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The title of this article is incorrect because of technical limitations. The correct title is The Official Pokémon Handbook #2.

The Official Pokémon Handbook #2

ISBN:	0439154227
Published:	January 2001
Publisher:
Author:	Maria S. Barbo
Preceded By:	The Official Pokémon Handbook
Succeeded By:	The Official Pokémon Handbook 3

The Official Pokémon Handbook #2 is a handbook in the Official Pokémon Handbook series. It details 33 Generation II Pokémon. It was written by Maria S. Barbo and was published in January 2001 by Scholastic.

The detailed Pokémon include all three first partner Pokémon and their evolutions, the games' mascots, and several of the other Pokémon had appeared in the Pokémon anime prior to its Johto saga.

Pokémon listed

Entries

The top of each entry has a large box that lists the Pokémon's name and National Pokédex number. Underneath is its category (e.g. Aqua Mouse Pokémon for Marill).

Stock artwork of each Pokémon is the main focus of its entry page. Underneath the picture is a short description about the Pokémon similar to a Pokédex entry. Occasionally, a page will also contain a "Pokédex Pick," which is additional information about the Pokémon, often an anecdote about the Pokémon's appearance in the anime.

The sidebar of each entry contains the following stats:

Name pronunciation
Type
Height (in inches and feet)
Weight (in pounds)
Techniques (the basic and most commonly used moves of that Pokémon)
Evolution (either "(Pokémon) evolves into (Evolution)" or "(Pokémon) Does Not Evolve")

Not all moves in a Pokémon's learnset are listed, nor are TM moves or Egg moves that they can learn. The levels at which Pokémon learn their moves are not revealed.

At the very bottom of an entry is an evolutionary chain to show what the Pokémon evolves into or from. Pokémon that do not evolve (or have evolutions that have not been revealed) do not show an evolution chain. If a Pokémon evolves into or is the evolved form of a Generation II Pokémon which was not revealed in this book, the sidebar entry will say "(Pokémon) evolves into a new Pokémon".

Trivia

Togepi is the only Pokémon in this book that also has an entry in The Official Pokémon Handbook's Deluxe Collector's Edition. The information about it is more detailed in this book, however, as the first book's entry was completely anime-based.

Errors

Marill's page accidentally refers to it as "Mareep" in its description.
Gligar and Stantler have the non-existent move "Sand Throw" listed, presumably a misprint of Sand Attack. Gligar's moveset also has Bite, which it cannot learn, listed among its attacks.
Blissey's moveset lists "Egg Recover", presumably a combination of Recover and Egg Bomb.
Ho-Oh's moveset contains Mist despite it never being able to learn that move, as well as the non-existent move "Normal". Also, AncientPower is spelled with a space (though that would be its correct spelling from Generation VI onwards).

In other languages

Language		Title
Russian		Справочник чемпиона покемонов II

Pokémon companion books and guides

Game guides:

Official Pokémon TCG Perfect Guide • Pokémon Card GB Final Tactical Book
Pokémon Trainer's Survival Guide • Pokémon Trainer's Guide
Pokémon Pocket Trainer's Guide
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Rescuer's Guide • Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorer's Guide

Anime guides:

All Movies Perfect Guide • Amazing Pokémon Guidebook • Element Pokédex series
Extreme Pokémon: The Guide for the Ultimate Fan • Pokémon: Greatest Battles • Pokémon Hall of Fame
Pokémon: Sinnoh Hall of Fame • Pokémon Top 10 Handbook • Pokémon Visual Guide • Pokémon Visual Companion (1 • 2 • 3)
World of Sinnoh • The Official Adventure Guide • Pokémon Movie Companion • Training Manual • First Partner Handbook
Official Pokémon Pokédex • Evolution Manual • Gym Battle Guidebook

Cross-media guides:

Beckett Unofficial Guide To Pokémon Diamond & Pearl • The Complete Pokémon Pocket Guide
Legendary Pokémon: The Essential Guide - Sinnoh Edition • Pokémon: Kalos Beginner's Handbook
The Official Pokémon Handbook (2 • 3 • 4 • Kanto • Johto • Sinnoh • Ultimate • Black/White
Essential • Kalos • Deluxe Essential • Classic Collector's • Alola • Super Deluxe Essential • Galar
Super Extra Deluxe Essential • Scarlet & Violet • Super Duper Extra Deluxe Essential)
Pokémon Annual • Official Guide to Legendary and Mythical Pokémon • Legendary and Mythical Guidebook: Deluxe Edition
Case Files (Pokémon: Detective Pikachu)

Pokémon companion books and guides

Nintendo Power • Prima Games • Versus Books • BradyGames • Media Factory • Other guides

This book article is part of Project Merchandise, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all Pokémon toys, dolls, books, and collectible merchandise.

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-'''''The Official Pokémon Handbook #2''''' by Maria S. Barbo is a handbook that was published in 2001. It is one of the sequels to the [[The Official Pokémon Handbook]]. It reveals 33 Pokémon in the [[Johto Pokédex]].
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+'''The Official Pokémon Handbook #2''' is a handbook in the ''Official Pokémon Handbook'' series. It details 33 [[Generation II]] Pokémon. It was written by [[Maria S. Barbo]] and was published in January 2001 by [[Scholastic]].
+The detailed Pokémon include all three [[first partner Pokémon]] and their evolutions, the [[Game mascot|games' mascots]], and several of the other Pokémon had appeared in the [[Pokémon anime]] prior to its [[Johto]] saga.
+==Pokémon listed==
+* {{p|Chikorita}}
+* {{p|Bayleef}}
+* {{p|Meganium}}
+* {{p|Cyndaquil}}
+* {{p|Quilava}}
+* {{p|Typhlosion}}
+* {{p|Totodile}}
+* {{p|Croconaw}}
+* {{p|Feraligatr}}
+* {{p|Sentret}}
+* {{p|Hoothoot}}
+* {{p|Ledyba}}
+* {{p|Spinarak}}
+* {{p|Cleffa}}
+* {{p|Igglybuff}}
+* {{p|Togepi}}
+* {{p|Mareep}}
+* {{p|Bellossom}}
+* {{p|Marill}}
+* {{p|Hoppip}}
+* {{p|Sunflora}}
+* {{p|Quagsire}}
+* {{p|Slowking}}
+* {{p|Gligar}}
+* {{p|Snubbull}}
+* {{p|Scizor}}
+* {{p|Heracross}}
+* {{p|Donphan}}
+* {{p|Stantler}}
+* {{p|Elekid}}
+* {{p|Blissey}}
+* {{p|Lugia}}
+* {{p|Ho-Oh}}
 ==Entries==
-Every [[Pokémon]] with an entry has a page to itself.
+The top of each entry has a large box that lists the Pokémon's name and [[National Pokédex]] number. Underneath is its {{pkmn|category}} (e.g. Aqua Mouse Pokémon for {{p|Marill}}).
+Stock artwork of each Pokémon is the main focus of its entry page. Underneath the picture is a short description about the Pokémon similar to a Pokédex entry. Occasionally, a page will also contain a "Pokédex Pick," which is additional information about the Pokémon, often an anecdote about the Pokémon's appearance in the {{pkmn|anime}}.
+The sidebar of each entry contains the following stats:
+* Name pronunciation
+* [[Type]]
+* [[List of Pokémon by height|Height]] (in inches and feet)
+* [[List of Pokémon by weight|Weight]] (in pounds)
+* Techniques (the basic and most commonly used [[move]]s of that Pokémon)
+* Evolution (either "(Pokémon) evolves into (Evolution)" or "(Pokémon) Does Not Evolve")
+Not all moves in a Pokémon's learnset are listed, nor are TM moves or Egg moves that they can learn. The levels at which Pokémon learn their moves are not revealed.
-===Name===
+At the very bottom of an entry is an evolutionary chain to show what the Pokémon evolves into or from. Pokémon that do not evolve (or have evolutions that have not been revealed) do not show an evolution chain. If a Pokémon evolves into or is the evolved form of a Generation II Pokémon which was not revealed in this book, the sidebar entry will say "(Pokémon) evolves into a new Pokémon".
-Each entry is topped with a large, odd-shaped box. It has the Pokémon's name and Pokédex number, underneath is its [[species]] (e.g. Aqua Mouse Pokémon for {{p|Marill}}). On the side of the page is a section that has many facts about the Pokémon itself.
-===Stats===
+==Other content==
-On the side of the pages, the entries list the following stats:
+At the beginning of the book there is an introductory chapter titled "A Word From [[Professor Oak]]". The chapter describes the premise of the handbook and of the Pokémon world in general (this information is largely influenced by anime [[canon]]). There are also organized lists of Pokémon by type (dual-type Pokémon are given dual-type listings, often causing a list heading to contain only one Pokémon).
-# Name pronunciation
-# [[Elemental types|Type]]
-# [[List of Pokémon by height|Height]] (in inches and feet)
-# [[List of Pokémon by weight|Weight]] (in pounds)
-# Techniques (the basic and most commonly used [[moves]] of that Pokémon)
-# Evolution (either "_____ evolves into _____" or "_____ Does Not Evolve")
-Techniques and other techniques are not listed with the levels at which they are learned, and not all the moves the Pokémon can learn appear.
+At the end of the book, there are some anime screenshots from the [[S02|Orange Islands]] and [[S03|Johto Journeys]] anime series which depict Pokémon revealed in the book. A picture of {{p|Suicune}} is also shown in this section, labeled as a "mysterious Pokémon". The last two pages contain a checklist of all the [[Generation I]] Pokémon and the 33 new Pokémon (despite the fact that the 33 Generation II Pokémon are unobtainable in {{game2|Red|Blue|Yellow}} and the list is far from complete if used for the {{game3|Gold and Silver|Gold and Silver|s}} versions).
-===Image and other information===
+==Trivia==
-Each Pokémon has a picture on its page and some pages also feature a "Pokédex Pick," with extra facts about the Pokémon that will cross over in the anime or sometimes have helpful information.
+* Togepi is the only Pokémon in this book that also has an entry in [[The Official Pokémon Handbook]]'s Deluxe Collector's Edition. The information about it is more detailed in this book, however, as the first book's entry was completely anime-based.
-===Evolution Chain===
+===Errors===
-At the very bottom of the entry there are pictures with arrows between them to show what the Pokémon evolves into. Pokémon that do not evolve do not have an evolution chain.
+*{{p|Marill}}'s page accidentally refers to it as "{{p|Mareep}}" in its description.
+*{{p|Gligar}} and {{p|Stantler}} have the non-existent move "Sand Throw" listed, presumably a misprint of {{m|Sand Attack}}. Gligar's moveset also has {{m|Bite}}, which it cannot learn, listed among its attacks.
+*{{p|Blissey}}'s moveset lists "Egg Recover", presumably a combination of {{m|Recover}} and {{m|Egg Bomb}}.
+*{{p|Ho-Oh}}'s moveset contains {{m|Mist}} despite it never being able to learn that move, as well as the non-existent move "Normal". Also, {{m|AncientPower}} is spelled with a space (though that would be its correct spelling from [[Generation VI]] onwards).
-==Other Content==
+==In other languages==
-Besides the entries on each Pokémon, the book includes ''A word from [[Professor Oak]]'', it is about the handbook in general. It mentions what is new in [[Generation II]]. There are also [[Johto]] and [[Indigo League]] comparisons that compare [[Badge]]s, amount needed etc. There are also a couple of pages in it to read up about Pokémon types, that show the types of all {{cat|Generation I Pokémon|Generation I}} and the 33 {{cat|Generation II Pokémon|II Pokémon}}. At the end of the book, it has pictures and scenes from the [[Pokémon anime]], Pokémon Quick Picks and a sneak peek at the [[The Official Pokémon Handbook 3|next Pokémon Handbook]]. The last two pages have a Pokémon checklist.
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