#or like blueberry academy being set in unova. cross-generational worldbuilding for a given region

[goldensunset]

you know… i like that the pokémon series actually has such solid worldbuilding. you wouldn’t think a series of creature collecting games aimed at children that’s trying to make absolute bank off of marketable plushies and such would have like a whole entire lore bible but it does. every region is a separate place in the same world and they acknowledge that. people visit other regions and make note of cultural differences. they’re aware of the major news in other regions even though it doesn’t affect them or have anything to do with their own stories. it isn’t like one continuous story where you have to have played one game to understand another (like kingdom hearts) but it isn’t like a random inconsistent mashup of stories that contradict each other and reinvent the so-called timeline every game (like the legend of zelda). no shade to either of those franchises obviously i’m just saying i think pokémon kinda struck gold in that regard

[faithful-grigori]

”#every time an npc goes ‘hiiii ^-^ i’m from kanto!!!’ or ‘wow did you hear about what happened in sinnoh a while back? wack.’ i gain 100 HP, #yesss girl let’s talk about the other places around the world!!! it just adds flavor, #or like blueberry academy being set in unova. cross-generational worldbuilding for a given region, #or like ‘these special vulpix are from alola! but back home we call them keokeo!’, #dude i love that”

you know… i like that the pokémon series actually has such solid worldbuilding. you wouldn’t think a series of creature collecting games aimed at children that’s trying to make absolute bank off of marketable plushies and such would have like a whole entire lore bible but it does. every region is a separate place in the same world and they acknowledge that. people visit other regions and make note of cultural differences. they’re aware of the major news in other regions even though it doesn’t affect them or have anything to do with their own stories. it isn’t like one continuous story where you have to have played one game to understand another (like kingdom hearts) but it isn’t like a random inconsistent mashup of stories that contradict each other and reinvent the so-called timeline every game (like the legend of zelda). no shade to either of those franchises obviously i’m just saying i think pokémon kinda struck gold in that regard