Sunburst Island
| Sunburst Island ポンカン島 Ponkan Island | |||
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| Region | Orange Islands | ||
| Series debut | The Crystal Onix | ||
 Location of Sunburst Island in the Orange Islands | |||
Sunburst Island (Japanese: ポンカン島 Ponkan Island) is located in the southwestern region of the Orange Islands.
Sunburst is known for its high-quality crystal glass goods produced by the many glass makers, like Mateo, who call the island home. People come from around the world to see them. The distinctive blue crystal is locally sourced from the island's caves, and is typically blown and sculpted into shape.
The main island is connected to a smaller island with crystal caves by a sandbar, but the path is only accessible at low tide.
Ash and his friends arrived on Sunburst in The Crystal Onix after coming across a message in a bottle. The sender, a local girl called Marissa hoped someone would assist her in finding the legendary Crystal Onix to inspire her older brother Mateo, who was struggling to live up to his own expectations. With the help of Tracey's Marill the group found the crystal caves and the Crystal Onix. Mateo realized that its glass skin gave it a special resistance to Water-type attacks and he would have to use a different type of attack to weaken it so he used his Charmeleon and attacked it with Fire Spin. It seemed to have a weakness to Fire-type attacks, unlike other Onix. Mateo was just about to capture it when he realized that he didn't need to. Just battling it gave him the inspiration he needed to create glass Pokémon sculptures, as it did his grandfather.
Pokémon seen on Sunburst Island
 Mateo's Charmeleon |
 Mateo's Cloyster |
 Crystal Onix |
Trivia
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | ポンカン島 Ponkan Tō | From ponkan, a citrus hybrid |
| English | Sunburst Island | From sunburst, a variety of tangerine |
| German | Sunburst Insel | From its English name |
| Spanish | Isla Sunburst | From its English name |
| French | Île Caramel | From caramel |
| Italian | Isola Sunburst | From its English name |
| Korean | 탐나귤섬 Tamnagyul Seom | From 탐라 Tamna (historical name of Jeju Island, now known for its production of mandarin oranges) and 귤 (橘) gyul (citrus) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 椪柑島 / 椪柑岛 Pènggān Dǎo | From 椪柑 pènggān / punggām (ponkan) |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 椪柑島 Punggām Dóu | |
| Danish | Sunburst-øen | From English name |
| Polish | Wyspa Słońca | From słońce (sun) |
| Swedish | Sunburst-ön | From English name |
Related articles
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