Two Months Later, Someone Has Finally Built (Most Of) Kanto In Pokemon Pokopia - Kotaku

A nearly complete, mostly 1:1 Kanto region replica has been built in Pokopia after more than two months. The project uses the blank-slate Palette Town map to recreate the original Pokémon region as accurately as possible, with many work-in-progress visuals showing close alignment. Early placement caused uneven space, forcing squishing of parts of the map and adjustments to routes and city sizes. Routes 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 24, and 25 were lost, several other routes were reduced, and Cerulean, Celadon, and Fuchsia were shrunk. Some locations received detailed 1:1 interiors, including Professor Oak’s Lab and Mt. Moon, while other areas like Diglet Cave were simplified. Extra western space will be used for Route 29 and New Bark Town connecting to Johto.

"With the loss of routes 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 24, and 25; losing most of routes 8, 10, 12, and 17; having to shrink Cerulean, Celadon, and Fuchsia Cities; AND having to fudge the spatial relationships of the locations a bit... yes, it can be done."

"They've been using the blank-slate Palette Town map to recreate the map from the original Pokémon games as accurately as possible, and it genuinely looks quite impressive. You can scroll through a lot of their WIP photos to see how close it looks."

"While most of the buildings don't have 1:1 interiors, a few do, such as Professor Oak's Lab and (astonishingly) Mt. Moon, which you can apparently walk all the way through just like in the games. This was a bit excessive, though, as starguy13 says they decided not to do the same thing for places like Diglet Cave and just made it a regular tunnel."

"There's also been an advantage to starguy13's lack of measurement early on: they've got some bonus room on the western side of the map. With that space, they say they plan to make Route 29, which connects Victory Road and the Pokémon League to Johto, and New Bark Town, which is where that connection point happens."

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