Tangelo Island
| Tangelo Island ボンタン島 Bontan Island | |||
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| 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) debuted in The Lost Lapras. It is located in the south-westernmost area of the Orange Archipelago.
This island is the starting point and training location for many young Trainers who want to compete in the Orange League. Tangelo Island is also a very popular tourist destination in part thanks to its tropical climate.
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 mode of travel throughout the Archipelago.
Tangelo is a very big island, with a large waterfront city complete with a beach. Large palm trees line its streets, but are easily dwarfed by its tall buildings. Its many docks make it easily accessible to tourists and luxury liners.
Places of interest
Pokémon Park
- Main article: Pokémon Park (anime)
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. 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 perched on a hill that overlooks the city and ocean. The Pokémon Center is made of wood with a grass thatch roof and it resembles a log cabin. Services including videophone access is available. Outside it has a large swimming pool to hold and support Water Pokémon while they recover, or to just let the Trainers relax. The Center is run by Nurse Joy. Ash was inspired to enter the Orange League after seeing a hanging poster on one of the Pokémon Center's walls.
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
- The Orange Islands A-Type Pokémon mate playset is modelled after Tangelo Island, complete with its own miniature Lapras figure, Pokémon Center and Pokémon Park entrance gates.
Name origin
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| 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 |
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