Pokémon Fans Float 300 Region-Name Guesses for 2027's Winds and Waves
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Updated · Screen Rant · Jul 3
Pokémon Fans Float 300 Region-Name Guesses for 2027's Winds and Waves
2 articles · Updated · Screen Rant · Jul 3
Summary
Nearly 300 comments on r/pokemon focused on one unanswered detail in Pokémon Winds and Waves: what the new Southeast Asia-inspired archipelago region will be called.
The speculation was driven by Nintendo and Game Freak withholding an official region name even after announcing the Generation 10 game earlier this year during the franchise's 30th anniversary celebrations.
Fan suggestions ranged from Bayunia—drawn from the Malay and Indonesian word "bayu" for breeze—to Gaia, Tidea, Sempulo and even George, with some users also debating likely naming patterns from past regions.
Winds and Waves is due in 2027 as Pokémon's first Gen 10 mainline entry, with starters Browt, Pombon and Gecqua already revealed and rumors pointing to 150-plus new Pokémon.