>>54547615It means that they gave it a name in Gen2 and it stuck. It made sense back then because Johto and Kanto are connected, but it does NOT make sense to consider anything beyond that in a "national" dex. Or are Unova and Kalos part of "PoKeJaPaN" too???
By your logic, they are, right? But then Kalos and Paldea must be connected too? Since they are a part of PokeEurope?
RIGHT??
The answer is NO.
Every Region is its own country, and not connected unless explicitly stated.