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===Rind River===
===Rind River===
A river that leads out into the ocean and goes through the whole island. Once a year, Magikarp from all over the [[Orange Archipelago|Orange Islands]] come back here to their birth place and after strengthening themselves up by swimming everywhere, try swimming upstream to the top of the river. They have to try to swim up currents and waterfalls to get to the top. The ones that do get to the top, swim around in the lake at the top until nighttime, then half of them evolve into Gyarados. Once the evolution process has ended, they swim back downstream and leave. [[Quincy T. Quackenpoker]] observes this.
A river that leads out into the ocean and goes through the whole island. Once a year, Magikarp from all over the [[Orange Archipelago|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. They have to try to swim up currents and waterfalls to get to the top. The ones that do get to the top, swim around in the lake at the top until nighttime, then half of them evolve into Gyarados. Once the evolution process has ended, they swim back downstream and leave. [[Quincy T. Quackenpoker]] observes this.
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==Pokémon Seen on Rind Island==
==Pokémon seen on Rind Island==
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| {{ActivePoké|Rind Island|Magikarp|Rind Island Magikarp.png|Water|link=no}}
| {{ActivePoké|Rind Island|Magikarp|Rind Island Magikarp.png|Water|link=no}}
| {{ActivePoké|Rind Island|Gyarados|Rind Island Gyarados.png|Water|Flying|link=no}}
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* On the map from the bundled DVD, the island is misnamed '''Millsweet Island'''.
* On the map from the bundled DVD, the island is misnamed '''Millsweet Island'''.
* Its English name comes from the botanical term for the thick outer skin of a fruit, like a peel.
** The name Millsweet comes from the lime ''{{wp|Citrus limetta|Millsweet limetta}}'', also known as the sweet lime.
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==Name origin==
{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{orange color}}; border: 3px solid #{{orange color dark}}"
|-
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Japanese
|タンカン島 ''Tankan Tō''
|From {{wp|ja:タンカン|桶柑}} ''tankan'', a variety of {{wp|tangor}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2"|English, German
|Rind Island
|From ''{{wp|Peel (fruit)|rind}}'',  thick outer skin of a fruit
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Millsweet Island
|From ''millsweet'', a cultivar of {{wp|Citrus limetta|sweet lime}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
|French
|Île Zesti
|From ''zeste'' ({{wp|Zest (ingredient)|zest}})
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Italian
|Isola Rind
|From its English name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2"|Spanish
|Isla Corteza{{tt|*|Iberian}}
|From ''corteza'', rind
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Isla Rind{{tt|*|Latin American}}
|From its English name
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Korean
|단귤섬 ''Tangyul Seom''
|From 단귤 ''tangyul'', sweet orange
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Chinese
|甜柑島 / 甜柑岛 ''Tiángān Dǎo / Tìhmgām Dóu''
|From 甜柑 ''tiángān / tìhmgām'', sweet orange
|}
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{{Orange Archipelago}}<br>
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[[Category:Anime locations]]
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[[fr:Île Zesti]]
[[it:Isola Rind]]
[[it:Isola Rind]]
[[zh:甜柑岛]]

Revision as of 08:21, 21 July 2016

Rind Island
タンカン島 Tankan Island
Rind Island.png
Region Orange Archipelago
Anime debut The Wacky Watcher!
Rind.png
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.

Pokémon watchers come from around the world to see the pilgrimage and mass evolution of Magikarp here.

Places of interest

Rind River

A river that leads out into the ocean and goes through the whole island. 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. They have to try to swim up currents and waterfalls to get to the top. The ones that do get to the top, swim around in the lake at the top until nighttime, then half of them evolve into Gyarados. Once the evolution process has ended, they swim back downstream and leave. Quincy T. Quackenpoker observes this.

Pokémon seen on Rind Island

Rind Island Magikarp.png
Magikarp
Rind Island Gyarados.png
Magikarp → Gyarados

Trivia

  • On the map from the bundled DVD, the island is misnamed Millsweet Island.

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
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
Isla Rind* From its English name
Korean 단귤섬 Tangyul Seom From 단귤 tangyul, sweet orange
Chinese 甜柑島 / 甜柑岛 Tiángān Dǎo / Tìhmgām Dóu From 甜柑 tiángān / tìhmgām, sweet orange


Orange Archipelago
Coral-Eye Badge.png Sea Ruby Badge.png Spike Shell Badge.png Jade Star Badge.png WinnerTrophy.png
Inhabited islands
AscorbiaButwalGoldenHamlinKinnowKumquatMandarin N.
Mandarin S.MikanMoroMurcottNavelPummeloShamouti
SunburstTangeloTarrocoTrovitaValencia
Deserted islands
CleopatraFairchildFireFukuhara No. 4
GrapefruitIceLightningPinkanRind
Unnamed islands
Unnamed island (EP092)Unnamed island (EP098)
Unnamed island (EP110)Unnamed island (PK04)
Settlements
TrovitopolisYambera
Landmarks
Ghost shipPalace of VictoryPokémon ShowboatPummelo Stadium


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