The Electric Tale of Pikachu Special Signature Edition Red Version
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The Electric Tale of Pikachu Special Signature Edition Red Version is a promotional sample of the first two chapters of the manga series The Electric Tale of Pikachu. It is published by VIZ Media and was included in the Pokémon Video Suitcase promotional set. It is 76 pages long and its dimensions are quite small: approximately 6.0 × 4.0 × 0.2 inches. Therefore it is described as a "Viz Mini-Graphic Novel". Toshihiro Ono's signature appears on the cover. A second edition, called The Electric Tale of Pikachu Special Signature Edition Blue Version, which contains the second two chapters of the same series, was included with the second Pokemon Video Suitcase set.
Publications
Edition | Country | Company | Date | ISBN | |
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First Edition |
United States | VIZ Media | 1999 | ISBN not included | |
Second Edition by VIZ Media | Second Edition |
United States | VIZ Media | 1999 | ISBN not included |
Chapters
Red Version
- Chapter 1: Pikachu, I See You!
- Chapter 2: Play Misty For Me
Blue Version
- Chapter 3: Clefairy Tale’’
- Chapter 4: Haunting My Dreams’’
Important events
Red Version
- Ash begins his Pokémon journey.
- Ash meets Misty.
- Ash meets Brock.
- Ash earns his first two Gym Badges.
- Ash captures his first Pokémon.
Blue Version
- Ash meets Professor Oak and Bill.
- Oak gives Ash a pre-release version of the New Pokédex.
Party changes
Additions
- Pikachu (ET01)
- Fearow (ET01)
- Caterpie (Capture not shown, first appears in ET02)
- Pidgeotto (Capture not shown, first appears in ET02)
Evolutions
- Metapod (evolves in ET02)
- Butterfree (evolves in ET02)
Trades
- No Pokémon are traded in this volume.
Gym battles
Ash battles the following Gym Leaders in this volume:
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