Orange League

An Orange League poster

The Orange League (Japanese: オレンジリーグ Orange League) is the regional Pokémon League of the Orange Islands. It consists of four regular Gym Leaders and one Supreme Gym Leader, all of whom form the Orange Crew (Japanese: サザンクロス Southern Cross). It has been established for over 300 years.

The Orange League is perhaps the least conventional of all the existing regional Pokémon Leagues, as it focuses less on Pokémon battling and more on how Trainers interact with their individual Pokémon in many different circumstances. Trainers taking the Orange League challenge are said to be tougher than those in the Indigo League. Competing in the Orange League is different from competing in other Pokémon Leagues: Trainers must earn only four Gym Badges instead of the usual eight. Additionally, there is no Pokémon League Conference.

According to Tracey, young Trainers from the Orange Islands typically begin their journey on Tangelo Island and work their way around the islands, winning Badges along the way. The Trainers' final destination is Pummelo Island, where the top Gym Leader in the Orange Crew, called the Orange Crew Supreme Gym Leader, can be battled. Those who defeat the Supreme Gym Leader in a Full Battle take the title of Honored Trainer (Champion in the dub), as well as the coveted Winner's Trophy. A photo featuring the winning Trainer with the trophy on hand and all six Pokémon that have participated in the Full Battle will be kept in the Palace of Victory, together with the footprints of the Trainer and the Pokémon.

The Orange League has only been featured in animation and in the manga The Electric Tale of Pikachu, as the Orange Islands are not accessible in any of the games.

Gym Leaders

Orange League
Animated series-exclusive		Region: Orange Islands
Gym Leader Japanese	Location Japanese	Challenge	Prize
Cissy アツミ Atsumi	Mikan Island ナツカン島 Natsukan Island	Water Gun target test Surfing race	Coral-Eye Badge
Danny ダン Dan	Navel Island ネーブル島 Navel Island	Climb mountain (to qualify) Freeze a geyser race Build a toboggan Toboggan race	Sea Ruby Badge
Rudy ジギー Ziggy	Trovita Island ユズ島 Yuzu Island	Target test Same-type Pokémon battle	Spike Shell Badge
Luana ルリコ Ruriko	Kumquat Island リュウチン島 Liǔchéng Island	Double Battle	Jade Star Badge
Supreme Gym Leader Drake ヘッドリーダー ユウジ Head Leader Yūji	Pummelo Island カンキツ島 Kankitsu Island	Full Battle	Winner's Trophy Honor at the Palace of Victory

Trivia

• The Japanese title of the Orange Crew, Southern Cross, is a reference to the real Southern Cross constellation that marks the southern sky. It consists of four main stars in a kite shape and a smaller one near the middle. It is often used as a symbol for real countries in the southern hemisphere, such as Australia and Brazil, and also the Orange Islands, which are located south of the Kanto region. The locations of the four Orange League Gyms correspond with the main stars in the Southern Cross, with Pummelo Island near the center.
• This is the first Pokémon League that Ash won, and had been the only one until Ash won the Manalo Conference.

In other languages

Orange League Language Title Danish Orange Ligaen Finnish Oranssiliiga European French Ligue Orange German Orange Liga Italian Lega d'Orange Norwegian Orangeligan Polish Pomarańczowa Liga Portuguese Liga Laranja Brazilian Portuguese Liga Laranja Spanish Liga Naranja Swedish Apelsinligan Apelsinöligan* Turkish Portakal Ligi

Orange Crew Language Title Danish Orange Holdet European French Équipe Orange Italian Squadra Orange Polish Drużyna Pomarańczowych* Pomarańczowa Załoga* Brazilian Portuguese Equipe Laranja Swedish Apelsingänget

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