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The '''Pokémon anime novelizations''' are the main series of Pokémon books. In this series, there are twenty eight books, with twenty six being based off of anime episodes and two having original plots. Like the [[Pokémon Jr.]] series, it is a multiple-author series, with its authors being [[Tracey West]], [[Jennifer L. Johnson]], and [[Sheila Sweeny]]. The Pokémon anime novelizations start with the book [[I Choose You!]] and ends with [[Winner Takes All]], spanning throughout the [[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]], [[Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands|Orange Islands]], and some portion of the Johto Journeys. This series can be distinguished from other series based off of anime episodes from 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.
{{search|the English language novels based on the [[original series]] of the anime|French language novels released by Hachette Jeunesse|Pokémon anime novelization series (France)}}
The '''Pokémon anime novelizations''' are the main series of Pokémon books. In this series, there are twenty eight books. However, only twenty six 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, with its authors being [[Tracey West]], [[Jennifer L. Johnson]], and [[Sheila Sweeny]]. The Pokémon anime novelizations start with the book ''[[I Choose You!]]'' and ends with ''[[Winner Takes All]]'', spanning throughout the [[S01|Indigo League]], [[S02|Orange Islands]], and some portion of the Johto Journeys. This series can be distinguished from other series based on anime episodes from 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 [[Meowth (Team Rocket)|the member of Team Rocket]].


==Books in this series==
==Books in this series==
#''[[I Choose You!]]''
===Original series===
#''{{book|Island of the Giant Pokémon}}''
{| align="center" style="background: #{{colorschemelight|Kanto}}; border: 2px solid #{{colorschemedark|Kanto}}; {{roundy|10px}}"
#''{{book|Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon}}''
|-
#''[[Night in the Haunted Tower]]''
! Cover
#''[[Team Rocket Blasts Off!]]''
! Title
#''[[Charizard, Go!]]''
! ISBN
#''[[Splashdown in Cerulean City]]''
! Release date
#''[[Return of the Squirtle Squad]]''
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
#''[[Journey to the Orange Islands]]''
| [[File:I Choose You book.png|120px|I Choose You!]]
#''[[Secret of the Pink Pokémon]]''
| [[I Choose You!]]
#''[[The Four Star Challenge]]''
| ISBN 9780439104647
#''[[Scyther, Heart of a Champion]]''
| July 1999
#''{{tt|[[Race to Danger]]|original plot}}''
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
#''{{tt|[[Talent Showdown]]|original plot}}''
| [[File:Island of the Giant Pokémon cover.png|120px|Island of the Giant Pokémon]]
#''[[Psyduck Ducks Out]]''
| {{book|Island of the Giant Pokémon}}
#''[[Thundershock in Pummelo Stadium]]''
| ISBN 0439104661
| July 1999
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
| [[File:Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon cover.png|120px|Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon]]
| {{book|Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon}}
| ISBN 0439135508
| September 1999
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
| [[File:Night in the Haunted Tower cover.png|120px|Night in the Haunted Tower]]
| [[Night in the Haunted Tower]]
| ISBN 043913742X
| October 1999
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
| [[File:Team Rocket Blasts Off cover.png|120px|Team Rocket Blasts Off!]]
| [[Team Rocket Blasts Off!]]
| ISBN 9780439154185
| January 2000
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
| [[File:Charizard Go.png|120px|Charizard, Go!]]
| [[Charizard, Go!]]
| ISBN 9780439154215
| February 2000
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
| [[File:Splashdown in Cerulean City cover.png|120px|Splashdown in Cerulean City]]
| [[Splashdown in Cerulean City]]
| ISBN 043915426X
| March 2000
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
| [[File:Return of the Squirtle Squad cover.png|120px|Return of the Squirtle Squad]]
| [[Return of the Squirtle Squad]]
| ISBN 9780439154291
| April 2000
|}


===Orange Islands===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{colorschemelight|Orange}}; border: 2px solid #{{colorschemedark|Orange}}; {{roundy|10px}}"
|-
! Cover
! Title
! ISBN
! Release date
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
| [[File:OrangeIslandsBook.png|120px|Journey to the Orange Islands]]
| [[Journey to the Orange Islands]]
| ISBN 0439169429
| May 2000
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
| [[File:Secret of the Pink Pokémon cover.png|120px|Secret of the Pink Pokémon]]
| [[Secret of the Pink Pokémon]]
| ISBN 0439169437
| June 2000
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
| [[File:Four Star Challenge.png|120px|The Four Star Challenge]]
| [[The Four Star Challenge]]
| ISBN 9780439169448
| August 2000
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
| [[File:Scyther Heart of a Champion cover.png|120px|Scyther, Heart of a Champion]]
| [[Scyther, Heart of a Champion]]
| ISBN 0439169453
| August 2000
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
| [[File:Race to Danger book.png|120px|Race to Danger]]
| [[Race to Danger]]
| ISBN 043920089X
| October 2000
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
| [[File:Talent Showdown cover.png|120px|Talent Showdown]]
| [[Talent Showdown]]
| ISBN 043920090X
| November 2000
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
| [[File:Psyduck Ducks Out.png|120px|Psyduck Ducks Out]]
| [[Psyduck Ducks Out]]
| ISBN 0439200911
| December 2000
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
| [[File:Thundershock in Pummelo Stadium cover.png|120px|Thundershock in Pummelo Stadium]]
| [[Thundershock in Pummelo Stadium]]
| ISBN 043920092X
| January 2001
|}
===Johto Journeys===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{colorschemelight|Johto}}; border: 2px solid #{{colorschemedark|Johto}}; {{roundy|10px}}"
|-
! Cover
! Title
! ISBN
! Release date
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
| [[File:Go West Young Ash cover.png|120px|Go West, Young Ash]]
| [[Go West, Young Ash]]
| ISBN 0439200938
| February 2001
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
| [[File:Ash Ketchum Pokémon Detective cover.png|120px|Ash Ketchum, Pokémon Detective]]
| [[Ash Ketchum, Pokémon Detective]]
| ISBN 0439200946
| March 2001
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
| [[File:Prepare For Trouble cover.png|120px|Prepare for Trouble]]
| [[Prepare for Trouble]]
| ISBN 0439220335
| April 2001
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
| [[File:Battle for the zephyr badge.png|120px|Battle for the Zephyr Badge]]
| [[Battle for the Zephyr Badge]]
| ISBN 0439243971
| April 2001
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
| [[File:The Chikorita Challenge.png|120px|The Chikorita Challenge]]
| [[The Chikorita Challenge]]
| ISBN 0439221137
| June 2001
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
| [[File:AFUbook.png|120px|All Fired Up]]
| {{book|All Fired Up}}
| ISBN 0439221145
| May 2001
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
| [[File:Ash to the Rescue.png|120px|Ash to the Rescue]]
| [[Ash to the Rescue]]
| ISBN 0439220920
| August 2001
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
| [[File:Secrets of the GS Ball cover.png|120px|Secrets of the GS Ball]]
| [[Secrets of the GS Ball]]
| ISBN 0439220912
| September 2001
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
| [[File:Prize pokemon.png|120px|Prize Pokémon]]
| [[Prize Pokémon]]
| ISBN 0439202760
| October 2001
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
| [[File:Teaming Up With Totodile cover.png|120px|Teaming Up With Totodile]]
| [[Teaming Up With Totodile]]
| ISBN 0439295742
| November 2001
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
| [[File:Tough Enough book.png|120px|Tough Enough]]
| [[Tough Enough]]
| ISBN 0439358019
| 2002
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
| [[File:Winner Takes All.png|120px|Winner Takes All]]
| [[Winner Takes All]]
| ISBN 0439358027
| July 2002
|}
==In other languages==
The Pokémon anime novelization series has been known to be translated into {{pmin|Canada|Canadian French}}, {{pmin|France|European French}}, {{pmin|Germany|German}}, {{pmin|Indonesia}}n, {{pmin|Italy|Italian}}, {{pmin|Poland|Polish}}, {{pmin|Brazil|Brazilian Portuguese}} and {{pmin|Latin America|Latin American Spanish}}.
<gallery>
File:Anime novelization Indonesia.png|Pokémon anime novelizations in Indonesian
</gallery>
==Trivia==
* The books were the first canonical object in the Pokémon series to reveal {{Gary}} having a {{TP|Gary|Blastoise}}, with it being shown in [[Talent Showdown]]. However, he was also shown with a {{p|Charizard}} and {{p|Venusaur}} due to the author not actually knowing which one was his starter.
* Similarly, the novel [[Race to Danger]] states that {{AP|Pidgeot}} rejoined Ash after his return from the Orange Archipelago. 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".<ref>http://dl.dropbox.com/u/71284/Gmail%20-%20Re_%20%5BFieldhouse%20Music%5D%20Contact%20Us.pdf</ref>
==References==
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Revision as of 07:42, 17 April 2015

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 twenty eight books. However, only twenty six 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, with its authors being Tracey West, Jennifer L. Johnson, and Sheila Sweeny. The Pokémon anime novelizations start with the book I Choose You! and ends with Winner Takes All, spanning throughout the Indigo League, Orange Islands, and some portion of the Johto Journeys. This series can be distinguished from other series based on anime episodes from 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.

Books in this series

Original series

Cover Title ISBN Release date
I Choose You! I Choose You! ISBN 9780439104647 July 1999
Island of the Giant Pokémon Island of the Giant Pokémon ISBN 0439104661 July 1999
Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon ISBN 0439135508 September 1999
Night in the Haunted Tower Night in the Haunted Tower ISBN 043913742X October 1999
Team Rocket Blasts Off! Team Rocket Blasts Off! ISBN 9780439154185 January 2000
Charizard, Go! Charizard, Go! ISBN 9780439154215 February 2000
Splashdown in Cerulean City Splashdown in Cerulean City ISBN 043915426X March 2000
Return of the Squirtle Squad Return of the Squirtle Squad ISBN 9780439154291 April 2000

Orange Islands

Cover Title ISBN Release date
Journey to the Orange Islands Journey to the Orange Islands ISBN 0439169429 May 2000
Secret of the Pink Pokémon Secret of the Pink Pokémon ISBN 0439169437 June 2000
The Four Star Challenge The Four Star Challenge ISBN 9780439169448 August 2000
Scyther, Heart of a Champion Scyther, Heart of a Champion ISBN 0439169453 August 2000
Race to Danger Race to Danger ISBN 043920089X October 2000
Talent Showdown Talent Showdown ISBN 043920090X November 2000
Psyduck Ducks Out Psyduck Ducks Out ISBN 0439200911 December 2000
Thundershock in Pummelo Stadium Thundershock in Pummelo Stadium ISBN 043920092X January 2001

Johto Journeys

Cover Title ISBN Release date
Go West, Young Ash Go West, Young Ash ISBN 0439200938 February 2001
Ash Ketchum, Pokémon Detective Ash Ketchum, Pokémon Detective ISBN 0439200946 March 2001
Prepare for Trouble Prepare for Trouble ISBN 0439220335 April 2001
Battle for the Zephyr Badge Battle for the Zephyr Badge ISBN 0439243971 April 2001
The Chikorita Challenge The Chikorita Challenge ISBN 0439221137 June 2001
All Fired Up All Fired Up ISBN 0439221145 May 2001
Ash to the Rescue Ash to the Rescue ISBN 0439220920 August 2001
Secrets of the GS Ball Secrets of the GS Ball ISBN 0439220912 September 2001
Prize Pokémon Prize Pokémon ISBN 0439202760 October 2001
Teaming Up With Totodile Teaming Up With Totodile ISBN 0439295742 November 2001
Tough Enough Tough Enough ISBN 0439358019 2002
Winner Takes All Winner Takes All ISBN 0439358027 July 2002

In other languages

The Pokémon anime novelization series has been known to be translated into Canadian French, European French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese and Latin American Spanish.

  • Pokémon anime novelizations in Indonesian

    Pokémon anime novelizations in Indonesian

Trivia

  • The books were the first canonical object in the Pokémon series to reveal Gary having a Blastoise, with it being shown in Talent Showdown. However, he was also shown with a Charizard and Venusaur due to the author not actually knowing which one was his starter.
  • Similarly, the novel Race to Danger states that Pidgeot rejoined Ash after his return from the Orange Archipelago. 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".[1]

References

  1. ↑ http://dl.dropbox.com/u/71284/Gmail%20-%20Re_%20%5BFieldhouse%20Music%5D%20Contact%20Us.pdf


People, companies, and series related to Pokémon books
Authors and illustrators: Akihito Toda • Bill Michaels • Gregg Sacon • Hiroshi Takase • Howard Dewin • Jason R. Rich
Jennifer L. Johnson • Katherine Fang • Katherine Noll • Kazunori Aihara • Maria S. Barbo • Michael Mikaelian
Michael Teitelbaum • S. E. Heller • Sheila Sweeny • Simcha Whitehill • Tracey West
Publishers: Chuang Yi (Singapore) • Golden Books (USA) • Panini Comics (Italy) • Pikachu Press (USA)
Scholastic (USA) • Shogakukan (Japan) • Shogakukan Asia (Singapore) • VIZ Media (USA)
Series: Element Pokédex • Let's Find Pokémon! • Pathways to Adventure • Pocket Monsters Film Comic • Pocket Monsters Series
Pokémon Adventure Series • Pokémon anime novelization series • Pokémon Junior • Pokémon Keychain Books
Pokémon Pack Pals • Pokémon Reader • Pokémon Tales • The Official Pokémon Fiction • The Official Pokémon Early Reader


Pokémon anime novelizations
Original series: I Choose You! • Island of the Giant Pokémon • Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon • Night in the Haunted Tower
Team Rocket Blasts Off! • Charizard, Go! • Splashdown in Cerulean City • Return of the Squirtle Squad
Orange Islands: Journey to the Orange Islands • Secret of the Pink Pokémon • The Four-Star Challenge • Scyther, Heart of a Champion
Race to Danger • Talent Showdown • Psyduck Ducks Out • Thundershock in Pummelo Stadium
The Johto Journeys: Go West, Young Ash • Ash Ketchum, Pokémon Detective • Prepare for Trouble • Battle for the Zephyr Badge
The Chikorita Challenge • All Fired Up • Ash to the Rescue • Secrets of the GS Ball • Prize Pokémon
Teaming Up With Totodile • Tough Enough • Winner Takes All
Advanced Generation: Haunted! • Phantom Unmasked • Team Rocket Truce • Celebi Rescue • Grovyle Trouble • Deoxys in Danger
Diamond & Pearl: Pokémon Academy • The Lost Riolu • Coal Badge Battle • World of Sinnoh
Movies: The Art of Pokémon The First Movie • The Art of Pokémon the Movie 2000 • The Art of Pokémon the Movie 3: Spell of the Unown
Mewtwo Strikes Back • Mewtwo Returns • Pokémon the Movie 2000 • Pokémon the Movie 3 • Pokémon 4Ever
Destiny Deoxys • Lucario and the Mystery of Mew • Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea • The Rise of Darkrai
Pikachu's Vacation • Pikachu's Rescue Adventure • Pikachu and Pichu


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