Galar

Galar ガラル地方 Galar region

Artwork of the Galar region from Pokémon Sword and Shield

Introduction Pokémon Sword and Shield Professor Professor Magnolia First partner Pokémon Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble Regional Villains Team Yell (minor) Macro Cosmos (major)

League Pokémon League Galar League League Location Wyndon Stadium

Pokédex Pokédex List Galar Pokédex

Anime Series New Season(s)

Games Generation VIII Games Sword and Shield

Manga Adventures Debut Sword & Shield arc

File:Galar Sw.png

In-game map of the Galar region from Sword

In-game map of the Galar region from Shield

Galar (Japanese: ガラル地方 Galar-chihō) is a region of the Pokémon world. It is the setting of Pokémon Sword and Shield. It was the eighth core series region to be introduced.

Etymology and design concept

Etymology

Galar may have been derived from gallant, gala (a special occasion), or Galahad. It can also come from an anagram of San-Graal, the French name of the Holy Grail.

Design concept

Main article: Pokémon world in relation to the real world → Galar

Galar is based on the United Kingdom, with the region focusing heavily on the island of Great Britain, flipped upside-down as if being viewed from the north. The main region itself is based mostly on England and Wales, while the Crown Tundra is based on Scotland. The Isle of Armor is based on the Isle of Man, which is a self-governing crown dependency of the United Kingdom.

History

Dated history

• 20,000 years prior to the events of Pokémon Sword and Shield, a meteorite containing Eternatus fell.
• c. 3,000 years prior to the events of Pokémon Sword and Shield, a black storm called the Darkest Day occurred and was stopped by Zacian and Zamazenta.

Contemporary history

Victor/Gloria and Hop receive their starter Pokémon from Leon, the undefeated Champion, and meet a mysterious Pokémon in the Slumbering Weald. The two receive Pokédexes from Sonia, Dynamax Bands from Professor Magnolia, and endorsements from Leon to enter the Gym Challenge. They head on an adventure traveling across Galar challenging Gyms in order to earn eight Badges to enter the Champion Cup. Over the course of their journey, they encounter a group called Team Yell, whose members support Marnie in the Gym Challenge. They also encounter another group called Macro Cosmos, a conglomerate led by Chairman Rose, who has endorsed his ward Bede in the Gym Challenge. During the Champion Cup in Wyndon Stadium, Rose interrupts the Championship Match by reawakening Eternatus and bringing about the Darkest Day in an attempt to provide energy for the Galar region in 1,000 years. Victor/Gloria and Hop find a Rusted Sword and Rusted Shield and head to the Energy Plant in Hammerlocke, where they battle Rose and summon Zacian and Zamazenta. After defeating it, Victor/Gloria manages to catch Eternatus and returns to Wyndon to defeat Leon in the Championship Match, becoming the new Champion of Galar.

Cities, routes, and other locations

Galar has 11 cities and towns. Like in Unova, Kalos, and Alola, the routes of Galar start counting again from 1, likely to represent its geographical isolation from the original four regions. There are 10 routes in total.

In the anime, it was revealed Galar is far enough away from Kanto (and presumably Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh) to require flying between the two locations via airplane.

Demographics

The Galar region has a total population of 715, including all towns, cities, and other areas.

Cities and towns

Map	City/Town	Population	Description
File:Postwick Hop Leon house SwSh.png	Postwick	5	A farming town since days of old, where people and their Pokémon live in close harmony.
	Wedgehurst	31	Our quiet borough is home to the esteemed Pokémon Research Lab.
	Motostoke	120	An industrial city studded with steam-powered marvels of modern engineering.
	Turffield	36	A town nestled within the nurturing bowl of our many terraced farming fields.
	Hulbury	54	A bustling seaport that many visit to see its lively market stalls and famed restaurant.
	Hammerlocke	102	A city of great history, living and thriving within castle walls that date back to the middle ages.
	Stow-on-Side	44	A vibrant town that has grown up around an ancient mural tucked away in the mountains.
	Ballonlea	31	A charming town where the people make their homes among the trunks of the towering trees.
	Circhester	97	Buildings from an age long gone still stand about the steaming hot spring that covers the town.
	Spikemuth	29	This rocking town has a punk vibe and streets crammed with shops lined up cheek by jowl.
	Wyndon	157	This booming metropolis was designed and developed by our very own Chairman Rose.

Landmarks

• Wild Area
  • Meetup Spot
  • Rolling Fields
  • Dappled Grove
  • Watchtower Ruins
  • East Lake Axewell
  • West Lake Axewell
  • Axew's Eye
  • South Lake Miloch
  • Giant's Seat
  • North Lake Miloch
  • Motostoke Riverbank
  • Bridge Field
  • Stony Wilderness
  • Dusty Bowl
  • Giant's Mirror
  • Hammerlocke Hills
  • Giant's Cap
  • Lake of Outrage
• Slumbering Weald
• Galar Mine
• Galar Mine No. 2
• Motostoke Outskirts
• Glimwood Tangle
• Route 9 Tunnel
• Rose Tower/Battle Tower
• Energy Plant
• Isle of Armor
• Crown Tundra

Geography

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it.

Galar League

Main article: Galar League

The Galar League is the regional Pokémon League of the Galar region. Trainers who have received a letter of endorsement may compete in the Gym Challenge. After obtaining the eight Badges of the region, a Trainer may participate in the annual Champion Cup at Wyndon Stadium.

Gym Leaders

Galar League
Generation VIII				Region: Galar
Gym Leader Japanese		Location Japanese	Type		Badge
Milo ヤロー Yarrow		Turffield ターフタウン Turf Town	Grass		Grass Badge
Nessa ルリナ Rurina		Hulbury バウタウン Bow Town	Water		Water Badge
Kabu カブ Kabu		Motostoke エンジンシティ Engine City	Fire		Fire Badge
Bea サイトウ SaitōSw	Allister オニオン OnionSh	Stow-on-Side ラテラルタウン Lateral Town	Fighting	Ghost	Fighting Badge	Ghost Badge
Opal ポプラ Poplar	Bede ビート Beet	Ballonlea アラベスクタウン Arabesque Town	Fairy		Fairy Badge
Gordie マクワ MakuwaSw	Melony メロン MelonSh	Circhester キルクスタウン Circus Town	Rock	Ice	Rock Badge	Ice Badge
Piers ネズ Nezu	Marnie マリィ Mary	Spikemuth スパイクタウン Spike Town	Dark		Dark Badge
Raihan キバナ Kibana		Hammerlocke ナックルシティ Knuckle City	Dragon		Dragon Badge

Champion Cup

Galar League
Generation VIII
Member Japanese		Type
Semifinals
Marnie マリィ Mary		Dark
Hop ホップ Hop		Various
Interruption
Bede ビート Beet		Fairy
Finals
Nessa ルリナ Rurina		Water
Bea サイトウ SaitōSw	Allister オニオン OnionSh	Fighting	Ghost
Raihan キバナ Kibana		Dragon
Championship Match
Champion Leon ダンデ Dande		Various

Trivia

• The adjectival form of Galar is "Galarian".
• Galar is the only core series region:
  • To have all of its Gym Badges named after their type. Previously, Badges were always uniquely named.
  • To not have an "o" in its English name.
  • To not have a Victory Road.
  • To not have an Elite Four.
    • A similar role is fulfilled by the Champion Cup.
  • To contain no settlements that end in "Town" or "City" in their English names.
  • To introduce no Mythical Pokémon at the time of its release.
  • To contain a single landmass the map of which does not fit on the screen. Previous regions with multiple maps either contained or were archipelagos.
  • To introduce four fossils, the most of any region so far.
    • Despite this, the region does not beat the record for most Fossil Pokémon introduced (five in Kanto) due to the Galarian Fossil Pokémon being unable to evolve.
    • Also, for the first time, none of the introduced Fossil Pokémon are Rock type or have genders.
  • To have two Gym Leaders resign from their posts over the course of a single game's plot.
  • To not have an anime series solely dedicated to Ash Ketchum fully exploring the region in a journey.
• Galar is the first region to have a Dark-type Gym.
• Galar has the fewest numbered routes of any core series region, with a total of ten.

See also

• Pokémon Sword and Shield
• Generation VIII

In other languages

Language	Name	Origin
French, German, Italian, Spanish	Galar	From its Japanese and English name
Korean	가라르 Galar	Transliteration of its Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin)	伽勒爾 / 伽勒尔 Jiālè'ěr	Transliteration of its Japanese name
Chinese (Cantonese)	伽勒爾 Gālahkyíh	Mandarin-based transliteration of its Japanese name
Russian	Галар Galar	Transcription of its English name

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

Galar
Settlements Postwick • Wedgehurst • Motostoke • Turffield • Hulbury • Hammerlocke Stow-on-Side • Ballonlea • Circhester • Spikemuth • Wyndon Routes 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 Landmarks Slumbering Weald • Galar Mine • Galar Mine No. 2 • Motostoke Outskirts Glimwood Tangle • Route 9 Tunnel • Rose Tower/Battle Tower • Energy Plant • Tower Summit Wild Area Meetup Spot • Rolling Fields • Dappled Grove • Watchtower Ruins • East Lake Axewell • West Lake Axewell Axew's Eye • South Lake Miloch • Giant's Seat • North Lake Miloch • Motostoke Riverbank • Bridge Field Stony Wilderness • Dusty Bowl • Giant's Mirror • Hammerlocke Hills • Giant's Cap • Lake of Outrage Isle of Armor Fields of Honor • Master Dojo • Soothing Wetlands • Forest of Focus • Challenge Beach • Tower of Waters • Brawlers' Cave Challenge Road • Tower of Darkness • Courageous Cavern • Loop Lagoon • Training Lowlands • Warm-Up Tunnel Potbottom Desert • Workout Sea • Stepping-Stone Sea • Insular Sea • Honeycalm Sea • Honeycalm Island Crown Tundra Slippery Slope • Max Lair • Freezington • Frostpoint Field • Giant's Bed • Rock Peak Ruins • Iron Ruins • Old Cemetery Snowslide Slope • Iceberg Ruins • Tunnel to the Top • Path to the Peak • Crown Shrine • Giant's Foot • Roaring-Sea Caves Frigid Sea • Three-Point Pass • Split-Decision Ruins • Ballimere Lake • Lakeside Cave • Dyna Tree Hill

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