Orange Islands

The Orange Islands (Japanese: オレンジ ), also known as the Orange Archipelago, are a large chain of tropical islands located south of Kanto and Johto.
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
The Orange Islands were likely developed as the setting for a filler arc while the next generation of games was still under development.
Pokémon Trainers come here to participate in the Orange League, but its tropical climate also attracts many tourists. One effect of the climate is the presence of alternately colored Pokémon. The Officer Jennys and Nurse Joys of the archipelago dress in slightly different attire than those of the other regions, and some appear to have tans. Most of the scattered islands in the archipelago are named after types of oranges or other various citrus, and many are deserted.
According to that was released in various English and Japanese books, the Orange Islands are located south of Kanto and Johto.
Ancient texts identify the central region of the archipelago as the source of all the waters of the and possibly the origin of life.
====Locations====
Image	Name 	Debut 	Location	Areas of interest
 	Valencia Island 	A Scare in the Air 	 	Professor Ivy'slaboratory
 	Tangelo Island 	The Lost Lapras 	 	Pokémon Park
 	Mikan Island 	Fit To Be Tide 	 	Mikan Gym
 	Mandarin Island North 	Pikachu Re-Volts 	 	
 	Sunburst Island 	The Crystal Onix 	 	
 	Pinkan Island 	In the Pink 	 	
 	Fukuhara Island No. 4 	Shell Shock 	 	
 	Kinnow Island 	Bye Bye Psyduck 	 	Pokémon Showboat
 	 	The Joy of Pokémon 	 	
 	Navel Island 	Navel Maneuvers 	 	Navel Gym
 	Seven Grapefruit Islands	Snack Attack! 	 	
 	Moro Island 	A Shipful of Shivers 	 	Ghost ship
 	Golden Island 	Meowth Rules! 	 	
 	Murcott Island 	Tracey Gets Bugged 	 	
 	 	A Way Off Day Off 	 	
 	Mandarin Island South 	The Mandarin Island Miss Match	 	YamberaTrovitopolis
 	Trovita Island 	Misty Meets Her Match! 	 	Trovita Gym
 	Fairchild Island 	Bound for Trouble 	 	
 	Shamouti Island 	The Power of One 	 	
 	Fire Island 	The Power of One 	 	
 	Lightning Island 	The Power of One 	 	
 	Ice Island 	The Power of One 	 	
 	 	Pikachu's Rescue Adventure 	 	
 	Cleopatra Island 	Charizard Chills 	 	
 	Ascorbia Island 	The Pokémon Water War 	 	
 	Butwal Island 	Pokémon Food Fight! 	 	
 	Kumquat Island 	Pokémon Double Trouble 	 	Kumquat Gym
 	Rind Island 	The Wacky Watcher! 	 	
 	 	The Stun Spore Detour 	 	
 	Pummelo Island 	Hello, Pummelo! 	 	Pummelo Stadium
 	Tarroco Island 	Viva Las Lapras 	 	
 	Hamlin Island 	The Underground Round Up 	 	
====League====
Only four Orange League Badges are required to participate in championship competition, held on Pummelo Island. Unlike Gyms in other regions, the Orange League requires participants to complete challenges for the leaders of the Orange League, the Orange Crew.
Compared to the Gym Leaders of the other regions has visited, the challenges set by the Orange Crew are not restricted to a building serving as the Gym, with Danny's tasks involving a mountain while Cissy and Rudy had a portion of their challenges involving the ocean. Only Luana hosted hers in a Gym arena although this was an extension to her hotel.
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
==In the manga==
===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
The Orange Islands were featured from The Orange Islands to Pikachu's Plan, adapting several events of 's adventures in the archipelago, including his captures of and , his Gym with Rudy, and his Full Battle against . Unlike in the , where he traveled with and , he mostly travels around the archipelago alone in this adaptation, with Tracey not appearing at all. His main motivation for traveling there, the GS Ball, is also absent, being replaced by Ash's desire to challenge the Orange League.
===Pokémon Newspaper Strip===
In Pokémon Newspaper Strip, this location is mistakenly referred to as "Orange Island" when it is mentioned in an object-matching puzzle: "Four Pokémon took a plane to Orange Island and got their baggage mixed up!"
==Trivia==
* The region is only called the Orange Archipelago four times; twice in Pallet Party Panic, once in The Lost Lapras, and once in a Trading Card released for The Power of One. It is otherwise exclusively referred to as the Orange Islands.
* The Orange Islands are the only place where Ash competed in a Pokémon League that did not appear in Pokémon Journeys: The Series, although it was mentioned in Ride, Lapras, Ride!.
* The Orange Islands share several notable similarities with the Alola region, which was introduced six generations later:
** Both are tropical archipelagos.
** Both feature regional form Pokémon.
** Instead of traditional -based Gyms, the regions focus on other kinds of challenges.
** Entering the local Pokémon League in both regions requires defeating four notable s on four different islands.
** has won the local Pokémon League on both archipelagos.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
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Category:Archipelagos
de:Orange-Archipel
es:Archipiélago Naranja
fr:Archipel Orange
it:Isole Orange
ja:オレンジ諸島
zh:橘子群島