>>39272960Great question. I live in New York State, and I’d say the towns themed around NYC and the rust belt areas surrounding it are pretty spot on. The rest of the geography is kind of scattered between stereotypical forest routes and snowy areas, which we have plenty of.
The weird thing about Unova is how they mixed in the mythology of N and Team Plasma and the Relic Castle, which all have a fantasy vibe that’s pretty dissociated from American culture. Kalos and Alola had mythology much more connected to the local culture. I really do wonder how they came to decide on those elements for these specific games but I guess that puts Unova more in like with Kanto, which was Japan plus random Pokémon lore.
The Pokémon designs in Gen V are about the same. Some feel very American like Braviary and Vanillite and some are just random Asian designs. Maybe their motif was that American (especially NYC) is a melting pot of lots of cultures?
