Tangelo Island

Tangelo Island ボンタン島 Bontan Island
Region	Orange Islands
Series debut	The Lost Lapras
Location of Tangelo Island in the Orange Islands

Tangelo Island (Japanese: ボンタン島 Bontan Island) is located in the south-westernmost area of the Orange Archipelago. This island is the starting point for many young Trainers who want to compete in the Orange League.

Tangelo Island is a very popular tourist destination, and is home to Pokémon Park, the "world's first Pokémon theme park." The island also has a giant docking point for cruise ships.

Ash, Misty and Pikachu visit the island when they crash land in Pokémon Park and are promptly swamped by camera-toting tourists. They later meet a Pokémon watcher named Tracey. Ash also catches his Lapras, which becomes his main source of travel throughout the Archipelago.

Tangelo is a very big island, with a large city and many buildings on it. There are also many docks and boats here for tourist transportation.

Places of interest

Pokémon Park: Made up of Tangelo Island's forests and jungles

Pokémon Park

Main article: Pokémon Park (anime)

Named the "Pokémon Vacation Destination," it is the main attraction in Tangelo Island. It is a big forest where tourists (mainly senior citizens) can come and take pictures with the Pokémon they come across. In this forest, Ash Ketchum and Misty's blimp crash landed. It is unknown if the blimp is still there.

Pokémon Center

Main article: Pokémon Center

The Pokémon Center on Tangelo Island is on a hill, looking over the city and ocean. The Pokémon Center looks like a log cabin, with a large 'P' over the doorway. On the side, it has a large swimming pool to hold Water Pokémon in, or to just let the Trainers relax. The Center is run by Nurse Joy. There is a poster in here for the Orange League.

Pokémon seen on Tangelo Island

Beedrill	Spearow	File:Tangelo Island Pokemon Center.png Sandshrew
Venonat	Krabby	File:Tangelo Island Pokemon Center.png Voltorb
Hitmonchan	File:Tangelo Island Pokemon Center.png Starmie	Lapras

Trivia

Name origin

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ボンタン島 Bontan Tō	From 文旦 bontan (pomelo)
English, German	Tangelo Island	From tangelo, a citrus fruit hybrid of tangerine and pomelo
French	Île Gélatine	From gélatine (gelatin)
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)
Swedish	Tangelo-ön	From English name

Orange Islands
Inhabited islands Ascorbia • Butwal • Golden • Hamlin • Kinnow • Kumquat • Mandarin N. Mandarin S. • Mikan • Moro • Murcott • Navel • Pummelo • Shamouti Sunburst • Tangelo • Tarroco • Trovita • Valencia Deserted islands Cleopatra • Fairchild • Fire • Fukuhara No. 4 Grapefruit • Ice • Lightning • Pinkan • Rind Unnamed islands Unnamed island (EP092) • Unnamed island (EP098) Unnamed island (EP110) • Unnamed island (PK04) Settlements Trovitopolis • Yambera Landmarks Ghost ship • Palace of Victory • Pokémon Showboat • Pummelo Stadium

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