Pokemon Region Name Generator

Pokemon regions are almost always a real place wearing a light disguise. Kanto is the actual Kanto region of Japan; Johto, Hoenn and Sinnoh are coined from Japanese words for castle, abundance and mystery, and Hisui is the Japanese word for jade. Once the series went abroad the trick stayed the same: Unova is Latin (unus plus nova, one new world, for the United States), Kalos is Greek for beauty (France), Alola is aloha, Galar carries a Celtic-British sound and Paldea a Spanish one. Spin-offs follow suit with Orre, Fiore, Almia, Oblivia, Ransei, Pasio and Lental. The pattern is two or three syllables, a vowel or soft consonant ending, and a pronunciation a child can manage.

The list opens with the full canon set so you know what is taken, then moves through originals in each house style: Japanese-sounding names for a home-islands feel, Latin and Greek coinages, and a long run of real-world regions reshaped the way Paldea reshapes Iberia. A final block is pure invention for anyone who wants something with no obvious source. Say a candidate aloud with 'the X region' and 'X Pokemon League' after it; if both sound natural, it passes.

Pick the real-world basis first. The region name should hint at the culture your towns, gyms and Pokemon designs will draw from.