Pokémon Special volume 1

Volume 1 is the first volume of the Pokémon Special manga and also the first one of three in the Red, Green & Blue chapter. Authored by 日下秀憲 Hidenori Kusaka and illustrated by 真斗 Mato.

• First published in Japan by Shōgakukan: August 8, 1997
  • ISBN 4091493319
• First published in US/Canada by Viz: July 6, 2000
  • ISBN 1569315078
• First published in Singapore by Chuang-Yi: May 2000
  • ISBN 9812318925

Rounds

• Round 1: A Glimpse of the Glow
• Round 2: Bulbasaur, Come Home!
• Round 3: The Secret of Kangaskhan
• Round 4: Wanted: Pikachu!
• Round 5: Onix is On!
• Round 6: Gyarados Splashes In!
• Round 7: Raging Rhydon
• Round 8: Suddenly Starmie
• Round 9: ...But Fearow Itself!
• Round 10: Danger: High Voltorb
• Round 11: Buzz Off, Electabuzz!
• Round 12: Wake Up--You’re Snorlax!
• Round 13: Sigh for Psyduck
• Round 14: That Awful Arbok!

Important events

• Red meets Green.
• Professor Oak gives to Red and Green the Pokédex.
• Bill helps Red with his Pokémon storage system.

Party changes

Additions

The following Pokémon are obtained:

• Red's Nidorino in PS001
• Red's Bulbasaur in PS002
• Red's Pikachu in PS004
• Red's Fearow in PS009

Evolutions

The following Pokémon evolve:

Gym Battles

Red defeats the following Gym Leaders:

• Brock in PS005
• Misty in PS008

Character summary

This is Red's Pokédex information and party at the end of this volume.

Red's Pokédex

• Gym badges: 2
• Pokémon seen: 56
• Pokémon owned: 26

Red's party

Pika Lv.21 Fusshī Lv.30 Nyoro Lv.31

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