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The Pokespe logo for Viz Media's first English translation in the early 2000s.
Pokemon Special (Japanese: ポケットモンスターSPECIAL Pocket Monsters SPECIAL) (English translations: Pokemon Adventures), usually shortened by it's fanbase as Pokespe (Japanese: ポケスペ PokeSupe), is one of the several Pokemon manga. It began publication on March 3, 1997 in a Japanese children's manga magazine, and the series' first bound volume was released on August 8, 1997 by the Japanese manga publication company Shogakukan. The series is still ongoing, with 50 volumes currently released, over 500 chapters, 12 different arcs, and 19 unique main characters each with their own stories that span all 6 regions in the pokemon universe. The author is Hidenori Kusaka (日下秀憲), and the series has had two artists: Mato (真斗) for volumes 1-9 until she was replaced by Satoshi Yamamoto (山本サトシ) starting with volume 10 (Mato was forced to stop drawing for the series due to an illness she got which left her hand weak and unable to draw).
Pokespe has a colourful English translation history. The first English translation was by Chaung Yi, a English publication company based in Singapore, in May 2000 with volume 1 of the RBG Arc. Chaung Yi still translates the series chronologically, in order, and in a constant fashion. However, there are many translation errors, and they flip their manga to a left-right format. In July 2000, Viz Media began releasing Pokespe under the same title than Chaung Yi used ("Pokemon Adventures") but the rest of Viz's translation history for the series couldn't be anymore different. The RGB and Y arcs were translated, uncensored, in English in the early 2000s but were released in a "monthly comic book" format, similar to superhero comics. They were flipped to a left-right format, and all of the bonuses, even region maps, were omitted. Viz also put their own special bonuses into the issues, like stickers. These monthly issues were not full bound volumes, but only a few chapters per issue (like monthly manga magazines). Once the Yellow arc was finished, Viz never went back to releasing Pokespe until 2006, when they released two separate Pokespe bound volumes: "Best of Pokemon Adventures: Red" and "Best of Pokemon Adventures: Yellow". These two volumes used the same translations from the original monthly comic book run in the early 2000s, but skipped many chapters and left out very important details and plot points, so it's pretty hard to follow. Finally, in 2009, Viz Media announced that they would be re-releasing Pokemon Adventures from the very beginning in a second edition. The translation was brand new with some unfortunate censorships. As of August 6 2013, Viz Media will have every arc either completed or currently publishing, except for the FRLG arc, the E arc, the Pt arc and the B2W2 arc, because they either have not finished translating the previous arcs or the arc has not even been finished in Japan yet. Pokespe has been translated and published in several other different languages and countries: China in Traditional and Simplified Mandarin, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, South Korea, Poland, Latin American countries and Thailand. However, several of these translations had only translated the first or second arcs. The Viz Media translation is sold in The United States of America, Canada, The United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and South Africa. In 2014, it was announced that
Chaung Yi would be shutting down all operations. Therefore, Chaung Yi will no longer be releasing Pokemon Adventures books, and all of their past releases are now out of print. Their website is also permanently down. Earlier this year, Viz Media announced that they would be creating a new publishing label called "Perfect Square"; this is the new label that Pokemon Adventures is currently being printed under. PokeSpe will no longer be published under the "Viz Kids" label, and all older releases have been receiving re-prints with the "Perfect Square" packaging. Also in 2014, French manga publisher Kurokawa announced their own re-releases of the RGB/Y arcs. These will compile several volumes into three bigger volumes (similar to VizBig editions of Viz manga), and the second volume will have a never before seen art of Green Okido/Blue Oak/Green Oak by MATO.
FAQ
Q: Where can I read Pokemon Special?
A: The best place to read the series is http://jb2448.info/, but you can also read it on places like Mangafox.
Q: Where can I buy Pokemon Special?
A: If you live in a country where Viz Media releases their products, you can find it in any bookstore near you, or you can order it through your bookstore's website, your country's amazon website, Viz Media's website, or even Ebay. You can also buy Chaung Yi's releases on amazon or Ebay.
Q: Where can I read the two new Pokespe arcs, the B2W2 arc and the XY arc?
A: Currently there are no official or ongoing fan translations of these two arcs. However, there are places where you can look at the magazine raws of these arcs, and read synopsis' of their content (see the "Helpful Links" section).
Q: Can you explain the naming confusion of the rival character and female character from RGB?
A: Their original names are "Green Okido" and "Blue". In the English translations, their names are switched, so Green Okido is named Blue Oak and Blue is named Green. The reason for this switch is because Pokemon Red and Green was not released in any countries except for Japan, and the translators thought that having the rival named after a game that was never released would be strange. Most fans prefer to call them by their original names, or call the rival, "Green Oak", so that his last name works with his sister and grandfather's (whose names are "Daisy Oak" and "Samuel Oak" in English). You can call them whichever version of their names you like, but here please specify by putting (male) or (female) after their names.
Q: Isn't the main character of Pokemon Ash Ketchum?!
A: In the Pokemon Anime, yes! But in Pokemon Special, Ash Ketchum doesn't exist.
Q: Is Pokemon Special the only Pokemon manga?
A: Absolutely not! Pokespe is just one of many Pokemon manga, and absolutely should NOT be referred to as "the manga" or anything like that.
Main Character Profiles
Click the spoilers to view. Contains spoilers for every arc.
Kanto Dex Holders
Name: Red Title: The Fighter Age: 11 (RGB), 12 (Yellow), 14 (GSC), 16 (FRLG) Birthday: 8th August Zodiac: Leo Blood Type: O Hair Colour: Black Eye Colour: Red Family: None Hometown: Pallet Town, Kanto Pre-Starter: Poliwrath (Poli) Starter: Venusaur (Saur) 'Dex Group: Kanto Quartet Starter Group: Frenzy Plant (Grass Kids), Electric Trio Other: First 'Dex Holder based on first appearances; Winner of the Pokemon League Tournament Name: Green Oak/Okido (En. Blue Oak) Title: The Trainer Age: 11 (RGB), 12 (Yellow), 14 (GSC), 16 (FRLG), 19 (HGSS) Birthday: 22nd November Zodiac: Scorpio/Saggitarius Cusp Blood Type: AB Hair Colour: Sandy Brown Eye Colour: Green Family: Samuel Oak (Grandfather), Daisy Oak (Elder Sister) Hometown: Pallet Town, Kanto Pre-Starter: Scizor Starter: Charizard 'Dex Group: Kanto Quartet Starter Group: Blast Burn (Fire Kids) Arcs: RGB, Yellow, GSC, FRLG, Emerald, Other: The first 'Dex Holder based on when he aquired his Pokedex; Second Place Winner of the Pokemon League Tournament; Viridian City Gym Leader Name: Blue (En. Green) Title: The Evolver Age: 11 (RGB), 13 (Yellow), 14 (GSC), 16 (FRLG), 17 (Emerald) Birthday: 1st June Zodiac: Gemini Blood Type: B Hair Colour: Brown Eye Colour: Blue (alt. Black) Family: Silver ("Brother"), Mother, Father Hometown: Pallet Town, Kanto Pre-Starter: Wigglytuff (Jiggly) Starter: Blastoise (Blasty) 'Dex Group: Kanto Quartet Starter Group: Hydro Cannon (Water Kids) Hobbies: Collecting accessories (especially earings) and cute shoes Knowledge: Has deep understanding of Pokemon Evolution Specialties: Disguise, Modifying glasses, invention, etc Arcs: RGB, Yellow, GSC, FRLG, Emerald, HGSS (cameo) Other: Kidnapped by the Masked Man at age 5, escaped at 8 years old with Silver. Name: Yellow (Nic. Yellow de Tokiwa Grove) Title: The Healer Age: 9 (RGB), 10 (Yellow), 12 (GSC), 14 (FRLG) Birthday: 3rd March Zodiac: Pisces Blood Type: A Hair Colour: Blonde Eye Colour: Black (alt. Green) Family: Wilton (Uncle) Hometown: Viridian City, Kanto Pre-Starter: Raticate (Ratty) Starter: Pikachu (Chuchu) 'Dex Group: Kanto Quartet Starter Group: Electric Trio Likes: Drawing, Fishing Arcs: RGB, Yellow, GSC, FRLG, Emerald, HGSS ("cameo") Other: Gifted with the 'Viridian Powers' Name: Gold Title: The Hatcher Age: 11 (GSC), 13 (Emerald), 16 (HGSS) Birthday: 21st July Zodiac: Cancer/Leo Cusp Blood Type: B Hair Colour: Black Eye Colour: Amber Family: Mother Hometown: New Bark Town, Johto Pre-Starter: Ambipom (Aibo) Starter: Typhlosion (Exbo) 'Dex Group: Johto Trio Starter Group: Blast Burn (Fire Kids), Electric Trio Hobbies: Going around different places tasting their food Specialties: Skateboard, Scooter, Billiards (Pool) Food: Volcano burger done Cinnabar style Arcs: GSC, Emerald, HGSS Name: Silver Title: The Exchanger Age: 11 (GSC), 13 (Emerald), 16 (HGSS) Birthday: 24th December Zodiac: Capricorn Blood Type: AB Hair Colour: Red Eye Colour: Grey Family: Blue ("Sister"), Giovanni (Father) Hometown: Viridian City, Kanto Pre-Starter: Weavile Starter: Feraligatr 'Dex Group: Johto Trio Starter Group: Hydro Cannon (Water Kids) Likes: Proteam Omega Arcs: Yellow, GSC, FRLG, Emerald, HGSS Other: Kidnapped by the Masked Man at age 2, escaped at 5 years old with Blue. Name: Crystal (nic. Crys) Title: The Catcher Age: 11 (GSC), 13 (Emerald), 16 (HGSS) Birthday: 30th April Zodiac: Taurus Blood Type: A Hair Colour: Navy Blue (alt. Black; alt. Brown) Eye Colour: Light Blue (alt. Brown) Family: Mother Hometown: Violet City, Johto Pre-Starter: Smoochum (Chumee) Starter: Meganium (Megaree) 'Dex Group: Johto Trio Starter Group: Frenzy Plant (Grass Kids) Hobbies: Reading Specialties: Apricorn Harvesting Arcs: GSC, Emerald, HGSS Other: A Capture Specialist; Currently a lab assistant for Professor Oak. Name: Ruby Title: The Charmer Age: 12 (RS, Emerald) Birthday: 2nd July Zodiac: Cancer Blood Type: O Hair Colour: Black Eye Colour: Red Family: Norman (Father), Mother Hometown: Goldenrod City, Johto Pre-Starter: Delcatty (Kiki) / Mightyena (Nana) / Kirlia (Rara) Starter: Swampert (Mumu) 'Dex Group: Hoenn Trio Starter Group: Hydro Cannon (Water Kids) Specialties: Tailoring, Making PokeBlocks Conquered: All Hoenn contests (4 rounds of 5 categories) Arcs: RS, Emerald, ORAS Other: A Pokemon Coordinator; Has a scar on the left of his forehead. Name: Sapphire Birch (nic. Sapph) Title: The Conqueror Age: 11 (RS), 12 (Emerald) Birthday: 20th September Zodiac: Virgo/Libra Cusp Blood Type: O Hair Colour: Mauve Eye Colour: Deep Blue Family: Professor Birch (Father), Mother Hometown: Littleroot Town Pre-Starter: Aggron (Rono) Starter: Blaziken (Chic) 'Dex Group: Hoenn Trio Starter Group: Blast Burn (Fire Kids) Hobbies: Tree Climbing, Cliff Climbing Conquered: All Hoenn Gyms Arcs: RS, Emerald, ORAS Other: Before DP/Pt, she held the record for "fastest amount of time obtaining all gym badges of a respective region (80 days). Name: Emerald (nic. Rald) Title: The Calmer Age: 12 (Emerald) Birthday: 31st May Zodiac: Gemini Blood Type: AB Hair Colour: Blond Eye Colour: Green Family: None Hometown: Somewhere in Hoenn Pre-Starter: None Starter: Sceptile 'Dex Group: Hoenn Trio Starter Group: Frenzy Plant (Grass Kids) Likes: Pokemon Battles Arcs: Emerald, HGSS (cameo), ORAS Other: An orphan boy who ends up at the orphanage Crystal teaches at; has dwarfism. Name: Diamond (nic. Dia) Title: The Empathizer Age: 11 (DP), 12 (Pt) Birthday: 4th April Zodiac: Aires Blood Type: A Hair Colour: Black Eye Colour: Blue Family: Johanna (Mother) Hometown: Twinleaf Town, Sinnoh Pre-Starter: Munchlax (Lax) Starter: Torterra (Tru) 'Dex Group: Sinnoh Trio Starter Group: Frenzy Plant (Grass Kids) Hobbies: Watching robot anime, video games Special Skills: Cooking, making poffins Award: Next Generation Comedy Grand Prix Special Merit Prize Arcs: DP, Pt Name: Pearl Title: The Determiner Age: 11 (DP), 12 (Pt) Birthday: 6th June Zodiac: Gemini Blood Type: B Hair Colour: Blond Eye Colour: Orange Family: Palmer (Father), Mother Hometown: Twinleaf Town, Sinnoh Pre-Starter: Chatot (Chatler) Starter: Infernape (Chimler) 'Dex Group: Sinnoh Trio Starter Group: Blast Burn (Fire Kids) Special Skills: Developing comedy routines, foretelling a pokemon's move by analyzing its body language. Award: Award: Next Generation Comedy Grand Prix Special Merit Prize Arcs: DP, Pt Name: Platinum Berlitz (nic. Platina, Lady) Title: The Understander Age: 11 (DP), 12 (Pt) Birthday: 27th October Zodiac: Scorpio Blood Type: A Hair Colour: Dark Indigo Eye Colour: Amber Family: Yanase (Mother), Mr. Berlitz (Father), Berlitz Family Hometown: Sandgem Town, Sinnoh Pre-Starter: Rapidash Starter: Empoleon 'Dex Group: Sinnoh Trio Starter Group: Hydro Cannon (Water Kids) Likes: New experiences, Gambling Special Skills: Reading (researching) Arcs; DP, Pt Other: A member of a 200 year old, extremely financially powerful and rich family of Sinnoh known as "House Berlitz". Name: Black Title: The Dreamer Age: 14 (BW), 16 (B2W2) Birthday: Unknown Zodiac: Unknown Blood Type: Unknown Hair Colour: Dark Brown Eye Colour: Brown Family: Unknown Hometown: Nuvema Town, Unova Pre-Starter: Musha (Munna) Starter: Emboar (Bo) 'Dex Group: Unova Quartet Starter Group: Blast Burn (Fire Kids) Arcs: BW, B2W2 Other: Has a strange mental disorder which is delt with by his Munna eating his dreams. Name: White Title: The Dreamer Age: 14 (BW), 16 (B2W2) Birthday: Unknown Zodiac: Unknown Blood Type: Unknown Hair Colour: Dark Brown Eye Colour: Blue Family: Unknown Hometown: Unknown Pre-Starter: None Starter: Serperior (Amanda) 'Dex Group: Unova Quartet Starter Group: Frenzy Plant (Grass Kids) Arcs: BW, B2W2 Other: The creator and president of the BW Agency Name: Lack-Two (codename: Black 2; alt. Rakutsu) Title: None Age: 12 (B2W2) Birthday: Unknown Zodiac: Taurus Blood Type: Unknown Hair Colour: Dark Brown Eye Colour: Raspberry (alt. Brown) Family: Unknown Hometown: Unknown Pre-Starter: None Starter: Dewott 'Dex Group: Unova Quartet Starter Group: Hydro Cannon (Water Kids) Arcs: BW (cameo), B2W2 Other: A Interpol Superintendent with an S rank in organization Name: Whi-Two (alt. Faitsu) Title: None Age: 12 (B2W2) Birthday: Unknown Zodiac: Virgo Blood Type: Unknown Hair Colour: Brown Eye Colour: Blue Family: Mother Hometown: Unknown Pre-Starter: Foongus Starter: None 'Dex Group: Unova Quartet Starter Group: Frenzy Plant (Grass Kids)* Hobbies: Stargazing Favourite Colour: Blue Favourite Flower: Gracidea Favourite Food: Parfait Arcs: B2W2 Other: Former Team Plasma Grunt (Sided with N) *Only if Foongus is counted as her starter Name: X Title: None Age: Unknown Birthday: Unknown Zodiac: Unknown Blood Type: Unknown Hair Colour: Purple Eye Colour: Grey Family: Mother, Father Hometown: Vaniville Town, Kalos Pre-Starter: Kangaskhan Starter: Chespin (Mariso) 'Dex Group: Kalos Duo Starter Group: Frenzy Plant (Grass Kids) Arcs: XY Other: Was a child star; is able to use Mega Evolution Name: Y Na Gabena Title: None Age: Unknown Birthday: Unknown Zodiac: Unknown Blood Type: Unknown Hair Colour: Blonde Eye Colour: Grey Family: Mother Hometown: Vaniville Town, Kalos Pre-Starter: Fletchling (Fletch) Starter: Froakie** 'Dex Group: Kalos Duo Starter Group: Hydro Cannon (Water Kids)** Arcs: XY Other: A Sky Trainer **Tentative Club Members Club Pictures No pictures have been uploaded
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