Wikibooks: A Traveler's Guide to the World of Pokémon/Regions/Sinnoh

• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Subjects: Four Lakes; Thumb; Sakhalin
• Online Access: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/A_Traveler%27s_Guide_to_the_World_of_Pok%C3%A9mon/Regions/Sinnoh

dewikify [[thumb right The Sinnoh region introduced in [[ Pokémon Diamond and Pearl ]] is loosely based on the geographical aspects of [[ Sinnoh Retrieved on 2007 02 24. The Land of Sinnoh Retrieved on 2007 02 24. シンオウ地方 Shin ō chihō}} is a [[Pokémon region]] in the [[fictional universe]] of [[Pokémon]] and is the setting of the [[Nintendo DS]] [[games]] [[Pokémon Diamond]] and [[Pokémon Pearl]] . Sinnoh like Pokémon regions in previous games features a broad range of environments for the player to explore. The region is [[mountain]]ous and [[temperate]] and features for the first time in a Pokémon [[RPG]] [[snow]]y routes. While this region s location with relation to other regions portrayed in the franchise is unknown [[Ash Ketchum]] refers to Sinnoh as an island during the English dub of the last episode of season 9 of the [[anime]] while [[Professor Oak]] mentions that it s located to the north of the [[Kanto]]/[[Johto]] landmass. The in game map shows that the region consists of about 70% land and 30% water. There are thirty routes in Sinnoh [[numbered]] 201 to 230 and like the [[Hoenn]] region before it do not follow sequentially from the previous region s routes routes in Hoenn the previous region were numbered 101 to 134. Sinnoh has four lakes each of which houses a [[legendary Pokémon]] Lake Acuity houses [[Uxie]] Lake Valor houses [[Azelf]] Lake Verity houses [[Mesprit]] Official Pokémon Scenario Guide Diamond and Pearl version p. 189 181 and the secret Sendoff Spring houses [[Giratina]] inside Turnback Cave. Sinnoh is based on the geography of the [[Japan]]ese island of [[Hokkaidō]] the southern half of the [[Russia]]n island of [[Sakhalin]] and the [[disputed]] island of [[Kunashir]]. Sinnoh features an extensive underground area called The Underground. In this area a player can dig for stones items and spheres which can be exchanged for items with underground [[barter]]ers. The player can also use DS Wireless Communication compete with players within the area to a capture the ...