Cities of the Melo Region

Keystone City
On the surface of the White Lake, Keystone City is home to the first Gym Trainers normally challenge, Sopranus’ Flying Gym. It is smaller than most of the other cities, the entire city encased in a large glass dome that protects its citizens from the elements.

Treble Falls
Located next to the Blue Lake, Treble Falls is home to Basstien, the Water-Type Gym Leader of the Region. The city surrounds the lake rather than living on the waters, for fear of harming the Water-Type Pokemon that live within. Their city utilizes Solar Power and actively practices Conservation in the areas surrounding the Blue Lake, leading to the region being lush and home to some of the Regions only Grass and Bug-Type Pokemon. It is home to the Ranger’s Union and is the Headquarters of all Ranger activity in the Melo region.

Notewood
A large town rather than a City, Notewood rests on the surface of the Grey Lake. The whole town rests on a sort of platform several hundred feet over the water, giving them plenty of distance from nature down below. They are not as technologically advanced as most of the other Cities, however they make up for it with hard work and determination, using the rivers around the Grey Lake to supply the other Cities with a plentiful water supply. Alton, the Normal-Type Gym Leader, can be found in this city.

Ode Town
Resting on the side of one of the Region’s Mountains, Ode Town literally hangs over the Brown Lake of Melo. Its people are miners, utilizing both Machines and Pokemon to burrow deep within the range and bring forth all manner of fuels and building materials for the region’s cities. It is home to the first Harmonious Gym Contenders might face, with Barry and Tony, the Steel and Ground-Type Gym Leaders, calling the Town home.

Chorus City
Resting on the surface of the Purple Lake, Chorus City is the cultural center of the Region, as well as the main Tourist Attraction of Melo. It’s beautiful and stunning lake is made up of many different colors, almost like a rainbow, and the Professors attribute it to the region’s Pokemon, though they still do not understand how it happens. It is home to Harley and Monica, the Poison and Electric Gym-Leaders of Melo.

Dirge Alley
Now known as the Dead Lake, Dirge Alley rests inside a crater that once housed one of the Great Lakes of the Melo Region. Whatever happened to the lake is a mystery that Professor Conifer wishes to solve. It is home to the Gym Leader Dagio, a Dark-Type Gym Leader whose calm and cool attitude towards battling has become the stuff of legends.

Towns and Ranger Stations of the Melo Region

Shanty Town
The starting point of any real adventurer in Melo, Shanty Town is a port city located in the far southern portion of Melo. It is here they can meet Professor Conifer and receive their Pokedex, as well as their first Pokémon. The city is made up mostly of Sailors and their families, and so is one of the only areas in Melo one might find non-region Pokémon.

Ranger Station - Red
The first Ranger Station one might come to, Ranger Station - Red is located between Shanty Town and Keystone City. It is rather plain, having a simple Pokémon Center and Mart located within their tree-base, as well as sleeping quarters for Travelers. There are several floors to the Station, however the upper floors are reserved for Rangers only.

Ranger Station - Blue
The second Ranger Station, it is actually made up of several stations located around Treble Falls, and offers Travelers a way over the dense forest safely as there is no direct route connecting Treble Falls to Keystone or Notewood.

Echo Town
Located between Notewood and Ode Town, Echo Town is made up of people who originally lived in Ode Town, however left when issues started up between the Miners and the Scientists. Now they are among the only people living outside of the Lakes who are not Rangers.

Ranger Station - Green
As there is no safe path up to Ode Town, Ranger Station Green resides just outside of the City, offering Trolley Cars as a path up the side of the mountain, though the Rangers there are also closely surveilling the City in order to enforce rules regarding over-mining of the region, as well as pollution issues which sometimes affect the Brown Lake down below.

Ranger Station - Black
The last Ranger Station, it is located within Dirge Alley, and serves to try and find a way to return the Dead Lake to its original state. They work closely with both Professor Conifer and Dagio, who was once a Ranger himself.

Routes of the Melo Region

Route 1

Located between Shanty Town and the ports themselves, the Route is rather short, wide open, and home to many Flying-Type Pokémon due to its close proximity to the waters. One might also find some beach Pokémon like Krabby, Pyukumuku, and Mareanie. In the waters, one can find some Ocean-Based Pokémon as well.

NOTE: These Pokémon will not appear anywhere else, as the remainder of the Region is Inland.

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Route 2

Located between Shanty Town and Keystone City, it is the first real Route within the Deep Forests of Melo. Inside, one might find many Pokémon of various types, but few Grass and Bug-Types, unlike in past Games. The first Ranger Base (Red) is located midway through this Route.

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Route 3

Located in two different places, Route 3 is the connection between Keystone, Ranger Station - Blue, and Notewood. It has no direct path through the dense forest thanks to Treble Falls' conservation practices, and thus must be traversed by going through Ranger Station - Blue.

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Route 4

Runs between Notewood and Echo Town. It is a rather winding Route which is home to the Regions only meadow-like area, which is home to some Plains-Type Pokémon.

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Route 5

Between Echo Town and Ranger Station-Green one must go along Route 5. The rough road winds along the side of the Region's mountain range, and thus offers much less protection than other Routes, making it a much more dangerous Route to travel.

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Route 6

Between Ranger Station - Green and Chorus City is the extremely cold and almost always frosted Route 6. Many Ice-Types call this area of Melo home.

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Route 7

Chorus City is linked to Dirge Alley through Route 7. The Route, while straight, is barren. The Majority of Pokémon in this area are of the Ground or Rock type, and Trainers traversing the terrain can actually find themselves hot should they walk the land during the mid-day thanks to the lack of foliage covering them.