Most of it, like; how does all that mean the next game could be in spain. Idk if Im just not thinking right but it literaly makes no sense to me. I see no legit hints that Spain could be the next place at all
I'll go through it step by step.
First, we must establish that GameFreak drops hints in the first place. It does, as seen by the Strange Souvenir hinting that Gen VII would be based on Hawaii.
Next, we need to establish that there is a connection between the Tapu and their native island's Oricorio. Each island is named after a color in Hawaiian. Melemele is yellow, as are Tapu Koko and Oricorio Pom Pom. Akala is pink, as are Tapu Lele and Oricorio Pau'u. Ula'Ula is red, as are Tapu Bulu and Oricorio Baile. Poni is purple, as are Tapu Fini and Oricorio Sensu.
With that, we establish a connection between the Tapu and the Oricorio.
The next step is going further with the connections.
Pom Pom is obviously cheerleading, while Tapu Koko is a chicken. Both of these link back to the United States, as both of these things are associated with the US (chicken production is big here, as are sports). The United States (specifically, the New York tristate area) is represented in the Pokémon world by Unova.
Sensu is a traditional Japanese fan dancer. Tapu Fini is a swordfish, which are a staple food in Japan and hold cultural significance. The first four regions (Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh) are based on different areas of Japan.
Pau'u is a hula dancer, and Tapu Lele is based on a butterfly. Both of these are connected to Hawaii, which hula is associated with and has a huge amount of butterflies. This single Alolan island represents Alola itself, as the Pokémon equivalent of Hawaii.
Baile is based on a flamenco dancer, and Tapu Bulu is based on a bull. Flamenco is the signature dance of Spain, and bull fighting is a national pastime. However, there is not currently a Pokémon region based on Spain.
With that, we move on to another connection. Look at a map of Alola, and from left to right, the islands are ordered as Poni, Melemele, Akala, Ula'Ula. If we go back to the real world connections, this would be Japan, USA, Hawaii, Spain. This is the exact order of how they've chronologically appeared in the Pokémon world, with Spain being "next."
Now, we move onto reasons Spain might be chosen.
One such reason is that for Japanese people, Spain is a very popular tourist attraction, like the US/Hawaii.
Another reason is that during a visit to Spain in 2014 to promote ORAS, the team did research, which they usually do for new regions.
Next, we bring up Kalos. Kalos is, obviously, based on France. However, Kalos is also the only region that never got revisited after its debut games. Kanto had Yellow/FRLG, Johto had Crystal/HGSS, Hoenn had Emerald/ORAS, Sinnoh had Platinum, Unova had B2W2, Alola had USUM.
However, a Spanish region would be a perfect way to revisit Kalos. Generation VIII will be the first game on the Switch, which has a high processing power. What better way to show that off than to pull a Johto and have two regions in the game? Europe is very interconnected through railway, and Spain is right next to France. Making a region based off of Spain would provide a nice reason to maybe revisit Kalos in the post game, like how players revisited Kanto in the Johto games.
The final piece of evidence is the new movie trailer. Ash has one notable design change: his collar. In particular, it shares the exact same color scheme with the Spanish flag.
So with all of that said, are you still confused? And if so, where, specifically?
So? Let people have their own opinions. Its just a theory. It could bare fruit or it might not. USUM just came out. It'll be months before we hear anything about Gen 8 anyways.
So we're to kill all discussion because it's not relevant enough yet? Where's the fun in that?
