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Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands is the name of the second season of the Pokémon anime. The 35-episode season showcases the adventures of Ash, Misty, and Tracey in the Orange Islands before they return to Pallet Town. The season is referred to as "The Adventures in the Orange Islands" by both fans and the released DVD collection due to the original airings having no subtitle, like later seasons would.
It originally aired as part of the 2000 Kids' WB! Saturday morning line-up. The season began with A Scare in the Air, which originally aired on January 8, 2000, and ended with The Rivalry Revival, which originally aired on October 14, 2000.
The Adventures in the Orange Islands marked the beginning of the filler arc that spans between the Indigo League and the Johto saga which begins with Pokémon: The Johto Journeys. It was produced in order to allow for the completion of Pokémon Gold and Silver, which the Johto saga was based on.
In Japan, there is not as much distinction between this arc and any other in the original series as there is in the dubbed versions. As the anime is nearly continually produced, the sagas are differentiated more by the region in which they take place than by any season number.
See the List of Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands episodes for a list of episodes aired as part of this season.
Important events
- Ash meets Professor Ivy and retrieves the GS Ball from her lab. (EP083)
- Brock stays behind with Professor Ivy and becomes her assistant. (EP083)
- Tracey joins the group. (EP084)
- Ash decides to challenge the Orange Crew. (EP084)
- Ash's Charizard finally begins to listen to him. (EP105)
Party changes
Additions
The following Pokémon are obtained:
Evolutions
- None
Releases
Gym Battles
Ash defeats the following Gym Leaders:
Ash defeats the Head Leader:
U.S. DVD Releases
- Pallet Party Panic, a season one episode, is included on the Orange Islands DVDs instead of the Indigo League DVDs.
- The DVD boxset refers to the season as "Adventures On the Orange Islands".
Trivia
- With thirty-five episodes, this is the shortest season of the dub.
- Many clips of Ash's adventures in the Orange Islands were first showed in the US via Pikachu's Jukebox.
- This season, along with, Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension, both have the longest season name totaling at 38 letters.
- On some VHS/DVD cases, the season's title is referred as Pokémon: The Adventures on the Orange Islands. The reason why is unknown.
In other languages
- Italian: Pokémon - Oltre i cieli dell'avventura
- Brazilian Portuguese: Pokémon - Liga Laranja
