Pokémon Tales
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Pokémon Tales is a series of children's picture books published by VIZ Media in North America and Shōgakukan in Japan. Each book contains a story featuring one or more Pokémon, such as a Squirtle afraid to come out of his shell or a hungry Snorlax. Each story is written and illustrated by a different author. Two Pokémon Tales gift sets were available: the first one contained the first four books and the Mewtwo Strikes Back special book, and the second one contained books 5-8 and the Power of One special book.
Books in the Pokémon Tales series
| Title | Author(s) | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Charmander Sees a Ghost | Akihito Toda, Kagemaru Himeno | Charmander sees something scary in an old house. |
| Come Out, Squirtle! | Tomoaki Imakuni, Naoyo Kimura | A Squirtle is scared to come outside of his shell. |
| Bulbasaur's Trouble | Akihito Toda, Kagemaru Himeno | Bulbasaur sees two children fighting and wants to help them. |
| Pikachu's Day | Toshinao Aoki | An average day in Pikachu's life, from dawn to dusk. |
| Psyduck's Tongue Twisters | Akihito Toda, Kagemaru Himeno | A collection of Pokémon-themed tongue twisters. |
| Where's Clefairy's Voice? | Akihito Toda, Kagemaru Himeno | Clefairy loses its voice and has to search the forest to find it. |
| Fly on, Butterfree | Akihito Toda, Kagemaru Himeno | Butterfree has a fight with his friends and has to make it up to them. |
| Dragonite's Christmas | Akihito Toda, Kagemaru Himeno | Dragonite helps Santa find his missing reindeer. |
| Meet Mew! | Akihito Toda, Kagemaru Himeno | A young boy sees a Mew, but nobody believes him. |
| Snorlax's Snack | Sumiyashi Kizuki | Snorlax is very hungry and starts to eat everything. |
| Jigglypuff's Magic Lullaby | Megumi Hayashibara, Kagemaru Himeno | Jigglypuff wants to perform for everyone, but they all fall asleep. |
| Lapras Makes a Friend | Kunimi Kawamura, Toshinao Aoki | A lonely Lapras makes friends with a little boy. |
| Eevee's Weather Report | Akihito Toda, Kagemaru Himeno | Eevee predicts the weather before going on a hike with his friends. |
| Diglett's Birthday Party | Junko Wada | Diglett has a party in its underground home. |
| First Prize for Starmie | Akihito Toda, Kagemaru Himeno | Starmie wins a race by taking a spooky shortcut. |
| Seel to the Rescue! | Akihito Toda, Kagemaru Himeno | A lost sailor is rescued by Seel. |
| Mewtwo's Watching You! | Akihito Toda, Kagemaru Himeno | Mewtwo watches the other Pokémon play together. |
| Magnemite's Mission | Akihito Toda, Kagemaru Himeno | Magnemite and Jigglypuff find a screw on the ground and want to return it to its owner. |
| Don't Laugh, Charizard! | Akihito Toda, Kagemaru Himeno | Every time Charizard laughs, he breathes fire and something gets burned. |
| Gengar's Shadow | Akihito Toda, Kagemaru Himeno | |
| Onix Underground | Akihito Toda, Kagemaru Himeno | |
| Togepi's Tears | Akihito Toda, Sumiyashi Kizuki | Pikachu and friends try to cheer up a sad Togepi. |
| A Star For Tauros | Akihito Toda, Kagemaru Himeno, Yukiko Baba | A pack of Tauros must work together to solve a challenge from a star. |
| Movie Special: I'm Not Pikachu! | Junko Wada, Toshinao Aoki | A little boy sees Mewtwo Strikes Back and turns into Pikachu. |
| Movie Special 2: Pikachu's Unparalleled Adventure | Toshihiro Ono | Pikachu and Elekid pretend to go on vacations. |
Pokémon Gold and Silver Tales
A second series of Pokémon Tales books were released around the time of Pokémon Gold and Silver.
| Title | Author(s) | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Detective Chikorita | Akihito Toda, Sumiyashi Kizuki | Chikorita wants to be a detective but has no crimes to solve. |
| Cyndaquil and the Mysterious Hole | Akihito Toda, Sumiyashi Kizuki | The Pokémon find a mysterious hole, but only Cyndaquil is brave enough to explore it. |
| Totodile's One Gulp | Akihito Toda, Sumiyashi Kizuki | Totodile is hungry and eats everything in sight. |
| Muddy Pichu | Akihito Toda, Sumiyashi Kizuki, Nayoyo Kimura | Pichu gets dirty playing in the mud. |
| Wobbuffet Watches Clouds | Akihito Toda, Sumiyashi Kizuki, Yasukazu Arai | |
| Swinub's Nose | Akihito Toda, Sumiyashi Kizuki, Kagemaru Himeno | |
| Wake up, Lugia! | Akihito Toda, Sumiyashi Kizuki, Toshinao Aoki | |
| Look Out Houndour! | Midori Harada, Sumiyashi Kizuki | Houndour is running to a dangerous bridge and won't listen to others' warnings. |
| Corsola's Brave New World | Akihito Toda, Sumiyashi Kizuki | Corsola is tired of the sea and wants to explore the land. |
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