Pokémon Orienteering

The starting point of the competition

The Pokémon Orienteering (Japanese: ポケモンオリエンテーリング Pokémon Orienteering) is an animated series-exclusive orienteering competition held in Potpourri Island, Kanto. It was featured in Off the Unbeaten Path. Another, nearly identical competition appeared in Foggy Pokémon Orienteering! as part of Professor Sycamore's Pokémon Summer Camp. An event with a similar name was also hosted by the Cerise Laboratory in Dreams Are Made of These!.

Competition

Potpourri Island's map

At the beginning of the Pokémon Orienteering competition, all of the contestants receive a map of Potpourri Island and a compass. Together with a partner Pokémon, Trainers must navigate their way around the island and attempt to find five checkpoints, which are located in places that are difficult to reach. At each checkpoint, their map must be stamped with a Pokémon symbol.

The object of the competition is to get Trainers and their Pokémon to work together. The first team to get all of the stamps on their map and get back to the Pokémon Center is declared the winner. The winners are presented with a golden medal called the Pokémon Teamwork Medal. They also receive a sample of Potpourri Island's famous fruit.

During the competition, Jessie and Meowth—who was disguised as a Sneasel—had trouble finding the checkpoints and gave up, letting James and his Mime Jr. collect all of the stamps so they would benefit from the sample of fruits as well. They decided to slow down the other contestants by setting pitfall traps. In the end, Nurse Joy announced James and his Mime Jr. as the big winners. James happily accepted the medal, but gave away the fruit to the rest of the contestants, excluding Jessie and Meowth.

Checkpoints

• The Lunatone stamp is located at Lunatone Rock, next to a giant Lunatone statue.
• The Remoraid stamp is located at Rainbow Falls.
• The Pineco stamp can be found next to a 300-year-old giant tree.
• The Kingler stamp can be found on a cliff overlooking the ocean.
• The Skarmory stamp is encountered on a pillar of land between two bridges.

Stamps

Lunatone stamp	Remoraid stamp	Pineco stamp	Kingler stamp	Skarmory stamp

Notable competitors

Participant	Pokémon		Place
"Jameson"		Mime Jr.	Winner
Ash		Pikachu	Unknown
May		Eevee	Unknown
Max		Munchlax	Unknown
Brock		Bonsly	Unknown
Jessie		"Sneasel"*	Unknown
Nurse Joy		Oddish	Unknown

Pokémon used in the Pokémon Orienteering

Ash Ketchum

Pikachu ♂

May

Eevee

Brock

Bonsly ♂

Max

Munchlax

Jessie

Sneasel* ♂

"Jameson"

Mime Jr.

Nurse Joy

Oddish

Other competitors

Oddish	Sneasel	Jumpluff	Oddish
Mudkip	Hoppip	Bellsprout	Aron
Larvitar	Gligar	Oddish	Aron
Poochyena	Nidoran♂	Shuppet	Magby
Torchic	Azurill	Mudkip	Hoppip
Phanpy	Aipom	Shuppet	Azumarill
Zigzagoon	Jumpluff	Oddish	Growlithe
Loudred	Poochyena	Nidoran♀	Ursaring

In other languages

Language Title Finnish Pokémon-suunnistus French Course d'orientation Pokémon German Pokémon-Orientierungslauf Italian Orientamento Pokémon Polish Pokébieg na Orientację Brazilian Portuguese Orientação Pokémon Spanish Latin America Orientación Pokémon Spain Gymkhana Pokémon

Related articles

• Pokémon Summer Camp → PokéEnteering competition

Animated series-exclusive Pokémon competitions

Multiregional Grand Festival • Pokémon Baccer World Cup • Pokémon League Conference • PokéRinger • Wallace Cup World Coronation Series (Masters Eight Tournament) Kanto Aura Guardian Festival • Beach Beauty and Pokémon Costume Contest • Big P Pokémon Race • Indigo Plateau Conference Kanto Grand Festival • Magikarp High Jump Competition • P1 Grand Prix • Pokémon Grand Eating Contest • Pokémon Orienteering Queen of the Princess Festival Johto Extreme Pokémon Race • Fire and Rescue Grand Prix • Grass Tournament • Mareep Festival • Pokémon Balloon Race Pokémon Beauty Contest • Rock and Tumble One-on-One Tauros Competition • Running of the Tauros Seaking Catching Competition • Silver Conference • Sumo Conference • Sunflora Festival • Tour de Alto Mare • Whirl Cup Hoenn Battle Frontier Flute Cup • Crossgate PokéRinger • Ever Grande Conference • Friendship Festival • Hoenn Grand Festival Marine Athletic Race • Trick House Contest Sinnoh Croagunk Festival • Festival Battle Challenge • Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition • Hearthome Collection Lily of the Valley Conference • Pokémon Dress-Up Contest • Pokémon Iceberg Race • Pokémon Ping Pong Tournament Pokémon Summer Academy • Pokémon Triathlon • Sinnoh Grand Festival • Sinnoh Pokémon Hustle • Squallville PokéRinger Unova Club Battle • Clubsplosion • Eindoak Harvest Festival • Pokémon Performance Competition • Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup Pokéstar Studios Film Competition • Subway Bosses' Stamp Rally • Vertress Conference • Wishing Bell Festival Decolore Marine Cup Tournament • Pokémon Sumo Tournament • Scalchop King Competition Kalos Lumiose Conference • Poké Puff Contest • Pokémon Showcase • Pokémon Sky Relay • Pokémon Summer Camp Alola Alola Bread Festival • Charjabug race • Manalo Conference‎‎ • Pokémon Catch Adventure Race • Pokémon Pancake Race Pokémon Ping-Pong tournament • Pokémon Sled Jump Games • Vikavolt race Galar All-Alcremie Decoration Challenge Paldea Course Students Battle Tournament • Elite Four Tag Battle Unknown Pigton Town Multi Battle Tournament • Pokémon Catch Race

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