As committed readers of TheGamer will know, I have been exploring Kanto slowly, week by week, in an attempt to soak up the stories that make the region so special. Today’s entry whisks us all away to the peaceful, joyful, Pokemon loving port city of Vermilion, which we promptly destroy with our selfish ways. That’s not what I’m here to talk about though – the point is soon, I’m going to make a choice. While there is a ‘canon’ way to approach Kanto, the gym leaders 4th-7th can be approached in a variable order. There are some caveats to it – certain gyms unlock HMs that grant access to the next in the queue – but for the most part they can be mixed and matched. In future games, this mechanic was removed for linear progression, but perhaps it’s time to go back to where it all began, back to Kanto.
