Pokémon Annual

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Every year, a Pokémon annual is published. This article contains a list of the annuals, and their content.

Typical content

Pokémon annuals typically contain profiles of Pokémon; with information, attacks etc. They also include puzzles, story adaptations of anime episodes or movies, and sometimes board games.

List of annuals

2003

The 2003 Pokémon annual contained, among other things, a novelization of Mewtwo Strikes Back and a profile on Mew. The front cover depicts numerous Pokémon battling in a stadium.

2004

The first Generation III annual included profiles of most of the Hoenn Pokémon, in alphabetical order, and novelizations of Pikachu and Pichu and Spell of the Unown. All the main characters from the Advanced Generation series appear on the cover.

2005

This annual contained profiles of all 200 Pokémon in the Hoenn Dex, and novelizations of the first six Advanced Generation episodes. A Ruin with a View, There's no Place Like Hoenn and In the Knicker of Time! are combined into one story, collectively entitled "There's No Place Like Hoenn".

2006

Contained the same profiles as the previous annual, and novelizations of Maxxed Out!, Pros and Con Artists, Game Winning Assist and Fight for the Meteorite!.

2007

Contained a listing of all (at the time) 384 Pokémon in National Dex order, plus bonus profiles of Jirachi and Deoxys in the back. Also included maps of Kanto, Johto and Hoenn, and novelizations of Clamperl of Wisdom!, The Relicanth Really Can!, The Evolutionary War! and Training Wrecks.

2008

Contained the same profiles as the previous annual, minus Jirachi and Deoxys but also including profiles on some Generation IV Pokémon. Includes novelizations of Sweet Baby James, Strategy Tomorrow - Comedy Tonight!, Duels of the Jungle! and Home is Where the Start Is!.

2009

The first fully Generation IV annual. It contained profiles of all 151 Pokémon in the Sinnoh Dex, a bonus profile on Darkrai, and novelizations of Shapes of Things to Come!, Mutiny in the Bounty!, Cooking Up a Sweet Story! and All Dressed up with Somewhere to Go!.

Errors

• In the 2005 annual, Rhyhorn and Rhydon's pictures are reversed. This error was corrected in the 2006 edition.

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