Golden Island

Golden Island オウゴンカン島 Ōgonkan Island
Region	Orange Islands
Series debut	Meowth Rules!
Location of Golden Island in the Orange Islands

Golden Island (Japanese: オウゴンカン島 Ōgonkan Island) is one of the Orange Islands.

The villagers of Golden Island in their traditional clothing

The islanders worship the legendary "Meowth of Bounty", whose arrival on a full white moon night will make them rich with its Pay Day attack. Most villagers wear light blue tunics, cat ears, whiskers, and cat-like noses in honor of the Great Meowth. Mikeosu and elder Shimajio lead the villagers through ceremony and rituals as they await the arrival of the Meowth of Bounty. Their Meowth shrine features a giant golden statue, which is actually a machine that requires people power to operate it as the Meowth of Bounty's personal guard.

In Meowth Rules!, Team Rocket's Meowth landed on Golden Island after blasting off and was immediately taken in by the locals, seemingly fulfilling the ancient prophecy. Meowth was immediately spoiled with food galore, dancers and power over the islands. After he revealed that he didn't know Pay Day, he was escorted to the local stadium to battle tough opponents to develop the technique. Determined to reunite with Meowth, Jessie and James showered the stadium with James's bottlecaps, convincing the crowd that their Meowth of Bounty had in fact used Pay Day. Meowth later left with his Team Rocket teammates, much to the locals' disappointment.

Gallery

Meowth shrine	Stadium

Pokémon seen on Golden Island

Nidoking ♂

Onix

Trivia

Name origin

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	オウゴンカン島 Ōgonkan Tō	From 黄金柑 ōgonkan, a variety of Japanese citrus that translates to "golden orange"
English, German	Golden Island	Partial translation of its Japanese name
French	Île Golden	From its English name
Italian	Isola Golden	From its English name
Korean	황금귤섬 Hwanggeumgyul Seom	From 황금귤 (黃金橘) hwanggeumgyul, golden orange
Chinese	神秘貓之島 / 神秘猫之岛 Shénmì Māo-zhī Dǎo / Sàhnbei Māau-jī Dóu*	Literally means "Mysterious Cat Island"
	黄金柑岛 Huángjīngān Dǎo*	From its Japanese 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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