Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands |
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English front cover of the Pokémon: Adventures on the Orange Islands DVD collection box, containing all 36 episodes of this season
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| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 36 |
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| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original release | January 28 – October 7, 1999 |
Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands is the second season of Pokémon and the final part of Pokémon the Series: The Beginning, a Japanese anime television series known in Japan as Pocket Monsters Episode Orange Islands (ポケットモンスター オレンジ諸島編, Poketto Monsutā Orenji Shotō-hen). It originally aired in Japan from January 28 to October 7, 1999 on TV Tokyo, and in the United States from December 4, 1999 to October 14, 2000 on The WB/Kids’ WB!.
The season follows the adventures of the ten-year-old Pokémon trainer Ash Ketchum (voiced in English by Veronica Taylor and in Japanese by Rika Matsumoto) and his electric mouse partner Pikachu (voiced by Ikue Ōtani) as they collect Gym Badges in the fictional Orange Archipelago, also known as the Orange Islands, so they can compete in the Orange League competition.
The episodes were directed by Masamitsu Hidaka and produced by the animation studio OLM.
The Japanese opening song is "The Rivals" (ライバル!, Raibaru!) by Rika Matsumoto for all 36 episodes. The ending songs are "Type: Wild" (タイプ : ワイルド, Taipu: Wairudo) by Rika Matsumoto for 23 episodes, "Pokémon March" (ポケモン音頭, Pokémon Ondo) by Sachiko Kobayashi, Koffing, and Ekans for one episode, and "Riding on Lapras" (ラプラスにのって, Rapurasu Ni Notte) by Mayumi Iizuka and Rikako Aikawa for 12 episodes. The English opening songs are "Pokémon Theme" by Jason Paige for 3 episodes on Pokémon TV app only, and "Pokémon World" by Russell Velazquez for 36 episodes and for 33 episodes on Pokémon TV app only, these short versions did serve as end credit songs for three episodes on Pokémon TV app only, while each episodes close with Pikachu's Jukebox which contains six short songs in each music video, "My Best Friends", "Double Trouble", "What Kind of Pokémon Are You?", "Together Forever", "2.B.A. Master", and "Viridian City". Johto predicted the English version of "Type: Wild", the ending song from Pokémon Encore performed by Robbie Danzie.
Episodes
| J# | E# | English title Japanese title |
Original air date | English air date |
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| 83 | 81 | "Pallet Party Panic" (Masara Town! Setting off on a New Journey) | January 28, 1999 | December 4, 1999 |
| 84 | 82 | "A Scare in the Air" (The Airship Hardship!?) | February 4, 1999 | January 8, 2000 |
| 85 | 83 | "Pokéball Peril" (Southern Pokémon and the GS Ball) | February 11, 1999 | January 15, 2000 |
| 86 | 84 | "The Lost Lapras" (Save Laplace!) | February 18, 1999 | January 22, 2000 |
| 87 | 85 | "Fit to Be Tide" (Orange League! Natsukan Gym!) | February 25, 1999 | February 5, 2000 |
| 88 | 86 | "Pikachu Re-Volts" (The Mystery of the Missing Pokémon!) | March 4, 1999 | February 5, 2000 |
| 89 | 87 | "The Crystal Onix" (The Crystal Iwark) | March 11, 1999 | February 5, 2000 |
| 90 | 88 | "In the Pink" (The Island of Pink Pokémon) | March 18, 1999 | February 12, 2000 |
| 91 | 89 | "Shell Shock" (The Secret of the Kabuto Fossils!) | March 25, 1999 | March 4, 2000 |
| 92 | 90 | "Stage Fight" (Dance! Pokémon Showboat!) | April 1, 1999 | February 12, 2000 |
| 93 | 91 | "Bye Bye Psyduck" (Goodbye Koduck! Come Back Golduck?) | April 8, 1999 | February 26, 2000 |
| 94 | 92 | "The Joy of Pokémon" (Sailing Joy! Cross the Raging Waves!) | April 15, 1999 | March 4, 2000 |
| 95 | 93 | "Navel Maneuvers" (Navel Gym! Snowy Mountain Battle!) | April 22, 1999 | March 11, 2000 |
| 96 | 94 | "Snack Attack" (Gluttonous Kabigon! Huge Panic!) | April 29, 1999 | March 25, 2000 |
| 97 | 95 | "A Shipful of Shivers" (Ghost Ship and Ghost Pokémon!) | May 6, 1999 | March 25, 2000 |
| 98 | 96 | "Meowth Rules!" (Lord Nyarth's Island!?) | May 13, 1999 | March 25, 2000 |
| 99 | 97 | "Tracey Gets Bugged" (The Strike Soldier's Pride) | May 20, 1999 | April 1, 2000 |
| 100 | 98 | "A Way Off Day Off" (It's a Southern Island! Everyone Assemble!) | May 27, 1999 | April 8, 2000 |
| 101 | 99 | "The Mandarin Island Miss Match" (Elite Four Canna! Ice Battle!!) | June 3, 1999 | April 15, 2000 |
| 102 | 100 | "Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon?" (Nidoran's Love Story) | June 10, 1999 | April 22, 2000 |
| 103 | 101 | "Get Along, Little Pokémon" (Coil on the Prairie!) | June 17, 1999 | April 29, 2000 |
| 104 | 102 | "The Mystery Menace" (Monster in the Sewers!?) | June 24, 1999 | May 6, 2000 |
| 105 | 103 | "Misty Meets Her Match" (Yuzu Gym! Type Battle 3 vs. 3!!) | July 1, 1999 | September 9, 2000 |
| 106 | 104 | "Bound for Trouble" (Pikachu vs. Nyarth!?) | July 15, 1999 | September 15, 2000 |
| 107 | 105 | "Charizard Chills" (Lizardon! I Choose You!!) | July 22, 1999 | September 2, 2000 |
| 108 | 106 | "The Pokémon Water War" (Firefighting Showdown! Zenigame vs. Kameil) | July 29, 1999 | August 26, 2000 |
| 109 | 107 | "Pokémon Food Fight" (Burn! Kabigon!!) | August 5, 1999 | August 19, 2000 |
| 110 | 108 | "Pokémon Double Trouble" (Tag Battle! The Last Gym!!) | August 12, 1999 | September 9, 2000 |
| 111 | 109 | "The Wacky Watcher" (Koiking! The Secret of Evolution!!) | August 19, 1999 | September 16, 2000 |
| 112 | 110 | "The Stun Spore Detour" (Nyoromo and Kasumi) | August 26, 1999 | September 16, 2000 |
| 113 | 111 | "Hello Pummelo" (Winners' Cup! Full Battle 6 vs. 6!!) | September 2, 1999 | September 23, 2000 |
| 114 | 112 | "Enter the Dragonite" (Final Battle! Kairyu Appears!!) | September 9, 1999 | September 23, 2000 |
| 115 | 113 | "Viva Las Lapras" (Goodbye Laplace!) | September 16, 1999 | September 30, 2000 |
| 116 | 114 | "The Underground Round-Up" (Big Marumine Explosion!?) | September 23, 1999 | September 30, 2000 |
| 117 | 115 | "A Tent Situation" (Return to Masara Town!) | September 30, 1999 | October 7, 2000 |
| 118 | 116 | "The Rivalry Revival" (Rival Showdown! Satoshi vs. Shigeru!!) | October 7, 1999 | October 14, 2000 |
Home Media releases
In the United States, the entire season was released on three 12-episode DVD volume sets in 2002 and 2003 by Viz Video and Ventura Distribution.
Viz Media released a box set containing all three DVDs in 2008.
Viz Media and Warner Home Video released Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands – The Complete Collection on DVD in the United States on October 11, 2016.
