- This article is about the the English language novels based on the original series of the anime. For French language novels released by Hachette Jeunesse, see Pokémon anime novelization series (France).
The Pokémon anime novelizations are the main series of Pokémon books. In this series, there are 28 books. However, only 26 books are based on actual anime episodes, with Race to Danger and Talent Showdown having original plots. Like the Pokémon Junior series, it is a multiple-author series, authored by Tracey West, Jennifer L. Johnson, and Sheila Sweeny. The Pokémon anime novelizations start with the book I Choose You! and end with Winner Takes All, spanning the anime seasons for Indigo League, Orange Islands, and part of The Johto Journeys. This series is distinguished from others that are based on anime episodes by its chapter-book format and the design of the blurb on the back, which consists of a black box with text and several circles featuring different species of Pokémon on its rim. Books in this series typically have a Pikachu near the corner of a page, with the only exception being Team Rocket Blasts Off!, which instead has Meowth in the corner of the pages, as a reference to the member of Team Rocket.
Contents
Books in this series
Original series
Orange Islands
Johto Journeys
Series collections
The eight Orange Island novelizations have been collected as a boxed set with updated covers, titled Pokémon Classic Collection or Pokémon Master Collection (ISBN 9781338193091)[1], which was released on November 1, 2016. Eight Johto Journeys novelizations from Go West, Young Ash to Secrets of the GS Ball have been collected as a boxed set with updated covers, titled Pokémon Adventure Collection (ISBN 9781338284003)[2], which was released on April 1, 2017. They are also available in a 16-book collection known as Pokemon Essential Collection, which was released in December 2016.[3]
Pokémon Classic Collection
Pokémon Adventure Collection
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Pokémon Essential Collection
In other languagesTrivia
- The books were the first media to show Gary having a Blastoise, seen in Talent Showdown. However, he was also shown with a Charizard and a Venusaur due to the author not actually knowing which one was his starter.[citation needed]
- The novel Race to Danger also states that Pidgeot rejoined Ash after his return from the Orange Archipelago. However, to date, Pidgeot has not made any return appearances in the anime, save for flashbacks and appearances in openings.
- At the beginning of most of the books, there are lyrics to various songs used in the series. In the books that show Pokémon Theme, the lyric given is "each Pokémon to understand the power that's inside". However, the actual lyric is "teach Pokémon to understand".
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