Why did the gen 3 games (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald especially) have so much water?

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I never understood this. Why was Hoenn about 80% ocean? And it even seemed to be true of Fire Red and Leaf Green, the new additions were all island based areas, and all the events opened up yet more islands in the middle of the ocean.

It also makes me wonder... does Japan in general have a bit of an obsession about the ocean as a setting? This was also the same gen where we got The Wind Waker...
 
The regions in the Pokemon universe are based on Japan's actual geography. Hoenn is based on the region Kyushu, south of Japan making its climate much warmer compared to that of Sinnoh, which based on Hokkaido, is located furthest north of Japan. Hence why Hoenn was more tropical and Sinnoh, especially in Platinum, more colder in temperature. As for Kanto and Johto, there are actual islands south of the region which made it the perfect opportunity to incorporate Gold and Silver additions and to further plot since they were remakes, i.e. the Sevi Islands.

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I for one loved Emerald and really hope for that remake for the 3DS.
 
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Honestly, I didn't care much for gen 3. I did a quick Nuzlocke of it and never went back. Anyway, for a more detailed explanation of the geographical inspirations of the game, here's a little something I ripped directly out of someone else's forum which was linked to me a while back when discussing similar things. Enjoy!

The area in real-life Japan where the games' region lines up is also called Kanto.
Saffron City is located in the same place on this map as Tokyo.
Goldenrod City is located in the same place as Kyoto.
Mount Silver is located where the real-life Mount Fuji is.
Cinnabar Island is located on the island of Izu Oshima. If you recall, Cinnabar Island is destroyed by a volcanic eruption between the first and second generations. Izu Oshima is home to Mount Mihara, which is a volcano.
Vermillion City is located where the real-life city of Yokohama stands.
Cianwood City is the only city whose corresponding real-life city is not considered part of Honshu, but rather of Shikoku. It corresponds with the city of Tokushima.

Hoenn is actually turned sideways to fit onto that map. It's on the island of Kyushu.
The city of Slateport corresponds with the real-life location of Nagasaki.
Mossdeep City is located on the real-life island of Tanegashima. Just like Mossdeep City is home to the Space Center, so Tanegashima is home to Tanegashima Space Center.
Sootopolis City is located on the real-life island of Yakushima. Yakushima's biggest mountain is Miyanoura-dake, which may or may not be volcanic. I'll let you know when I find out.
Evergrande City is located on the real-life island of Amami Oshima, where (I'm not making this up), a species of deadly poisonous snake lives and mongooses are trained to kill them. Sound familiar?

Sinnoh in reality is the island of Hokkaido, which is Japan's largest prefecture. The capital of Hokkaido is Sapporo, which is located in roughly the same location on that map as Jubilife City.
The port city of Otaru in Hokkaido corresponds with the location of Canalave City. The islands where one can catch Darkrai and Cresselia correspond with the locations of Teuri Island and Yagishiri Island.
The Pokemon League is located on the island of Kunashiri. Unlike that spot in the game, this island is volcanic.
Mount Asahi is in the same location on that map as Mount Coronet.
 
I remember in social studies class in 8th grade in the geography book I remember seeing something called the great kanto plain somewhere in japan and that large buildings are somewhat flexible that protect it from earthquakes. Sound familiar?
 
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[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]I think The Hoenn Region Was Probably one of the most Beautiful Regions In The World of Pokémon, another being the Sinnoh Region. It would be great to see a Hoenn Remake, Maybe the Topaz Version Would be its name? It would maybe be yellow, or something?[/font]
 
SpoonySage said:
Honestly, I didn't care much for gen 3. I did a quick Nuzlocke of it and never went back. Anyway, for a more detailed explanation of the geographical inspirations of the game, here's a little something I ripped directly out of someone else's forum which was linked to me a while back when discussing similar things. Enjoy!

The area in real-life Japan where the games' region lines up is also called Kanto.
Saffron City is located in the same place on this map as Tokyo.
Goldenrod City is located in the same place as Kyoto.
Mount Silver is located where the real-life Mount Fuji is.
Cinnabar Island is located on the island of Izu Oshima. If you recall, Cinnabar Island is destroyed by a volcanic eruption between the first and second generations. Izu Oshima is home to Mount Mihara, which is a volcano.
Vermillion City is located where the real-life city of Yokohama stands.
Cianwood City is the only city whose corresponding real-life city is not considered part of Honshu, but rather of Shikoku. It corresponds with the city of Tokushima.

Hoenn is actually turned sideways to fit onto that map. It's on the island of Kyushu.
The city of Slateport corresponds with the real-life location of Nagasaki.
Mossdeep City is located on the real-life island of Tanegashima. Just like Mossdeep City is home to the Space Center, so Tanegashima is home to Tanegashima Space Center.
Sootopolis City is located on the real-life island of Yakushima. Yakushima's biggest mountain is Miyanoura-dake, which may or may not be volcanic. I'll let you know when I find out.
Evergrande City is located on the real-life island of Amami Oshima, where (I'm not making this up), a species of deadly poisonous snake lives and mongooses are trained to kill them. Sound familiar?

Sinnoh in reality is the island of Hokkaido, which is Japan's largest prefecture. The capital of Hokkaido is Sapporo, which is located in roughly the same location on that map as Jubilife City.
The port city of Otaru in Hokkaido corresponds with the location of Canalave City. The islands where one can catch Darkrai and Cresselia correspond with the locations of Teuri Island and Yagishiri Island.
The Pokemon League is located on the island of Kunashiri. Unlike that spot in the game, this island is volcanic.
Mount Asahi is in the same location on that map as Mount Coronet.
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Since you know so much about the relation between pokemon and the real world would you like telling us where the unova region fits in?
 
From what I gathered, the Unova region is an exception to most pokemon games. Unova is not close to Kanto, Jotho, or any of the other regions. Unova is west, and is a depiction of the western world. A lot of techology, cowboys, bridges, trains, cars.

I'm not saying this is the truth, but I think it makes sense.
 
So, I've heard that the Unova region is geographically based on the United States. We have representations of the Golden Gate Bridge and New York, but personally, I like the idea that this region is based more on the ideals of western civilization. This makes sense since dreams are the main theme this gen, including dream clouds.

Speaking of which, the names of the towns in Unova are all based on cloud formations. For a complete listing, check out this video, by a friend of mine: http://youtu.be/m_rTgAC8K5g

Other than that... I haven't really done much research this gen! ^^;; Just enjoying another great Pokemon game!
 
I really enjoyed the whole lot of water for some reason. The sea was like a big fun maze.
 
I believe unova is I think in america. Castelia city I think is new york city and the route above is ground zero (seriously look it up it's true)
 
Gen five is based in America. I remember reading that, like SGE said, Castelia City is New York City, and that Nacrene City is supposed to be the Bronx. I can't remember beyond that though...
 
and the route above castelia city is based off of ground zero. It even shows demolished skyscrapers and instead of planes they say a meteor destroyed them.
 
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Ruby, Sapphire & Emerald have a lot of water because it's the clash of land, sea & sky without water there is no kyogre.
 
Maybe because so much of the earth is water (can't remember how many percents), but I really liked it. Hoenn had so many areas to explore.
 
Fillfall said:
Maybe because so much of the earth is water (can't remember how many percents), but I really liked it. Hoenn had so many areas to explore.
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why did you like it? i couldn't stand this game it's really annoying and super hard to catch pokemon unlike the upcoming releases pokemon xd / pokemon dpp / pokemon bw it's really easy to catch pokemon in those games and you don't gotta mess with hms or water in pokemon xd
 
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