Valencia Island
Valencia Island (Japanese: ダイダイ島 Daidai Island) is located in the southwestern region of the Orange Archipelago.
| Valencia Island ダイダイ島 Daidai Island | |||
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| Region | Orange Archipelago | ||
| Anime debut | Poké Ball Peril | ||
 Location of Valencia Island in the Orange Archipelago | |||
Ash and his friends first crash-landed onto Valencia Island in Poké Ball Peril after a trip aboard Team Rocket’s blimp, beginning their adventures in the Orange Islands.
Valencia Island is home to Professor Ivy and her extensive lab. She studies the alternate coloration of certain Pokémon on the island, including Vileplume. The laboratory is nestled amongst dense forest and a wide bay. Brock decided to remain on Valencia to assist the Professor and her assistants with the research and general upkeep of the lab. However, he later left the facility prior to A Tent Situation, unable to speak of what occurred.
The island also has its own blimp station and Pokémon Center.
Gallery
| Professor Ivy's Laboratory | Pokémon Center | Blimp station |
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Pokémon seen on Valencia Island
 Butterfree |
 Raticate |
 Nidoran♀ |
 Nidorina |
Nidoran♂ |
 Vileplume (multiple) |
 Paras (×2) |
 Poliwhirl |
 Weepinbell |
Cloyster |
 Gyarados |
 Nurse Joy's Chansey ♀ |
Trivia
- Pokémon on Valencia Island having different colors than the same species elsewhere in the world is similar to the concept of regional forms, which would be introduced into the main series with Pokémon Sun and Moon, 17 years after Valencia Island's debut.
Name origin
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | ダイダイ島 Daidai Tō | From 橙 daidai (bitter orange) |
| English | Valencia Island | From Valencia orange |
| French | Île de Valencia | From its English name |
| German | Valencia Insel | From its English name |
| Italian | Isola Valencia | From its English name |
| Portuguese | Ilha Valência | From its English name |
| Spanish | Isla Valencia | From its English name |
| Korean | 등자나무섬 Deungjanamu Seom | From 등자나무 deungjanamu (bitter orange tree) |
| Chinese | 岱柑島 / 岱柑岛 Dàigān Dǎo / Doihgām Dóu | From 岱 dài / doih (partial transliteration of Japanese name) and 柑 gān / gām (citrus) |
| Danish | Valenciaøen | From English name |
| Polish | Wyspa Walencja | From its English name |
| Swedish | Valenciaön | From English name |
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