Pokémon manga samplers

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This is a list of manga samplers published by VIZ Media which feature Pokémon manga in them.

Manga

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

The Electric Tale of Pikachu Special Signature Edition

Main article: The Electric Tale of Pikachu Special Signature Edition Red Version

VIZ Media published two special sampler editions of The Electric Tale of Pikachu which were each released with a Pokémon Video Suitcase. The two volumes, red and blue, collect the first four chapters of the manga.

VIZ Video samplers

When episodes of the Pokémon anime were first released on home video by VIZ Media, some videos included samplers of the manga series The Electric Tale of Pikachu. The first of these samplers, released with the first video in the set, I Choose You! Pikachu!, was actually released prior to the first monthly issue of The Electric Tale of Pikachu and thus was a sneak peek at the manga before its release and therefore the first appearance of any Pokémon manga to English-speaking audiences. Samplers from the first two volumes, The Electric Tale of Pikachu! and Pikachu Shocks Back! are known to exist. The samplers do not include full versions of each chapter, rather, they are cut off part way through.

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Pokémon Adventures

San Diego Comic Con 2011 sampler

A VIZ Media manga sampler was included in a swag bag at the 2011 San Diego Comic Con. The bag itself featured several manga characters from VIZ Media's series, including Pika. The book includes sample chapters of several VIZ Media licenses, including The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Mameshiba, and two different arcs of the Pokémon Adventures manga: Pokémon: Black and White (based on the magazine version of the Black & White arc) and Pokémon Adventures: Diamond and Pearl/Platinum (the Diamond & Pearl arc). The chapters featured are Choices and A Conk on Cranidos's Cranium.

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Free Comic Book Day 2015

On Free Comic Book Day 2015, VIZ Media released a sampler featuring the Pokémon Adventures manga. Unlike previous samplers, this features Pokémon Adventures only and no other licenses. This sampler contains the chapter An X-cuse to Come Out and Play from the X & Y arc, Swanky Showdown with Swalot from the Emerald arc and Choices from the Black & White arc. None of the three chapters are completely included in the sampler, each one is cut off part way through.

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Pokémon Pocket Comics: Black & White

Free Comic Book Day 2013

VIZ Media published a sampler in conjunction with Free Comic Book Day in May 2013. The main feature of the sampler was Uglydoll Comics, a series which was forthcoming at the time of publication. Also included were Hello Kitty, Mameshiba and a sample of Pokémon Pocket Comics: Black & White before it was released.

Movie manga adaptations

Movie 14 sampler

When Pokémon the Movie: White—Victini and Zekrom appeared in United States cinemas on December 3 and 4, 2011, attendees were given the opportunity to obtain a swag bag of promotional items. Included with this promotional set was a sampler of the Pokémon: Black and White manga, containing part of the second chapter of the arc. As this sampler originated from VIZ Media's initial publication of the series, it is based on the magazine version.

Ani-Manga

All That Pikachu! sampler

A sampler of the All That Pikachu! graphic novel was included with the DVD release of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew. It included portions of both stories which appeared in the graphic novel - Pikachu's Vacation and Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.

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This article is part of Project Manga, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each series of Pokémon manga.