Charizard, Go!

Charizard, Go!
ISBN:	9780439154215
Published:	February 2000
Publisher:	Scholastic
Author:	Tracey West
Preceded By:	Team Rocket Blasts Off!
Succeeded By:	Splashdown in Cerulean City

Charizard, Go! by Tracey West is the sixth book of the Pokémon Chapter Books. This book was published by Scholastic.

Plot

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This book mostly follows the plot of the Pokémon the Series episode Friend and Foe Alike. It has flashbacks from Charmander - the Stray Pokémon when Ash first meets his Charmander, along with many from adventures they had together on the way to the Pokémon League. Some included are The Problem with Paras when they meet Cassandra and her Paras after Charmander evolves into Charmeleon, Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon when Charmeleon evolves into Charizard, along with Riddle Me This and Volcanic Panic when Ash battles Blaine and wins his Volcano Badge. It ends with Ash losing the Pokémon League battle against Ritchie.

Blurb

It is the biggest Pokémon competition of Ash's life. And he doesn't want to lose. Fire fights Fire, but can Ash trust Charizard to battle for him?

Ash raised Charizard from a stray Charmander - but Charizard is stubborn and never listens to Ash. When the competition heats up, will Charizard come through for Ash?

Major events

• Ash loses his battle against Ritchie in the Pokémon League.

Debuts

Humans

• Ritchie
• Damian (flashback)
• Melvin (flashback)

Pokémon debuts

• Ninetales (Blaine's; flashback)
• Rhydon (Blaine's; flashback)
• Magmar (Blaine's; flashback)
• Happy (Ritchie's)
• Zippo (Ritchie's)
• Sparky (Ritchie's)
• Paras (Cassandra's; flashback)
• Exeggutor (Melvin's; flashback)
• Golem (flashback)

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie (flashback)
• James (flashback)
• Professor Oak
• Delia Ketchum
• Nurse Joy (flashback)
• Blaine (flashback)
• Ritchie
• Damian (flashback)
• Melvin (flashback)

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (flashback)
• Charmander (Ash's; flashback)
• Charmeleon (Ash's; flashback)
• Charizard (Ash's)
• Squirtle (Ash's)
• Staryu (Misty's; flashback)
• Onix (Brock's; flashback)
• Geodude (Brock's; flashback)
• Magmar (Blaine's; flashback)
• Ninetales (Blaine's; flashback)
• Rhydon (Blaine's; flashback)
• Happy (Ritchie's)
• Zippo (Ritchie's)
• Sparky (Ritchie's)
• Paras (Cassandra's; flashback)
• Exeggutor (Melvin's; flashback)
• Aerodactyl (flashback)
• Golem (flashback)
• Spearow (flashback)
• Kabuto (flashback)
• Kabutops (flashback)
• Omanyte (flashback)
• Omastar (flashback)

Trivia

• Ritchie's name is spelled without the "t", making it Richie.
• Sparky, Ritchie's Pikachu, is named Leon (its Japanese name) in this adaptation.

Errors

• Misty calls out Starmie, but Staryu is the one actually used.
• Ritchie tells Zippo to use Fire Blast, but the flame's description is that of a Flamethrower.

In other languages

Language		Title
Czech		Charizarde, leť!
Canadian French		Vas-y, Charizard!

Pokémon animated series novelizations Indigo League: I Choose You! • Island of the Giant Pokémon • Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon • Night in the Haunted Tower Team Rocket Blasts Off! • Charizard, Go! • Splashdown in Cerulean City • Return of the Squirtle Squad Adventures in the Orange Islands: Journey to the Orange Islands • Secret of the Pink Pokémon • The Four-Star Challenge • Scyther, Heart of a Champion Race to Danger • Talent Showdown • Psyduck Ducks Out • Thundershock in Pummelo Stadium The Johto Journeys: Go West, Young Ash • Ash Ketchum, Pokémon Detective • Prepare for Trouble • Battle for the Zephyr Badge The Chikorita Challenge • All Fired Up • Ash to the Rescue • Secrets of the GS Ball • Prize Pokémon Teaming Up With Totodile • Tough Enough • Winner Takes All Ruby and Sapphire: Haunted! • Phantom Unmasked • Team Rocket Truce • Celebi Rescue • Grovyle Trouble • Deoxys in Danger Diamond and Pearl: Pokémon Academy • The Lost Riolu • Coal Badge Battle • World of Sinnoh Movies: The Art of Pokémon The First Movie • The Art of Pokémon the Movie 2000 • The Art of Pokémon the Movie 3: Spell of the Unown Mewtwo Strikes Back • Mewtwo Returns • Pokémon the Movie 2000 • Pokémon the Movie 3 • Pokémon 4Ever Destiny Deoxys • Lucario and the Mystery of Mew • Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea • The Rise of Darkrai Pikachu's Vacation • Pikachu's Rescue Adventure • Pikachu and Pichu

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