Islia

Islia is a Pokemon region set on an archipelago, similair to Alola or Oblivia. Unlike those 2 regions, however, Islia is not tropical, instead having a more Paldean (mediterranean) climate. The region as it is currently came to be relatively recently, through immigrants from many regions, although it has a much longer history dating back to ancient times.
Like all regions since Alola, Islia has regional forms of its own, known as Islian Forms, which also may have new evolutions like seen in Galar. Mega Evolution is also a returning feature.
== Geography ==
Islia consists of multiple islands, each with their own environment:
* In the southwest lies the largest and most populated island of the region, home to both the starting town and one of the 2 big cities of the region. While it is mostly covered in forests and fields, a small mountain range lies in its center, where lots of mining activity takes place. The Safari Zone lies on a small island to the west.
* In the southeast lies the second most populated island of the region, home to the region's second biggest city. The island is basically split into 2 halves: A lush green southern section, and a large desert taking up most of the island, mostly surrounded by unnatural mountains. The southern half is where the big city stands, and also contains a swamp in the far eastern corner, while the desert is littered in ruins of an ancient civilisation. Southwest of it lies Pika Island, an island that strangely looks like a Pikachu tail, now serving as a reserve for all electric rodents.
* In the west lies a small volcanic island, which is rather densely populated, aside from the eastern section that contains the dormant volcano.
* In the north lies the most mountainous island, with the peak of an ancient dead volcano now towering over the region, frozen over. Only 2 port towns stand at the less elevated southern points, with the rest of the island being rather barren, aside from a few scientific structures.
* The northwest of the region contains a small island that floats through immense amounts of psychic power.
* East of the northernmost island lie the mountainous Pokemon League Island, the Fog Isles; a group of rocks and sand plates perpetually covered in fog, and the artificial Battle Frontier Island.
== Locations ==
(Note: Island names are placeholders)
=== Southwestern Island ===
==== Tidewave Town ====
The player's hometown, a small village next to a beach in the southwestern corner. Although not very well-known by tourists, it is beloved by the occasional ones that find it due to its quietness, and often used as a romantic spot.
==== Springblossom Town ====
A small town at the edge of the island's wastern forest, known for the spring blossom it is named after, which also extends into the surrounding routes.
==== Flora City and Rose Gardens ====
A tourist city known for its gardens and greenhouses. The massive Rose Gardens that make up the entire northeast quadrant are the most significant. It is home to the grass type gym, located in an old greenhouse on the edge of the city.
==== Featherfall City ====
A city in the middle of the island's eastern forest, home to many bird Pokemon. The amount of birds around the city leads to the residents of the city to have to do rather frequent cleanup jobs. While not in the city itself, a dead-end route neighbouring it leads to the watchtower that is home to the flying type gym.
==== Violet Harbor ====
This island's port town, styled after Violet City in Johto. It was built this way by immigrants from Johto to make it more like their old home. The fighting type gym is located here.
==== Soul's Trail and Cave of Spirits ====
A place of remembrance and a burial ground for deceased people and Pokemon, watched over by benevolent ghost types. The depths of the cave are said to be cursed, however... It is one of the oldest places in the region, and is said to have been a site in an ancient conflict.
==== Iron Mines ====
A network of mining tunnels in the island's mountain range.
==== Cybit City ====
The region's biggest city, a marvel of technology created by multiple generations of engineers with a dream. It is home to the CCCC, or Cybit City Communications Center, which is the hub of the communication network of it and its surrounding regions, and the local power plant. Back when the region still had island trials, this where the electric type trial was located.
==== No-sight Forest and Lost Hotel ====
A part of the western forest where no light comes through, with a haunted hotel standing in its heart. Long ago, it used to be a normal part of the forest well-known by tourists, but a tragedy cursed the area and made it a home for ghost types.
==== Temporal Woods and Celebi Shrine ====
A hard to access section of the eastern woods where time seemingly stands still. The mythical Pokemon Celebi resides here.
=== Southeastern Island ===
==== New and Old Harbor ====
The first port town on the southern islands, due to the old port having become outdated, a new one was built next to it. The old abandoned port is now home to many wild Pokemon.
==== Shiningsun City ====
The second largest city in the region, a tourist hub filled with shops next to a beach. The northern edge of the city is seperated from the desert by a large wall to keep the sand away, with tall buildings (mostly offices) built against it to keep it out of view. The bug type gym is located here, as well as a train station connecting to one of the desert's 2 settlements.
==== Buzzing Bog and Bug Valley ====
A swamp filled with bug type Pokemon, leading to a valley functioning as a bug type reserve watched over by the bug type gym leader. Back when the region still had island trials, this where her trial took place.
==== The desert and its ruins ====
The desert that takes up most of the island contains 4 routes, each branching off from the town in the center: The southern being a wide maze of ledges and underground ruins, the western being a path where irrigation systems bring water from the large oasis over to its grassy farmlands, the northern being filled with deep sand untraversable for humans without the help of a ride Pokemon, and the eastern being the most standard desert route. The northern and eastern paths lead to large ruins, with the northern being the site of the ground type gym every 2 years the rock gym is not present, as they switch out.
==== Oasis Town ====
A town built around a large oasis in the heart of the desert. It is the oldest town in the region, built by the survivors of the ancient catastrophe that destroyed the ancient civilisation that once stood here and created the desert.
==== Fossil Digsite ====
A small town built around a digsite at the edge of the desert, digging into the mountains, being the site of the rock gym every 2 years the ground gym is not present, as they switch out.
=== Western Island ===
==== Sola City ====
A musical hub, popular by many performers. As well as this, it contains a large research facility researching clean energy. Back when the region still had island trials, a sound-focused normal type trial was located here.
==== The City Expansion ====
The route next to Sola City is filled with buildings, aiming to connect the island's 2 towns into a single one. The route is known for many clubs and gangs forming here, notably a Church of Lord Helix.
==== Shadeburg ====
Named this way because of lying in the shadow of the volcano, shady activity going on here gave it a double meaning. The dark type gym is located here.
==== Mt. Smoke ====
A volcano known for its hot springs, which serves as the secret headquarters of Team Take-It, one of the region's evil teams. An unofficial fire type island trial used to be located here as cover.
==== Undersea Battlefield ====
A part of the sea filled with sunken ships and submarines, the remnants of a war.
=== Northern Island ===
==== Shipyard Town ====
A former pirate settlement, now a large shipyard and the biggest and safest of the 2 cities on the island.
==== Roughport ====
A port town filled with crime, although this is lessening, mostly due to the leader of the water type located here.
==== Hidden Bay ====
A bay at the end of a cliffside route, with the wreck of a pirate ship on its coast. Back when region still had island trials, this was where the ghost type trial took place.
==== Strange Lab ====
A laboratory located at the foot of Mt. Platinum, built in such a way it blocks nearly all outside signals. Back when the region still has island trials, this was where the steel type trial took place.
==== Mt. Platinum/Observatory ====
The tallest mountain of the region, a labyrinth of frozen caverns and rocky cliffs. On its peak stands an observatory, which visiting allows you to discover the fly spot for Sky Isle.
=== Other ===
==== Sky Isle ====
An island floating through intense psychic energy. The caverns in the island are filled with Unown, and in its center stands a large tower, formerly the site of a psychic type trial, now replaced by a ghost type gym.
==== Pokemon League Island ====
An island in the central north of the region, covered in rocky terrain that keeps sloping upwards until reaching a massive cliff where the Pokemon League tower stands. In front of the tower stand a few houses where the Elite 4 (sometimes) resides.
==== Fog Isles ====
A group of islands perpetually covered in fog. Rumors go something sinister is hiding here...
==== Battle Frontier Island ====
An artificially built island made to house the Battle Frontier, shaped like a pokeball.
More to be added
== History ==
Islia's history started aound 2000 years ago, when an ancient civilisation arose on the southeastern island, where the desert lies in the current day. However, one day, they angered a titanic legendary Pokemon, and most of the civilisation collapsed, a small town around an oasis being the only remains left.
More to be added.
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