Most regions follow a familiar structure: route progress, trainer battles, gyms, Victory Road, Elite Four, champion, then the next region unlock. Alola is different because it uses island trials, grand trials, and a more quest-driven structure instead of badge collecting.

How Region Unlocks Work

Clearing one region is what unlocks the next one. After you finish a champion run, the next starter becomes available through /pick.

That means your account is one long linked journey rather than seven disconnected save files.

Normal Story Checkpoints

For Kanto through Kalos, expect these progression pillars:

Route and town battles driven by /task
Gym gates and gym leader battles
Elite Four progression
Champion battles
Story rivals, villain bosses, and finale fights

For Alola, expect this instead:

Quest activation through island captains and kahunas
Objective tracking through /quest
Trial access through /trial
Grand trial progression instead of badges

Commands For Story Progression

Command	Use
`/task`	Shows or launches the exact story step you need next.
`/progress`	Summarizes current region progress, badges or trials, and active task state.
`/quest`	Tracks objective-based quest chains, especially in Alola.
`/trial`	Opens your current island trial when one is active.
`/victoryroad`	Shows Victory Road requirements and challenge status for supported regions.
`/badges`	Shows collected badges or island challenge progress.

Regional Side Systems

Some regions also introduce special structures:

Kalos has story-linked Mega Stone rewards tied to gym leaders, Team Flare, and Elite Four members.
Alola has a quest book and trial reward structure that behaves differently from badge regions.
Older completed regions become valuable for repeatable boss access and account progression, not just one-time completion.

If you want rare item sources, see Mega Stones and Z-Crystals.