It’s now been a couple weeks since Pokemon
Sword and Shield came out, and we’re still
finding new things about the games every day.
As someone who loves looking into the lore
of Pokemon games, I thought it would be a
fun idea to take a look at the connections
between the Galar region and the Kalos region.
It’s no surprise that these two regions
are going to have some sort of connection,
since the regions are based on the UK and
France, two areas pretty close together on
a real life map.
It’s pretty clear the in-game regions are
close as well, because an NPC in Pokemon Sword
and Shield mentions swimming from Kalos the
Galar.
But what if I told you these two regions had
been at war, thousands of years ago?
That’s exactly what today’s video is all
about.
Before I get started, I want to know what
you think about this possibility.
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I’m Pokemon Insider, and let’s get right
into the theory.
War is a topic Pokemon has been getting away
from as of late.
For example, Lieutenant Surge was formerly
known as the Lightning American, and it was
made clear through in game lore that he is
a war veteran, hence the Lieutenant title.
But in Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s
Go Eevee, there is no mention at all of his
military background.
It’s almost as if Pokemon is trying to erase
that part of history.
But despite this entirely different conspiracy
theory, we need to get on the topic of Galar
and Kalos.
We already know that Kalos was at war about
3 thousand years ago.
That’s kinda the whole plot of Pokemon X
and Y.
For those of you who didn’t play through
the games, AZ’s Floette went off to fight
in the war, and died.
That’s why AZ created the Ultimate weapon
to stop the fighting.
It was originally created to bring Floette
back to life, but AZ kinda went crazy, and
used the life force of Pokemon to fire off
the Ultimate Weapon.
The device ended up destroying both sides,
and it was buried to protect the entire world.
It’s never specifically stated, who the
Kalos region was fighting in the war, and
that’s where Galar comes in.
It’s been established that the Galar region
is based on the UK, and Kalos is based on
France.
And as the history textbooks will tell us,
the two nations haven’t exactly had the
most friendly relations.
We have records that detail wars between French
and English for at least a thousand years.
Although there’s nothing in the history
textbooks about a single, ultimate weapon
that destroyed both sides, France and the
UK are responsible for many of the military
innovations throughout history.
The two countries were the first to make use
of tanks on the battlefield during World War
1, they were two of the first countries to
have their own air force, and the UK is credited
with innovating nuclear fission.
So even though it may not be one specific
weapon, the two sides have created a lot of
war technology, and stuff like nuclear fission
could be used in a similar way to the Ultimate
Weapon in Pokemon.
It would definitely wipe out a good portion
of whatever region is was used on.
A parallel to the Ultimate weapon and AZ from
the real world is the Hundred Years War between
France and the UK.
Joan of Arc is known as a french hero of the
Hundred Years War, and was burned at the stake.
One of her allies during the war, Gilles de
Rais kind of went off the rails after her
death.
He supposedly killed hundreds of children
after her execution.
This goes pretty close in line with AZ going
crazy after Floette died, as he ended up killing
countless people and Pokemon with the Ultimate
Weapon.
So where does Galar fit in all of this?
Well, it’s pretty clear that there has been
some sort of military conflict in the region.
Several cities show themes of war.
For example, Hammerlock features a castle
with strong walls, gates and all the works.
Now this could be linked back to the fact
that the people of the region wanted to be
protected from Eternatus or Dynamax Pokemon.
But that was 20 thousand years ago, and having
flags flying indicates more to me that it’s
protection as a region from some outside forces.
I.e. another region.
Hammerlock isn’t the only military themed
city featured in the Galar region either.
Circhester is pretty clearly some sort of
fort protecting the people of Galar from something
or someone.
Now here’s where things all begin to tie
together.
If we look at the place on the map where the
Ultimate Weapon was used, it makes a lot of
sense that it would have been used on the
Galar region.
If we placed Geosenge Town on a map of France,
it would be on the coast of the English Channel.
That would put it just a short distance away
from the Galar region, meaning it wouldn’t
be hard for the weapon to have been used on
the Galar and Kalos regions if it was truly
that powerful.
Another geographical suggestion for a potential
for war is the ports in Coumarine City and
Hullbury.
Both cities lie on what would be the Pokemon
world’s equivalent to the English Channel.
Many of the wars between France and the UK
were battled in the seas, and it makes sense
that two regions who were formerly at war
would have ports close to each other.
They may be used for trade now, but it’s
possible they had been used for military purposes
3 thousand years ago.
With the two ports placed so close together,
it seems like a strategic choice.
Now of course, none of this can be proven
without definitive evidence from in-game lore,
but it’s always fun to speculate.
I think it’s definitely possible that the
war that AZ and Floette were a part of could
have been with the Galar region.
It’s even possible the Dusty Bowl in the
Wild Area could be a left over damage spot
from the use of the Ultimate Weapon.
But I want to know what you think of this
theory?
Is there more evidence I missed?
Do you think it’s completely out of the
realm of possibility?
Let me know in the comments!
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I’m Pokemon Insider, and I’ll see you
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