Sevii Islands

Sevii Islands ナナシマ Nanashima

Artwork of the Sevii Islands from FireRed and LeafGreen

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The Sevii Islands (Japanese: ナナシマ Nanashima) are an archipelago in the Kanto region.

In the core series games

The Sevii Islands consist of nine large islands and several small islands surrounding them. They are located far south of the Kanto mainland, and are home to several Legendary and Mythical Pokémon: Moltres, Lugia, Ho-Oh, and Deoxys.

The main islands' only game appearance was in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, but the two event-exclusive islands, Navel Rock and Birth Island, later reappeared in Pokémon Emerald. The Sevii Islands also appear in other media based on these games.

Plot

The Sevii Islands follow a trend set by Pokémon Gold and Silver, and provide most of the post-Pokémon League plot in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. The Sevii Islands sideplot actually begins as soon as the player has defeated the Cinnabar Gym and obtained the Volcano Badge. The first three islands, One, Two, and Three, are the only ones that are initially accessible, but the plot here is important for continuing the game. By obtaining the National Pokédex (and subsequently retrieving the Ruby), the later islands are unlocked.

There is also a plot by Team Rocket based in the Sevii Islands. It deals with Pokémon evolution, and appears to be the prelude to a plot that is launched three years later. Only when the Team Rocket members realize that the player has already defeated Giovanni, who subsequently disbanded Team Rocket, do they give up.

Some of the Sevii Islands' background music tracks are remixed themes from Gold and Silver, specifically the ones from Violet City/Olivine City (Six Island and Seven Island), Azalea Town/Blackthorn City (Four Island and Five Island), and Routes 42, 43, 44, and the Lake of Rage (routes on Five, Six, and Seven Islands).

Accessibility

In FireRed and LeafGreen, the Sevii Islands are accessible from Vermilion Harbor via a system of boats called the Seagallop Ferries. To be able to access One, Two, and Three Islands, one needs a Tri-Pass, received from Celio after defeating Blaine on Cinnabar Island. To be able to access Four, Five, Six, and Seven Islands, one needs a Rainbow Pass, received from Celio in One Island, after entering the Hall of Fame and obtaining the National Pokédex. To be able to access Navel Rock, one needs a MysticTicket, and to be able to access Birth Island, one needs an AuroraTicket, both of which can be obtained promotionally with Mystery Gift.

Geography

Demographics

The population of Sevii Islands is 212, including all towns and other areas.

Notable locations

The nine Sevii Islands are a part of the Kanto region, located to the south of mainland Kanto. These islands cannot be surfed to; to travel from island to island a Pokémon Trainer must take the Seagallop Ferries from another island or Vermilion City in Kanto.

Settlements

The seven major islands each have a settlement, which are named numerically.

Map	Name
	One Island
	Two Island
	Three Island
	Four Island
	Five Island
	Six Island
	Seven Island

Landmarks

• One Island
  • Treasure Beach
  • Kindle Road
  • Mt. Ember
• Two Island
  • Cape Brink
• Three Island
  • Three Isle Port
  • Three Isle Path
  • Bond Bridge
  • Berry Forest
• Four Island
  • Icefall Cave
• Five Island
  • Water Labyrinth
  • Resort Gorgeous
  • Lost Cave
  • Five Isle Meadow
  • Rocket Warehouse
  • Memorial Pillar
• Six Island
  • Water Path
  • Pattern Bush
  • Green Path
  • Outcast Island
  • Altering Cave
  • Ruin Valley
  • Dotted Hole
• Seven Island
  • Trainer Tower
  • Canyon Entrance
  • Sevault Canyon
  • Tanoby Key
  • Tanoby Ruins
  • Tanoby Chambers
• Navel Rock
• Birth Island

Relation with Kanto

Official sources are inconsistent as to whether the Sevii Islands are part of the Kanto region.

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the in-game dialogue suggests that the Sevii Islands are separate from Kanto. For example:

• Bill says at One Island: "We should head back to Kanto."
• Lostelle's uncle says at Two Island's Joyful Game Corner: "I can't tell you how grateful I am for your rescue of Lostelle. Thanks to your feat, the people of Three Island have changed their attitudes about Kanto people. And, I'm from Kanto, you see. The people of Three Island helped me add to my merchandise."
• The Network Machine at One Island: "Link established with Kanto region." or "Link established with Kanto and Hoenn regions."

On the official Japanese Pokémon site, on a page describing the setting of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the Sevii Islands are consistently described as being outside of the Kanto region.

On the official Japanese "Pokémon World Climate" website, on the page about the Kanto region, it is mentioned that despite their different climate, the Sevii Islands are still part of the Kanto region.

Appearance

The Sevii Islands as seen in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

In the Pasio Gold Rush event in Pokémon Masters EX, Leaf says that she met a Hiker when she travelled the Sevii Islands. She also asks if Red met the Hiker as well.

In the anime

One Island in the anime

Main series

Pokémon Chronicles

The Sevii Islands have only been featured in The Search for the Legend, where Ritchie visited Mt. Ember (referred to as Mt. Magma in the dub) on One Island. The episode focused on the Moltres living on the mountain.

Pokémon movies

The Sevii Islands also appear in the anime map released with The Rise of Darkrai.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

In this manga, the Sevii Islands are unambiguously located outside Kanto, as the characters are sometimes seen travelling between Kanto and the Sevii Islands.

FireRed & LeafGreen arc

The Sevii Islands were the main setting for this arc. It focused on the three original Kanto Pokédex holders dealing with Deoxys, based on the Birth Island event, as well as the resurgence of Team Rocket.

Trivia

• Data in the games reserved for location name index pointers reveal the following values:
  • Sevii Isle 6 (Japanese: ６ばんななしま Nanashima 6)
  • Sevii Isle 7 (Japanese: ７ばんななしま Nanashima 7)
  • Sevii Isle 8 (Japanese: ８ばんななしま Nanashima 8)
  • Sevii Isle 9 (Japanese: ９ばんななしま Nanashima 9)
  • Sevii Isle 22 (Japanese: ２２ばんななしま Nanashima 22)
  • Sevii Isle 23 (Japanese: ２３ばんななしま Nanashima 23)
  • Sevii Isle 24 (Japanese: ２４ばんななしま Nanashima 24)
    • These routes are not accessible during normal gameplay and are likely remnants from the development period of the games.
• The routes on the Sevii Islands are not numbered, unlike the other regions. This is likely to prevent confusion as to their relation to the others, as continuing where Johto left off (after Route 46, at the time the highest-numbered Johto route) would seemingly imply that Johto is accessible in the games.

Origin

The Sevii Islands archipelago corresponds to the real-life Izu Islands and Bonin Islands. One through Five Island as well as Navel Rock are based on the Izu Islands, while Six and Seven Island correspond to Chichijima and Hahajima in the Bonin, and Birth Island corresponds to Minami-Tori-shima (an island grouped administratively with the Bonin Islands, but not considered to be a part of them geographically).

Name origin

The name possibly combines the number seven and the Roman numeral for seven, VII. The Japanese name Nanashima literally means "seven islands". According to an old woman on Seven Island, they were named the Sevii Islands not because there are seven (two event items reveal there are in fact nine), but because they were supposedly made in seven days.

In other languages

Language	Name	Origin
French	Îles Sevii	Same as English name
German	Sevii Eiland	Same as English name
Italian	Settipelago	From sette (seven) and archipelago
Spanish	Archi7	From archipelago and 7
Korean	일곱섬 Ilgop Seom	Translation of Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin)	七之島 / 七之岛 Qī-zhī Dǎo* 七岛 Qīdǎo*	Translation of Japanese name
Chinese (Cantonese)	七之島 Chāt-jī Dóu	Same as Taiwanese name
Brazilian Portuguese	Ilhas Sevii	Same as English name
Vietnamese	Thất Đảo	From thất (seven) and đảo (island)

References

Regions in the Pokémon world

Core series Kanto (Sevii Islands) • Johto • Hoenn Sinnoh (Hisui • Battle Zone) • Unova (Blueberry Academy) Kalos • Alola • Galar (Isle of Armor • Crown Tundra) Paldea • Kitakami Side series White City • Orre Anime Orange Islands • Decolore Islands Spin-off games Fiore • Almia • Oblivia • Pokémon Island • Mintale Town Ryme City • Pasio • Ransei • Ferrum • Lental Mystery Dungeon world • PokéPark • TCG Islands Carmonte Island • Tumblecube Island • Aeos Island TCG Southern Islands • Puzzle Continent • Holon • Parallel Worlds Sovereign states in the Pokémon world Ranger Union • Guyana Lucario Kingdom • Mirage Kingdom • Rota

Sevii Islands
Settlements One Island • Two Island • Three Island • Four Island • Five Island • Six Island • Seven Island Routes Treasure Beach • Kindle Road • Cape Brink • Bond Bridge • Three Isle Port • Three Isle Path • Resort Gorgeous • Water Labyrinth Five Isle Meadow • Memorial Pillar • Outcast Island • Green Path • Water Path • Ruin Valley • Trainer Tower • Canyon Entrance Sevault Canyon • Tanoby Ruins Landmarks Mt. Ember • Berry Forest • Icefall Cave • Rocket Warehouse • Lost Cave • Altering Cave • Pattern Bush Dotted Hole • Tanoby Key • Tanoby Chambers • Navel Rock • Birth Island Access to Kanto

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