Quoted By:
Made this for a similar thread a few months ago. Still haven't finished the concepts for certain things like Gym Leader personalities.
Main theme of the region/game is Innovation vs Tradition, with the evil team trying to destroy everything sacred about the region.
I wanted it specifically to start in a cold area so ice types would be available early for once. Part of me wants to go in and add Cubchoo, Bergmite and Swinub to the first few routes but that'd involve a lot of work editing the list, so just pretend they're there too.