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The '''''Yellow'' arc''' (Japanese: '''イエロー編''' ''Yellow arc''), also referred to as '''''The Second Chapter''''' (Japanese: '''第二章''' ''The Second Chapter''), is the second story arc of the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga, consisting of four volumes with fifty chapters. It began serialization in May 1998, and ended in November 1999.

This arc features the journeys of {{adv|Yellow}} through [[Kanto]] trying to find {{adv|Red}} after Red's beaten-up [[Pika]]chu ends up at the doorstep at [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|Oak's Lab]]. In the meantime of finding Red, Yellow gets attacked by the members of the [[Elite Four]] and their quest to create a utopia for Pokémon by wiping out most of humanity.

In [[VIZ Media]]'s first translation of Pokémon Adventures, this arc is known as "Yellow Caballero".

==Terminology==
{{main|Terminology of Pokémon Adventures}}

In the English manga volumes published by [[VIZ]] as well as the Japanese volumes, the {{chap|Red, Green & Blue}} and this arc are both unnamed. However, in the manga listing from VIZ's official website, those two arcs are treated as a single 7-volume arc titled "'''Red and Blue'''".<ref name="VIZ list">[https://www.viz.com/read/manga/pokemon-adventures/all Pokémon Adventures Manga - VIZ]</ref>

In the Japanese official website, the second arc is known as '''イエロー編''' (''Yellow arc'').<ref>[http://corocoro.tv/pokesp/story/comic/tanoshimi/what.html ポケSPの楽しみ方 - Corocoro.tv]</ref>

The second arc was retroactively named "'''Yellow'''" in [[Hidenori Kusaka]]'s message from the English version of [[Pokémon Adventures volume 14]] published by VIZ. However, in the Japanese version of his message, this arc was mentioned by number instead of by name:

* Japanese version:
*: 「7{{ruby|冊|さつ}}って{{ruby|第|だい}}1{{ruby|章|しょう}}と'''{{ruby|第|だい}}2{{ruby|章|しょう}}'''」(seven volumes: the first and '''second''' arcs)
* English version:
*: ''"[...] the Red, Blue and Green episodes plus the '''Yellow''' episodes total seven volumes [...]"''

It is also known as the "'''2nd Chapter'''" in the story recaps published in the English volumes from {{MangaArc|FireRed & LeafGreen}} and {{MangaArc|Emerald}}.

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File:Adventures VIZ website.png|"'''Red and Blue'''" manga arc from VIZ website<ref name="VIZ list"/>
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===Unofficial names===
The numerical designation "'''The Second Chapter'''" is not known to be officially used for this manga arc. This naming system was introduced later in the {{MangaArc|Ruby & Sapphire}} (officially referred to as "The Fourth Chapter").

==Volumes==
* {{PAV|4}}
* {{PAV|5}}
* {{PAV|6}}
* {{PAV|7}}

===Monthly issues===
{{main|List of Pokémon Adventures monthly issues#Yellow arc|List of Pokémon Adventures monthly issues → Yellow arc}}
Beginning in September 1999, VIZ Media released the {{MangaArc|Red, Green & Blue}} and the ''Yellow'' arc as a series of monthly comic books, preceding their collected volume releases of the manga. In total, 22 monthly single issues were released of the ''Yellow'' arc.

===In other languages===
====European French====
Beginning in June 2014, {{pmin|France|European French}} publisher Kurokawa began releasing the {{MangaArc|Red, Green & Blue}} and the ''Yellow'' arc together as a series of three omnibus volumes. While the {{MangaArc|Red, Green & Blue}} and the ''Yellow'' arc had been previously released in France by publisher Glénat, these volumes feature a new translation. Kurokawa's omnibus volumes contain all the adventure route maps from the original Japanese volumes, but lack the character introduction pages from the beginning of the volumes.
* [[Pokémon Adventures omnibus 2|Volume 2]]
* [[Pokémon Adventures omnibus 3|Volume 3]]

==Chapters==
{{main|List of chapters in the Yellow arc of Pokémon Adventures}}

==Important events==
{{spoilers}}
{{main|Timeline of events in Pokémon Adventures#Yellow arc|Timeline of events in the Yellow arc of Pokémon Adventures}}
*Yellow sets off on a journey to find {{adv|Red}}.
*Yellow meets {{adv|Blue}}.
*Yellow, [[Blaine]], [[Sabrina]], {{adv|Green}}, [[Lt. Surge]], {{adv|Bill}}, [[Koga]] and Blue defeat the [[Elite Four]].
*A {{p|Lugia|mysterious}} Pokémon appears and flies towards west.

==Party changes==
===Additions===
The following Pokémon are obtained:
* Yellow's {{p|Graveler}}, Gravy ([[PS049]])
* Yellow's {{p|Omanyte}}, [[Omny]] ([[PS049]])
* Yellow's {{p|Caterpie}}, [[Kitty]] ([[PS053]])
* Green's {{p|Snubbull}} prior to ([[PS089]])

===Evolutions===
The following Pokémon evolve:
* Yellow's {{p|Rattata}} into {{TP|Yellow|Raticate}} ([[PS053]])
* Green's {{p|Nidoran♀}} into {{p|Nidorina}} prior to ([[PS073]])
* Yellow's {{p|Caterpie}} into {{TP|Yellow|Metapod}} ([[PS089]])
* Yellow's {{p|Doduo}} into {{TP|Yellow|Dodrio}} ([[PS089]])
* Yellow's {{p|Graveler}} into {{p|Golem}} ([[PS089]])
* Yellow's {{p|Omanyte}} into {{TP|Yellow|Omastar}} ([[PS089]])
* Yellow's {{p|Metapod}} into {{TP|Yellow|Butterfree}} ([[PS089]])

==Gym battles==
Yellow does not defeat any Gym Leaders.

==Trivia==
* This arc is technically the only arc of Pokémon Adventures not named after a main series game, as the [[Pokémon Yellow Version|corresponding game]] was known as '''Pocket Monsters Pikachu''' in Japan. Despite this, the game is called '''Pokémon Yellow Version''' in every other country.
* This is the only arc released before its corresponding game. The first arc was serialized in May 1998, while Pokémon Yellow Version came out in September of that year.

==References==
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[[de:Gelb Arc]]
[[es:Saga Amarillo]]
[[fr:Arc Jaune (Pocket Monsters Special)]]
[[it:Arco Giallo (La Grande Avventura)]]
[[ja:ポケットモンスターSPECIAL 第2章]]
[[zh:宝可梦特别篇第二章]]