The Fiore region (Japanese: フィオレ地方Fiore region) is the setting for the first Pokémon Ranger game. Its name is Italian for "flower". It may be somewhat far from the Sinnohregion, since in the in-game Manaphy event, Professor Hastings suggests sending the Manaphy Egg to Sinnoh as a response to the term "somewhere far away."
The relationship between humans and Pokémon is substantially different in Fiore than it is in the regions of the main games. In Fiore, there are no Trainers that capture and battle. The people that have the most interaction with Pokémon are the Pokémon Rangers. Since the Rangers enforce a strict rule of releasing Pokémon after using their help, Fiore does not host a form of Pokémon competition in the vein of the other regions' Pokémon League. However, they do have capture challenges that are open for Rangers to hone their skills. Poké Balls are not sold or used in the Fiore region. People who befriend Pokémon are encouraged to keep them by their side, outside of Poké Balls at all times.
Fiore is a location with mountainous terrain and four cities located in the cardinal directions of the map. Each city represents a season: Ringtown for spring, Fall City for fall, Summerland for summer, and Wintown for winter.
Wintown is the only city or town without a Capture Challenge nearby.
Dummied-out data exists in the Japanese and European versions of the game for a location called Kalakka Desert (Japanese: カラッカさばくKalakka Desert), including a map description: "The temperature here swings far between day and night, and an arid wind blows."
Names
Language
Name
Origin
Japanese
フィオレ Fiore
From fiore (Italian for "flower")
English, German, French, Italian, Vietnamese
Fiore
Same as Japanese name
Spanish
Floresta
From flor (flower) and foresta (forest)
Korean
피오레 Piore
Transcription of Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin)
菲蕾 Fēilěi
Transcription of Japanese name. Contains 菲 fēi (fragrant) and 蕾 lěi / léuih (bud)
This article is part of both Project Locations and Project Sidegames, Bulbapedia projects that, together, aim to write comprehensive articles on every location in the Pokémon world and the Pokémon Sidegames, respectively.
