Rind Island

Rind Island タンカン島 Tankan Island

Region	Orange Archipelago
Anime debut	The Wacky Watcher!
Location of Rind Island in the Orange Archipelago

Rind Island (Japanese: タンカン島 Tankan Island) is a tiny deserted island in the northern region of the Orange Archipelago. The waters around Rind Island are a Magikarp breeding ground.

In The Wacky Watcher!, Ash and his friends accompanied Pokémon Watcher Quincy T. Quackenpoker as he returned to the island to study the Magikarp's annual migration and mass evolution event. Once a year, Magikarp from all over the Orange Islands come back here to their birthplace and after strengthening themselves up by swimming everywhere, try swimming upstream to the top of the river. The school of Magikarp wait until nightfall, when only those strong enough actually evolve into Gyarados. Once the evolution process has ended, they all swim back downstream and return to the ocean.

Pokémon seen on Rind Island

Magikarp (multiple)

Magikarp → Gyarados (multiple)

Trivia

On the map in Extreme Pokémon: The Guide for the Ultimate Fan, this island is named Millsweet Island instead.

Name origin

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	タンカン島 Tankan Tō	From 桶柑 tankan, a variety of tangor
English, German	Rind Island	From rind, thick outer skin of a fruit
English, German	Millsweet Island	From millsweet, a cultivar of sweet lime
French	Île Zesti	From zeste (zest)
Italian	Isola Rind	From its English name
Spanish	Isla Corteza*	From corteza, rind
Spanish	Isla Rind*	From its English name
Korean	단귤섬 Tangyul Seom	From 단귤 tangyul, sweet orange
Polish	Korowa Wyspa	From kora, bark
Chinese	甜柑島 / 甜柑岛 Tiángān Dǎo / Tìhmgām Dóu	From 甜柑 tiángān / tìhmgām, sweet orange

Orange Archipelago

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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