


In a void of nothingness, a single Egg came into being, which then hatched into Arceus, the first Pokémon to be in existence. Sinnoh was originally known as the Hisui region.Īccording to several myths, this region was the first of all the regions in the Pokémon world to have been created. Routes in Sinnoh do not run concurrent to routes in Hokkaido instead starting over after the set of routes in Hoenn. The numbering of the routes in the Pokémon world may also be a reference to Japan's own national route system, which goes from 1 to 58, then skips directly to 101, and then skips several more numbers. The fourth lake of Sinnoh is similar to Lake Mashū, which is also known as a mysterious spot that has a dense layer of fog hiding the surface most of the time. The three lakes of Sinnoh mimic Lake Tōya, Lake Kussharo and Lake Kutcharo. Coronet based from the Ezo mountain chain, which is made up of the Teshio Mountains, the Kitami Mountains, the Ishikari Mountains, the Yubari Mountains, and the Hidaka Mountains. Geographical features are similar as well, with the large mountain ranges of Mt. Jubilife City is Sinnoh's largest city, which is based on Sapporo City, Hokkaido's largest city, while Veilstone City is based upon Abashiri City, a major port city. Most of all cities and towns in Sinnoh are positioned in the same way as the real cities and towns of the Japan while most of its design is based on it as well. Sinnoh has been said to be an island like Hoenn, rather than a peninsula. The geography of the Sinnoh region is based on the geography of the Japanese island of Hokkaido and southern part of the Russian island Sakhalin, as well as Kunashir, which is claimed by Japan, but administered by Russia. Coronet, roughly comparable to how the continent that Kanto and Johto make up is essentially a contiguous region. Most of Sinnoh's routes are on land, having very few water routes, in vast contrast to Hoenn. Sinnoh is composed of the large mainland, the Battle Zone on another landmass to the northeast, and several smaller islands on both sides of the region. It was the fourth core series region to be introduced.

It is the setting of Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus the latter explores the region's earlier history and reveals its former name, Hisui.

It is located north of Kanto, Johto, and Hoenn. The Sinnoh region (Japanese: シンオウ 地方 Sinnoh region) is a region of the Pokémon world. Artwork of the Sinnoh region from Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
