Aliahan: where it all began. It is the land from which Michael Silver first emerged with his dream of a utopian Pokemon league that spanned the earth. Half a century ago, when the Silver League was a whisper of a thought, Aliahan was known as the Northern League. A vast desert covers its western regions, and the only swamp on the continent is located in its eastern regions.

      Now designated the Ruby League, Aliahan is also referred to as the Desert League. The type preferences of her four Gym Leaders more often than not remind trainers of the elements found in a desert environment. Let that be a hint to you, and in some cases a warning. For their tactics are as harsh as the desert winds in which some of them live.