Pokémon Adventures volume 1

Volume 1: Desperado Pikachu is the first volume of the Pokémon Adventures manga and also the first of three volumes in the . It is authored by Hidenori Kusaka and illustrated by Mato.
==Blurb==
All your favorite Pokémon game characters jump out of the screen into the pages of this action-packed manga!
Red doesn't just want to train Pokémon, he wants to be their friend too. Bulbasaur and Poliwhirl seem game. But independent Pikachu won't be so easy to win over!
And watch out for Team Rocket, Red... They only want to be your enemy!
==Publications==
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==Chapters==
* Chapter 1: A Glimpse of the Glow
* Chapter 2: Bulbasaur, Come Home!
* Chapter 3: The Secret of Kangaskhan
* Chapter 4: Wanted: Pikachu!
* Chapter 5: Onix Is On!
* Chapter 6: Gyarados Splashes In!
* Chapter 7: Raging Rhydon
* Chapter 8: Suddenly Starmie
* Chapter 9: ...But Fearow Itself!
* Chapter 10: Danger: High Voltorb
* Chapter 11: Buzz Off, Electabuzz!
* Chapter 12: Wake Up—You're Snorlax!
* Chapter 13: Sigh for Psyduck
* Chapter 14: That Awful Arbok!
==Important events==
* meets .
* gives Red and Blue each a Pokédex.
* helps Red with his Pokémon Storage System.
==Party changes==
===Additions===
The following Pokémon are obtained:
* Red's in PS001.
* Red's "Saur" in PS002.
* Red's "Pika" in PS004.
* Red's in PS009.
* Red's "Snor" in PS012.
===Evolutions===
The following Pokémon evolve:
* Blue's evolves into sometime between PS003 and PS005.
* Red's evolves into in PS011.
==Gym battles==
Red and Blue defeat the following Gym Leaders:
* Brock in PS005 (Red and Blue)
* Koga in PS007 (Red; unknowingly, no Badge gained)
* Misty in PS008 (Red)
* Lt. Surge in PS011 (Red; does not get a Badge)
==Character summary==
This is Red's Pokédex information and party at the end of this volume.
===Red's Pokédex===
* Gym Badges: 2
* Pokémon seen: 56
* Pokémon owned: 26
==Monthly releases==
Preceding the release of Volume 1 in North America were five monthly releases containing three chapters each, comprising the entire Volume 1 as well as the first chapter of . These monthly comic book issues were released by VIZ Media between September 24, 1999 and January 28, 2000, followed by the Volume 1 release in April. As a bonus, these monthly releases each contained a sheet of stickers which were not included in the regular volume releases. The following monthly comic book issues were released:
* Mysterious Mew (September 24, 1999)
* Wanted: Pikachu (October 29, 1999)
* Starmie Surprise (November 19, 1999)
* The Snorlax Stop (December 10, 1999)
* The Gastly Ghosts (January 28, 2000)
==Trivia==
* Despite 's Poli debuting as a , the contents page of this volume show Red with a .
* has spines on its back on the title page, similar to its Generation I back sprites, but this is absent in future generations.
===Errors===
*There are a few spelling and grammar errors in the brief description of the second volume. 
:* "See Red in his disguise!" is "See Red is disguise!".
:* "An appearance by !" is "An appearans by Mew!".
:* "" is "Mysterious Living Thing!".
* In VIZ Media's second edition, the Adventure Route Map has misspelled as "Electrabuzz".
* In the overview of Red's team at the end of the book, Saur is listed as a pure type instead of .
* There is a printing error that occurs in the edition. Two pages are repeated by accident, effectively removing two pages entirely: page 108 is replaced by page 101, and page 110 is replaced by page 103.
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