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Pokémon Adventures (Pokémon Special in Japan) is a manga about Pokémon and their Trainers. The story is written by Hidenori Kusaka, and the artwork is done by MATO. After volume 9, MATO stopped illustrating Pokémon Adventures Adventures, and the artwork was then done by Satoshi Yamamoto. Pokémon Special was the second Pokémon manga to be released in Japan, and is still being written today.
The main characters are Red and Blue (Green in the Japanese version). A third female character, named Green (Blue in the Japanese version), is also in the manga. The manga generally sticks close to the video game plotline. The manga was published in English in North America by Viz Communications, but publication stopped midway as the volumes were being produced. In Southeast Asia, the company Chuang Yi translates Pokémon Special into English and also Chinese, even after the section in which Viz had stopped. The English manga is flipped to the Western left to right format. It is also released in Hong Kong and Taiwan where Ching Win, a reliable publisher around those parts publish it.
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Main characters
Personal character pages written by Fullmoonforever.
Red - see Red (Pokemon character).
Green - see Green (Pokemon character).
Blue - see Blue (Pokemon character).
Yellow - see Yellow (Pokemon character).
Gold - see Gold (Pokemon character).
Silver - see Silver (Pokemon character).
Crystal first appears in volume 10. She's a specialist at capturing Pokémon, hired by Professor Oak. As a child, she took a bad fall and broke both of her arms. Thusly, she learned to catch Pokémon by kicking Poké Balls, a habit she kept long after her arms healed. She had many Pokémon before first appearing, but her "starter" Pokémon was a Chikorita which escaped from Professor Elm's laboratory, desperate to go on a journey.
Pokemon: Natu, Xatu, Hitmonchan, Arcanine, Smoochum
Ruby first appears in volume 15. Originally from the Johto region, he moves with his mother to Hoenn to live closer to his father Norman, the Gym Leader of Petalburg City. Despite being a Gym Leader's son, Ruby hates battling and prefers Pokémon Contests. His first three Pokémon were a Poochyena, Skitty, and Ralts, but he lends Ralts to Wally and due to an earthquake which sends Ruby into a raging river, he never gets her back. The day he arrived in Hoenn was his eleventh birthday, and he ran away from his new home on that day, since he thought Norman wouldn't endorse his choice to be a Coordinator (Contest trainer). This was true at first, but Norman had decided to let Ruby become a Coordinator upon turning eleven. Sadly, Ruby didn't stick around to find this out. After running away, he met Sapphire, and they made a bet with each other -- they would both travel around Hoenn, each trying to achieve their respective goals (he would try to win every Contest and she would try to win all eight Badges). Ruby, along with Sapphire, got an outfit change after the introduction of the Emerald Version.
Sapphire first appears in volume 15. The daughter of Professor Birch, she is a wild tomboy who usually wears clothing made out of leaves! However, after she and Ruby make their bet, she wears an outfit he made for her. There are many hints scattered through the story that Sapphire has a crush on Ruby. However, Sapphire gets her 3rd outfit change not long after the Emerald Version is introduced. Sapphire has her wild tomboyish personality, and Ruby his prissy feminine personality, because of an incident that happened when they met briefly at the age of four and were attacked by a wild Salamence. Ruby protected Sapphire, leading Sapphire to believe that she should stand up for herself more; for some reason, the incident lead Ruby to forsake battling.
Wally (called Mitsuru in Japanese) first appears in volume 15, and is the first (and so far only) hero character to not be named after one of the Game Boy/Game Boy Advance games. He's a sickly young boy whose parents didn't want him training Pokémon. However, Ruby lends Wally his Ralts, and with Ralts he captures a Kecleon. He later obtains other green Pokémon -- Cacturne, Roselia, Treecko (from Professor Birch), and Flygon (from Norman). Norman enlists Wally to help him awaken the legendary Pokémon Rayquaza, because it is needed to stop Kyogre and Groudon from fighting and destroying the world. Wally sports an extra green vest in addition to his outfit in the games. The 20th volume clarifies that Wally is not actually an official PokéDex holder; Professor Birch is merely lending him Emerald's PokéDex. However, most fans still view Wally as the tenth main character, as Yellow did not have her own PokéDex, either.
Emerald is the newest main character, and he does not own any Pokémon. In his introductory chapter (in the Shogakukan Grade School Second Grader magazine; not yet in any published volumes), he states, "I hate Pokémon! It's Pokémon battles I like!" He carries a gun, and seems to have a connection to the legendary Pokémon Latios and Latias.
Antagonists
Team Rocket is an organization which plots to gain wealth and power and uses rare Pokemon in their plans to do so. "Rocket" is an acronym for "Raid On the City, Knock-out Evil Tusks." It is headed by the former Viridian City Gym Leader, Giovanni. After Yellow's battle with Lance of the Elite Four in Volume 7, Team Rocket is officially disbanded by its leader. However, in the Gold/Silver/Crystal story arc, it has been revived by a man with ice powers, Mask of Ice, who seeks to capture Celebi, a Pokémon that can travel through time.
The Elite Four (Lorelei, Bruno, Agatha, and Lance) plot to annihilate all humans in an attempt to improve the lives of Pokémon in volumes 4-7. Lorelei and Agatha were defeated on Cerise Island, but Bruno, not having the same beliefs as the rest but who was manipulated by Agatha, departed from the Elite Four. Lance is still alive, though he no longer intends to destroy the human race.
Team Aqua is a group dressed in blue that plots to expand the seas at any cost. To accomplish their goal, they are trying to awaken the legendary leviathan, Kyogre. Arch-enemies of Team Magma (for obvious reasons). Led by Archie.
Team Magma is a group dressed in red that plots to expand the land at any cost. To accomplish their goal, they are trying to awaken the legendary behemoth, Groudon. Arch-enemies of Team Aqua (for obvious reasons). Led by Maxie.
See also
- Pokémon (manga series)
- Magical Pokémon Journey
- Ash & Pikachu
- Pokémon Gold & Silver (manga series)
- Pokémon (anime)
External links
- Archive of Viz Kids' Pokémon Adventures website (http://web.archive.org/web/20021201084435/www.vizkids.com/pokemon/adventures/index.html)
- PokespecialTK (http://www.pokespecial.com)ja:ポケットモンスターSPECIAL