A geographical map I did of Pacific Island to help visualize the land. While some of it ain't exact in size, it's close enough to give everything a sense of scale and perspective. Some parts are flexible to imagination, while others are canon elements. The climate is between temperate and subtropical, never too hot or cold from being near the ocean.
Here's some deeper information on what's canon:
Sandy beaches consists purely of fine sand, and provides mostly clear entry onto the mainland, with the exception of when below cliffs to the north or eroded stone formations to the southeast.
The gravel beach is covered by tiny pebbles smoothened by the ocean's constantly battering waves, giving it a much more cool and barren look. It's also slightly steeper than the sandy shorelines.
Sandstone to the south has been eroded into various formations, intruding upon a portion of the sandy beach from the ocean. It extends the cliffside, occasional arches and steep sides stretching the mainland outward by a small amount, with protrusions poking above water smoothened to nearly disappear.
The stone cliffs raises the land in between considerably above ocean level, too steep for anything but flight, the waves having eroded the base for anything to grip onto. Few and far between will rocks jutt up above the waves, detached from the cliffs.
The vast amount of the mainland consists of forests, being primarily deciduous trees with fruit trees in patches all across the island. Only northwest has coniferous trees taken root as the dominating kind.
Grasslands consist of knee-high grass and vegetation, giving barely any space for trees to grow and making them an uncommon sight. At specific times of the year, the hills will blossom with thousands of different colorful flowers.
A small portion of the southern land is swampy and damp from a steady supply of water trapped by the landscape. Though trees grow there, plenty of space in between keeps the swampland bright with more short plants.
Taking up the center of the island, the volcanic mountain starts out with forestry around it, then reduces into tough vegetation towards the top, until it's barren stone, pebbles and boulders.
A few notable places exist as well, with the biggest one being Stoneport City. Being relatively new, only a few tall buildings take up the center, while the rest remains no higher than a couple stories tall. It has a central business area, sizable port, labs on the east side, and residential area south with a pokémon center in between.
Next biggest is Pacific Volcano, a dome volcano on the mountain with several notable locations around it, reaching as high as over 3000 meters above the ocean. While magma can still be found deep beneath it,
the volcano is considered dormant and stable. So much so icy caverns can be found on its peak that never thaws at any time of the year.
The closest you can get to the magma is through the Basalt Caverns. Natural tunnels that weave through the rocky mountain, which is heated up the deeper you go, until its unbearable to non fire types. Basalt covers the tunnel walls in all their length.
A closed mine on the northern side protrudes as a reminder of previous human activity. Once an attempt to gain volcanic riches, many of the pokémon reacted aggressively upon the intrusive mining, enough for the operation to later be declared abandoned.
Furthest north on the mountain is a larger hotspring. Interest towards it had people establish themselves by the spring, providing relaxation for both people and pokémon at all times. A mostly flat and rocky area surrounds it. Few plants are present, the heat and rocky terrain being too much for regular plants.
The pond of a regular spring rests opposite on the southern side, supplying water to a large section of the forest. Unlike the hotspring, vegetation is much more present with regular temperatures.
Near to the spring lies Guzzlord's Eye, a small cavern opening with constant waterflow that none has figured out where leads. Brave water types have attempted to explorer the cavern before, only to never return. Having earned an infamous reputation, pokémon avoids the hole entirely out of fear of its mystery. Tales goes that it's even the main source of ghost types on the island.
Lilypad Lake is the largest lake on Pacific Island, constantly fed with water from the spring. Its name stems from the gigantic lily pads, which covers a large portion of the lake, acting as platforms for smaller pokémon. The size and depth comes from a meteor landing near the end of Pacific Volcano's active state, a meteor which was later found and taken by humans for studying at a research center in Stoneport City.
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calderin
Pokémon - Game Freak
Here's some deeper information on what's canon:
Sandy beaches consists purely of fine sand, and provides mostly clear entry onto the mainland, with the exception of when below cliffs to the north or eroded stone formations to the southeast.
The gravel beach is covered by tiny pebbles smoothened by the ocean's constantly battering waves, giving it a much more cool and barren look. It's also slightly steeper than the sandy shorelines.
Sandstone to the south has been eroded into various formations, intruding upon a portion of the sandy beach from the ocean. It extends the cliffside, occasional arches and steep sides stretching the mainland outward by a small amount, with protrusions poking above water smoothened to nearly disappear.
The stone cliffs raises the land in between considerably above ocean level, too steep for anything but flight, the waves having eroded the base for anything to grip onto. Few and far between will rocks jutt up above the waves, detached from the cliffs.
The vast amount of the mainland consists of forests, being primarily deciduous trees with fruit trees in patches all across the island. Only northwest has coniferous trees taken root as the dominating kind.
Grasslands consist of knee-high grass and vegetation, giving barely any space for trees to grow and making them an uncommon sight. At specific times of the year, the hills will blossom with thousands of different colorful flowers.
A small portion of the southern land is swampy and damp from a steady supply of water trapped by the landscape. Though trees grow there, plenty of space in between keeps the swampland bright with more short plants.
Taking up the center of the island, the volcanic mountain starts out with forestry around it, then reduces into tough vegetation towards the top, until it's barren stone, pebbles and boulders.
A few notable places exist as well, with the biggest one being Stoneport City. Being relatively new, only a few tall buildings take up the center, while the rest remains no higher than a couple stories tall. It has a central business area, sizable port, labs on the east side, and residential area south with a pokémon center in between.
Next biggest is Pacific Volcano, a dome volcano on the mountain with several notable locations around it, reaching as high as over 3000 meters above the ocean. While magma can still be found deep beneath it,
the volcano is considered dormant and stable. So much so icy caverns can be found on its peak that never thaws at any time of the year.
The closest you can get to the magma is through the Basalt Caverns. Natural tunnels that weave through the rocky mountain, which is heated up the deeper you go, until its unbearable to non fire types. Basalt covers the tunnel walls in all their length.
A closed mine on the northern side protrudes as a reminder of previous human activity. Once an attempt to gain volcanic riches, many of the pokémon reacted aggressively upon the intrusive mining, enough for the operation to later be declared abandoned.
Furthest north on the mountain is a larger hotspring. Interest towards it had people establish themselves by the spring, providing relaxation for both people and pokémon at all times. A mostly flat and rocky area surrounds it. Few plants are present, the heat and rocky terrain being too much for regular plants.
The pond of a regular spring rests opposite on the southern side, supplying water to a large section of the forest. Unlike the hotspring, vegetation is much more present with regular temperatures.
Near to the spring lies Guzzlord's Eye, a small cavern opening with constant waterflow that none has figured out where leads. Brave water types have attempted to explorer the cavern before, only to never return. Having earned an infamous reputation, pokémon avoids the hole entirely out of fear of its mystery. Tales goes that it's even the main source of ghost types on the island.
Lilypad Lake is the largest lake on Pacific Island, constantly fed with water from the spring. Its name stems from the gigantic lily pads, which covers a large portion of the lake, acting as platforms for smaller pokémon. The size and depth comes from a meteor landing near the end of Pacific Volcano's active state, a meteor which was later found and taken by humans for studying at a research center in Stoneport City.
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