The main region itself is based mostly on England and to a lesser extent Wales, while the Crown Tundra is based on Scotland. Galar is based on the United Kingdom, with the region focusing heavily on the island of Great Britain, flipped upside-down as if being viewed from the north. The latter may also be a reference to one of Britain's nicknames, Blighty.ĭesign concept Main article: Pokémon world in relation to the real world → Galar
Another possible etymology may be galar, Irish and Scottish Gaelic for disease (likely contrasting Kalos) describing Dynamax and Eternatus. It can also come from an anagram of San-Graal, the French name of the Holy Grail. Galar may have been derived from gallant, gala (a special occasion), or Galahad.
