>>27145842It's 'rural' because it was created for the Game Boy, and the technological limitations of the time could potentially be the reason for Kanto's general lack of technology. I mean, it has large cities, computers, and other such things. However it's very 'product of the time'.
Though if we're also going to speak about technological advancement, keep in mind that Kanto does have warp tiles, medical devices that can instantly heal your Pokemon with no issue, and even fossil restoration technology.
The lack of apparent technology is because, as said, of the Game Boy
>or is it because the region is in the ass end of the world?It's near Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh, making up Poke-Japan.