Pokémon Adventures volume 1

 
Pokémon Adventures
Volume 2
Pokémon Adventures volume 1
Pokemon Adventures volume 1 VIZ cover.jpg
Info
Chapters included PS001 - PS014
Manga series Pokémon Adventures

Volume 1: Desperado Pikachu is the first volume of the Pokémon Adventures manga and also the first of three volumes in the Red, Green & Blue arc. It is authored by 日下秀憲 Hidenori Kusaka and illustrated by 真斗 Mato.

Blurb

All your favorite Pokémon game characters jump out of the screen into the pages of this action-packed manga!

Red doesn't just want to train Pokémon, he wants to be their friend too. Bulbasaur and Poliwhirl seem game. But independent Pikachu won't be so easy to win over!

And watch out for Team Rocket, Red... They only want to be your enemy!

Publications

Edition Country Company Date ISBN
  First
Edition
Japan Shogakukan August 8, 1997 ISBN 4091493319
  First
Edition
United States VIZ Media April 7, 2000 ISBN 1569315078
  Second
Edition
United States VIZ Media June 2, 2009 ISBN 1421530546
  Digital
Edition
United States VIZ Media July 24, 2018 ISBN 9781421560434
  First
Edition
Singapore Chuang Yi May 2000 ISBN 9812318925
  First
Edition
Argentina Panini Comics June 25, 2021 ISBN 9786075283845
  First
Edition
Brazil Panini Comics October 10, 2016 ISBN 9788542604900
  First
Edition
Mainland China China Light Industry Press August 1, 2000 ISBN 7501929106
  Second
Edition
Mainland China Jilin Publishing Group January 1, 2005 ISBN 9787538617429
  Third
Edition
Mainland China Jilin Publishing Group January 1, 2013 ISBN 9787538660340
  First
Edition
Czech Republic Nakladatelství Crew September 15, 2020 ISBN 9788074499487
  First
Edition
Finland Pauna Media July 25, 2014 ISBN 9789524963367
  First
Edition
France Glénat September 12, 2001 ISBN 2723436292
  First
Edition
Germany Egmont Manga & Anime 2001 ISBN 3898851958
  Second
Edition
Germany Panini Comics January 26, 2016 ISBN 9783957986368
  First
Edition
Hong Kong Ching Win Publishing Group 2000 ISBN 9789628712298
  First
Edition
Mexico Panini Comics March 1, 2017 ISBN 9786075283845
  First
Edition
Netherlands Panini Comics February 7, 2023 ISBN 9789492975140
  First
Edition
Norway Outland forlag September 24, 2021 ISBN 9788284010373
  First
Edition
South Korea Daewon C.I. August 25, 1999 ISBN 9788984423763
  Second
Edition
South Korea Daewon C.I. May 20, 2008 ISBN 9788925230207
  Third
Edition
South Korea Daewon C.I. July 19, 2011 ISBN 9788925284156
  First
Edition
Taiwan Ching Win Publishing Group January 5, 2000 ISBN 9789575953959
  First
Edition
Thailand Nation Edutainment Unknown ISBN 9789743926679
  Second
Edition
Thailand Nation Edutainment Unknown ISBN 9789747046793
  First
Edition
Vietnam Kim Đồng Publishing House August 29, 2003 ISBN Unknown
  Second
Edition
Vietnam Kim Đồng Publishing House April 6, 2015 ISBN 9786042014120

Chapters

Important events

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

Party changes

Additions

The following Pokémon are obtained:

Evolutions

The following Pokémon evolve:

Gym battles

Red defeats the following Gym Leaders:

Character summary

This is Red's Pokédex information and party at the end of this volume.

Red's Pokédex

  • Gym Badges: 2
  • Pokémon seen: 56
  • Pokémon owned: 26

Monthly releases

 
Issue #1: Mysterious Mew

Preceding the release of Volume 1 in North America were five monthly releases containing three chapters each, comprising the entire Volume 1 as well as the first chapter of Volume 2. These monthly comic book issues were released by VIZ Media between September 24, 1999 and January 28, 2000, followed by the Volume 1 release in April. As a bonus, these monthly releases each contained a sheet of stickers which were not included in the regular volume releases. The following monthly comic book issues were released:

Trivia

  • Despite Red's Poli debuting as a Poliwhirl, the contents page of this volume show Red with a Poliwag.
  • Charmander has spines on its back on the title page, similar to its Generation I back sprites, but this is absent in future generations.

Errors

  • There are a few spelling and grammar errors in the brief description of the second volume.
  • "See Red in his disguise!" is "See Red is disguise!".
  • "An appearance by Mew!" is "An appearans by Mew!".
  • "A mysterious living thing!" is "Mysterious Living Thing!".
  • In VIZ Media's second edition, the Adventure Route Map has Electabuzz misspelled as "Electrabuzz".
  • In the overview of Red's team at the end of the book, Saur is listed as a pure Grass type instead of Grass/Poison.
  • There is a printing error that occurs in the Finnish edition. Two pages are repeated by accident, effectively removing two pages entirely: page 108 is replaced by page 101, and page 110 is replaced by page 103.


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