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'''Tangelo Island''' (Japanese: '''ボンタン島''' ''Bontan Island'') debuted in ''[[EP084|The Lost Lapras]]''. It is located in the south-westernmost area of the [[Orange Archipelago]]. | '''Tangelo Island''' (Japanese: '''ボンタン島''' ''Bontan Island'') debuted in ''[[EP084|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 | This island is the starting point and training location for many young {{pkmn|Trainer}}s who want to compete in the [[Orange League]]. Tangelo Island is also a very popular tourist destination in part from its tropical climate. | ||
{{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}} and {{AP|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 {{AP|Lapras}}, which becomes his main mode of travel throughout the Archipelago. | {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{AP|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 {{AP|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. | 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. | ||
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===Pokémon Park=== | ===Pokémon Park=== | ||
{{main|Pokémon Park (anime)}} | {{main|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, | 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}} and {{an|Misty}}'s blimp crash-landed. | ||
===Pokémon Center=== | ===Pokémon Center=== | ||
{{main|Pokémon Center}} | {{main|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. | 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 subsequently resembles a log cabin. Several services, including videophone access, are available. Outside, it has a large swimming pool that also helps {{t|Water}} Pokémon recover. The Center is run by a [[Nurse Joy]]. Ash was inspired to enter the [[Orange League]] after seeing a poster on one of the Center's walls. | ||
==Pokémon seen on Tangelo Island== | ==Pokémon seen on Tangelo Island== | ||
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| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Lapras|Ash Lapras young.png|Water|Ice}} | | {{InactivePoké|Ash|Lapras|Ash Lapras young.png|Water|Ice}} | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* The Orange Islands A-Type [[Pokémon mate]] playset is | * The Orange Islands A-Type [[Pokémon mate]] playset is modeled after Tangelo Island, complete with its own miniature Lapras figure, Pokémon Center, and Pokémon Park entrance gates. | ||
===Name origin=== | ===Name origin=== | ||