THE ANIME AND KANTO REGION

Although it is not named, Kanto is the region of the original videogames and of course, the first region to be seen at anime series. The original anime series were based in the games story, although there are places that never had been seen on the games. Gym leaders also looked different.

The main plot of the games was to "catch them all!" but you also had to beat the gym leaders, get the eight badges and then challenge the Elite Four, and defeat Team Rocket plans.

ANIME SERIES

The anime series has a different argument. Ash Ketchum, a 10 years old boy from Pallet Town, gets a Pikachu as his first Pokémon. He wanna be a Pokémon Master, and to get his objective he had to start a long trip around Kanto region beating the gym leaders. The Team Rocket, as they do on the games, is a criminal organization. But only two of them, Jessie and James and their speaking Meowth, appears in the first episodes. Later, it is shown that Team Rocket is a more complex organization with a lot of members.

Ash meets during his trip new friends, and he gets some journey partners, like Misty or Brock, who help him to get their aims and teaching him to train better. 

 KANTO REGION

The name region comes from the original Kanto name, a real region in Japan. This is a modern area, and as well in the games, Kanto is the most modern region, specially in comparision with the traditional Johto region. In the anime series, Kanto is really large, the main characters cross this region and it took like a year for them. At games, Kanto is simplified with 2 main towns: Pallet Town and Lavender Town. 7 cities, Viridian City, Pewter City, Celurean City, Vermillion City, Saffron City, Celadon City and Fuchsia City, there is also a big island, Cinnabar Island and an archipelago, Seafoms Island. The Indigo Plateau is the place where Pokémon League is celebrated and where in games, you have to defeat the Elite Four. Besides it, Kanto is pleny of natural caves and places where there are wild Pokémon.

LANDMARKS OF KANTO

As a real country, Kanto also have it own landmarks. 

In the beginning, in Pallet Town we can see the Pokémon Laboratory of Professor Oak. Here you get your first Pokémon. 

Then we can continue till Viridian City, where there is a school for beginners. 

In Pewter City we can  find the Pokémon Museum. In Celurean City we can see a Bike Shop and outside we find Bill's home. 

Later in Vermillion, we find the Pokémon Fan Club and the seaport, where the luxurious liner S.S. Anne is waiting. 

In Lavender Town is located the Pokémon Tower, a cemetery, outside there is the Power Plant. 

In Celadon City there is a Casino owned by Team Rocket, a great Mall, and an hotel. Outside, there's the Cycling Road.

In Saffron City there is the Silph Corporation and also a Dojo, which was the original Pokémon gym.   

In Fuchsia City there is the Safari Zone.
Cinnabar Island has a volcano (although it is not seen at games). There is also the Pokémon Laboratory and the Pokémon Mansion.

Due to the anime series' success, Pikachu became Pokémon's pet and pokéball the main item. The influence of Pokémon is pretty high, it has been parodied lots of times in different media.

Old players and fans will always prefer the original series and games though the games have improved in graphics, there is no one like the first.