Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Manga in the Pokémon franchise, written by Kosaku Anakubo

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Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Volume 1 cover

ポケットモンスター
(Poketto Monsutā)
Manga
Written by| Kosaku Anakubo [ja]
Published by| Shogakukan
English publisher|

* SG: Chuang Yi

Magazine| CoroCoro Comic
Demographic| Children (boys)
Original run| November 1996 – April 2003
Volumes| 14
Manga
Pocket Monsters Ruby-Sapphire
Written by| Kosaku Anakubo
Published by| Shogakukan
English publisher|

* SG: Chuang Yi

Magazine| CoroCoro Comic
Demographic| Children (boys)
Original run| September 2003 – May 2006
Volumes| 6
Manga
Pocket Monsters Diamond-Pearl
Written by| Kosaku Anakubo
Published by| Shogakukan
Magazine| CoroCoro Comic
Demographic| Children (boys)
Original run| June 2006 – October 2008
Volumes| 5
Manga
Pocket Monsters HGSS
Written by| Kosaku Anakubo
Published by| Shogakukan
Magazine| CoroCoro Comic
Demographic| Children (boys)
Original run| June 2010 – January 2011
Volumes| 2
Manga
Pocket Monsters BW
Written by| Kosaku Anakubo
Published by| Shogakukan
Magazine| CoroCoro Comic
Demographic| Children (boys)
Original run| August 2011 – August 2013
Volumes| 4
Manga
Pocket Monsters XY
Written by| Kosaku Anakubo
Published by| Shogakukan
Magazine| CoroCoro Comic
Demographic| Children (boys)
Original run| April 2014 – October 2016
Volumes| 5
Manga
Pocket Monsters Sun and Moon
Written by| Kosaku Anakubo
Published by| Shogakukan
Magazine| CoroCoro Comic
Demographic| Children (boys)
Original run| 2017 – 2020
Volumes| 4
Manga
Pocket Monsters Aniki
Written by| Kosaku Anakubo
Published by| Shogakukan
Magazine| CoroCoro Aniki
Demographic| Seinen
Original run| 2021 – present
Volumes| 1

Pokémon Pocket Monsters, known in Japan and South Korea as simply Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター, Poketto Monsutā), is one of the first Pokémon manga to come out in Japan and ran for 13 volumes. In Singapore it was published by Chuang Yi in English in 2005 and it was retitled Pokémon Pocket Monsters.[1] While the first series is set in Kanto, and then Johto, new series were released based on Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos and Alola. The author is Kosaku Anakubo [ja].

On October 11, 2019, it was announced that Pocket Monsters manga would end its regular publication in Bessatsu CoroCoro after 23 years, being replaced by Machito Gomi’s manga-adaptation of the then-current series of the Pokémon television series.[2] Though, Kosaku Anakubo continues to write and illustrate new, shorter chapters, first for the quarterly CoroCoro Aniki (discontinued in early 2021) and then for CoroCoro Online under the moniker Pocket Monsters Aniki.[3]

## Plot

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The manga follows Red, a young boy competing with a rival, Green, to complete the Illustrated Pokémon Encyclopedia/Pokédex and become the master of Pokémon. In this manga, Pokémon are capable of human speech. It is thought that a Pippi/Clefairy is the main character, although it is just a follower of Red. It is obnoxious but lovable, whose big mouth sometimes gets it into trouble. Surprisingly enough, it comes up with clever ideas to help Red and Pikachu.

In the first few manga books, Red's team consists of Pikachu and Pippi/Clefairy only. However, later on, Red gains a valuable companion in Tyrogue, as well. Pikachu himself is unable to talk.

The story also goes to the Johto region, where Red gets introduced to trainers Gold and Silver, supposedly based on the video game characters. The story then goes to Hoenn in the last volume, where Red thinks of receiving a Achamo/Torchic and abandoning Pippi/Clefairy. It is after this that the story continues under the name of Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire, starting the volume number from 1.[4]

### Characters

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* Red (レッド, Reddo) (Isamu Akai (赤井 勇, Akai Isamu)): Charged with completing the Pokémon Zukan, he is Green's rival.
* Clefairy (Pippi in the Japanese version): Red's first Pokémon ally. It is very vulgar and likes to do 'sick' things to attract attention.
* Pikachu: Clefairy's younger cousin who joins Red and Clefairy. He is unable to talk.
* Green (グリーン, Gurīn) (Kai Midorikawa (緑川 開, Midorikawa Kai)): Red's rival.

## Sequels

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### Pocket Monsters Ruby-Sapphire

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See also: List of Pokémon chapters § Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire

Pocket Monsters Ruby-Sapphire (ポケットモンスタールビー・サファイア, Poketto Monsutā Rubī-Safaia) is the first sequel, and is set in Hoenn. The first volume was released September 25, 2003, and the last was released May 26, 2006. It was released in Singapore by Chuang Yi as Pokémon Pocket Monsters Ruby-Sapphire.

### Pocket Monsters Diamond-Pearl

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Pocket Monsters Diamond-Pearl (ポケットモンスターダイヤモンド・パール, Poketto Monsutā Daiyamondo-Pāru) is the second sequel, and is set in Sinnoh. The first volume was released January 26, 2007, and the last was released October 28, 2009.

### Pocket Monsters HGSS

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Pocket Monsters HGSS (ポケットモンスター HG・SS, Poketto Monsutā Eichi Jī Esu Esu) is the third sequel, and is set in Johto. The first volume was released on June 28, 2010, and the second and last was released on January 28, 2011. It was released in Singapore as Pokémon Pocket Monsters HGSS.

### Pocket Monsters Black-White

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Pocket Monsters BW (ポケットモンスターブラック・ホワイト, Poketto Monsutā Burakku-Howaito) is the fourth sequel, and is set in Unova. It was first released March 6, 2011 and the last volume was released August 28, 2013.

### Pocket Monsters XY

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Pocket Monsters XY (ポケットモンスターエックス・ワイ) is the fifth sequel, and is set in Kalos. It was first released on April 28, 2014 and the last volume was released on October 28, 2016.

### Pocket Monsters Sun and Moon

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Pocket Monsters Sun and Moon (ポケットモンスター サン・ムーン編) is the sixth sequel, and is in Alola. It was first released on November 28, 2017.

### Pocket Monsters Sword and Shield

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Pocket Monsters Big Bro (ポケットモンスターアニキ編) is the seventh sequel. It was first released on June 11, 2021. It includes the special Pocket Monsters Sword and Shield (ソード・シールド編).

## References

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1. ^ "Pokémon Pocket Monsters Archived 2008-09-14 at the Wayback Machine." Chuang Yi. Accessed November 4, 2008.
2. ^ Mateo, Alex (October 11, 2019). "Kōsaku Anakubo's Pocket Monsters Manga Ends After 23 Years". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
3. ^ "ギエピー！穴久保版「ポケモン」アニキ編1巻に21話分収録、25年目もよろしくっピ!!（コミックナタリー）". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
4. ^ "Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire Archived 2008-09-14 at the Wayback Machine." Chuang Yi. Accessed November 4, 2008.

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