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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 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 [[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 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, except for ''[[Team Rocket Blasts Off!]]'', which has Meowth in the corner of the pages, as a reference to [[Meowth (Team Rocket)|the member of Team Rocket]].

==Books in this series==
===Original series===
{| align="center" style="background: #{{colorschemelight|Kanto}}; border: 2px solid #{{colorschemedark|Kanto}}; {{roundy|10px}}"
|-
! Cover
! Title
! ISBN
! Release date
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
| [[File:I Choose You book.png|120px|I Choose You!]]
| [[I Choose You!]]
| ISBN 9780439104647
| July 1999
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
| [[File:Island of the Giant Pokémon cover.png|120px|Island of the Giant Pokémon]]
| {{book|Island of the Giant Pokémon}}
| 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>

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