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Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands Season 2
Logo for the season
Opening	Pokémon Theme Pokémon World
Episodes	52
Region	Kanto
Series	Original
Preceded by	Pokémon: Indigo League
Followed by	Pokémon: The Johto Journeys

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Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands (originally branded on Kids' WB! as Pokémon: Orange Island Adventures) is the second season of the Pokémon anime. This season showcases the adventures of Ash, Misty, and Tracey in the Orange Islands before they return to Pallet Town. The subtitle "Adventures in the Orange Islands" is not used within the broadcast episodes, but was later added by the DVD boxed sets to distinguish it from the later seasons.

It originally aired as part of the 1999-2000 Kids' WB! Saturday morning line-up. The season began with Princess vs. Princess, which originally aired on September 4, 1999, and ended with Charizard Chills, which originally aired on September 2, 2000.

Adventures in the Orange Islands marked the beginning of the arc that spans between the Indigo League and the Johto saga which begins with Pokémon: The Johto Journeys.

Blurb

Ash’s journey to the top of the Indigo League continues—but will his friendship with fellow Pokémon League competitor Richie endanger his chances? With his Kanto journey completed, Ash finds there’s still plenty to see and do when Professor Oak sends him and his friends to the Orange Islands. Brock falls head-over-heels for the attractive Professor Ivy and decides to stay with her, leaving Ash and Misty alone as a dynamic duo—at least until they meet intrepid Pokémon watcher Tracey Sketchit!

Important events

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

• Ash journeys to Indigo Plateau to compete in his first Pokémon League Conference.
• The Indigo Plateau Conference takes place. (EP074 - EP080)
  • Gary loses his match in the fourth round, placing him in the Top 32. (EP077)
  • Ash loses to Ritchie in the fifth round, finishing in the Top 16. (EP079)
  • Ritchie loses to Assunta in the sixth round and is placed Top 8. (EP080)
• Professor Oak tells Ash to journey to the Orange Archipelago to pick up the mysterious GS Ball, which cannot be teleported via PC. (EP081)
• Ash meets Professor Ivy and retrieves the GS Ball from her lab. (EP083)
• Ash and his friends arrive on Valencia Island.
• Brock stays behind with Professor Ivy and becomes her assistant. (EP083)
• Ash and Misty meet Tracey, a Pokémon watcher who joins the group. (EP084)
• Ash decides to challenge the Orange Crew. (EP084)
• Ash's Charizard finally begins to listen to him. (EP105)

Party changes

Additions

The following Pokémon are obtained:

• Jessie's Lickitung (EP052)
• Jessie's Shellder (EP066)
• Ash's Lapras (EP084)
• Ash's Snorlax (EP094)
• Tracey's Scyther (EP097)

Evolutions

The following Pokémon evolve:

• Ash's Krabby → Kingler (EP075)
• Ash's Pidgeotto → Pidgeot (EP081)

Releases

The following Pokémon are released:

• Jessie's Shellder (EP066)
• Ash's Pidgeot (EP081)

Other

• Misty's Horsea (left at Cerulean Gym, EP061)
• Misty's Starmie (left at Cerulean Gym, EP061)
• Tracey's Venonat (obtained prior to EP084)
• Tracey's Marill (obtained prior to EP087)

Gym battles

Ash defeats the following Gym Leaders:

• Blaine, after one failed attempt (EP059)
• Team Rocket (substituting for Giovanni) (EP063)
• Cissy (EP085)
• Danny (EP093)
• Rudy (EP103)

Home video releases

North American DVD releases

Main article: List of English language Adventures on the Orange Islands home video releases (Region 1)

Australian DVD releases

Main article: List of English language Adventures on the Orange Islands home video releases (Region 4)

Trivia

Pokémon: Adventures On The Orange Islands logo

Pokémon: Adventures on the Orange Islands logo

• Many clips of Ash's adventures in the Orange Archipelago were first shown in the United States via Pikachu's Jukebox.
• This season has the longest season name totaling at 28 letters.
• In Finland, this season was completely skipped.
• Older home video releases refer to the season as "Adventures On The Orange Islands" (in the United States) or "Adventures on the Orange Islands" (in Australia). Newer DVD releases refer to the season as "Adventures in the Orange Islands".
  • On Pokémon.com, the logo reads "Adventures In Orange Islands 1", taken from a US DVD release of the same name.

In other languages

Language		Title
Czech		Pokémon: Pomerančová liga
French		Pokémon: Les Îles Oranges
Italian		Pokémon - Oltre i cieli dell'avventura
Portuguese	Brazil	Pokémon - Aventuras nas Ilhas Laranjas
	Portugal	Pokémon - Aventuras nas Ilhas Laranjas
Russian		Покемон — Приключения на Оранжевых островах
Spanish	Latin America	Pokémon - Liga Naranja
	Spain	Pokémon: Aventuras en las Islas Naranja
Swedish		Pokémon - Äventyren på Apelsinöarna
Turkish		Pokémon: Portakal Adaları'nda Maceralar

External links

• Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands page at Pokémon.com

See also

This article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime.