Seafoam Island (anime)

Binnes ビンヌ Binnes
Binnes
Region	Kanto
Debut	The Evolution Solution

(Japanese: ビンヌ Binnes) is an anime-exclusive location located near Pallet Town. It is a tropical holiday resort locatied near the ocean. The town was not given a proper dub name and was referred to as Seafoam Island in the anime, a location from the games.

In The Evolution Solution, Ash learned from his mother that she, a few Pallet Town locals and Misty and Brock were leaving to Binnes for a beachside vacation. Although Ash initially stayed behind to train for the Indigo Plateau Conference, he eventually traveled to Binnes as well to visit Professor Westwood V and find out how Slowpoke evolves into Slowbro.

Arriving in Binnes, Ash met up with Misty and Brock who were windsurfing, and together they visited Professor Westwood V's laboratory. Once they met Professor Westwood V, they assisted him in trying to find out the relationship between Slowpoke and Shellder.

Meanwhile, Giovanni decided to take a vacation in Binnes. Jessie managed to capture a Shellder for her boss, but Giovanni was left unimpressed and ordered the Team Rocket to go to Professor Westwood V's laboratory and steal potentially invaluable information. During a confrontation between the trio and Ash and his friends, Jessie's Shellder accidentally clamped onto Professor Westwood V's Slowpoke's tail, causing it to evolve into Slowbro and effectively solving the mystery Professor Westwood V was trying to solve. Slowbro blasted Team Rocket off and Ash and his friends eventually said their goodbyes to the professor.

A panoramic view of Binnes

In the next episode Ash and his friends stayed in Binnes a little longer, with Ash continuing his training for the upcoming Pokémon League there. While jogging, they came across a large traffic jam. The local Officer Jenny explained that it was the surfing season, and many surfers from all over the world were coming to Binnes to ride the famous Humungadunga, a giant wave that only appears once every 20 years.

After trying to surf themselves, Ash and his friends eventually met up with Victor, a local surfer. During his first try 20 years ago, Victor had not been able to conquer the Humungadunga, but was planning to accomplish it this time alongside his Pikachu, Puka. With support from Ash and his friends, Victor ultimately succeeded in riding the Humungadunga and planted a flag on a tall rock near Binnes. He then proceeded to inspire young surfers who watched his legendary accomplishment from the beach.

As mentioned in Lights, Camera, Quack-tion, Binnes hosts a movie festival called the "Binnes Movie Festival Grand Prix". Cleavon Schpielbunk was a two-time winner at this festival.

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  Professor Westwood V's laboratory

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  The rock that surfers plant their flag at

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  Victor and Puka's house

Pokémon seen in Binnes

Slowpoke → Slowbro	File:Binnes Krabby.png Krabby	File:Binnes Magikarp.png Magikarp	Shellder
Puka	Gyarados (multiple)

Name origin

Binnes is probably based on Cannes, a city in southern France that is also a beach resort. This is further evidenced by the "Binnes Movie Festival Grand Prix", that is likely based on the Cannes Film Festival. Furthermore, the name is likely a play on the Japanese word "bin", meaning "(glass) bottle", as a play on words as the Japanese pronunciation of Cannes sounds like "can".

Trivia

• Binnes did not receive a proper dub name in the dub and was referred to as "Seafoam Island", a location from the games. Unlike the Seafoam Islands from the games, Binnes is a tropical resort and does not appear to contain any icy caves. The "Binnes Movie Festival Grand Prix" that was mentioned in Lights, Camera, Quack-tion was dubbed as the "Flea Collar Film Festival".
  • The same thing would later happen in the Pokémon Chronicles episode Oaknapped!, where the anime-exclusive location Binbou Town was dubbed as Seafoam Island. Binnes does not appear to have any connection to Binbou Town.

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