Sunburst Island

Sunburst Island ポンカン島 Ponkan Island
Region	Orange Islands
Series debut	The Crystal Onix
Location of Sunburst Island in the Orange Islands

Sunburst Island (Japanese: ポンカン島 Ponkan Island) is located in the southwestern region of the Orange Archipelago.

The crystal caves

Sunburst is known for its high-quality crystal glass goods produced by the many glass makers, like Mateo, who call the island home. People come from around the world to see them. The distinctive blue crystal is locally sourced from the island's caves, and is typically blown and sculpted into shape.

The main island is connected to a smaller island with crystal caves by a sandbar, but the path is only accessible at low tide.

Ash and his friends arrived on Sunburst in The Crystal Onix after coming across a message in a bottle. The sender, a local girl called Marissa hoped someone would assist her in finding the legendary Crystal Onix to inspire her older brother Mateo, who was struggling to live up to his own expectations. With the help of Tracey's Marill the group found the crystal caves and the Crystal Onix. Mateo tried to catch it for himself, but the Crystal Onix was immune to both Fire and Water attacks, and later fled. The chance encounter inspired Mateo, as it did his grandfather, to continue creating glass Pokémon statues.

Pokémon seen on Sunburst Island

Mateo's Charmeleon

Mateo's Cloyster

Crystal Onix

Trivia

Name origin

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ポンカン島 Ponkan Tō	From ponkan, a citrus hybrid
English, German	Sunburst Island	From sunburst, a variety of tangerine
French	Île Caramel	From caramel
Italian	Isola Sunburst	From its English name
Spanish	Isla Sunburst	From its English name
Korean	탐나귤섬 Tamnagyul Seom	From 탐나다 to covet and 귤 tangerine
Chinese	椪柑島 / 椪柑岛 Pènggān Dǎo / Punggām Dóu	From 椪柑 pènggān / punggām (ponkan)
Danish	Sunburst-øen	From English name
Polish	Wyspa Słońca	From słońce (sun)
Swedish	Sunburst-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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