Pocket Monsters Film Comic

Pocket Monsters Film Comic (Japanese: ポケットモンスター アニメ版 Pocket Monster Animation Version) is a series of based on . Each volume of Pocket Monsters Film Comic adapts several episodes of the anime or an entire movie into comic form. 
The volumes also include extra content such as Pokédex entries, character biographies, and rarely maps. Each volume includes a two-page preview for the next volume.
==Distribution==
In Japan, the manga was published in volumes by , a imprint.
In English, the first subseries of this manga was serialized in English in the six-issue magazine. The six chapters serialized in the magazine were collected in the English volume Pokémon TV Animation Comic - I Choose You!, published by VIZ Media. The Episode: Gold and Silver subseries was serialized in Nintendo Power starting in the November 2000 issue, although unlike the first subseries these translations were not published in volumes.
In , the series was translated into Brazilian Portuguese and published in the Pokémon Club magazine.
In , the series was published in Cantonese by Viz Communications China (H.K.) Ltd.
In , the series was published in Korean under the title by 대원씨아이 . All volumes of the original and Orange Islands series, and at least the first 23 volumes of Episode: Gold & Silver, were released.
File:Pocket Monsters Film Comic 6 Cantonese.png|Pocket Monsters Film Comic volume 6 in Cantonese
File:Pocket Monsters Film Comic KO volume 20.png|Pocket Monsters Film Comic volume 20 in Korean
==List of volumes==
===List of Pocket Monsters Film Comic volumes===
Cover artwork	Volume number	Date 	ISBN	Chapters 	Character introduction 	Anime Pokédex 	Other content
 	1 	July 25, 1997 	 	ポケモン君に決めた! Pokémon! I Choose You!たいけつ!ポケモンセンター Showdown! Pokémon Center!ポケモンゲットだぜ! I Caught a Pokémon! 	Ash, , , Team Rocket (Jessie & James), Ash's mom, Gary, Joy, Jenny 	, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,	N/A
 	2 	October 25, 1997 	 	サムライしょうねんのちょうせん Challenge of the Samurai Boy!ニビジムのたたかい! Pewter Gym Battle!ピッピとつきのいし Clefairy and the Moon Stoneハナダシティのすいちゅうか The Suichūka of Cerulean City 	Ash, , , Team Rocket (Jessie & James), Samurai, , Seymour, Jenny, Sensational Sisters 	, , , , , , , , , , , , , 	N/A
 	3 	November 25, 1997	 	ポケモンリーグへのみち The Road to the Pokémon Leagueポケモンひっしょうマニュアル Pokémon Victory Manualかくれざとのフシギダネ Bulbasaur of the Hidden Villageはぐれポケモン・ヒトカゲ Stray Pokémon - Charmander 	Ash, , , Team Rocket (Jessie & James), A.J., Giselle, , Melanie, Damian 	, , , , , , 	Ash and friends' journey mapA map of the Kanto region, showing the location of the first 11 episodes
 	4 	December 25, 1997	 	ゼニガメぐんだんとうじょう！ Enter the Squirtle Squad!マサキのとうだい Bill's Lighthouseでんげきたいけつ！クチバジム Electric Shock Showdown! Vermilion Gymサントアンヌごうのたたかい！ Battle on the St. Anne! 	Ash, , , Team Rocket (Jessie & James), Samurai, Bill, Lt. Surge, , , s 	, , , , , 	N/A
 	5 	February 25, 1998	 	ポケモンひょうりゅうき Pokémon Adriftきょうだいポケモンのしま Island of the Giant Pokémon!?アオプルコのきゅうじつ Holiday at Acapulcoメノクラゲドククラゲ Tentacool Tentacruel 	Ash, , , Team Rocket (Jessie & James), , Gary, Brutella, Moe, Nastina, 	, , , , , 	N/A
 	6 	April 25, 1998 	 	ゆうれいポケモンとなつまつり The Ghost Pokémon and the Summer Festivalバイバイバタフリー Bye Bye Butterfreeケーシィ！ちょうのうりょくたいけつ！ Abra! Psychic Showdown!ポケモンタワーでゲットだぜ！ Capture at the Pokémon Tower! 	Ash, , , Team Rocket (Jessie & James), Old woman, Mysterious beautiful woman, Sabrina, Mysterious man	, , , , 	N/A
 	7 	May 25, 1998 	 	ゴーストＶＳエスパー！ Haunter VS Psychic-type!おこらないでねオコリザル！ Don't Get Angry, Primeape!エリカとクサイハナ Erika and Gloomスリーパーとポケモンがえり！？ Hypno and Pokémon Hypnotism!? 	Ash, , , Team Rocket (Jessie & James), Mysterious man, Sabrina, Erika, Group of teenage girls, , 	, , , , , , 	N/A
 	8 	June 25, 1998 	 	ロコン！ブリーダーたいけつ！ Vulpix! Breeder Showdown!かくとうポケモン！だいバトル！ Fighting Pokémon! The Great Battle!コイルはでんきネズミのユメをみるか！？ Do Magnemite Dream of Electric Mice!?ディグダがいっぱい！ Lots of Diglett! 	Ash, , , Team Rocket (Jessie & James), Suzie, , , Staff member, Foreman, Gary 	, , , , , , , , , 	N/A
 	9 	July 25, 1998 	 	セキチクにんじゃたいけつ！ Fuchsia Ninja Showdown!ほのおのポケモンだいレース！ The Great Fire Pokémon Race!ガルーラのこもりうた Kangaskhan's Lullabyミニリュウのでんせつ The Legend of Dratini 	Ash, , , Team Rocket (Jessie & James), Koga & , Lara, Dario, , Papa & Mama, Jenny, Kaiser 	, , , , , , , , , , 	N/A
 	10 	August 25, 1998 	 	あらしのサイクリングロード Stormy Cycling Road<BR>メタモンとものまねむすめ Ditto and the Copycat Girlピカチュウのもり Forest of Pikachuイーブイ４きょうだい The Four Eevee Brothers 	Ash, , , Team Rocket (Jessie & James), Chopper & , Duplica, Mikey, , , 	, , , , , , , 	N/A
 	11 	November 25, 1998	 	おきろ！カビゴン！ Wake Up! Snorlax!たいけつ！ポケモンジム！ Showdown! Pokémon Gym!ナッシーぐんだんだいこうしん！ The Great Exeggutor Squad March!パラスとパラセクト Paras and Parasect 	Ash, , , Team Rocket, Hippie, Yas, Kaz, Inspector, Melvin, Cassandra 	, , , , , , 	N/A
 	12 	January 25, 1999 	 	うたって！プリン！ Sing! Jigglypuff!ふっかつ！？ かせきポケモン！ Resurrection?! Fossil Pokémon!ラッキーのカルテ Chansey's Clinical Recordsガーディとコジロウ Growlithe and James 	Ash, , , Team Rocket (Jessie & James), Gary, Jessebelle, Dr. Proctor, Butler, James's parents 	, , , , , , , , , , 	N/A
 	13 	February 25, 1999	 	げきとう! ポケモンひなまつり Fierce Fight! Pokémon Girls' Festivalこどものひだよ ぜんいんしゅうごう It's Children's Day! Everyone Gather!)ルージュラのクリスマス Jynx's Christmasイワークでビバーク Onix as a Bivouac 	Ash, , , Team Rocket (Jessie & James), , Kindergarten teacher, Fiorella Cappuccino, Santa 	, , , , 	N/A
 	14 	April 25, 1999 	 	カモネギのカモ Farfetch'd's Sitting Duckトゲピーはだれのもの!? Who Gets to Keep Togepi!?フシギダネのふしぎのはなぞの Bulbasaur's Mysterious Flower Gardenけいさつけんガーディ Police Dog Growlithe 	Ash, , , Team Rocket (Jessie & James), , , , Jenny 	, , , , , , 	N/A
 	15 	July 25, 1999 	 	シャッターチャンスはピカチュウ Photo Op Pikachuポケモンけんていしけん!? Pokémon Certification Test!?そだてやのひみつ! The Secret of the Breeding Center!もえろ!グレンジム! Burn! Cinnabar Gym! 	Ash, , , Team Rocket (Jessie & James), Todd Snap, Teacher, Gary, Blaine, Cassidy & Butch 	, , , , 	N/A
 	16 	August 25, 1999 	 	けっせん!グレンジム! Decisive Battle! Cinnabar Gym!カメックスのしま Blastoise's Islandハナダジム!すいちゅうのたたかい! Cerulean Gym! Underwater Battle!ピッピVSプリン Clefairy VS Jigglypuff 	Ash, , , Team Rocket (Jessie & James), Blaine, , Oswald, , Jenny, 	, , , , , , 	N/A
 	17 	December 25, 1999	 	トキワジム! さいごのバッジ! Viridian Gym! The Last Badge!ポケモンサーカスのバリヤード Mr. Mime from the Pokémon Circusライバルたいけつ! オーキドけんきゅうじょ Rival Showdown! Oak Laboratoryヤドンがヤドランになるとき When Slowpoke Becomes Slowbro 	Ash, , , Team Rocket (Jessie & James), Gary, , Delia, Stella, , Professor Westwood V 	, , , , , , 	N/A
 	18 	January 25, 2000 	 	なみのりピカチュウのでんせつ The Legend of the Surfing Pikachu しょくぶつえんのクサイハナ Gloom of the Botanical Gardenポケモン・ザ・ムービー! Pokémon the Movie!ニャースのあいうえお Meowth's ABCs 	Ash, , , Team Rocket (Jessie & James), Delia, , Potter, Florinda, , Cleavon Schpielbunk 	, , , , 	N/A
 	19 	February 25, 2000	 	してんのう・シバとうじょう! Enter Elite Four Bruno!げきとつ! ちょうこだいポケモン Fierce Battle! Ancient Pokémonガラガラのホネこんぼう Marowak's Bone Clubファイヤー! ポケモンリーグかいかいしき! Moltres! Pokémon League Opening Ceremony!ポケモンリーグかいまく! 水のフィールド Pokémon League Opens! Water Field! 	Ash, , , Team Rocket (Jessie & James), Bruno, Mr. Goodshow, Eve, Gary, Otoshi, Mandi 	, , , , , , 	N/A
 	20 	March 25, 2000 	 	氷のフィールド! ほのおのたたかい! Ice Field! Blazing Battle!草のフィールド! いがいなきょうてき! Grass Field! Unexpected Rival!ライバルとうじょう! A Rival Enters!セキエイスタジアム! VSヒロシ! Indigo Stadium! VS Ritchie!ポケモンリーグ! さいごのたたかい! Pokémon League! Final Battle! 	Ash, , , Team Rocket (Jessie & James), Gary, Ritchie, Pete Pebbleman, Jeanette Fisher, , Delia 	, , , , , , 	N/A
===List of Pocket Monsters Film Comic Episode: Orange Islands volumes===
The volumes featuring 's adventures in the Orange Islands are numbered separately from the original series of volumes. However, on the back covers, volumes 5-9 continue an overall numbering based on the original Pocket Monsters Film Comic. For example, Orange Islands volume 6 is overall the 26th volume of Pocket Monsters Film Comic.
Cover artwork	Overall volume number	Orange Islands volume number	Date 	ISBN	Chapters
 	21 	1 	May 25, 1999 	 	マサラタウン！あらたなるたびだち！ Pallet Town! Setting off on a New Journey!ひこうせんはふこうせん！？ Blimp Accident!?なんごくポケモンとＧＳボール Southern Pokémon and the GS Ballラプラスをたすけろ！ Save Lapras!
 	22 	2 	June 25, 1999 	 	オレンジリーグ！ナツカンジム！ Orange League! Mikan Gym! きえたポケモンたちのナゾ！ The Mystery of the Missing Pokémon! クリスタルのイワーク The Crystal Onix ピンクのポケモンじま The Island of Pink Pokémon
 	23 	3 	September 25, 1999	 	カブトのかせきのひみつ！ The Secret of the Kabuto Fossils! おどる！ポケモンショーボート！ Dance! Pokémon Showboat! さよならコダック！またきてゴルダック？ Goodbye Psyduck! Come Again Golduck? セイリングジョーイ！あらなみをこえて！ Sailing Joy! Cross the Raging Waves!
 	24 	4 	November 25, 1999 	 	ネーブルジム！ゆきやまのたたかい！ Navel Gym! Snowy Mountain Battle! おおぐいカビゴン！だいパニック！ Gluttonous Snorlax! Huge Panic! ゆうれいせんとゆうれいポケモン Ghost Ship and Ghost Pokémon! おニャーさまのじま！？ Lord Meowth's Island!?
 	25 	5 	May 25, 2000 	 	ストライク せんしのほこり The Scyther Soldier's Prideみなみのしまだよ ぜんいんしゅうごう! It's a Southern Island! Everyone Assemble!してんのうカンナ! こおりのたたかい!! Elite Four Prima! Ice Battle!!ニドランのこいものがたり Nidoran's Love Story
 	26 	6 	June 25, 2000 	 	だいへいげんのコイルたち! Magnemite on the Prairie!ちかどうのかいぶつ!? Monster in the Sewers!?ユズジム! タイプバトル3VS3 Trovita Gym! Type Battle 3 VS 3!!ピカチュウVSニャース!? Pikachu VS Meowth!?
 	27 	7 	July 25, 2000 	 	リザードン! きみにきめた!! Charizard! I Choose You!!ひけしたいけつ! ゼニガメVSカメール Firefighting Showdown! Squirtle VS Wartortleもえよ! カビゴン!! Burn! Snorlax!!タッグバトル! さいごのジム!! Tag Battle! The Final Gym!!
 	28 	8 	August 25, 2000 	 	コイキング！しんかのひみつ！！ Magikarp! The Secret of Evolution!! ニョロモとカスミ Poliwag and Misty ウイナーズカップ！フルバトル６vs６！！ Winner's Trophy! Full Battle 6 VS 6!! ファイナルバトル！カイリューとうじょう！ Final Battle! Enter Dragonite!!
 	29 	9 	September 25, 2000	 	さよならラプラス！ Goodbye Lapras! マルマインだいばくは！？ Big Electrode Explosion!? かえってきたマサラタウン！ Back in Pallet Town! ライバルたいけつ！サトシvsシゲル！！ Rival Showdown! Ash vs. Gary!!
===List of Pocket Monsters Film Comic Episode: Gold & Silver volumes===
The volumes featuring 's adventures in Johto are numbered separately from the original series of volumes. However, on the back covers, they continue an overall numbering based on the previous Pocket Monsters Film Comics. For example, Gold & Silver volume 25 is overall the 54th volume of Pocket Monsters Film Comic.
Cover artwork	Overall volume number	Gold & Silvervolume number	Date 	ISBN	Chapters
 	30 	1 	June 25, 2000 	 	ワカバタウン！はじまりをつげるかぜのふくまち！ New Bark Town! The Town Where Winds Telling of a New Beginning Blow!ルーキーのチコリータ！ The Rookie's Chikorita!げきとつ！ヘラクロスＶＳカイロス！！ Fierce Battle! Heracross VS Pinsir!!ドンファンのたに！ The Valley of Donphan!
 	31 	2 	July 25, 2000 	 	ホーホーとあやしいもり！ Hoothoot and the Mysterious Forest!キレイハナのバトルダンシング！ Bellossom's Battle Dancing!イトマル！だいそうさせん！！ Spinarak! The Great Investigation!!ブルーのかれいなせいかつ！？ Snubbull's Magnificent Life!?
 	32 	3 	August 25, 2000 	 	
 	33 	4 	September 25, 2000	 	
 	34 	5 	October 25, 2000 	 	
 	35 	6 	November 25, 2000 	 	
 	36 	7 	December 25, 2000 	 	
 	37 	8 	January 25, 2001 	 	
 	38 	9 	February 25, 2001 	 	
 	39 	10 	March 25, 2001 	 	
 	40 	11 	April 25, 2001 	 	
 	41 	12 	May 25, 2001 	 	
 	42 	13 	June 25, 2001 	 	
 	43 	14 	July 25, 2001 	 	さよならロコン！ポケモンビューティーコンテスト！！ Goodbye Vulpix! Pokémon Beauty Contest!!ツボツボＶＳマダツボミ Shuckle VS Bellsprout<BR>ブラッキー！やみよのたたかい！！ Umbreon! Battle During a Dark Night!!レディアン！かぜのたにをこえて！！ Ledian! Pass Through the Valley of the Wind!!
 	44 	15 	August 25, 2001 	 	
 	45 	16 	September 25, 2001	 	
 	46 	17 	October 25, 2001 	 	やけたとう！マツバとうじょう！！ The Burned Tower! Morty Appears!!エンジュジム！ゴーストバトル！！ Ecruteak Gym! Ghost Battle!!イーブイ５しまい！おちゃかいでバトル！！ The Five Sisters of Eevee! Battle at the Tea Convention!!ヤミカラス！うばわれたバッジ！！ Murkrow! The Stolen Badges!!
 	47 	18 	November 25, 2001 	 	
 	48 	19 	December 25, 2001 	 	
 	49 	20 	January 25, 2002 	 	
 	50 	21 	February 25, 2002 	 	
 	51 	22 	March 25, 2002 	 	
 	52 	23 	April 25, 2002 	 	
 	53 	24 	May 25, 2002 	 	なぞのポケモンＸ！！ Mysterious Pokémon X!!とらわれのルギア！ Captive Lugiaルギアとのやくそく！ The Promise with Lugia!とべホーホーごう！アサギをめざし！！ Fly Flight Hoothoot! Head for Olivine!!アサギジム！ＶＳハガネール！！ Olivine Gym! VS Steelix!!
 	54 	25 	June 25, 2002 	 	さよならフシギダネ！オーキドていのぼうけん！！ Farewell Bulbasaur! Adventure at Professor Oak'sエーフィとサクラ！エンジュシティふたたび！！ Espeon and Sakura! Ecruteak City Once Again!!スイクンとミナキ！ホウオウのでんせつ！！ Suicune and Eusine! The Legend of Ho-Oh!!ポケモンライドでつっぱしれ！！ Run Quickly Along the Pokémon Ride!!めいたんていジュンサー！きえたタマゴのなぞ！！ Famous Detective Officer Jenny! The Mystery of the Egg that Disappeared!!タマゴ、かえる Egg, Hatch
 	55 	26 	July 25, 2002 	 	
 	56 	27 	August 25, 2002 	 	
 	57 	28 	September 25, 2002	 	
 	58 	29 	October 25, 2002 	 	
 	59 	30 	November 25, 2002 	 	
 	60 	31 	March 25, 2003 	 	
 	61 	32 	April 25, 2003 	 	よせんリーグ！マグマラシほのおのバトル！！ League Preliminaries! Battle of the Quilava Flame!!メガニウムＶＳフシギダネ！くさタイプのいじ！ Meganium VS Bulbasaur! Spirit of the Grass Types!けっしょうリーグ！フルバトル６ＶＳ６！！ League Finals! Full Battle 6 VS 6!!ライバルたいけつ！カメックスＶＳリザードン！！ Rival Confrontation! Blastoise VS Charizard
 	62 	33 	May 25, 2003 	 	
===List of Pocket Monsters Film Comic The Movie volumes===
These volumes are based on Pokémon movies. While they are still part of the Pocket Monsters Film Comic imprint, they are not numbered within the series.
Several of these volumes were published in English.
Cover artwork	Title 	Date 	ISBN	Contents
 	Mewtwo Strikes Back! 	October 1998 	 	Mewtwo Strikes Back!Pikachu's Vacation
 	Revelation-Lugia 	August 1999 	 	ルギア爆誕 The Power of Oneピカチュウたんけんたい Pikachu's Rescue Adventure
 	Emperor of the Crystal Tower: Entei 	September 2000 	 	結晶塔の帝王　ＥＮＴＥＩ Emperor of the Crystal Tower: Enteiピチューとピカチュウ Pichu and Pikachu
 	Celebi: a Timeless Encounter 	August 2001 	 	セレビィ時を超えた遭遇 Celebi: a Timeless Encounterピカチュウのドキドキかくれんぼ Pikachu's Exciting Hide-and-seek
 	Guardian Gods of the City of Water: Latias and Latios	August 2002 	 	水の都の護神ラティアスとラティオス Guardian Gods of the City of Water: Latias and Latiosピカピカ星空キャンプ Pikapika Starry Sky Camp
 	Dialga VS Palkia VS Darkrai 	September 2007 	 	ディアルガVSパルキアVSダークライ Dialga VS Palkia VS Darkrai
 	Giratina and the Sky's Bouquet: Shaymin 	September 2008 	 	ギラティナと氷空の花束　シェイミ Giratina and the Sky's Bouquet: Shaymin
 	Arceus: To a Conquering Spacetime 	September 29, 2009	 	アルセウス　超克の時空へ Arceus: To a Conquering Spacetime
===List of Pocket Monsters Film Comic Pikachu's Short Stories volumes===
This volume is based on several Pikachu shorts. While it is still part of the Pocket Monsters Film Comic imprint, it is not numbered within the series. The first five stories were also included in the corresponding movie books, while the last story is exclusive to this book.
Cover artwork	Title 	Date 	ISBN	Contents
 	Pikachu's Short Stories	July 28, 2006	 	ピカチュウのなつやすみ Pikachu's Summer Vacationピカチュウたんけんたい Pikachu's Rescue Adventureピチューとピカチュウ Pichu and Pikachuピカチュウのドキドキかくれんぼ Pikachu's Exciting Hide-and-seekピカピカ星空キャンプ Pikapika Starry Sky Campおどるポケモンひみつ基地 Secret Base of the Dancing Pokémon
==Trivia==
* Although a chapter for EP038 was skipped, the missing episode is acknowledged by the numbering of the other chapters (the numbered chapters skip from 37 to 39). EP038 was given the same treatment in TV Anime Pocket Monsters Big Bite Book.
==Notes==
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