The Chikorita Challenge

The Chikorita Challenge
ISBN:	0439221137
Published:	June 2001
Publisher:	Scholastic
Author:	Tracey West
Preceded By:	Battle for the Zephyr Badge
Succeeded By:	All Fired Up

The Chikorita Challenge by Tracey West is the twenty-first book of the adaptation of the Pokémon anime. It was published by Scholastic.

Plot

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This book follows the plots of the anime episodes The Double Trouble Header, The Chikorita Rescue, and Chikorita's Big Upset.

Blurb

Ash thinks it's cool that Chikorita has joined his Pokémon team. But the newest member of the Pokémon posse is jealous of Pikachu. So the ticked-off Chikorita takes off - on a journey way beyond the Poké Ball. And that could get very dangerous.

Major events

• Ash catches a Chikorita.

Debuts

Humans

• Casey

Pokémon debuts

• Casey's Chikorita
• Ash's Chikorita

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Misty
• Brock
• Casey

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Charizard (Ash's)
• Chikorita (Ash's)
• Koffing (James's)
• Ekans (Jessie's)
• Chikorita (Casey's)
• Rattata (Casey's)
• Pidgey (Casey's)
• Raticate
• Machoke
• Hitmonchan
• Hitmonlee
• Heracross

Trivia

Errors

• Rattata is referred to as a furry brown rat when Rattata are normally purple. However, in Generation II, Shiny Rattata are colored brown.
• Chikorita is referred to as a yellow leaf Pokémon when Chikorita are normally green. However, Shiny Chikorita are colored yellow.
• Heracross is described as having shiny brown armor although Heracross are normally colored blue.
• In the first battle between Ash and Casey, when Casey sends out Pidgey, Ash says he remembers when he caught his first Pidgey, but Ash caught a Pidgeotto, not a Pidgey.

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Pokémon anime novelizations Original series: 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 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 Advanced Generation: Haunted! • Phantom Unmasked • Team Rocket Truce • Celebi Rescue • Grovyle Trouble • Deoxys in Danger Diamond & 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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