Theories range from the fact that the art style is so different (many of the Pokémon and characters can be unrecognizable) as well as the fact that Red and Clefairy's genitalia are visible at the end of the second chapter.

There is much speculation by fans as to the reason for this, as the manga is quite popular in Japan. The series and its sequels have never been translated into English by VIZ Media in Western regions. This translation is now out of print, although it was still listed on Chuang Yi's website before the company stopped trading in 2014.Ĭhuang Yi announced a planned North American release in the late 1990s however, this never happened. Pokémon Pocket Monsters was translated into English by Chuang Yi in Singapore, as well as its first sequel, Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire. They are the only characters from any Pokémon manga to make an appearance in the anime. Red, his Clefairy, and his Pikachu make a cameo appearance in the anime episode Lights, Camerupt, Action!. Green's Charmander also seems able to skip the Charmeleon stage and evolve directly into Charizard. Pokémon can evolve at any time, and they are also able to reverse the evolution. Evolution is also significantly different in Pokémon Pocket Monsters. The series diverges somewhat from the Pokémon video game and anime canon in that most Pokémon can speak human language and regular animals (like birds and fish) appear alongside Pokémon. It started with The Strange Pokémon Pippi (ふしぎポケモンピッピ) in the April 1996 issue of CoroCoro Comics' sister magazine, CoroCoro Special. It is also the longest running Pokémon manga ever based on its starting date. Including its sequels, it is the second longest running manga in CoroCoro. Pocket Monsters was serialized in CoroCoro magazine. It has six sequels: Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire, Pocket Monsters DP, Pocket Monsters HGSS, Pocket Monsters BW, Pocket Monsters XY, Pocket Monsters Sun Moon, and Pocket Monsters Aniki. It is chiefly a gag manga, using crude humor and slapstick. It stars a Pokémon Trainer named Red and his rude Clefairy. It was also the first true Pokémon manga. Pokémon Pocket Monsters (Japanese: ポケットモンスター Pocket Monsters) is a shōnen Pokémon manga based on the Pokémon games by Kosaku Anakubo. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

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