>>52246240I went through all countries and came up with this tierlist of the ones people actually seem to ask for. Criteria are arbitrary, but I based it on to what extent a country is:
>well-known to and looked upon favorably by the Japanese>not in conflict or likely to come into conflict with Japan or the West (primary markets)>not subject to major disputes on its political status>the Pokémon franchise is either present or could have a presence there>at least some genuine interest from people>distinctive visual identity that lends itself to the theme park approach>workable shape irrespective of size, either very simple or very distinct>not landlocked>fun place for Game Freak to visit and do """research""" on """business trips"""USA, Japan and presumably France have room for multiple regions, and are all likely to get another one in the future. This could of course also apply to other countries, notably Canada. Size isn't really a factor; real life NYC and Tokyo are a lot smaller than Iberia. Neither is biome diversity, we've seen them do weird stuff with that. They also don't usually base too many Pokémon on local stuff, just a few. Some countries are likely only as part of a region based on a neighbouring country, but would be insuficcient on their own. Some combinations making up a single region (Scandinavia, the Low Countries, the Baltics, etc.) wouldn't be too controversial, but things like the Balkans would be asking for controversy, and one based on the entirity of Africa or South America would leave them open for allegations of racism.
Please insult and bully me based entirely on this tierlist.
