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Considering that we rarely see them going to the Vermillion port, I think that's a bit of a stretch. A good portion of the series tend to be centered around the city and/or the lab too, so I don't see how it really is a symbolic connection to the rest of the world.Vermilion is a port city with connections to the rest of the world. It's symbolic.
I don't think it's really that likely for Journeys to last more than one generation given its current pace. It's possible and the idea that the writers wanted to be cautious with that possibility in mind isn't a stretch, but you'd think that they could just move their homebase to another region if the series does last longer than one generation instead of keeping it in Kanto. Not to mention I don't think that they really need a homebase to begin with given the world tour setup in general.We don't know if Pokemon Journeys would last for more than one generation ala the original Pokemon series, so this might be the case that the writers erring on the side of caution. If Pokemon Journeys does indeed cover more than Gen VIII, they probably wouldn't want the base to be in Galar. Since Kanto is the original region, they wouldn't need to worry about the home base being outdated.
However, having said the above, I also agree that the Galar Region should have been the home base, regardless of whether Pokemon Journeys lasting longer than just Gen VIII.