Pinkan Island

Pinkan Island ピンカン島 Pinkan Island
Region	Orange Islands
Series debut	In the Pink
Location of Pinkan Island in the Orange Islands

Pinkan Island (Japanese: ピンカン島 Pinkan Island) is a natural wildlife preserve in the Orange Islands.

Its name comes from a special fruit that grows on the island which turns Pokémon a pinkish color.

Its pink Pokémon are highly sought after by poachers, so people are not allowed on this island, and anyone caught on it is immediately confronted by Officer Jenny. Research scientists and other rangers also live on the island to study the rare Pokémon, but the location is deliberately kept a secret to avoid outside interference. As such, its Pokémon tend to be hostile towards humans.

Pinkan Island also has natural defenses and is surrounded by giant whirlpools. Its sheer cliffs are the only way onto the island. There are just a handful of buildings on the island that the people who help Officer Jenny stay in.

Places of Interest

P.R.P.

Stands for the "Pokémon Reserve Preserve," it's where Officer Jenny stays. It's also where she takes anyone found entering the island illegally. There is a pot with a small Pinkan Berry tree growing by the doorway, as well as an automatic buzzer that goes off anytime someone steps foot on the island.

Pokémon seen on Pinkan Island

Caterpie	Weedle	Pidgey	Rattata
Nidoran♀	Nidoran♂	Nidoking ♂	Vileplume
Paras	Venonat	Diglett	Mankey
Primeape	Bellsprout	Exeggutor	Rhyhorn
Rhydon

Trivia

• This is the second out of two places that have the resident Pokémon in a different color, the other being Valencia Island.
• The Pokémon mate Orange Islands B-Type set is based on Pinkan Island, which comes with Pinkan Berry Trees and a Pink Rhyhorn figure.

In other languages

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ピンカン島 Pinkan Tō	From pink and 柑 kan (citrus)
English, German	Pinkan Island	From its Japanese name
French	Île Guimauve	From guimauve (marshmallow) and mauve (a pale purple color)
Italian	Isola Pinkan	From its English name
Spanish	Isla Rosada	From rosada, pink
Korean	핑귤섬 Pinggyul Seom	From pink and 귤 gyul (citrus)
Chinese	平柑島 / 平柑岛 Pínggān Dǎo / Pìhnggām Dóu*	From 平 píng / pìhng (partial transliteration of Japanese name) and 柑 gān / gām (citrus)
	粉红岛 Fěnhóng Dǎo*	From 粉红 fěnhóng' (pink)
Danish	Pinkan-øen	From English name
Polish	Różowa Wyspa	Literally "Pink island"
Swedish	Rosaön	Literally "Pink island"

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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