The Galar region (ガラル地方) debuted in the franchise's eighth generation of games, Pocket Monsters Sword & Shield. It is based on the United Kingdom.

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Locations - Facilities & Shops

Below is a list of the various facilities and shops that pop up all over the Galar Region.

Japanese Name	English Name		Japanese Name	English Name
Pokémon Center ポケモンセンター	Pokémon Center		Friendly Shop フレンドリィショップ	Pokémon Mart
Berry Shop きのみショップ	Berry shop		Nursery 預り屋 (あずかりや)	Pokémon Nursery
Boutique ブティック	Boutique		Hair Salon ヘアサロン	Hair Salon
Yoshida's Coffee ヨシダ珈琲 (ヨシダコーヒー)	Yoshida's Coffee		Battle Café バトルカフェ	Battle Café
Watt Shop ワットショップ	Watt Trader		BP Shop BPショップ	BP Shop
Ingredient Shop 食材屋 (しょくざいや)	Ingredient Seller		Incense Shop 御香ショップ (おこうショップ)	Incense Market
Chinese Pharmacy 漢方薬屋 (カンポくすりや)	Herb Shop

Galar Mainland

Japanese Name	Name Origin	Notes	English Name
Furlong Town ハロンタウン	haron (ハロン), "a furlong," as in the imperial unit of measurement often used in horse racing. One furlong = 201 meters or 1/8 mile	Shigeru Ohmori has confirmed that Furlong Town is based on Windermere.	Postwick
Slumbering Forest まどろみの森 (まどろみのもり)	madoromi (まどろみ), "slumber," "nap," "drowse," or "doze" mori (森), "forest"	May be based on Grizedale Forest. Another possible inspiration may be the Cairngorms National Park.	Slumbering Weald
Route 1 1番道路		May be based on New Road / Lake Road	Route 1

Japanese Name	Name Origin	Notes	English Name
Brassie Town ブラッシータウン	burasshii (ブラッシー), "brassie," an old name for a golf club.	May be based on Bowness-on-Windermere. Another possible inspiration may be Aviemore.	Wedgehurst
Brassie Station ブラッシー駅 (ブラッシーえき)			Wedgehurst Station
Pokémon Laboratory ポケモン研究所 (ポケモンけんきゅうじょ)			Pokémon Research Lab
Route 2 ２番道路		May be based on Near and Far Sawrey.	Route 2
Professor's House 博士の家 (はかせのいえ)			Professor's House

Japanese Name	Name Origin	Notes	English Name
Engine City エンジンシティ	From "engine"	May be based on Manchester.	Motostoke
Engine City Station エンジンシティ駅 (エンジンシティえき)		May be based on Manchester Town Hall.	Motostoke Station
Engine Stadium エンジンスタジアム			Motostoke Stadium
Subomie Inn スボミーイン			Budew Drop Inn
Route 3 ３番道路		May be based on Astley Green Colliery.	Route 3
Galar Mine ガラル鉱山 (ガラルこうざん)		May be based on the Standedge Tunnels. Another possible inspiration may be the North York Moors National Park.	Galar Mine
Route 4 ４番道路		May be based on Yorkshire Wolds.	Route 4

Japanese Name	Name Origin	Notes	English Name
Turf Town ターフタウン	From "turf," as in a sports turf	May be based on York.	Turffield
Turf Stadium ターフスタジアム			Turffield Stadium
Geoglyph 地上絵 (ちじょうえ)			Geoglyph
Route 5 5番道路		May be based on Ribblehead Viaduct.	Route 5

Japanese Name	Name Origin	Notes	English Name
Bow Town バウタウン	bau (バウ), "bow," as in the forward part of a ship's hull	May be based on Liverpool.	Hulbury
Bow Town Station バウタウン駅 (バウタウンえき)			Hulbury Station
Bow Stadium バウスタジアム			Hulbury Stadium
Seafood Restaurant シーフードレストラン			Captain's Table
Mine No. 2 第二鉱山 (だいにこうざん)		May be based on the Mersey Tunnels.	Galar Mine No. 2
Engine City Outskirts エンジンシティはずれ		May be based on the Runcorn Railway Bridge.	Motostoke Outskirts

Japanese Name	Name Origin	Notes	English Name
Knuckle City ナックルシティ	From "knuckle"	May be based on Birmingham. Another possible inspiration may be Manchester.	Hammerlocke
Knuckle City Station ナックルシティ駅 (ナックルシティえき)			Hammerlocke Station
Knuckle Stadium ナックルスタジアム		May be based on Wawick Castle.	Hammerlocke Stadium
Energy Plant エネルギープラント		May be based on a combination of the Chamberlain Clock Tower and the BT Tower.	Energy Plant
Route 6 ６番道路		May be based on Cat and Fiddle Road.	Route 6
Digda Statue ディグダ像 (ディグダぞう)			Diglett Statue

Japanese Name	Name Origin	Notes	English Name
Lateral Town ラテラルタウン	From "lateral pass," a sideways pass in American football	May be based on Buxton. Another possible inspiration may be Castle Rising.	Stow-on-Side
Lateral Stadium ラテラルスタジアム			Stow-on-Side Stadium
Buried Treasure Market ほりだしもの市 (ほりだしものいち)			Valuable Item Buyer
Lateral Ruins ラテラル跡地 (ラテラルあとち)			Stow-on-Side Ruins
Luminous Maze Forest ルミナスメイズの森 (ルミナスメイズのもり)		May be based on Sherwood Forest.	Glimwood Tangle

Japanese Name	Name Origin	Notes	English Name
Arabesque Town アラベスクタウン	From "arabesque," a ballet position	May be based on a combination of Straford-Upon-Avon and Lavenham. Another possible inspiration may be Nottingham.	Ballonlea
Arabesque Stadium アラベスクスタジアム			Ballonlea Stadium
Route 7 ７番道路		May be based on Severn Tunnel.	Route 7
Route Nine Tunnel ルートナイントンネル		May be based on Conwy Tunnel.	Route 9 Tunnel
Route 9 ９番道路		May be based on Cardigan Bay.	Route 9

Japanese Name	Name Origin	Notes	English Name
Circus Town キルクスタウン	kirukusu (キルクス), "circus," a large open-air venue used for public events in the ancient Roman Empire.	May be based on Bath.	Circhester
Circus Stadium キルクススタジアム			Circhester Stadium
Circus Hot Springs キルクス温泉 (キルクスおんせん)			Hero's Bath
Steak House ステーキハウス			Bob's Your Uncle
Hotel Ionia ホテル　イオニア			Hotel Ionia
Route 8 ８番道路		May be based on Glastonbury Abbey. Another possible inspiration may be Shropshire.	Route 8

Japanese Name	Name Origin	Notes	English Name
Spike Town スパイクタウン	From (volleyball) "spike"	May be based on Llandudno.	Spikemuth
White Hill Station ホワイトヒル駅 (ホワイトヒルえき)			White Hill Station
Route 10 １０番道路		May be based on a combination of Chiltern Hills and Snowdon.	Route 10

Japanese Name	Name Origin	Notes	English Name
Shoot City シュートシティ	From (soccer) "shoot"	May be based on London.	Wyndon
Shoot City Station シュートシティ駅 (シュートシティえき)			Wyndon Station
Shoot Stadium シュートスタジアム		May be based on Wembley Stadium.	Wyndon Stadium
Pokémon League HQ ポケモンリーグ本部 (ポケモンリーグほんぶ)			Pokémon League HQ
Hotel Lond Rose ホテルロンド・ロゼ	Rondo (ロンド) most likely comes from London (ロンドン).	May be based on Big Ben.	Rose of the Rondelands
Rose Tower ローズタワー Battle Tower バトルタワー		May be based on a combination of The Shard and ArcelorMittal Orbit.	Battle Tower

Wild Area (Galar Mainland)

Japanese Name	Name Origin	Notes	English Name
Wild Area ワイルドエリア		May be based on Lake District. The north district may be based on Lake District National Park while the south district may be based on Peak District National Park.	Wild Area
Wild Area Station ワイルドエリア駅 (ワイルドエリアえき)			Wild Area Station

Japanese Name	Name Origin	Notes	English Name
Watchtower Ruins 見張り塔跡地 (みはりとうあとち)	miharitou (見張り塔), "watchtower" atochi (跡地), "remains," "the site of a demolished building"	May be based on Edinburgh.	Watchtower Ruins
Lake Kiba - East キバ湖・東 (キバこ・ひがし)	kiba (キバ) comes from the Pokémon name Kibago (キバゴ) ko (湖), "lake" higashi (東), "east"		East Lake Axewell
Lake Kiba's Eye キバ湖の瞳 (キバこのひとみ)	kiba (キバ) comes from the Pokémon name Kibago (キバゴ) ko (湖), "lake" hitomi (瞳), "eye," more specifically the pupil		Axew's Eye
Lake Milokaro - North ミロカロ湖・北 (ミロカロこ・きた)	milokaro (ミロカロ) comes from the Pokémon name Milokaross (ミロカロス) ko (湖), "lake" kita (北), "north"		North Lake Miloch
Lake Kiba - West キバ湖・西 (キバこ・にし)	kiba (キバ) comes from the Pokémon name Kibago (キバゴ) ko (湖), "lake" nishi (西), "west"		West Lake Axewell
Dappled Sunlight Grove こもれび林 (こもれびばやし)	komorebi (こもれび), "sunlight filtering down through the trees" bayashi (林), "grove" or "woods"		Dappled Grove
Glorious Meadow うららか草原 (うららかそうげん)	uraraka (うららか), "beautiful" or "glorious" sougen (草原), "meadow"		Rolling Fields
Meetup Space 集いの空き地 (つどいのあきち)	tsudoi (集い), "gathering" or "assembly" akichi (空き地), "open space" or "a vacant lot"		Meetup Spot
Lake Milokaro - South ミロカロ湖・南 (みろかろこ・みなみ)	milokaro (ミロカロ) comes from the Pokémon name Milokaross (ミロカロス) ko (湖), "lake" higashi (東), "east"		South Lake Miloch
Giant's Seat 巨人の腰かけ (きょじんのこしかけ)	kyojin (巨人), "a giant" koshi-kake (腰かけ), "seat"		Giant's Seat

Japanese Name	Name Origin	Notes	English Name
Lake of Imperial Rage げきりんの湖 (げきりんのみずうみ)	gekirin (逆鱗), "imperial rage," comes from a story about dragons killing anyone who touches the inverted scales under its neck. Gekirin was used as the name of a Pokémon attack that got localized as "Outrage." mizuumi (湖), "lake"		Lake of Outrage
Knuckle Hill ナックル丘陵 (ナックルきゅうりょう)	nakkuru (ナックル), "knuckle" kyuuryou (丘陵), "hill"		Hammerlocke Hills
Giant's Cap 巨人の帽子 （きょじんのぼうし)	kyojin (巨人), "a giant" boushi (帽子), "hat" or "(baseball) cap"		Giant's Cap
Dusty Bowl 砂塵の窪地 (さじんのくぼち)	sajin (砂塵), "dust" kubochi (窪地), "basin" or  "sunken place"		Dusty Bowl
Giant's Mirror Pool 巨人の鏡池 (きょじんのかがみいけ)	kyojin (巨人), "a giant" kagami (鏡), "mirror" ike (池), "pond"		Giant's Mirror
Stones Wilderness ストーンズ原野 (ストーンズげんや)	sutoonzu (ストーンズ), "stones" genya (原野), "wasteland" or "wilderness"		Stony Wilderness
Field-Between-Bridges ハシノマ原っぱ (ハシノマはらっぱ)	hashi no ma (橋の間), "in between two (or more) bridges" harappa (原っぱ), "an open field"		Bridge Field
Engine Riverside エンジンリバーサイド	enjin (エンジン), "engine" ribaasaido (リバーサイド), "riverside"		Motostoke Riverbank

Isle of Armor

Japanese Name	Name Origin	Notes	English Name
Isle of Armor ヨロイ島 (ヨロイじま)	yoroi (鎧), "armor" jima (島), "island" kotou (孤島), "remote island" or "solitary island" In Japan, the title of the DLC and the name of the island are slightly different; the DLC is called 鎧の孤島 ("Solitary Isle of Armor") but the island itself is known in-game as ヨロイ島 ("Isle of Armor")	Nintendo UK has confirmed that the Isle of Armor is modeled after the Isle of Man.	Isle of Armor
Isle of Armor Station ヨロイ島駅 (ヨロイじまえき)	eki (駅), "(train) station"		Armor Station

Japanese Name	Name Origin	Notes	English Name
Bowing Field 一礼野原 (いちれいのはら)	ichirei (一礼), "to bow" nohara (野原), "(green) field"		Fields of Honor
Workout Sea ワークアウトの海 (ワークアウトのうみ)	waakuauto (ワークアウト), "workout" umi (海), "sea" or "ocean"		Workout Sea
Master Dojo マスター道場 (マスターどうじょう)	"Mustar Dojo" would also work, given the name of the person who runs it.		Master Dojo

Japanese Name	Name Origin	Notes	English Name
Refreshing Wetlands 清涼湿原 (せいりょうしつげん)	seiryou (清涼), "refreshing" or "brisk" shitsugen (湿原), "swamp" or "marshlands"		Soothing Wetlands
Forest of Focus 集中の森 (しゅうちゅうのもり)	shuuchuu (集中), "concentrate" or "to focus (one's attention)" mori (森), "forest"	May be based on Fairy Bridge.	Forest of Focus
Training Lowlands 鍛錬平原 (たんれんへいげん)	tanren (鍛錬), "discipline" or "training" heigen (平原), "plateau"		Training Lowlands
Warm Up Cave 慣らしの洞穴 (ならしのほらあな)	narashi (慣らし) means "to break something in," as in breaking in a new pair of shoes, etc. hora'ana (洞穴), "cave" or "cavern"		Warm-Up Tunnel

Japanese Name	Name Origin	Notes	English Name
The Cave of Fighting Spirit 闘心の洞窟 (とうしんのどうくつ)	toushin (闘心), "a heart with a fighting spirit" doukutsu (洞窟), "cave"		Courageous Cavern
Challenge Beach チャレンジビーチ	charenji (チャレンジ), "challenge" biichi (ビーチ), "beach"	May be based on Douglas.	Challenge Beach
Stepping-Stone Sea 並ぶ島の海 (ならぶじまのうみ)	narabu-jima (並ぶ島) literally means "a bunch of islands lined up in a row" umi (海), "sea" or "ocean"		Stepping-Stone Sea
Ring Bay 円環の入り江 (えんかんのいりえ)	enkan (円環), "a ring" or "circle" irie (入り江), "inlet" or "bay"	May be based on Ramsey Bay.	Loop Lagoon
Fight Cave ファイトケイブ	faito (ファイト), "fight" keibu (ケイブ), "cave"		Brawler's Cave
Challenge Road チャレンジロード	charenji (チャレンジ), "challenge" roodo (ロード), "road"	May be based on Peel.	Challenge Road
Potbottom Desert 鍋底砂漠 (なべぞこさばく)	nabezoko (鍋底) refers specifically to the inner bottom of a pot. sabaku (砂漠), "desert"		Potbottom Desert

Japanese Name	Name Origin	Notes	English Name
Towers of Two Fists 双拳の塔 (そうけんのとう)	souken (双拳), "two fists" tou (塔), "tower"		Towers of Two Fists
Tower of Waters みずの塔 (みずのとう)	The word mizu (水) is written in hiragana, just like the Pokémon Type		Tower of Waters
Tower of Evils あくの塔 (あくのとう)	The word aku (悪) is written in hiragana, just like the Pokémon Type		Tower of Darkness

Japanese Name	Name Origin	Notes	English Name
Honeycalm Sea ハニカームの海 (ハニカームのうみ)	hanikaamu (ハニカーム), "honeycalm" umi (海), "sea" or "ocean"	May be based on Calf Sound.	Honeycalm Sea
Honeycalm Island ハニカーム島 (ハニカームじま)	hanikaamu (ハニカーム), "honeycalm" jima (島), "island"	May be based on Calf of Man.	Honeycalm Island
Remote Island Sea 離れ島海域 (はなれじまかいいき)	hanare-jima (離れ島), "remote island" or "desert island" kai'iki (海域), "waters" (as in an area of the sea)	May be based on Calf Sound.	Insular Sea

Crown Tundra

Japanese Name	Name Origin	Notes	English Name
Crown Tundra カンムリせつげん	kanmuri (冠), "crown" setsugen (雪原), "snow field" The title of the DLC that introduces the Crown of Tundra is written as 冠の雪原 but the actual location itself is written in-game as カンムリせつげん	Nintendo UK has confirmed that Crown Tundra is modeled after Scotland.	Crown Tundra
Crown Tundra Station カンムリ雪原駅 (カンムリせつげんえき)			Crown Tundra Station

The northern snow-covered area of the Crown Tundra has the following sites:

Japanese Name	Name Origin	Notes	English Name
Crown Shrine カンムリ神殿 (カンムリしんでん)	kanmuri (冠), "crown" shinden (神殿), "temple" or "shrine"		Crown Shrine
Snowy Path to the Peak 頂への雪道 (いただきへのゆきみち)	itadaki (頂), "summit," or "peak." Can also mean "(king's) crown" yuki-michi (雪道), "snowy road"		Path to the Peak
Tunnel to the Top 登頂トンネル (とうちょうトンネル)	touchou (登頂), "to reach the summit of a mountain" tonneru (トンネル), "tunnel"		Tunnel to the Top
Snowy Ravine 雪中渓谷 (せっちゅうけいこく)	secchuu (雪中), "in the snow" keikoku (渓谷), "valley" or "ravine"		Snowslide Slope
Iceberg Ruins 氷山の遺跡 (ひょうざんのいせき)	hyouzan (氷山), "iceberg" iseki (遺跡), "ruins"		Iceberg Ruins
Slippery Slope 滑り出し雪原 (すべりだしせつげん)	suberi (滑り), "slipping and sliding" suberi dashi (滑り出し), "beginning" or "start." setsugen (雪原), "snow field"		Slippery Slope
Max Dai Nest マックスダイ巣穴 (マックスダイすあな)	makkusu-dai (マックスダイ) is just the term dai-makkusu (ダイマックス) in reverse order suana (巣穴), "(animal's) nest"		Max Lair
Freeze Village フリーズ村 (フリーズむら)	furiizu (フリーズ), "freeze" mura (村), "village"	May be based on Edinburgh.	Freezington
Roaring-Sea Caves 海鳴りの洞窟 (うみなりのどうくつ)	uminari (海鳴り), "the roar of the sea" doukutsu (洞窟), "cave(s)"		Roaring-Sea Caves
Frigid Sea 凍てつきの海 (いてつつきのうみ)	itetsu tsuku (凍てつつく), "frozen" umi (海), "sea"		Frigid Sea

The southern green area has the following sites:

Japanese Name	Name Origin	Notes	English Name
Giant's Bed 巨人の寝床 (きょじんのねどこ)	kyojin (巨人), "a giant" nedoko (寝床), "bed"		Giant's Bed
Rocky Mountain Ruins 岩山の遺跡 (いわやまのいせき)	iwayama (岩山), "rocky mountain" iseki (遺跡), "ruins"		Rock Peak Ruins
Black Iron Ruins 黒鉄の遺跡 (くろがねのいせき)	kurogane (黒鉄), "black iron" iseki (遺跡), "ruins"		Iron Ruins
Ancient Cemetary いにしえの墓地 (いにしえのぼち)	inishie (いにしえ), "anchient times" or "antiquity" bochi (墓地), "cemetary"		Old Cemetary
Giant's Sole 巨人の靴底 (きょじんのくつぞこ)	kyojin (巨人), "a giant" kutsuzoko (靴底), "the sole (of a shoe)"		Giant's Foot
Three-Point Pass 三つまたヶ原 (みつまたがはら)	mitsu (三つ), "three"		Three-Point Pass
Ruins of Decisions 定めの遺跡 (さだめのいせき)	sadame (定め), "law," "decision," or "fate" iseki (遺跡), "ruins"		Split-Decision Ruins
Cave by the Lakeside 湖畔の洞窟 (こはんのどうくつ)	kohan (湖畔), "lakeside" doukutsu (洞窟), "cave"		Lakeside Cave
Lakeside of Ball Lake ボールレイクの湖畔 (ボールレイクのこはん)	booru (ボール), "ball" reiku (レイク), "lake" kohan (湖畔), "lakeside"		Ballimere Lake
Dai Tree Hill ダイ木の丘 (ダイぼくのおか)	dai (ダイ), from "Daimax" boku (木), "tree" oka (丘), "hill"		Dyna Tree Hill

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