Pokémon Adventures

The initial printing of the manga in North America drew ire from parents who read the manga, so the graphic novels were edited for American audiences. In the original Japanese version, Toshihiro Ono drew most of the female characters with oversized busts and revealing outfits. There were a few scenes that could be construed as risqué by American parents, including one involving Misty relaxing in a hot tub, only to be interrupted by Ash clumsily bursting in. Any excess skin was covered up by American translators. Some purist fans are disgusted by this 'butchering' of the manga ...

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Pokémon manga series, Pokémon manga series - Editing in the North American version, Pokémon manga series - Characters, Pokémon manga series - External links

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All of the licensed Pokémon properties overseen by the Pokémon Company are divided roughly by generation. There have been four generations, defined by the Pokémon which appear therein. Each of these generations has been first introduced in a pair of Pokémon video games for the Game Boy or its successors (including the Nintendo DS), beginning with Pokémon Red and Blue. Each generation introduces a slew of new Pokémon and a handful of new general concepts, usually without ...

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Pokémon, Pokémon - Origins, Pokémon - Generations, Pokémon - First generation, Pokémon - Second generation, Pokémon - Third generation, Pokémon - Fourth generation, Pokémon - Video games, Pokémon - Appearances in Super Smash Bros., Pokémon - Pokémon on the Nintendo Revolution, Pokémon - Anime series, Pokémon - The Original Series, Pokémon - Advanced Generation, Pokémon - Spin-off Series, Pokémon - The future, Pokémon - Others, Pokémon - English Language Adaptations, Pokémon - Card game, Pokémon - Manga, Pokémon - Manga released in English, Pokémon - Manga not released in English, Pokémon - Pokémon Live, Pokémon - Cultural influence, Pokémon - Controversy and criticism, Pokémon - Religion, Pokémon - Health, Pokémon - Other, Pokémon - Miscellaneous, Pokémon - Miscellanea, Pokémon - Regions, Pokémon - Criticism

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Hazel (Called Maron in the Japanese series) is the main character of this series. She's a bubble-headed blonde who's madly in love with her friend Almond, and adores cute Pokémon such as Pikachu and Clefairy. As a child, she was an irrepressible tomboy who enjoyed playing pranks on Almond; now that she's older, she's still quite hyper, but in a more girlish way. Almond is the love interest of the series. He calls himself a Pokémon trainer, but it's not known what Pokémon he has, or even if he has any besides Squirtle, who is more of a friend than a trained Pokémon. A ...

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Magical Pokémon Journey, Magical Pokémon Journey - Human characters, Magical Pokémon Journey - Pokémon characters

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A live action show called Pokémon Live! toured the United States in late 2000. It was based on the popular Pokémon anime, and was well-liked among some fans of the franchise (in spite of some continuity errors relating to the anime). In late 2002, it was scheduled to tour Europe, but was cancelled for unknown reasons. ...

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Pokémon, Pokémon - Origins, Pokémon - Generations, Pokémon - First generation, Pokémon - Second generation, Pokémon - Third generation, Pokémon - Fourth generation, Pokémon - Video games, Pokémon - Appearances in Super Smash Bros., Pokémon - Pokémon on the Nintendo Revolution, Pokémon - Anime series, Pokémon - The Original Series, Pokémon - Advanced Generation, Pokémon - Spin-off Series, Pokémon - The future, Pokémon - Others, Pokémon - English Language Adaptations, Pokémon - Card game, Pokémon - Manga, Pokémon - Manga released in English, Pokémon - Manga not released in English, Pokémon - Pokémon Live, Pokémon - Cultural influence, Pokémon - Controversy and criticism, Pokémon - Religion, Pokémon - Health, Pokémon - Other, Pokémon - Miscellaneous, Pokémon - Miscellanea, Pokémon - Regions, Pokémon - Criticism

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Pokémon, being a popular franchise, has undoubtedly left its mark on pop-culture. The Pokémon characters themselves have become pop-culture icons; examples include the Pikachu balloon at a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, thousands of merchandise items, and in 2005, a theme park in Nagoya, Japan. The prone-to-offend cartoon South Park spoofed Pokémon in Episode 310, entitled "Chinpokomon" ("chinpoko" is Japanese slang for penis, and "komon" is Japanese for anus), in which the executives behind it were revealed t ...

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Pokémon, Pokémon - Origins, Pokémon - Generations, Pokémon - First generation, Pokémon - Second generation, Pokémon - Third generation, Pokémon - Fourth generation, Pokémon - Video games, Pokémon - Appearances in Super Smash Bros., Pokémon - Pokémon on the Nintendo Revolution, Pokémon - Anime series, Pokémon - The Original Series, Pokémon - Advanced Generation, Pokémon - Spin-off Series, Pokémon - The future, Pokémon - Others, Pokémon - English Language Adaptations, Pokémon - Card game, Pokémon - Manga, Pokémon - Manga released in English, Pokémon - Manga not released in English, Pokémon - Pokémon Live, Pokémon - Cultural influence, Pokémon - Controversy and criticism, Pokémon - Religion, Pokémon - Health, Pokémon - Other, Pokémon - Miscellaneous, Pokémon - Miscellanea, Pokémon - Regions, Pokémon - Criticism

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Ash Ketchum is a fictional character in the Pokémon line of game products. The trainer Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town, known as Satoshi (サトシ) in the original Japanese and based on the character from the original games (most probably the same person), is the main character of the Pokémon anime, the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga, and the Ash & Pikachu manga. Like Red of Pokémon Adventures, he is loosely based on the p ...

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• Ash Ketchum - Ash's Pokémon
• Ash Ketchum - Current Team
• Ash Ketchum - Pokémon at Professor Oak's Lab
• Ash Ketchum - Pokémon at the Charicific Valley
• Ash Ketchum - Pokémon that Ash does not currently have
• Ash Ketchum - Rivals

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There are various Pokémon manga series, four of which were released in English by Viz Communications, and seven of them released in English by Chuang Yi. Pokémon - Manga released in English. Pokémon (The Electric Tale of Pikachu a.k.a Dengeki Pikachu), a sho-nen manga created by Toshihiro Ono. It was divided into four tanko-bon, each with four separate titles in North American and the English Singapore versions: The Electric Tale of Pikachu, Pikachu Shocks Bac ...

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Pokémon, Pokémon - Origins, Pokémon - Generations, Pokémon - First generation, Pokémon - Second generation, Pokémon - Third generation, Pokémon - Fourth generation, Pokémon - Video games, Pokémon - Appearances in Super Smash Bros., Pokémon - Pokémon on the Nintendo Revolution, Pokémon - Anime series, Pokémon - The Original Series, Pokémon - Advanced Generation, Pokémon - Spin-off Series, Pokémon - The future, Pokémon - Others, Pokémon - English Language Adaptations, Pokémon - Card game, Pokémon - Manga, Pokémon - Manga released in English, Pokémon - Manga not released in English, Pokémon - Pokémon Live, Pokémon - Cultural influence, Pokémon - Controversy and criticism, Pokémon - Religion, Pokémon - Health, Pokémon - Other, Pokémon - Miscellaneous, Pokémon - Miscellanea, Pokémon - Regions, Pokémon - Criticism

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As with other pop culture icons, Pokémon has received its fair share of controversy and critisism. Pokémon - Religion. Some Protestant Christian groups in the United States believe Pokémon to be Satanic in origin[1]. After the US release of Pokémon Yellow, there was a sudden widespread criticism of it passed through Christian congregations primarily by word-of-mouth. The claimed parallels between Pokémon and Satanism include: Pokémon parallel demons. They are ...

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Pokémon, Pokémon - Origins, Pokémon - Generations, Pokémon - First generation, Pokémon - Second generation, Pokémon - Third generation, Pokémon - Fourth generation, Pokémon - Video games, Pokémon - Appearances in Super Smash Bros., Pokémon - Pokémon on the Nintendo Revolution, Pokémon - Anime series, Pokémon - The Original Series, Pokémon - Advanced Generation, Pokémon - Spin-off Series, Pokémon - The future, Pokémon - Others, Pokémon - English Language Adaptations, Pokémon - Card game, Pokémon - Manga, Pokémon - Manga released in English, Pokémon - Manga not released in English, Pokémon - Pokémon Live, Pokémon - Cultural influence, Pokémon - Controversy and criticism, Pokémon - Religion, Pokémon - Health, Pokémon - Other, Pokémon - Miscellaneous, Pokémon - Miscellanea, Pokémon - Regions, Pokémon - Criticism

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Pikachu, the first Pokémon to appear in this series, is Hazel's best friend -- not surprising, as both of them can be described as scatterbrains. Pikachu is one of the few Pokémon in MPJ who cannot speak human language. Clefairy is Hazel's second Pokémon friend, and is a scaredycat. He dislikes battling because he views himself as weak, even though his Metronome technique is quite powerful. He also uses Minimize often, usually ...

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Magical Pokémon Journey, Magical Pokémon Journey - Human characters, Magical Pokémon Journey - Pokémon characters

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The original Pokémon games were Japanese role-playing games with an element of strategy, and were created by Satoshi Tajiri for the Game Boy. These role-playing games (and their sequels, remakes and English language translations) are still considered the "main" Pokémon games, and the games which most fans of the series are referring to when they use the term "Pokémon games." These games have sold over 100 million copies to date. Accumulative sold units (including home console versions) reach 143 million copies. This makes it the second biggest-selling games franchi ...

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Pokémon, Pokémon - Origins, Pokémon - Generations, Pokémon - First generation, Pokémon - Second generation, Pokémon - Third generation, Pokémon - Fourth generation, Pokémon - Video games, Pokémon - Appearances in Super Smash Bros., Pokémon - Pokémon on the Nintendo Revolution, Pokémon - Anime series, Pokémon - The Original Series, Pokémon - Advanced Generation, Pokémon - Spin-off Series, Pokémon - The future, Pokémon - Others, Pokémon - English Language Adaptations, Pokémon - Card game, Pokémon - Manga, Pokémon - Manga released in English, Pokémon - Manga not released in English, Pokémon - Pokémon Live, Pokémon - Cultural influence, Pokémon - Controversy and criticism, Pokémon - Religion, Pokémon - Health, Pokémon - Other, Pokémon - Miscellaneous, Pokémon - Miscellanea, Pokémon - Regions, Pokémon - Criticism

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The concept of Pokémon evolved from insect collecting, a simple pastime many Japanese children (including Pokémon's creator, Satoshi Tajiri, as a child) had enjoyed in the past. First introduced in Japan as Pocket Monster Red and Green in 1996, the franchise arrived in the west in 1998 as Pokémon Blue, Red, and Yellow. The Pokémon games allowed players to catch, collect, and train pets with various abilities, and battle them against each other to build their strength and evolve them into more powerful Pokémon. The Pokémon ...

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Pokémon, Pokémon - Origins, Pokémon - Generations, Pokémon - First generation, Pokémon - Second generation, Pokémon - Third generation, Pokémon - Fourth generation, Pokémon - Video games, Pokémon - Appearances in Super Smash Bros., Pokémon - Pokémon on the Nintendo Revolution, Pokémon - Anime series, Pokémon - The Original Series, Pokémon - Advanced Generation, Pokémon - Spin-off Series, Pokémon - The future, Pokémon - Others, Pokémon - English Language Adaptations, Pokémon - Card game, Pokémon - Manga, Pokémon - Manga released in English, Pokémon - Manga not released in English, Pokémon - Pokémon Live, Pokémon - Cultural influence, Pokémon - Controversy and criticism, Pokémon - Religion, Pokémon - Health, Pokémon - Other, Pokémon - Miscellaneous, Pokémon - Miscellanea, Pokémon - Regions, Pokémon - Criticism

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There are several Pokémon anime series based on the video games. Pokémon - The Original Series. The first, and the more familiar one, Pocket Monsters or simply Pokémon (often referred to as Pokémon: Gotta Catch Em All to distinguish it from the later series) tells the adventures of Ash Ketchum (Satoshi in the original Japanese version) as he travels through Kanto, the Orange Islands, and Johto to become the greatest Pokémon Master. This series is based on the first and seco ...

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Pokémon, Pokémon - Origins, Pokémon - Generations, Pokémon - First generation, Pokémon - Second generation, Pokémon - Third generation, Pokémon - Fourth generation, Pokémon - Video games, Pokémon - Appearances in Super Smash Bros., Pokémon - Pokémon on the Nintendo Revolution, Pokémon - Anime series, Pokémon - The Original Series, Pokémon - Advanced Generation, Pokémon - Spin-off Series, Pokémon - The future, Pokémon - Others, Pokémon - English Language Adaptations, Pokémon - Card game, Pokémon - Manga, Pokémon - Manga released in English, Pokémon - Manga not released in English, Pokémon - Pokémon Live, Pokémon - Cultural influence, Pokémon - Controversy and criticism, Pokémon - Religion, Pokémon - Health, Pokémon - Other, Pokémon - Miscellaneous, Pokémon - Miscellanea, Pokémon - Regions, Pokémon - Criticism

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The Pokémon Trading Card Game is a collectible card game based on Pokémon, first introduced to North America in 1999, and in Japan at an earlier date. Initially, it was published by Wizards of the Coast, the company most famous for Magic: The Gathering. However, with the release of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Game Boy video games, Nintendo took back the card game from Wizards of the Coast and started publishing the cards themselves. The latest incarnations of the card games is known as Pokémon-e Trading Card Game, the cards of which (for the large part) are ...

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Pokémon, Pokémon - Origins, Pokémon - Generations, Pokémon - First generation, Pokémon - Second generation, Pokémon - Third generation, Pokémon - Fourth generation, Pokémon - Video games, Pokémon - Appearances in Super Smash Bros., Pokémon - Pokémon on the Nintendo Revolution, Pokémon - Anime series, Pokémon - The Original Series, Pokémon - Advanced Generation, Pokémon - Spin-off Series, Pokémon - The future, Pokémon - Others, Pokémon - English Language Adaptations, Pokémon - Card game, Pokémon - Manga, Pokémon - Manga released in English, Pokémon - Manga not released in English, Pokémon - Pokémon Live, Pokémon - Cultural influence, Pokémon - Controversy and criticism, Pokémon - Religion, Pokémon - Health, Pokémon - Other, Pokémon - Miscellaneous, Pokémon - Miscellanea, Pokémon - Regions, Pokémon - Criticism

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Gold is a huge DJ Mary fanboy. Gold's special Pokémon ability is hatching eggs. ...

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Gold Pokémon, Gold Pokémon - Interesting Facts, Gold Pokémon - Gold's Monsters

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Green Pokémon - Red Blue and Green saga. When Green first appeared in the manga, she was an antagonistic character who attempts to trick Red out of his money. Red beats her, but she tricks him again by stealing his hard earned gym badges. Apparently she stole her starter Pokémon, Squirtle, from Professor Oak, instead of waiting to be presented with it as is the custom in the Pokémon world. As the series progresses, however, she is forced to team up with the other Pallet Town trainers, Red and Blue in ...

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Green Pokémon, Green Pokémon - Name confusion, Green Pokémon - Sagas, Green Pokémon - Red Blue and Green saga, Green Pokémon - Yellow saga, Green Pokémon - Gold Silver and Crystal saga

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Charmeleon is a bipedal, dark red reptile who has a horn on the back of its head. (On a side note, its relations Charmander and Charizard are light red/orange, and Charmeleon is the darkest of its "family"). As opposed to its pre-evolution, this Pokémon has a very short temper and has been known to spit blue flames and burning pieces of dust when agitated (Pokémon Yellow). It is excessively savage by nature and slashes mercilessly at opponents with its long claws. Extreme caution has been advised ...

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Charmeleon, Charmeleon - Biology, Charmeleon - In the video games, Charmeleon - In the anime, Charmeleon - In other media

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As Team Rocket's leader, Giovanni is very ambitious and intolerant of failure. As such, he has kicked Jessie and James (the two Team Rocket members most often seen in the anime) out of Team Rocket on multiple occasions, although they always manage to find a way to get back in. Giovanni seems to have a large sum of money at his disposal—probably from the profit of selling stolen Pokémon, Team Rocket's main source of income—which can be seen in some of his properties such as the amusement park of giant robotic Pokémon which appear ...

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Giovanni Pokémon, Giovanni Pokémon - Team Rocket's leader, Giovanni Pokémon - Giovanni in Pokémon Live!, Giovanni Pokémon - Giovanni the Gym Leader, Giovanni Pokémon - Family

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Various Charizards have appeared in the anime, the most notable of which being the one on Ash Ketchum's team for much of the first half of Pocket Monsters, which had evolved from a Charmander. Although the gender of Ash's Charizard was ambiguous while it was still a Charmander and briefly as a Charmeleon, it was implied, and later made explicit, that Charizard is male. As a Charmander which had been abandoned by another trainer, Charmander was very loyal to Ash. However, Charmander's attitude quickly took a turn for the ...

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Charizard, Charizard - Biology, Charizard - In the video games, Charizard - In the anime, Charizard - In other media

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Haunter appears in chapters 51, 153, 171, and 172 of Pokémon Adventures. The first two appearances are of one owned by bozz, a Boyscout and recurring character. The second two appearances are owned by Eusine during the last battle arc. In The Electric Tale of Pikachu, a giant Haunter called the Black Fog is terrorizing the area around Saffron City and Lavender Town. Sabrina, the Saffron Gym Leader, joins up with a group of hunters to stop it, but has her soul drained by it. Ash and Brock then help capture it, after Ash gives t ...

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Haunter, Haunter - Name origin, Haunter - Biology, Haunter - Availability, Haunter - Anime Appearances, Haunter - Manga Appearances, Haunter - In the TCG

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In the first-generation Pokémon games (Red, Green, and Blue) and the remakes of same (FireRed and LeafGreen), Bulbasaur is one of the three Pokémon, along with Charmander and Squirtle, that the player may choose as his or her first (or "starter") Pokémon. If the player chooses Bulbasaur, the player's rival will invariably choose Charmander, since Charmander has a type advantage over Bulbasaur. In the next game, Pokémon Yellow, Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle are not available from the s ...

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Bulbasaur, Bulbasaur - Appearance, Bulbasaur - In the Pokémon video games, Bulbasaur - In the Pokémon anime, Bulbasaur - In other media

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