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'''Pokémon Club''', later renamed '''Pokémon Club Evolution''' or '''Pokémon Evolution''', is a [[Pokémon in Brazil|Brazilian]] magazine about Pokémon, written in Brazilian Portuguese. It had a total of 87 issues, dated from July 1999 to May 2003. This magazine was published by the {{wp|Conrad Editora|Conrad}} company. It was released monthly prior to issue 9, after which it started to be released biweekly.

It contains articles about the [[Pokémon world]], including the [[Pokémon (species)|Pokémon species]], human characters, games, {{aniseries|PTS}}, [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]], and merchandise. The Brazilian Portuguese version of the [[Pocket Monsters Film Comic]] was published in this magazine as well.

==Terminology==
This magazine was named "Pokémon Club" from issues 1 to 33, then "Pokémon Club Evolution" or "Pokémon Evolution" from issues 34 to 87.

The longer name "Pokémon Club Evolution" appears in the magazine logo, although both that name and "Pokémon Evolution" are used in the magazine text at some points.

==Contents==
The Pokémon Club magazine was often written from an in-universe perspective. Whenever new Pokémon species were introduced, then either [[Professor Oak]] or simply the magazine text would usually state that new species are being discovered through research. When those newly released Pokémon had Japanese names but no English names yet, then it would be said that the Pokémon's names were under research and might be changed in the future.

Some recurring segments:

* From issue 1 onwards, there is a "Pokémon Toon" segment, with the full chapters from the [[Pocket Monsters Film Comic]]. This is a full-color Pokémon manga retelling {{aniseries|PTS}}, using frames from the episodes themselves.
* From issue 1 onwards, there is a "Who's That Pokémon?" segment, featuring a Pokémon silhouette in a certain page, and the answer revealed in another page.
* From issue 2 onwards, there is a Pokémon Encyclopedia segment, explaining each Pokémon species.
* From issue 2 onwards, there is a Pokémon Quiz segment, often with questions about the animated series.
* From issue 5 onwards, there are fan letters.

In the magazine articles and the comics, the plural "Pokémon" (the same as the singular) has been used since the first edition, although the Pokémon species have been often pluralized with an additional "s". For instance, "Pidgeys" in issue 2, as well as "Kakunas" and "Beedrills" in the comic at the issue 4.

This magazine often referred to Pokémon games using titles translated into Portuguese, such as "Pokémon Azul" (''Pokémon Blue'') and "Pokémon Amarelo" (''Pokémon Yellow''). These translated titles appear in the magazine articles and in the game ads as well. However, this and other [[core series]] games have been released in Brazil with no Portuguese translation, being officially known by their English names, as seen in the boxes and manuals of the games.

===Issues===
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{| class="roundtable" style="background:#{{tcg colorless color light}}; border:5px solid #{{tcg colorless color}}; text-align:center; margin:auto"
! Magazine
! Date
! [[Who's That Pokémon?]]
! [[Pocket Monsters Film Comic|Pokémon Toon]]
! Other contents
|-
| Issue 1 || July 1999 || {{p|Horsea}} || Episode 1:<br>[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]
| style="text-align:left" |
* Introduction of the Pokémon world
* Summary of the start of {{Ash}}'s journey
* Explanation of Pokémon [[Evolution]], including {{p|Eevee}} as an example
* [[Ash Ketchum]]'s character profile
* [[Team Rocket trio]]'s character profiles
* An article about the [[Pokémon games]], including [[core series]] and [[spin-off Pokémon games|spin-offs]]
|-
| Issue 2 || August 1999 || {{p|Farfetch'd}} || Episode 2:<br>[[EP002|Pokémon Emergency!]]
| style="text-align:left" |
* Pokémon Encyclopedia: {{type|Normal}} Pokémon
* List of {{Ash}}'s Pokémon
|-
| Issue 3 || September 1999 || {{p|Rapidash}} || Episode 3:<br>[[EP003|Ash Catches a Pokémon]]
| style="text-align:left" |
* Pokémon Encyclopedia: {{type|Electric}} and {{type|Ice}} Pokémon
* {{an|Brock}}'s character profile
* Short explanations about specific Pokémon from the animated series, such as {{an|Jigglypuff}}, [[Sabrina's Haunter|Haunter]], and {{p|Clefairy}}
|-
| Issue 4 || October 1999 || {{p|Kabuto}} || Episode 4:<br>[[EP004|Challenge of the Samurai]]
| style="text-align:left" |
* Pokémon Encyclopedia: {{type|Bug}} and {{type|Ghost}} Pokémon
* A list of some newly-introduced [[Generation II]] Pokémon
* An article about [[Pokémon Stadium]]
|-
| Issue 5 || November 1999 || {{p|Golem}} || (none)
| style="text-align:left" |
* Pokémon Encyclopedia: {{type|Poison}} and {{type|Dragon}} Pokémon
|-
| Issue 6 || December 1999 || {{p|Magmar}} || Episode 5:<br>[[EP005|Showdown in Pewter City]]
| style="text-align:left" |
* Pokémon Encyclopedia: {{type|Psychic}} Pokémon
|-
| Issue 7 || January 2000 || {{p|Kangaskhan}} || Episode 6:<br>[[EP006|Clefairy and the Moon Stone]]
| style="text-align:left" |
* Pokémon Encyclopedia: {{type|Fighting}} Pokémon
|-
| Issue 8 || rowspan=2 | February 2000 || {{p|Victreebel}} || Episode 7:<br>[[EP007|The Water Flowers of Cerulean City]]
| style="text-align:left" |
* Pokémon Encyclopedia: {{type|Rock}} Pokémon
|-
| Issue 9 || {{p|Psyduck}} || Episode 9:<br>[[EP009|The School of Hard Knocks]]<br><small>(the [[EP008|episode 8]] was skipped)<small>
| style="text-align:left" |
* Pokémon Encyclopedia: {{type|Ground}} Pokémon
|-
| Issue 10 || rowspan=2 | March 2000 || {{p|Electabuzz}} || Episode 10:<br>[[EP010|Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village]]
| style="text-align:left" |
* Pokémon Encyclopedia: {{type|Grass}} Pokémon
|-
| Issue 11 || {{p|Weedle}} || Episode 11:<br>[[EP011|Charmander – The Stray Pokémon]]
| style="text-align:left" |
* Pokémon Encyclopedia: {{type|Water}} Pokémon (part 1)
|-
| Issue 12 || rowspan=2 | April 2000 || {{p|Mewtwo}} || (none)
| style="text-align:left" |
* Pokémon Encyclopedia: {{type|Water}} Pokémon (part 2)
|-
| Issue 13 || {{p|Blastoise}} || Episode 12:<br>[[EP012|Here Comes the Squirtle Squad]]
| style="text-align:left" |
* Pokémon Encyclopedia: {{type|Fire}} Pokémon
|}

==Early Pokémon names==
These are the Pokémon names used by this magazine referring to newly-released Pokémon, whenever those names are different from the official English names. They are usually romanizations from the Japanese names.

The lists of newly-released Pokémon often used those tentative names, although some other Pokémon such as {{p|Pichu}} and {{p|Slowking}} were found in those lists with their correct English names.

===Generation II Pokémon===
{| class="roundtable" style="background:#{{johto color light}}; border:5px solid #{{johto color}}; text-align:center; margin:auto"
! Dex !! Pokémon !! Official name !! Early name !! First use of early name
|-
| rowspan=2 | #152 || rowspan=2 | {{ArtP|152|Chikorita}} || rowspan=2 | {{p|Chikorita}} || Chikolita || Issue 5, page 13
|-
| Chicolita || Issue 13, page 8
|-
| #153 || {{ArtP|153|Bayleef}} || {{p|Bayleef}} || Beiriifu<br>Beileaf || Issue 11, page 8
|-
| #155 || {{ArtP|155|Cyndaquil}} || {{p|Cyndaquil}} || Hinoarashi || Issue 5, page 13
|-
| #156 || {{ArtP|156|Quilava}} || {{p|Quilava}} || Magmarashi || Issue 11, page 8
|-
| #158 || {{ArtP|158|Totodile}} || {{p|Totodile}} || Waninoko || Issue 5, page 13
|-
| #159 || {{ArtP|159|Croconaw}} || {{p|Croconaw}} || Arigeitsu<br>Alligattor || Issue 11, page 8
|-
| #163 || {{ArtP|163|Hoothoot}} || {{p|Hoothoot}} || Hoohoo || Issue 4, page 9
|-
| #165 || {{ArtP|165|Ledyba}} || {{p|Ledyba}} || Redba || Issue 4, page 9
|-
| #167 || {{ArtP|167|Spinarak}} || {{p|Spinarak}} || Itomaru || Issue 4, page 9
|-
| #173 || {{ArtP|173|Cleffa}} || {{p|Cleffa}} || Pii || Issue 9, page 8
|-
| #174 || {{ArtP|174|Igglybuff}} || {{p|Igglybuff}} || Pupurin || Issue 9, page 8
|-
| #176 || {{ArtP|176|Togetic}} || {{p|Togetic}} || Togechikku<br>Togechicken || Issue 11, page 8
|-
| #179 || {{ArtP|179|Mareep}} || {{p|Mareep}} || Meriipu || Issue 8, page 8
|-
| #180 || {{ArtP|180|Flaaffy}} || {{p|Flaaffy}} || Mokoko || Issue 12, page 10
|-
| #181 || {{ArtP|181|Ampharos}} || {{p|Ampharos}} || Denryu || Issue 4, page 9
|-
| #182 || {{ArtP|182|Bellossom}} || {{p|Bellossom}} || Kireihana || Issue 4, page 9
|-
| #184 || {{ArtP|184|Azumarill}} || {{p|Azumarill}} || Mairiruri || Issue 11, page 9
|-
| #185 || {{ArtP|185|Sudowoodo}} || {{p|Sudowoodo}} || Usokki || Issue 11, page 9
|-
| #187 || {{ArtP|187|Hoppip}} || {{p|Hoppip}} || Haneko || Issue 8, page 8
|-
| #190 || {{ArtP|190|Aipom}} || {{p|Aipom}} || Eipamu || Issue 12, page 10
|-
| #191 || {{ArtP|191|Sunkern}} || {{p|Sunkern}} || Himanatsu<br>Himanuts || Issue 9, page 9
|-
| #192 || {{ArtP|192|Sunflora}} || {{p|Sunflora}} || Kimawari || Issue 12, page 10
|-
| #194 || {{ArtP|194|Wooper}} || {{p|Wooper}} || Upaa || Issue 11, page 9
|-
| #195 || {{ArtP|195|Quagsire}} || {{p|Quagsire}} || Nuoh || Issue 5, page 13
|-
| #196 || {{ArtP|196|Espeon}} || {{p|Espeon}} || Efui || Issue 12, page 10
|-
| rowspan=2 | #198 || rowspan=2 | {{ArtP|198|Murkrow}} || rowspan=2 | {{p|Murkrow}} || Yamikaras || Issue 4, page 9
|-
| Yamikarasu || Issue 12, page 11
|-
| #199 || {{ArtP|199|Slowking}} || {{p|Slowking}} || Slowking || Issue 4, page 9
|-
| #204 || {{ArtP|204|Pineco}} || {{p|Pineco}} || Kunugidama || Issue 10, page 9
|-
| #205 || {{ArtP|207|Gligar}} || {{p|Gligar}} || Guraiga || Issue 10, page 9
|-
| #208 || {{ArtP|208|Steelix}} || {{p|Steelix}} || Haganaru || Issue 11, page 9
|-
| rowspan=2 | #209 || rowspan=2 | {{ArtP|209|Snubbull}} || rowspan=2 | {{p|Snubbull}} || Snuble || Issue 4, page 9
|-
| Snubble || Issue 8, page 8
|-
| #210 || {{ArtP|210|Granbull}} || {{p|Granbull}} || Guranburu<br>Grandbull || Issue 11, page 9
|-
| #212 || {{ArtP|212|Scizor}} || {{p|Scizor}} || Hassamu || Issue 10, page 9
|-
| #213 || {{ArtP|213|Shuckle}} || {{p|Shuckle}} || Tsubotsubo || Issue 12, page 11
|-
| #214 || {{ArtP|214|Heracross}} || {{p|Heracross}} || Herakurosu || Issue 7, page 9
|-
| #215 || {{ArtP|215|Sneasel}} || {{p|Sneasel}} || Nyuura || Issue 9, page 9
|-
| #228 || {{ArtP|228|Houndour}} || {{p|Houndour}} || Derubiru || Issue 10, page 9
|-
| #230 || {{ArtP|230|Kingdra}} || {{p|Kingdra}} || Kingudora || Issue 12, page 11
|-
| #232 || {{ArtP|232|Donphan}} || {{p|Donphan}} || Donfan || Issue 4, page 9
|-
| #234 || {{ArtP|234|Stantler}} || {{p|Stantler}} || Odoshishi || Issue 5, page 13
|-
| #235 || {{ArtP|235|Smeargle}} || {{p|Smeargle}} || Doburu || Issue 10, page 9
|-
| #237 || {{ArtP|237|Hitmontop}} || {{p|Hitmontop}} || Kapoera || Issue 9, page 9
|-
| #240 || {{ArtP|240|Magby}} || {{p|Magby}} || Bubii || Issue 12, page 11
|-
| #241 || {{ArtP|241|Miltank}} || {{p|Miltank}} || Mirutanku<br>Milktank || Issue 10, page 9
|-
| #242 || {{ArtP|242|Blissey}} || {{p|Blissey}} || Hapinasu<br>Hapiness || Issue 9, page 9
|-
| #245 || {{ArtP|245|Suicune}} || {{p|Suicune}} || Suikun || Issue 8, page 8
|-
| rowspan=2 | #250 || rowspan=2 | {{ArtP|250|Ho-Oh}} || rowspan=2 | {{p|Ho-Oh}} || Phoenix || Issue 5, page 13
|-
| Houou || Issue 8, page 8
|}

==Trivia==
* In the page 4 of issue 8, it was said that a future game named "Pokémon Black" might be released in 2001. Although the predicted year was incorrect, [[Pokémon Black and White Versions|a game with that name]] was released in 2010.
** In the same page, a future game named "Pokémon Bronze" was predicted as well, with no specific date.

===Errors===
====Misspellings====
* [[Jessie]] is sometimes misspelled as "Jesse", including multiple times in the [[Team Rocket trio|trio]]'s profiles found in issues 1 and 9.
* In the page 9 of issue 1, {{p|Koffing}} is misspelled "Koffin" twice in the article about the [[Team Rocket trio]].
* In the page 9 of issue 3, {{p|Clefairy}} is misspelled "Cleafairy" and later pluralized as "Cleafairys".
* In the page 2 of issue 4, the English word "gallery" is misspelled as "galery" at the table of contents, although this word is written correctly at the article title on page 8.
* In the page 12 of issue 9, [[Meowzie]] is called "Meowzy".
* In the page 8 of issue 11, the English word "alligator" was misspelled as "alligattor" when introducing {{p|Croconaw}}.
* In the page 34 of issue 11, {{Tracey}} is called "Tracy" in a fan letter and also in the magazine's reply.

====Type errors====
* In the page 9 of issue 4, it is said that {{p|Lugia}} is {{2t|Flying|Ice}}, {{p|Ampharos}} (then called "Denryu") is {{2t|Dragon|Electric}}, and {{p|Elekid}} is {{2t|Electric|Fighting}}.
** In the page 10 of issue 12, Ampharos is referred to as a "small electric dragon" (Portuguese: ''dragãozinho elétrico'').
* In the page 13 of issue 5, it is said that {{p|Cyndaquil}} (then called "Hinoarashi") is {{type|Dragon}} and {{p|Sentret}} (then called "Otachi") is {{type|Electric}}.
* In the page 9 of issue 13, it is said that {{p|Unown}} is {{type|Ghost}}.

====Evolution errors====
* In the page 9 of issue 4, it is said that "initial studies indicate that [Slowking] is the third [[evolution]]ary stage of Slowbro".
** In the page 9 of issue 7, it is said that {{p|Slowbro}} evolves into {{p|Slowking}} as the "shellfish" (Portuguese: ''crustáceo'') moves from its tail to its head.
* In the page 8 of issue 9, it is said that {{p|Blissey}} (then called "Hapinasu" or "Hapiness") is the pre-Evolution of {{p|Chansey}}.
* In the page 10 of issue 12, it is said that if {{p|Eevee}} is trained in an "Evolution Center" (Portuguese: ''Centro de Evolução'') at day, it evolves into {{p|Espeon}} (then called "Efui"), and that Eevee evolves into another Pokémon if this is done at night.
** In the page 8 of issue 13, the [[Time-based Evolution|nighttime Evolution]] is revealed to be {{p|Umbreon}} (then called "Burakki").

====Other errors====
* In the page 4 of issue 9, it is said that {{p|Psyduck}} evolves into {{p|Golduck}} at some point in the episodes that had been released in Japan but not yet in Brazil. However, this did not happen at the time. This may be a reference to ''[[EP091|Bye Bye Psyduck]]'', where {{an|Misty}} finds a Golduck and thinks that [[Misty's Psyduck|her Psyduck]] has evolved.
* In the page 8 of issue 9, at the explanation about {{p|Sunkern}} (then called "Himanatsu" or "Himanuts"), it is said that the English word "nuts" means "seed" (Portuguese: ''semente'').
* In the page 11 of issue 12, at the explanation about {{p|Murkrow}} (then called "Yamikarasu"), it is said that "Yamikarasu" means "night crow" (Portuguese: ''corvo da noite''). In fact, Japanese 闇 ''yami'' means "darkness".
* In the page 8 of issue 12, it is said that {{p|Kingdra}}'s height is "almost" 1.80 m. However, this is Kingdra's exact height in the games.

==Related articles==
* [[Pokémon Power (magazine)]]
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