Kanto/Trivia


 * Until the release of, Kanto's name was seen only once in the Japanese Generation I games: upon viewing the Town Map at 's house. It was never mentioned in the Generation I games outside of Japan, and thus many fans assumed the region was called "Indigo", based on the name of the Indigo Plateau. By the time the Generation III remakes, , were released, Kanto's name was firmly established and appeared regularly in-game.
 * Kanto is the only main region which has been featured in two separate series, once at the start of 's journey (in the ), and once after Ash returned from Hoenn (in the ).
 * Until the release of, after Ash defeated Maylene and Crasher Wake (not to mention just before Ash challenges Fantina), it was also the only region in the anime where Ash defeated the Gym Leaders in a different order from the games.
 * It is also the only region thus far to feature an element that was actually in a different region in the games. This may have been done to simultaneously promote and.
 * Kanto is mentioned during the event in which undefineds capture in . Professor Oak states that somewhere in the Kanto region there is a white rock similar to the one at the north end of  in Sinnoh, although no such rock appears in any of Kanto's appearances.
 * Kanto has certain traits that generally separates it from other regions:
 * It is the only region in the Pokémon world that shares its name with it was based on.
 * It is also the only region where the Pokémon League is located to the west of every Gym.
 * Kanto and Johto are the only regions that are connected to each other by land.
 * Kanto holds the most fossils out of the seven regions introduced, having three. Of the other regions, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, and Kalos have two each, while Johto and Alola have none.
 * In Generation I, Kanto was slightly redesigned twice after its initial appearance: signposts, doors, and other minor details, along with certain locations, such as Cerulean Cave, were changed between and Pocket Monsters Blue, and then again between Pocket Monsters Blue and . The international  reused the tilesets and other graphics from Pocket Monsters Blue, while international  featured the same design as its original Japanese release.
 * However, it would be the original design from that was ultimately reused in Kanto's Generation II and Generation III appearances.
 * Kanto has appeared in the most games and generations to date, having appeared in fourteen games (fifteen in Japan) over the course of five generations.
 * , Pocket Monsters Blue,, and in Generation I;
 * in Generation II;
 * in Generation III;
 * in Generation IV;
 * Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! in Generation VII.
 * The adjectival form of Kanto is "Kantonian", as said by Hau in reference to the player's pet in.