Mandarin Island North

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Mandarin Island North キンカン島Kinkan Island

Region	Orange Islands
Series debut	Pikachu Re-Volts
Location of Mandarin Island North in theOrange Islands

Mandarin Island North (Japanese:キンカン島Kinkan Island) is one of theOrange Islands. It is a large city with tall skyscrapers and buildings, whichJessie referred to asThe Big Orange, an allusion to New York City (The Big Apple). It was featured in thePokémon the Series: The Beginning episodePikachu Re-Volts.

Butch andCassidy once used Mandarin Island North for one of their schemes. Using aDrowzee, they hypnotized all the Pokémon on the island into turning against their Trainers. This includedAsh's Pikachu,Misty's Togepi, andTeam Rocket's Meowth.

Places of interest

Police Station

A place in the city whereOfficer Jenny patrols the streets of Mandarin Island. It is a large building that has a tower and two rooms on either side of the tower. Above the doorway, there is a large star. Inside is a large sitting area with a desk, computer, telephone, and a couple of Wanted posters.

Team Rocket's hideout

On the side of the city, there is a large, abandoned power plant that was used asButch andCassidy's hideout when they were usingDrowzee tohypnotize all the Pokémon on the island. The hypnotized Pokémon got in the power plant through an air duct on the side of the entrance gate. The building has since been reduced rubble due toTogepi's use ofExplosion viaMetronome, however.

Pokémon seen on Mandarin Island North

Wartortle	Vulpix	Mankey	Primeape	Growlithe	Poliwag
Ponyta	Magnemite (multiple)	Grimer	Gastly	Drowzee	Kingler
Voltorb	Hitmonchan ♂	Seaking	Starmie	Electabuzz	Magikarp
Vaporeon	Jolteon	Flareon

Trivia

Although this island shares the name withMandarin Island South, there is very little in common. It is believed the islands are named the same because of a dubbing error. In Japan, their names are not the same.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	キンカン島Kinkan Tō	From 金柑kinkan,kumquat
English, German	Mandarin Island North	Frommandarin orange
French	Île de la Mandarine	From its English name
Italian	Isola dei Mandarini Nord	From its English name
Spanish	Isla Mandarina*	From its English name
Spanish	Isla Mandarín*	From its English name
Korean	캉캉섬Kangkang Seom	Possibly from 낑깡kkingkkang (kumquat)
Chinese	金柑島 / 金柑岛Jīngān Dǎo*	From 金柑jīngān (kumquat)
Chinese	柑橘島Gāmgwāt Dóu*	From 柑橘gāmgwāt (kumquat)
Danish	Mandarinøerne	From English name
Norwegian	Mandarin-øya	From English name
Polish	Wyspa Mandarynek	From English name
Swedish	Mandarinön	From English 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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