The Grand PokéTour

Blog

Field notes, softer essays, and behind-the-route thoughts

This Grand PokéTour Blog is shaped like a travel notebook rather than a standard news feed. It holds diary-style writing that pairs with the location table and gives each region a little more breathing room.

The world map for the in-game Kanto region beside its real-world inspiration in Japan.

December 2022

I Am The First Person To Tour Across The Real Life Pokemon Kanto Region

The cities and towns featured in the Pokemon games are inspired by real-world locations. Join me as I break down each leg of my journey across the real-life inspiration for the Kanto region.

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DIARY SNAPSHOTS

Small emotional beats from the route

These are the kinds of notes the blog can expand on: pacing decisions, weather, and the little mood shifts that never fit neatly in a playlist title.

Kanto

Lavender Town

Ushiku, Ibaraki

The day felt quieter here, with more pauses between lines and more attention paid to atmosphere than to ticking off sights.

Johto

Goldenrod City

Texture, roofline, or tower-lit detail worth keeping.

This was one of the easiest episodes to shape because every turn offered another texture, roofline, or tower-lit detail worth keeping.

Hoenn

Lavaridge Town

Kurokawa, Aso

Between hot-spring calm and volcanic scale, the footage kept switching between cozy and epic in a way that felt very Hoenn.