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A Glimpse of the Glow

VS ミュウ

VS Mew

Info

Series

Pokémon Adventures

Other

Location

Pallet Town Western Forest

A Glimpse of the Glow (Japanese: VS ミュウ VS Mew) is the first round of the Pokémon Adventures manga.

Plot

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

In Pallet Town, a small group of children is trying to capture a Nidorino. Seeing the children struggling to do so, a laughing Red walks up to them and teaches the children how to catch a Pokémon by mentioning that a Pokémon first needs to be weakened before throwing a Poké Ball at it. While explaining every one of his moves to the children, Red sends out his Poliwhirl and commands him to use Water Gun on the Nidorino, before throwing a Poké Ball at him and successfully capturing him, causing the children to cheer. Red starts explaining the concept of Pokémon and says that he is the best Trainer around before stating that he will catch every kind of Pokémon.

On their way back home, the children start to ask Red about Professor Oak. He mentions that they don't need this "old nut" because he already can teach them everything they need to know. They mention Professor Oak's grandson, who he taught to be a great Trainer, but Red boasts that he can beat him, no matter his training. Red says goodbye to the younger children and departs for home.

Lost in thought thinking about Professor Oak, Red accidentally bumps into a group of Team Rocket Grunts, prompting the one he bumped into to scold him. Red notices some Great Balls hanging on the Grunt's belt, and, realizing they are Pokémon Trainers, he decides to follow them. After some time, the Team Rocket Grunts stop, and Red hides in some bushes nearby. He overhears the group speaking about a "Phantom Pokémon" inhabiting the Western Forest. After Team Rocket leaves for the Western Forest, Red runs home to grab an armful of Poké Balls so he can capture the mysterious new Pokémon.

Entering the Western Forest, Red spots another Trainer battling a strange, glowing Pokémon, Mew. The other Trainer, Blue, sends out his Charmander to attack the wild Mew. Mew easily evades Charmander's attacks, however, prompting Blue to recall his Pokémon. Shocked that Blue surrendered so quickly, Red impulsively comes out of the bushes and tells Blue off. Determined to not let the Pokémon escape, Red chooses Poliwhirl to battle against Mew, commanding him to use Water Gun, but Mew counters the attack, knocking out Poliwhirl. Mew leaves, leaving Red and Poliwhirl in a daze. Blue steps in and tells Red that he made a foolish choice in battling Mew, as Mew was superior in strength; Blue then leaves. Later, Team Rocket, still hot on Mew's trail, bump into Red for a second time. One of the members starts yelling at Red, but the others remind the Grunt that finding Mew is more important than the kid.

With the sun setting on the outskirts of Pallet Town, Red heads home after a long day. Spotting Professor Oak's Laboratory, he decides to go and meet Professor Oak, and hopefully be given some good advice. Red then starts to reach for the doorbell.

Major events

• Red catches a Nidorino.
• Red meets Blue.
• Red and Blue see a Mew.

For a list of all major events in the Pokémon Adventures manga, please see the history page.

	Spoilers end here.

Debuts

• Red
• Blue
• Team Rocket Grunts

Pokémon debuts

• Poliwhirl (Red's)
• Nidorino (Red's)
• Charmander (Blue's)
• Mew

Characters

Humans

• Red
• Blue
• Professor Oak (fantasy)
• Team Rocket Grunts
• Pallet Town kids

Pokémon

• Poliwhirl (Poli; Red's)
• Nidorino (Red's; new)
• Charmander (Blue's)
• Mew (Adventures)

Trivia

• This chapter is included in The Best of Pokémon Adventures: Red.
• One of the Pallet Town kids bears resemblance to a Bug Catcher.
  • The girl with the Pallet Town kids bears a resemblance to Yellow, albeit with different clothing.
• Charmander is shown to have spines on its back. This is the same as on its Generation I back sprites, but is absent in those of future generations.
• The Team Rocket Grunts have Great Balls on their belt as opposed to regular Poké Balls.
• A reference is made to the games in the way that Poké Balls have a one attempt catch when Red enters the Western Forest to try to track the "Phantom Pokémon" with an armful of Poké Balls.

In other languages

Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		VS 夢幻 (Taiwan) VS 梦幻 (Mainland China)
Finnish		Red vastaan Mew
European French		Mew* En route pour la grande aventure !*
German		Ein magisches Leuchten* VS. Mew*
Italian		Un barlume di splendore* Vs Mew*
Korean		VS 뮤
Brazilian Portuguese		VS Mew
European Spanish		Contra Mew
Thai		VS มิว
Vietnamese		VS Mew

This article is part of Project Manga, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each series of Pokémon manga.