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 [[File:RS_Capture_Book.jpg|thumb|Cover of Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire Special Walkthrough Comic!]]
-(Japanese: '''ポケモンルビー＆サファイア　スペシャルこうりゃくコミック！！''' ''Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire Special Walkthrough Comic!'') is a {{pkmn|manga}} based on [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire]]. The manga was written by [[Hidenori Kusaka]] and illustrated by [[Emiko Yoshino]]. It was first published by [[Shogakukan]] on June 10, 2003 as a soft-cover book (ISBN: 409106101X) and later distributed through their Year 2 Students ( 小学二年生) magazine from October 2003 to January 2004. It is a walkthrough presented in four manga chapters, highlighting gameplay mechanics and new features introduced in [[Generation III]]. It also featured information about [[Pokémon Box]] and the [[List_of_Japanese_event_Pokémon_distributions_(Generation_III)#Wishing_Star_Jirachi|newly-distributed]] [[Mythical Pokémon]] [[Jirachi]]. The end of the soft-cover book included a blank log template where players could write down their findings in gameplay.
+(Japanese: '''ポケモンルビー＆サファイア　スペシャルこうりゃくコミック！！''' ''Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire Special Walkthrough Comic!'') is a {{pkmn|manga}} based on [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire]]. The manga was written by [[Hidenori Kusaka]] and illustrated by [[Emiko Yoshino]]. It was first published by [[Shogakukan]] on June 10, 2003 as a soft-cover book (''ポケットモンスタールビー・サファイア公式まんがで読む４つ星攻略ＢＯＯＫ ISBN: 409106101X'') and later distributed through their Year 2 Students ( ''小学二年生'') magazine from October 2003 to January 2004.
+==Summary==
+The book is a walkthrough divided into four manga chapters, highlighting improved gameplay mechanics and new features introduced in [[Generation III]]. They are told through the adventures and mishaps of the [[player character|player characters]] as they demonstrate aspects of gameplay to the reader. There is also information about [[Pokémon Box]] storage system and the [[List_of_Japanese_event_Pokémon_distributions_(Generation_III)#Wishing_Star_Jirachi|newly-distributed]] [[Mythical Pokémon]] [[Jirachi]]. The book also features documentational logs, size charts for each Pokémon species found in the [[Hoenn region]], and promotions for other publications including [[Pokémon Special]]. This book was only released in Japan and never received any official translation overseas.
 ==Characters==
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 * [[Professor Birch]]
 * [[Steven Stone]]
+* [[Battle Tower]] receptionist
 ===Pokémon===
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 * [[Torchic]]
 * [[Mudkip]]
+* [[Metagross]]
 * [[Groudon]]
 * [[Kyogre]]
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 * [[Jirachi]]
+==Trivia==
+[[File:Brendan_White_Hair_RS_Capture_Book.jpg|thumb|Brendan with white hair.]]
+* This book was published before the release of [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen]]. As a result, Deoxys is not featured.
+* Brendan is portrayed with white hair instead of having short black hair and a knit cap. This can be easily seen in panels showing the back of his head.
+* Brendan and May are seen wearing glasses in panels where they say something 'smart', a trend which would continue throughout Emiko Yoshino's portrayals of other player characters.
 [[Category:Manga]]