Pokémon Adventures volume 17

Pokémon Adventures volume 17

Info

Chapters included	PS202 - PS214
Manga series	Pokémon Adventures

Volume 17: Battle of Father and Son is the seventeenth volume of the Pokémon Adventures manga and the third of eight volumes in the Ruby & Sapphire arc. It is authored by 日下秀憲 Hidenori Kusaka and illustrated by 山本サトシ Satoshi Yamamoto.

Blurb

On an accidental seafaring adventure in a submarine, Ruby discovers something mysterious deep beneath the waves. Then fishing nets him another Pokémon. But is his growing team bringing him closer to—or farther from—his dream? Next, Ruby must face his scariest opponent yet...his father! Meanwhile, Sapphire is having trouble getting in her quota of Gym battles. One Gym Leader wants to just hand her a badge without a proper fight! And another has been...kidnapped?!

And how are Team Magma and Team Aqua responsible for Ruby and Sapphire’s difficulties?

Publications

Edition	Country	Company	Date	ISBN
First Edition	Japan	Shogakukan	February 28, 2004	ISBN 4091497179
First Edition	United States	VIZ Media	July 2, 2013	ISBN 1421535513
Digital Edition	United States	VIZ Media	September 25, 2018	ISBN 9781974705726
First Edition	Singapore	Chuang Yi	December 28, 2004	ISBN 9812602151
First Edition	Brazil	Panini Comics	August 30, 2019	ISBN 9788542622492
First Edition	Mainland China	Jilin Publishing Group	May 1, 2005	ISBN 9787538618167
Second Edition	Mainland China	Jilin Publishing Group	April 1, 2013	ISBN 9787538660500
First Edition	Germany	Panini Comics	January 22, 2019	ISBN 9783741610301
First Edition	Hong Kong	Ching Win Publishing Group	June 1, 2007	ISBN 9789628906932
First Edition	Mexico	Panini Comics	November 27, 2019	ISBN 9786076342374
First Edition	South Korea	Daewon C.I.	July 15, 2004	ISBN 9788952878175
Second Edition	South Korea	Daewon C.I.	November 4, 2008	ISBN 9788925237404
Third Edition	South Korea	Daewon C.I.	August 23, 2011	ISBN 9788925286273
First Edition	Taiwan	Ching Win Publishing Group	February 25, 2006	ISBN 9789861564579
First Edition	Thailand	Nation Edutainment	Unknown	ISBN 9789742450163
Second Edition	Thailand	Nation Edutainment	Unknown	ISBN 9789747450163
First Edition	Vietnam	Kim Đồng Publishing House	March 30, 2016	ISBN 9786042072021

Chapters

Major events

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

Ruby escapes from the Submarine Explorer 1.
Sapphire fights New Mauville's power generator. Wattson thanks her by giving her the Dynamo Badge.
Ruby catches a Feebas.
Norman battles Ruby at the Weather Institute. He lets his son compete at Pokémon Contests.
Matt lures Sapphire into the Mt. Chimney cable car by using Flannery as a bait. Sapphire defeats him.
Team Aqua manages to end the volcanic activity of Mt. Chimney.

Party changes

Additions

Sapphire's Donphan, "Phando" in PS205.
Ruby's Feebas, "Feefee" in PS208.
Ruby's Castform, "Fofo' in PS211.

Evolutions

No Pokémon evolve in this volume.

Gym battles

Sapphire defeats Wattson in PS205.

Pokémon Contests

Ruby doesn't participate in any Pokémon Contests.

This article is part of Project Manga, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each series of Pokémon manga.