Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands

Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands is the second season of the Pokémon anime series and of Pokémon the Series: The Beginning, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター, Poketto Monsutā). It originally aired in Japan from January 28 to October 7, 1999, on TV Tokyo, and in the United States from December 4, 1999, to October 14, 2000, on The WB/Kids’ WB!.

This season follows the adventures of the ten-year-old Pokémon Trainer Ash Ketchum and his partner Pikachu as they collect Gym Badges in the Orange Islands, also known as the Orange Archipelago, so they can compete in the Orange League. Along the way Ash is joined by Misty and Tracey Sketchit, a Pokémon Watcher.

The episodes were directed by Masamitsu Hidaka and produced by the animation studio Oriental Light and Magic.