 had some scarlet and violet flowers that seemed a little too purposeful to be an accident.
So it stands to reason that Pokémon Scarlet and Violet may well contain a hint towards the next region — and players are donning their Sherlock deerstalkers, trying to find it.
The predominant theory right now is that this poster in the art classroom depicts Uluru as a hint towards Australia and potentially other parts of Oceania:
Hold on, let's zoom in:
Not convinced? Yeah, neither were we. But look! We straightened out the picture and compared it with the real Uluru for you:
Sure, the real Uluru is less blurry, but we're actually on board with an Aussie Pokémon game. Just imagine: Kangaskhan evolutions, horrible spiders, drop bears... the potential is limitless!
What do you think, though? Are we getting our hopes up? Have you seen other hints? Tell us your thoughts in the comments!
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Canada please, I want a Moose.
The next region will be Ohio. It's the perfect setting.
I continue to wait, sadly, for a Latin America region ☹
@HotGoomba I hate those jokes. Ohio is a wonderful state.
Well it won’t be too long till we find out.
@CharlieGirl nah GF will continue to go USA>Europe>japan remake>USA>Europe>Japan remake for eternity.
EDIT although they might mix it up as japan remake>Europe>USA remake this time around.
China based off the 4 legendary pokemon I think
@Sans_Undertale Thank you Sans Undertale.
The next region should be the USA. Pay to use pokemon centers and use a glock on wild pokemon. Also all pokedex entries will not have the metric system. The two games will be called..... Pokemon Red and Blue! wait a minute
@Sans_Undertale as a person who was born in Ohio all the jokes and rumors are true.
@darkswabber I actually think it's gone Japan > Japan > Japan > Remake > Japan > Remake > USA > Europe > USA > Remake > Europe > Remake > Japan > Europe
Australia would be great haha. We don't say bonzer though😂
I want Antarctica
Australia would be cool. Hopefully they actually get indigenous culture right though!
I mean, on the one hand it seems like a lot to infer from a smudge in a classroom, but on the other, we’ve had subtler hints in the past and Australia has some things going for it.
Previous regions have typically been those popular with Japanese tourists, or those that possess some sway over the Japanese imagination, and Australia is definitely up there due to its ‘relatively close but still different enough to be satisfyingly foreign’ nature.
First we had ‘New York’ with its themes of coolness, modernity and diversity — a sort of distillation of how America is (or was) perceived in general. Then we flipped to the ‘old world’ of European/Western culture with France and its beauty/history/traditions. Then we were back in the US with Hawaii, which is both relatively accessible from Japan and sufficiently culturally distinct from the mainland to make it a solid choice.
I must admit, the UK and the Iberian Peninsula surprised me, but both Spain and the UK rank pretty highly (4th and 7th respectively) on this random list of ‘most desirable foreign travel destinations’ I found, so I suppose it checks out.
https://www.jtb-grandtours.jp/blog/cat/diary/20210930_kaigai.html
Incidentally, France is 2nd and Hawaii is 5th.
Admittedly… Australia is all the way down in 20th, which doesn’t exactly support my case, but it definitely has proximity going for it, while still being culturally distinct from all the other regions we’ve visited so far.
As an aside, Italy, Switzerland and ‘Scandinavia’ all rank pretty high, so if we head back to Europe, I wouldn’t be surprised if we end up in one of those regions. We’ve also yet to visit any Asian countries outside of Japan, or anywhere in South America or Africa, so maybe one day we’ll head some where over there. But for now, Australia doesn’t seem like a bad bet.
gen 10 should be in a latin America country(Brazil, for Arceus, Quaquaval move like a carnival sambista and Squawbility others colors reference the brazilian flag).
@Maxz Brazil is a pretty popular place for asian, we have the largest population of asians outside of Japan in the Liberdade street in Sao Paulo(the economic centre of Brazil), if i not mistaken, 2 milions japaneses live in Brazil, with 1.3 milion living in São Paulo.
@Giancarlothomaz Yeah, Brazil has the largest population of Japanese diaspora of anywhere in the world (by quite some margin), as well as a lot of widely-known cultural heritage for the games to riff off. If we get anywhere in SA, I imagine Brazil will be the first choice.
Australia would be cool, but this is a massive stretch. I'm guilty as anyone for donning a tinfoil hat from time to time though so I dig it.
OK hear me out on this one: A Pokémon region based on…
NORTH KOREA
Guessing from how bad it runs, the next Stop will be Missingno City.
At least we called it so.
https://m.bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Glitch_City
@CheekyZelda Potions will probably cost $10000 if the next region is inspired by United States of Corporations. 🤣🤣🤣
@larryisaman I mean no disrespect to you when I say this, but that's a stupid idea. Nobody in their right mind would make a children's game based off of a hostile foreign country. Like I said, I apologize if I seem offensive. I don't mean to be. 😓
Gen 10 should return to an expanded Kanto for an entirely new adventure that isn’t necessarily linked to Gen 1. It would be cool if Gen 10 was gigantic.
I really want a region based on Africa. Africa has such an interesting culture and history that would be perfect for Pokémon designs, characters, and locations. Sadly, most people only know the most basic stereotypes of the African continent: Big jungle continent with a lot of uga-buga-people.
@PBandSmelly
Yup. Instead of a trainer license you get a CCW license you can carry your starter BangBang. Google pokemon BangBang and see what I am talking about. Funny video.
@darkswabber No Canada...?
@CheekyZelda Sorry if this sounds rude but I’m getting kind of sick of the “America bad healthcare” thing… Because in reality, you pay for it everywhere just in different ways and I actually think the US system is superior for a number of reasons. Also mods, if this isn’t appropriate or starts an argument, go ahead and delete it. Just a Canadian immigrant stating his opinion.
I’ve been to Australia multiple times. Gorgeous country with limitless population for a Pokémon region.
I’m not sold that this is foreshadowing since it seems too obvious… It looks like one of the mounds in the desert region. The desert region sits on the west coast and would align with a sunset image like this.
Finally Pokemon Yeah and Nah will happen!
https://nintendosoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Pokemon-Yeah-Nah.jpg
Need a Mexican region because... Taco 🌮 Pokemon.
I would adore an Australian reigion… they are welcome to take their time between gens though, don’t rush.
@Maxz exactly, that why Brazil would be a good choice for a Gen 10 region.
My guessing nz aus
@larryisaman omg yes 😂
That next region will probably have predominantly Poison-types.
Regardless, I'd rather they learn from the shortcomings of these games and work on it for as long as possible to truly make another masterpiece, or at the very least capture the magic of Sun/Moon once again.
I once saw some art of an Australia inspired region with a Platypus water starter and a Steve Irwin inspired professor and ever since I've wanted an Australian region. Paldea is my favourite region so far next to Hoenn but I'd still love to see an Australian one.
Did anyone else see the photo in our home just at the bottom of the stairs. It says it's from another region but it doesn't match anything we have seen before. Maybe another region/DLC (It looks very mediterianian) @KateGray you could add to this article.
Australia region where every Pokemon has a 900 BST.
Only if the professor looks like the great late Steve Irwin.
Scarlet and Violet hints to the next region? So the next gen is gonna be set entirely within the Distortion World from Gen IV???
@Beetlebum91 China is definitely my hope!
I want to see a Nordics based region. Vikings, longhouses, hi-tech, dense forests many lakes (Sweden and Finland), dramatic landscapes with mountains and valleys (Norway), many islands (Sweden and Denmark) and volcanoes and hot springs (If you include Iceland).
Could really end up being a very beautiful region with a lot of diversity.
@Giancarlothomaz Taking into account the game is based of Spanish culture, I can interpret that Quaquaval is based on the Canary Islands Carnival events, especially in Gran Canaria and Tenerife, they are the most famous Carnaval show in the whole Spain. I know because I am from the islands myself.
The flowers theory sounds like a massive stretch to me. Also, all of these "based on country x" regions are... kinda weird. Aloha was a marvelous exception, but I prefer the generic Kanto (modern Japan or literally anywhere) like regions.
It's not even that pokemon become random objects usually connected to a country, but the fact that it kinda throws you out of immersion.
Can anyone even really tell we're in Spain in Sc/Vi? Wherever they take the series next is still going to be an empty ugly blurry mess so who cares.
More like Komala evolutions!
Yeah, an Australia/Oceania-based open world setting for the Generation X game would be fitting and exciting but maybe it's too early to think about it.
Besides, I still want the Poké-China to appear in Pokémon. The Treasures of Ruin could also work as a hint, right?
I'm not entirely convinced that's supposed to be Uluru, but I can certainly believe an Australia/NZ region is on its way. I just hope that if the English translations use copious dialect (which they will), they get people who really know the lingo to write it.
@somnambulance I would love a completely redesigned Kanto! The towns still could contain callbacks to the original layout, but I would love to see a Kanto remake with the latest open world design.
In fact, even better would be a Gold/Silver/Crystal remake, connecting Johto with Kanto open-world style, with Johto more closely resembling Kyoto, and Kanto Tokyo.
@Ulysses Kanto/Johto as one region for Gen 10 sounds perfect to me, but not as a remake. Make it a wholly new generation taking us back to a region everyone loves. It’s a callback, but also not at all. Have all the characters from the past still exist in the world, but maybe not be who they were in the past. Maybe Brock isn’t a gym leader anymore in the game canon, for instance. Let the characters get older. Maybe there’s more than just an Elite 4 for the Pokémon League, you know? Bring back Team Rocket and even have the option to join them or stop them. There’s a lot that could be done.
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