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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 off of actual anime episodes, with Race to Danger and Talent Showdown 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 Indigo League, 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. Books in this series typically have a Pikachu near the corner of a page. However, Team Rocket Blasts Off! has Meowth in the corner of the pages, as a reference to the member of Team Rocket.

Books in this series

Original Series

1. I Choose You!
2. Island of the Giant Pokémon
3. Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon
4. Night in the Haunted Tower
5. Team Rocket Blasts Off!
6. Charizard, Go!
7. Splashdown in Cerulean City
8. Return of the Squirtle Squad

Orange Islands

1. Journey to the Orange Islands
2. Secret of the Pink Pokémon
3. The Four Star Challenge
4. Scyther, Heart of a Champion
5. Race to Danger
6. Talent Showdown
7. Psyduck Ducks Out
8. Thundershock in Pummelo Stadium

Johto Journeys

1. Go West, Young Ash
2. Ash Ketchum, Pokémon Detective
3. Prepare for Trouble
4. Battle for the Zephyr Badge
5. The Chikorita Challenge
6. All Fired Up
7. Ash to the Rescue
8. Secrets of the GS Ball
9. Prize Pokémon
10. Teaming Up With Totodile
11. Tough Enough
12. Winner Takes All

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.

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