ORANGE ISLANDS

In the Pokémon anime, the chain, also known as the ''Orange Archipelago'' is an extensive island chain consisting of various active islands. The archipelago is different climatically from Kanto, which is temperate while the archipelago is tropical. One effect of the different climate is that Pokémon found there are of a different color. While many people inhabit these islands, the most notable are the Orange Crew, the four Gym Leaders who live on four of the islands. They are Cissy, Danny, Rudy, and Luana.
It should be noted that the Orange Islands are unique because there is no video game equivalent.^[1] The Orange Archipelago only exists in the anime and the ''The Electric Tale of Pikachu'' manga, so it is not considered part of the game canon.

Contents

Gym battles

Other notable characters

Orange Island Archipelago

Islands

Grapefruit Island

Kumquat Island

Valencia Island

Mandarin Island South

Pummelo Island

Mikan Island

Moro Island

Murcott Island

Tangelo Island

Navel Island

Shamouti Island

Trovita Island

References

Gym battles

Main articles: List of Orange Islands Gym Leaders

Gym battles in the Orange Archipelago differ from those on the mainland because the Orange Crew do not require challengers to actually ''fight'' them. Instead, they wish to test their loyalty to their Pokémon and vice-versa with various tests (for example, Danny has a Trainer use his/her Pokémon to freeze a geyser of hot water and then carve it into a sled for racing).

Other notable characters

There are a few other characters of note on the Orange Archipelago. Professor Felina Ivy works on Valencia Island with her three assistants Faith, Hope, and Charity. Other notable residents include Prima, none other than Lorelei, a local Pokémon Master and member of Kanto’s Elite Four (this would be later referenced in ''Pokémon FireRed'' and ''LeafGreen''’s Sevii Islands); Mateo, a glass sculptor who lives on Sunburst Island and takes his inspiration from a rare, reclusive Crystal Onix; and Melody, a young girl who lives on Shamouti Island and plays the flute in an annual ceremony there.
In '', the Kanto region legendary birds and Lugia live around this area.

Orange Island Archipelago

Most of the islands are actually named after varieties of oranges, or other citrus fruits.

★ Hamlin Island

★ Tarroco Island

★ Pummelo Island

★ Millsweet Island

★ Shamouti Island
#Lightning Island
#Fire Island
#Ice Island

★ Mikan Island

★ Sunburst Island

★ Tangelo Island

★ Valencia Island

★ Piken Island

★ Fairchild Island

★ Trovita Island

★ Mandarin Island North

★ Mandarin Island South

★ Murcott Island

★ Moro Island

★ Golden Island

★ Kinnow Island

★ The 7 Grapefruit Islands

★ Navel Island

★ Ascorbia Island

★ Butwal Island

★ Cleopatra Island

★ Kumquat Island

★ Pinkan Island

Islands

Grapefruit Island

The seven 'Grapefruit Islands' are where Ash captures his second Pokémon in the Orange Islands. Ash captures a Snorlax that had being eating all the grapefruit. The island needed Ash's help to stop the rampaging Pokémon. At the end of the episode, thanks to the help of Jigglypuff's singing, which is famous for putting everyone to sleep, and Pikachu's thunderbolt, Ash captured the Snorlax and saved the grapefruit company from losing all of their product.

Kumquat Island

Luana is the fourth and final member of the Orange Crew located on 'Kumquat Island'. Luana the gym leader runs many hotels and battles Ash. At the end Ash defeats Luana and receives a jadestar badge.

Valencia Island

In the Pokémon universe, is a fictional island town in the Orange Islands.
Valencia Island is home to the famous Professor Felina Ivy, a Pokémon researcher who meets up with Ash Ketchum and gives him the mysterious GS Ball. During their stay, Brock decides to stay on the island with Professor Ivy, but rejoins the group later on in the series.
Valencia Island is also the name of a real island off the South-West coast of Ireland.

Mandarin Island South

is a fictional island town in the Pokémon universe. It is located in the southern end of the Orange Islands.
Mandarin Island South is home to many big cities and a large stadium where Prima usually shows off her skills, but much of the island is desert.

Pummelo Island

is a fictional island town in the Pokémon universe. It is located in the Orange Islands and is the headquarters of the Pokémon Orange League.
It also features an area called 'Pummelo Stadium', where trainers participate in the Orange League Championship. The Champion of the Orange Islands was Drake, who has a Dragonite, as well as a Ditto, an Onix, a Gengar, an Electabuzz, and a Venusaur.

Mikan Island

'Mikan Island' is a fictional island in which the first of the Orange Island gyms is mentioned. It's leader, Cissy, is an expert on Water-types, and must allow her opponents to shoot targets and run water races rather than battle opponent Pokémon. Her Pokémon include Seadra and Blastoise. When defeated, she gives a coral-eye badge to her worthy opponents.

Moro Island

is a fictional island town in the Pokémon universe. It is located in the southeastern region of the Orange Islands.
Moro Island has a museum dedicated to the history of the Orange League. In the anime, the museum has a Orange League Trophy from 300 years ago on display.
There is a sunken ship off the shore of Moro Island inhabited by Ghost Pokémon. The ship was owned by an Orange League Champion from 300 years ago.

Murcott Island

'Murcott Island' is a fictional island in the Pokémon universe. It is located in the Orange Islands.
The island is famous for its bug Pokémon. It is also considered as the Safari Zone of the Orange Islands for bug Pokémon, even though the island is deserted.

Tangelo Island

is a fictional island town in the Pokémon universe. It is located in the south-westernmost region of the Orange Islands.
Tangelo Island is a very popular tourist destination, mainly due to large theme parks and its use as a docking point for cruise ships. Many young trainers in the Orange Islands begin their journeys here.

Navel Island

In the Pokémon universe, is a fictional island town in the Orange Islands.
In order to challenge the gym leader Danny, trainers must first climb up a mountain without the help of any Pokémon. Otherwise, said trainers would be expelled. The second stage of the gym battle includes freezing a geyser and carving it into the fastest possible bobsled. The last stage will include a bobsled race from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the gym. Any trainer who wins two out of three will earn him/herself the ''Sea Ruby Badge''.
It is not to be confused with Navel Rock.

Shamouti Island

is a fictional island town in the Pokémon universe. It is located in the center of the Orange Archipelago. Shamouti and its surrounding isles, Fire Island, Ice Island, and Lightning Island (Japanese: Arshia Island, Earthia Island and Asia Island), are connected to the balance of nature via the Legendary Pokémon Moltres, Articuno, Zapdos, and their mediator Lugia.
Ancient writings from many different cultures name the area around this region as the source of all the waters of the world and perhaps life itself.
Shamouti Island appears to be a cultural center for the Orange Archipelago because of its many island holidays. One such holiday is the annual Legend Festival. For centuries, the locals have performed a ceremony honoring the prophesized Chosen One that would tame the birds of legend should they release their might on the world. The locals dress up in traditional attire, apparently for historical purposes, but some in the younger generation attribute the preservation effort to the resulting tourism.

Trovita Island

'Trovita Island' is an island in the Orange Archipelago. It is the location of the third Orange Island Gym run by Rudy.
To beat Rudy one must first shoot targets while on a moving boat. Then they participate in a three-on-three battle in which Rudy must choose a Pokemon that are of the same type that the trainer chooses.

References

1. Mailbag: You Are What You Eat!, ''Pokémon.com''. URL last accessed March 4, 2007.