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Lapras Makes a Friend
ISBN: 1421509342
Published: January 16, 2007
Publisher: VIZ Media
Author: Kunimi Kawamura
Preceded By: Jigglypuff's Magic Lullaby EN
Transforming Metamon JP
Succeeded By: Eevee's Weather Report EN
Let Me Borrow Your Leek, Kamonegi-kun JP

Lapras Makes a Friend (Japanese: ラプラスくんよかったね Good for You, Laplace-kun) is written by Kunimi Kawamura and illustrated by Toshinao Aoki. In English, it is the 12th book in the Pokémon Tales series. In Japanese, it is the 9th book. It is 16 pages long.

Plot

Lapras sees a young boy at the edge of the shore while swimming and curiously goes to see what he's up to, realizing he's fishing. However, it spots other Pokémon behind him and notes how happy they are, wishing that it had friends. It then dives underwater and tugs on the boy's fishing line, being "caught" by him and becoming the boy's friend.

Blurb

When deep-sea Pokémon Lapras sees a young boy fishing, it must overcome its shyness.

Lonely Lapras befriends a little boy and his Pokémon pals.

Characters

Humans

  • Boy

Pokémon

Publications

Edition Country Company Date ISBN
First Edition by Shogakukan First
Edition
Japan Shogakukan July 1997 ISBN 4097287095
First Edition by VIZ Media First
Edition
USA VIZ Media June 5, 2000 ISBN 1569314438
Second Edition by VIZ Media Second
Edition
USA VIZ Media January 16, 2007 ISBN 1421509342

Trivia

  • Like every Pokémon Tales book, this book features a hidden Pokémon for the reader to find- in this book, it's Magnemite, who is on the boy's hat while he's riding Lapras.

Errors

  • The "Find That Pokémon!" Section in the back of the book mistakenly labels Magnemite as Haunter.
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