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>Gen 2: Appeared as post-game area and can actually challenge its Gym Leaders.
>Gen 3: Received remakes and the Ashnime ended its travel in Hoenn earlier only to show Kanto one more time.
>Gen 4: Prof. Oak himself appears in the games to give you the National Dex and appears in Shaymin's event, Gen 2 remakes retains Kanto.
>Gen 5: Ashnime references Gen 1 Ashnime (Ash catches all starters and Fire starter is the only one that evolves, Ash turns his hat backwards when trying to catch a Pokémon, etc.).
>Gen 6: The region references Kanto (Forest before first Gym, Route 22 is outside of the first city and gives access to Pokémon League, etc.), Poké Flute returns after FR/LG to wake up Snorlax, Gen 1 starters available very early and unlike Gen 6 starters they receive Mega Evolutions, Sound Effect of some moves from Gen 1 returns (Psychic and Hyper Beam).
>Gen 7: MC came from Kanto, and from all the other six regions Lillie goes to Kanto, so far Alola variation are exclusive to Gen 1 mons.
>Favorite Pokémon of Pokémon creators:
>Satoshi Tajiri: Poliwhirl
>Ken Sugimori: Gengar
>Junichi Masuda: Victini (previously Pichu)
>Tsunekazu Ishihara: Exeggutor
Are Game Freak genwunners? Will they still referencing Gen 1 and Kanto in Gen 8?