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The manga was heavily promoted by VIZ Media and was featured in several commercial advertisements. Aside from the promotional home video samplers, a collection was also released featuring the first two chapters entitled [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu Special Signature Edition Red Version|the Special Signature Edition Red Version]]. This special edition was included with a [[Pokémon Video Suitcase]] promotional set. A second edition, the Special Signature Edition Blue Version, which contains the second two chapters of the same series, was included with a second Pokémon Video Suitcase set. | The manga was heavily promoted by VIZ Media and was featured in several commercial advertisements. Aside from the promotional home video samplers, a collection was also released featuring the first two chapters entitled [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu Special Signature Edition Red Version|the Special Signature Edition Red Version]]. This special edition was included with a [[Pokémon Video Suitcase]] promotional set. A second edition, the Special Signature Edition Blue Version, which contains the second two chapters of the same series, was included with a second Pokémon Video Suitcase set. | ||
By the end of 1999, the monthly issue-version of the manga had shipped more than 7.25 million copies in the U.S., with issue 1 of The Electric Tale of Pikachu in particular selling over a million copies | By the end of 1999, the monthly issue-version of the manga had shipped more than 7.25 million copies in the U.S., with issue 1 of The Electric Tale of Pikachu in particular selling over a million copies. Viz Media claimed that it was the best-selling comic book in the U.S. since 1993.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20091230121717/http://viz.com/news/newsroom/2000/02_pokemon.php “POKéMON #1 HITS 1 MILLION COPIES!”] VIZ Media press release (archived)</ref> | ||
===Chuang Yi=== | ===Chuang Yi=== | ||