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Distant land (Japanese: 遠(とお)く離(はな)れた土地(とち) distant land) is a region placeholder found in the core series games, first used in the Generation IV games. This placeholder data is displayed as the Pokémon's met location when it was met in a different game, but the current game does not define the name of the region to display for the Pokémon's game of origin. It is most commonly used for Pokémon from Pokémon Colosseum and XD.

Mechanics

Distant land is the met location displayed when a Pokémon is met in a region that is not defined in its current game. It is similar to Faraway place, but for regions instead of locations.

The most common usage of this placeholder is for Pokémon met in the Orre region—i.e. Pokémon obtained in Pokémon Colosseum or XD. Orre has never been defined as a region in the game data of the core series games, so Pokémon met in Orre are displayed as being met in a "distant land" in all games from Generation IV onward.

In Pokémon Legends: Arceus and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Pokémon from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet display as being met in a "distant land". Unlike other Generation VIII games, in Pokémon Sword and Shield, Pokémon met in subsequent generations are displayed with the Sword and Shield origin mark and display "Faraway place" as their met location.

In the mobile version of Pokémon HOME, Pokémon obtained in Pokémon Dream Radar are displayed as being met in the Unova region (since their game of origin will necessarily be Black 2 or White 2), but as specifically being met at the location "Distant Land".

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 遙遠的土地 Yìuhyúhn-dīk tóudeih Mandarin 遙遠的土地 / 遥远的土地 Yáoyuǎn-de tǔdì French Pays lointain German Fernes Land (VII+) Entferntes Land (IV - VI) Italian Terra lontana (VII+) Terra Lontana (IV - VI) Korean 아주 먼 땅 Aju meon ttang (VI+) 아주 먼 토지 Aju meon toji (IV, V) Spanish Tierra lejana

See also

• Faraway place
• Strange Ball

This article is part of Project Locations, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on every location in the Pokémon world.