Tangelo Island

Tangelo Island (Japanese: ボンタン Bontan Island) is located in the southwestern region of the Orange Islands. It is a popular tourist destination due in part to its tropical climate.
Young s from the region typically begin their s here, and it is more generally the starting point for Trainers who want to compete in the Orange League. Both and the Mikan Gym are located nearby.
, , and visited the island in The Lost Lapras. They crash landed in Pokémon Park, at first believing the island to be deserted, before being swamped by camera-toting tourists. Once out of the park, they explored the nearby beachfront city. It has boardwalks and a port with many docks for tourist boats and luxury cruise liners. Palm trees line the streets, dwarfed by all the tall buildings. There they met a Pokémon Watcher named . Tangelo Island is also where Ash caught his , which became his main throughout the archipelago.
==Places of interest==
===Pokémon Park===
Named the Pokémon Vacation Destination, it is the main attraction on Tangelo Island. It prides itself on its reputation as the world's first Pokémon theme park. A large wooden gate marks its entrance, where tourists are greeted by hula skirt-wearing women and leis. Its large forest offers tourists the opportunity to walk around, take pictures, and interact with Pokémon in their natural habitats.
After being lulled to sleep by , and 's blimp crashed into Pokémon Park. At the time, they thought they may have been stranded on a deserted island. Misty then worried that they would have to eat bugs for the rest of their lives. Suddenly, a group of tourists appeared, causing Ash to wish that the island they were on really was deserted. They soon learned, via a public address announcement, that it is an amusement park, and a very popular destination for tourists in the Orange Islands.
====In other languages====
===Pokémon Center===
The Pokémon Center on Tangelo Island is perched on a hill that overlooks the city and ocean. The Pokémon Center is made of wood with a grass thatch roof, and it subsequently resembles a log cabin. Several services, including videophone access, are available. Outside, it has a large swimming pool that also helps Pokémon recover. The Center is run by a Nurse Joy. Ash was inspired to enter the Orange League after seeing a poster on one of the Center's walls.
==Gallery==
Pokémon Park	
 	
==Pokémon seen on Tangelo Island==
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===Caught Pokémon===
	
==Trivia==
* The Orange Islands A-Type Pokémon mate playset is modeled after Tangelo Island, complete with its own miniature Lapras figure, Pokémon Center, and Pokémon Park entrance gates.
===Name origin===
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ボンタン島 Bontan Tō 	From 文旦 bontan ()
English, German	Tangelo Island 	From , a citrus fruit hybrid of and pomelo
French 	Île Gélatine 	From gélatine ()
Italian 	Isola Tangelo 	From its English name
Spanish 	Isla Tangelo 	From its English name
Korean 	대귤섬 Daegyul Seom 	From 대귤 (大橘) daegyul, a variety of pomelo
Chinese 	澎柑島 / 澎柑岛 Pénggān Dǎo / Pàahnggām Dóu 	From 澎 péng / pàahng (partial transliteration of Japanese name) and 柑 gān / gām (citrus)
Polish 	Wyspa Tangelo 	From its English name
Swedish 	Tangelo-ön 	From English name
==Related articles==
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