>>36063282Even if Alola debuted in Gen VII, it doesn't make it equal to Gen VII. Hell, Gen VII is going to have Kanto in it. Is Kanto part of Gen VII?
Gen VII is only used to refer to GAMES and POKEMON, not to the region.
>>36063309The Kalos games are Gen VI, but Kalos as a region features Pokemon from every generation leading up to it.
>>36063285No. New gen means the first games that feature a new region, Pokemon, and story altogether. (Other games can feature just new Pokemon, or feature an older region, but are still classified under a certain generation. USUM are Gen VII despite introducing 5 new Pokemon, and LGPE are Gen VII even though it has 1 new Pokemon and are set in Kanto.)
