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Sevii Islands ナナシマ
Nanashima
Sevii Islands.png
Artwork of the Sevii Islands from FireRed and LeafGreen
Introduction Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
Professor None
First partner Pokémon None
Regional Villains Team Rocket
League
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Pokédex
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Anime
Series Pokémon Chronicles
Season(s) Pokémon Chronicles
Games
Generation III
Games FireRed and LeafGreen
Manga
Adventures Debut Now You See Me...

The Sevii Islands (Japanese: ナナシマ Nanashima) are an archipelago in the Kanto region consisting 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 appeared in Pokémon Emerald. The Sevii Islands also appear in other media based on these games.

Geography

In-game map of the Sevii Islands from FireRed and LeafGreen

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.

Demographics

The population of Sevii Islands is 66, which makes it the smallest of all known regions. This low number is due to the remote location of the archipelago and its relatively small land area.

Settlements

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

Map Name Areas of interest
Knot Island FRLG.png One Island One Island

Treasure Beach

Kindle Road
Mt. Ember
Boon Island FRLG.png Two Island Two Island

Cape Brink
Kin Island.png Three Island Three Island

Three Isle Port
Three Isle Path

Bond Bridge
Berry Forest
Four Island FRLG.png Four Island Four Island

Icefall Cave
Chrono Island.png Five Island Five Island

Water Labyrinth
Resort Gorgeous
Lost Cave

Five Isle Meadow
Rocket Warehouse
Memorial Pillar
Fortune Island.png Six Island Six Island

Water Path

Pattern Bush
Green Path
Outcast Island
Altering Cave

Ruin Valley
Dotted Hole
Quest Island.png Seven Island Seven Island

Trainer Tower

Canyon Entrance
Sevault Canyon
Tanoby Key
Tanoby Ruins
Tanoby Chambers
Navel Rock FRLG.png Navel Rock
Birth Island FRLG.png Birth Island

In the games

Plot

The Sevii Islands follow a trend set by Pokémon Gold and Silver, and provide most of the post-Elite Four 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 areas available until the Elite Four has been defeated, 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 the Vermilion City 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 Bill 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 defeating the Elite Four 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.

In the anime

The Sevii Islands made a fleeting appearance in the anime. They were the setting for The Search for the Legend: specifically Mt. Ember (referred to as Mt. Magma in the dub), which is located on One Island. The episode dealt with the appearance and attempted capture of Moltres, which roosts at the top of Mt. Ember in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. A reference to the S.S. Anne is made in the course of the episode, apparently being the vessel used to travel there.

The Sevii Islands also appear in the anime map released with The Rise of Darkrai. According to the The Rise of Darkrai's anime map, the Sevii Islands are in relatively the same area as the Orange Islands and New Island.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

The Pokémon Adventures manga featured the Sevii Islands as the main setting for the FireRed & LeafGreen arc. This chapter mainly focuses on the first three Kanto Pokédex holders searching for missing relatives, and incorporated in-game events from the Sevii Islands into the plot, such as the Deoxys event on Birth Island.

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 (at 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 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
Islas Sete
From archipelago and 7
Corruption of siete (seven)
Korean 일곱섬 Ilgop Seom Translation of Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin) 七之島 Qī-zhī Dǎo*
七岛 Qīdǎo*
Translation of Japanese name
Chinese (Cantonese) 七之島 Chāt-jī Dóu Same as Taiwanese name
Vietnamese Thất Đảo


Regions in the Pokémon world
Core series Kanto (Sevii Islands) • JohtoHoenn
Sinnoh (HisuiBattle Zone) • Unova
KalosAlolaGalar (Isle of ArmorCrown Tundra)
PaldeaKitakami
Side series White CityOrre
Anime Orange ArchipelagoDecolore Islands
Spin-off games FioreAlmiaObliviaPokémon IslandMintale Town
Ryme CityPasioRanseiFerrumLental
Mystery Dungeon worldPokéParkTCG Islands
Carmonte IslandTumblecube IslandAeos Island
TCG Southern IslandsHolonParallel WorldsPuzzle Continent
Sovereign states in
the Pokémon world
Ranger UnionGuyana
Lucario KingdomMirage KingdomRota


Sevii Islands
1Island.png 2Island.png 3Island.png 4Island.png 5Island.png 6Island.png 7Island.png 8Island.png 9Island.png
Settlements
One IslandTwo IslandThree IslandFour IslandFive IslandSix IslandSeven Island
Routes
Treasure BeachKindle RoadCape BrinkBond BridgeThree Isle PortThree Isle PathResort GorgeousWater Labyrinth
Five Isle MeadowMemorial PillarOutcast IslandGreen PathWater PathRuin ValleyTrainer TowerCanyon Entrance
Sevault CanyonTanoby Ruins
Landmarks
Mt. EmberBerry ForestIcefall CaveRocket WarehouseLost CaveAltering CavePattern Bush
Dotted HoleTanoby KeyTanoby ChambersNavel RockBirth Island
Access to
Kanto


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