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Pokémon Adventures #3
Pokémon Adventures, Vol 3: Saffron City Siege
After Team Rocket cuts off access to Saffron City, Red must join efforts with Blue and Green to enter the city, face off against Mewtwo and PokÂemon Gym Leader Giovanni, and finally enter the PokÂemon League Championship.
224 pages, Paperback
First published May 28, 1998
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About the author
Hidenori Kusaka
670 books398 followersCreated the Pokemon Adventures series.
Also made a Pokemon Rangers/ Almia manga. It is based on the game Pokemon Rangers, Shadows of Almia
Also known as : 日下秀憲
Also made a Pokemon Rangers/ Almia manga. It is based on the game Pokemon Rangers, Shadows of Almia
Also known as : 日下秀憲
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September 27, 2021
This one was the best volume of this series so far!
It starts with Red and Blue going to saffron city and then fighting Team rocket and after so many struggles they gain some ground and after defeating them their challenges are gym leaders who are harnessing the power of the legendary Kanto birds and so it falls on Red to rescue them and defeat them and then fusion pokemon which was so cool, then rescuing Professor O, defeating Giovanni in one of the coolest battles and finally Indigo league and its Red vs Blue and revelations with Green which was so good!
Its one of the best volumes of the series and its filled with action and takes quite a bit of time to read but then again it has got so many stories, legendries and championship and revelations and tales of growth and friendship and emerging and fulfilling the dream plus the art is so good especially the pokemon battles are amazing!
It starts with Red and Blue going to saffron city and then fighting Team rocket and after so many struggles they gain some ground and after defeating them their challenges are gym leaders who are harnessing the power of the legendary Kanto birds and so it falls on Red to rescue them and defeat them and then fusion pokemon which was so cool, then rescuing Professor O, defeating Giovanni in one of the coolest battles and finally Indigo league and its Red vs Blue and revelations with Green which was so good!
Its one of the best volumes of the series and its filled with action and takes quite a bit of time to read but then again it has got so many stories, legendries and championship and revelations and tales of growth and friendship and emerging and fulfilling the dream plus the art is so good especially the pokemon battles are amazing!
June 15, 2022
The battle between Red and Giovanni was really intense and the solution to Mewtwo was inventive and outside the box. Best volume yet.
March 1, 2019
In spite of its black and white pencils, this manga continues to portray a highly colored bevy of adventures. With the crux of villainy reached, only the final challenge of the Pokemon League is left before protagonist Red. This ensuing telos is just as heart pounding in all aspects as could have been reasonably expected.
Supremely imaginative, the battles are of a far more complexified nature than the basic turn based approach of the GameBoy Color classics. Incredibly varied at all levels, a truly multi-faceted series of conflicts keep things phenomenally interesting with innumerable surprises. Pounding hearts and brain cells alike, I was thrilled each step of the way.
And even when the end is reached, you’ll feel truly stuffed with the full course you’ve been presented. Profoundly satisfying, the nostalgic is only the cherry on an already stellar sundae.
Bon appetite.
Supremely imaginative, the battles are of a far more complexified nature than the basic turn based approach of the GameBoy Color classics. Incredibly varied at all levels, a truly multi-faceted series of conflicts keep things phenomenally interesting with innumerable surprises. Pounding hearts and brain cells alike, I was thrilled each step of the way.
And even when the end is reached, you’ll feel truly stuffed with the full course you’ve been presented. Profoundly satisfying, the nostalgic is only the cherry on an already stellar sundae.
Bon appetite.
August 8, 2023
Chyba najlepsza czesc do tej pory, jest liga, Red i Blue lapia fajna chemie i nawet plot twiscik sie zakradl na koniec. Fajne, dobrze sie bawilem.
January 11, 2016
3.5 stars. Felt it was a little too fast compared to the first two.
I do love comparing the three separate Pokemon canons. (Anime, games, and manga.) The manga canon is a bit more dark, the characters a bit more morally gray. It's got a good bit of realism to it.
I do love comparing the three separate Pokemon canons. (Anime, games, and manga.) The manga canon is a bit more dark, the characters a bit more morally gray. It's got a good bit of realism to it.
October 31, 2024
Another book in the series down!
This one is probably my favorite so far. I love how the Pokemon world is shown in such a unique way, it’s perfect for someone just getting into the games. Little me would have loved the comic-book aspect and the story, I wish I picked this up earlier 😂
On a different note, Red should NOT have won that battle at the end. He was under leveled and was pretty much using the power of friendship to win. There was definitely some plot armor there. But hey, who am I to complain about the plot in a comic book lol.
This one is probably my favorite so far. I love how the Pokemon world is shown in such a unique way, it’s perfect for someone just getting into the games. Little me would have loved the comic-book aspect and the story, I wish I picked this up earlier 😂
On a different note, Red should NOT have won that battle at the end. He was under leveled and was pretty much using the power of friendship to win. There was definitely some plot armor there. But hey, who am I to complain about the plot in a comic book lol.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 25, 2016
Talk about a downward spiral in storytelling. The first volume was quite enjoyable but here the world-building is often so nonsensical, so much plot details just made up and tons of things only happen because the plot says so or because Red is the main character. This makes for pretty damn bad stories.
Interestingly the German name for Pallet town is based on the term alabaster, thereby making it fit the original Japanese name better (which could mean "pure white") and thereby fits what Blue says about Pallet town being named so because the Pokemon are the last impure there... so the least impure here are some bugs, rats and a poisonous bunny... great logic writer!
Now, Green and Team Rocket having special gadgets to detect psychic waves or Pokedexes showing Pokemon health points is one thing, but Blue's Pokedex being able to analyze the thoughts of Golduck is just making this up as they go along.
Although it is a smart idea to have a Substitute to attack the Pokemon who erected the barrier around Saffron City, but how does the Substitute even cross the barrier? It is still a physical copy of the Pokemon
Same problem later: Using Muc as a living shoulder shield and way to immobilize a foe as well as using Zapdos as an energy source makes sense, but you really have to wonder why the (according to the games) highly toxic Muc doesn't poison the wearer/captive.
Also how can Golbat show anything in his mouth and the constant expository monologues by the villains gives everything away to defeat them?
While Red beating Major Bob by damaging Bob's isolating suite makes sense, Blue surviving an attack because of an amulet having the same effect as Reflect and the Soul Badge being able to control Pokemon (like the other badges) screams of made up since it was never even mentioned before.
If Sabrina could always use her psychic powers to see through and dissipate the smoke, why didn't she use it right away? Why was she presented as confused if not to fool the readers? Wouldn't she and eventually the others (by beating her) look more badass if it was revealed right away?
What is it with this manga and the constant mix of competent and weird? They have a Ditto as a concealing facemask and then come with crap like the visionary Golbat and that all people of Pallet town have the ability to communicate with Pokemon. Something never even hinted at before, Blue, Red and Green were presented to communicate with Pokemon the same as everybody else.
Team Rocket's plan to create a fused Pokémon of the three legendary birds via a device that needs all eight badges hinged upon Red and Blue collecting them... that is stupid. Tons of trainers must have badges and so this is just a very cheap and incompetent way to make these two somehow important to the story. This is as dumb as the other 4 gym leaders betting on the two 10 year olds to save the day.
What is up with this manga in general? Red is smart enough to trick Mewtoo into using its signature attack here and so catch it in a master ball but he is too dumb to catch/use more than his 7 Pokemon and they have dumb stuff like Mr. Pyro having Mew cells that will no longer kill him once Mew is subdued.
Also here Mew is a Pokemon human hybrid (which is however not the reason for his look... odd).
Apart from fooling the readers (somehow), why was Giovanni's head sculpture suddenly half-damaged as opposed to last volume where it was fine?
And speaking of him: If here you cannot use several ground attacks because they would damage buildings, why is there a ground type gym leader with an arena?
And if Pallet Town wasn't Mary Sued enough, here all winners in the long history of the Pokemon league have been, according to Blue, from Pallet Town... ok, I have to address something here:
Not only is there the purity of Pokemon thing, but also if the communicating with Pokémon thing (as badly presented as it is) is genetic, this means they constitute an actual race and this story is racist by elevating them now and degrading everyone else. This series got really, really dark in places and not in the way it was probably intended.
Btw. Unlike in the US version, Green's fake breasts (pokeballs) are still present here when she pulls of the trick.
Interestingly the German name for Pallet town is based on the term alabaster, thereby making it fit the original Japanese name better (which could mean "pure white") and thereby fits what Blue says about Pallet town being named so because the Pokemon are the last impure there... so the least impure here are some bugs, rats and a poisonous bunny... great logic writer!
Now, Green and Team Rocket having special gadgets to detect psychic waves or Pokedexes showing Pokemon health points is one thing, but Blue's Pokedex being able to analyze the thoughts of Golduck is just making this up as they go along.
Although it is a smart idea to have a Substitute to attack the Pokemon who erected the barrier around Saffron City, but how does the Substitute even cross the barrier? It is still a physical copy of the Pokemon
Same problem later: Using Muc as a living shoulder shield and way to immobilize a foe as well as using Zapdos as an energy source makes sense, but you really have to wonder why the (according to the games) highly toxic Muc doesn't poison the wearer/captive.
Also how can Golbat show anything in his mouth and the constant expository monologues by the villains gives everything away to defeat them?
While Red beating Major Bob by damaging Bob's isolating suite makes sense, Blue surviving an attack because of an amulet having the same effect as Reflect and the Soul Badge being able to control Pokemon (like the other badges) screams of made up since it was never even mentioned before.
If Sabrina could always use her psychic powers to see through and dissipate the smoke, why didn't she use it right away? Why was she presented as confused if not to fool the readers? Wouldn't she and eventually the others (by beating her) look more badass if it was revealed right away?
What is it with this manga and the constant mix of competent and weird? They have a Ditto as a concealing facemask and then come with crap like the visionary Golbat and that all people of Pallet town have the ability to communicate with Pokemon. Something never even hinted at before, Blue, Red and Green were presented to communicate with Pokemon the same as everybody else.
Team Rocket's plan to create a fused Pokémon of the three legendary birds via a device that needs all eight badges hinged upon Red and Blue collecting them... that is stupid. Tons of trainers must have badges and so this is just a very cheap and incompetent way to make these two somehow important to the story. This is as dumb as the other 4 gym leaders betting on the two 10 year olds to save the day.
What is up with this manga in general? Red is smart enough to trick Mewtoo into using its signature attack here and so catch it in a master ball but he is too dumb to catch/use more than his 7 Pokemon and they have dumb stuff like Mr. Pyro having Mew cells that will no longer kill him once Mew is subdued.
Also here Mew is a Pokemon human hybrid (which is however not the reason for his look... odd).
Apart from fooling the readers (somehow), why was Giovanni's head sculpture suddenly half-damaged as opposed to last volume where it was fine?
And speaking of him: If here you cannot use several ground attacks because they would damage buildings, why is there a ground type gym leader with an arena?
And if Pallet Town wasn't Mary Sued enough, here all winners in the long history of the Pokemon league have been, according to Blue, from Pallet Town... ok, I have to address something here:
Not only is there the purity of Pokemon thing, but also if the communicating with Pokémon thing (as badly presented as it is) is genetic, this means they constitute an actual race and this story is racist by elevating them now and degrading everyone else. This series got really, really dark in places and not in the way it was probably intended.
Btw. Unlike in the US version, Green's fake breasts (pokeballs) are still present here when she pulls of the trick.
April 22, 2023
Loved this one! Really good and en epic battle between the Pokedex Holders (with help from others) and Team Rocket makes this one of the better PA manga.
To be more specific, I thought that this volume manages to incorporate so many amazing moments from the games such as the final battle between Team Rocket, the "monster" of Cerulean City, and the Pokemon League. I thought that the showdown with Team Rocket would be where this ended but I liked how Red concludes that later on.
To be more specific, I thought that this volume manages to incorporate so many amazing moments from the games such as the final battle between Team Rocket, the "monster" of Cerulean City, and the Pokemon League. I thought that the showdown with Team Rocket would be where this ended but I liked how Red concludes that later on.
February 20, 2024
Just updating my read list. Will edit/update this review later. I am hoooked on how good this is! It's super charging my love for the series.
December 28, 2024
It is kind of cute
October 23, 2018
Well, I flew through this volume, so that's good. However, I feel like the plot was all over the place. The volume picks up where the last one ended, with Red and Green (guy) in Pallet Town and they head to Saffron City, where Team Rocket is stationed. So, their goal is to save Green's Grandpa (prof Oak), and the other citizens of Pallet Town and stop Team Rocket. So I was expecting this story to be neatly tied together in this part of the manga. They stop the three corrupt gym leaders, stop the three legendary birds they have control off, face Giovanni, defeat Mewtwo and the manga ends with a final battle between Blue and Green (guy).
It did happen, but the transaction was everything but smooth. After defeating the three gym leaders, and stopping Team Rocket, it all seems good. Then there are two chapters crammed with Mewtwo's storyline, which was this big evil man-made Pokémon but he was defeated in one fight, and its origin was hurriedly added. Than Red fights Giovanni, which seems pointless because Team Rocket was already defeated, and no way Red will actually lose to him.
The last battle is kind of ruined by the pointless exposition of Blue's (girl) background. I know it's relevant for later on, but it felt random and out of place.
The things I liked about the volume are the Pokemon battles, as they explore more possibilities beyond the video games. Yellow's introduction is smooth and well done, as a kid, I never realised it was the same person. All in all, it was enjoyable but a bit underwhelming concerning plot and climax.
It did happen, but the transaction was everything but smooth. After defeating the three gym leaders, and stopping Team Rocket, it all seems good. Then there are two chapters crammed with Mewtwo's storyline, which was this big evil man-made Pokémon but he was defeated in one fight, and its origin was hurriedly added. Than Red fights Giovanni, which seems pointless because Team Rocket was already defeated, and no way Red will actually lose to him.
The last battle is kind of ruined by the pointless exposition of Blue's (girl) background. I know it's relevant for later on, but it felt random and out of place.
The things I liked about the volume are the Pokemon battles, as they explore more possibilities beyond the video games. Yellow's introduction is smooth and well done, as a kid, I never realised it was the same person. All in all, it was enjoyable but a bit underwhelming concerning plot and climax.
July 29, 2021
4.5⭐️
El final de la aventura de Red llega en este último tomo.
Primero vemos como la unión hace la fuerza y eso lo hacen Red, Blue y Green con la finalidad de destruir al equipo Rocket y al final lo logran desmantelan la operación malvada que tenían estos sujetos.
Vemos a Mewtwo, su poder es impresionante y aunque parece el final Red logra vencer y regresarlo a un lugar seguro
La batalla final de la Liga pokemon nos permite encontrar a los tres entrenadores con los tres pokemon originales agua, fuego y planta , y definir quién es de cierta manera el mejor de ellos
El final de la aventura de Red llega en este último tomo.
Primero vemos como la unión hace la fuerza y eso lo hacen Red, Blue y Green con la finalidad de destruir al equipo Rocket y al final lo logran desmantelan la operación malvada que tenían estos sujetos.
Vemos a Mewtwo, su poder es impresionante y aunque parece el final Red logra vencer y regresarlo a un lugar seguro
La batalla final de la Liga pokemon nos permite encontrar a los tres entrenadores con los tres pokemon originales agua, fuego y planta , y definir quién es de cierta manera el mejor de ellos
April 8, 2022
Best volume so far - we see our main characters come full circle in their respective journeys. Manga and anime often rely too heavily on flashbacks to show a character's growth, but I felt like these chapters had a good balance. It's just enough to remind the reader that things have changed, but not too much that it's overbearing.
September 22, 2024
🌟5/5
Loved!!! It made sense most of this volume was included in the “Best of Pokémon Adventures” book. I’m still so surprised by how different this world is from the anime, the themes it covers, the visuals of Pokémon battles, the character development. I loved! Sad I won’t be seeing Red’s story anymore as I’m pretty sure the protagonists change going forward (something the anime doesn’t do) but his story was definitely a strong journey.
Loved!!! It made sense most of this volume was included in the “Best of Pokémon Adventures” book. I’m still so surprised by how different this world is from the anime, the themes it covers, the visuals of Pokémon battles, the character development. I loved! Sad I won’t be seeing Red’s story anymore as I’m pretty sure the protagonists change going forward (something the anime doesn’t do) but his story was definitely a strong journey.
December 11, 2025
Yikes, there have been five years between me reading volumes 2 and 3!
Sure, there are some cool parts, but I don’t know I feel about how intense everything is, and the big jumps in narrative (from chapter to chapter) just keep getting worse. And the Dr. O “surprise” reveal would have been a good twist had it not been so obvious.
Sure, there are some cool parts, but I don’t know I feel about how intense everything is, and the big jumps in narrative (from chapter to chapter) just keep getting worse. And the Dr. O “surprise” reveal would have been a good twist had it not been so obvious.
August 1, 2019
Team Rocket are the perfect villain
December 17, 2024
So silly. So fun.
September 24, 2025
I liked the ending.
September 12, 2025
Siste del av Red, Blue & Green. Klimaks!!!
September 3, 2023
Red zijn Pokémon worden steeds sterker maar zijn tegenstanders ook. Hij moet dit keer samenwerken met Blue en Green
Ondertussen kan Red Saffron City niet in. Team Rocket blokkeert de hele stad.
Dit is alweer het derde deel van de Pokémon Adventures serie. Red zoekt een manier om Saffron City in te komen. Maar hij is niet de enige, ook Blue en Green hebben zo hun eigen redenen om naar Saffron City te gaan.
Dit is het deel met de meeste actie. Je valt in het ene na het andere gevecht. Maar met de transities van de hoofdstukken had ik wat meer moeite. Soms kon ik het even niet meer volgen. Verder kon ik ook niet in het verhaal komen.
Ondertussen kan Red Saffron City niet in. Team Rocket blokkeert de hele stad.
Dit is alweer het derde deel van de Pokémon Adventures serie. Red zoekt een manier om Saffron City in te komen. Maar hij is niet de enige, ook Blue en Green hebben zo hun eigen redenen om naar Saffron City te gaan.
Dit is het deel met de meeste actie. Je valt in het ene na het andere gevecht. Maar met de transities van de hoofdstukken had ik wat meer moeite. Soms kon ik het even niet meer volgen. Verder kon ik ook niet in het verhaal komen.
April 30, 2021
it was very very great and i think it should be recconmended becuase peaople make friends in this book so i think thats why this is a very very great book
September 15, 2016
Awesome!
December 15, 2017
i loved it. i actually thought Blue was going to win because Ash in the t.v. series kind of sucks, a lot. bur i was pleasantly surprised.
i still wish that we could learn more about pokemon though. i just wanna read about catching and training all of them. isn't that how they're research is supposed to work?
i think i just want to be a pokemon professor too.
i also still wish red caught that ninetales. that one is my fave.
i still wish that we could learn more about pokemon though. i just wanna read about catching and training all of them. isn't that how they're research is supposed to work?
i think i just want to be a pokemon professor too.
i also still wish red caught that ninetales. that one is my fave.
August 8, 2020
I'm thinking I'll do a proper review once I've finished the entire series, but so far this keeps getting better and better. It might not be the best story ever written, but it's doing everything I want from a Pokémon story: iconic characters, tense pokémon battles, a deeper plot tied in with the mythos and Pokémon who are more mythical than mechanical.
March 25, 2017
4.5/5
Good ending for the Team Rocket Arc. I'm curious to see how the Elite 4 will be like in the next arc.
Good ending for the Team Rocket Arc. I'm curious to see how the Elite 4 will be like in the next arc.
October 3, 2016
**** 4.5 stars ****
April 5, 2018
"Each Pokemon to understand, The power that's inside!"
The third volume and the end of the first part in Red's journey! Yep, this volume will conclude and tie up several things together.
First up is Red and Blue's battle to get back Palette Town's inhabitants and Dr. Oak. But they are not alone, Green is there as well (for her own reasons). Yep, all three of our colour-named characters are here. It is non-stop action as these three have to band together and set aside their differences to make up a team. Only then they can defeat or have a chance at defeating Team Rocket and save people. It was quite fun to see them band together, though I have to say I am still not a fan of Green. Especially after the stunt she pulls in this one. During a vital moment. Sorry, there is a time for things, and this was definitely not the time. But hey, at least Red isn't me, because I am not sure if, after all the crap she pulled, I would have saved her. I know this sounds mean, but come on, this girl is just too annoying, too urgh.
The battles were fun to watch, I definitely was rooting for Red and Blue to defeat the big baddies. They had quite a few nice tricks up their sleeves.
And I was delighted to not only see Red/Blue/Green team up, but also several other people that they met on their journey are getting together to help out!
And no, I won't tell you how it ends, though I guess given there are still tons of volumes out, you can probably do a good bet. :P
Next up is the MewTwo situation. Another something that needs to be concluded, well, for now. I have to say it was pretty interesting, but I found it all a bit too simply solved. It also made it seem like MewTwo is not that strong, while he is supposedly very destructive and dangerous (and we see clear evidence of that).
The action doesn't stop in the next story, oh no. Red immediately has to help out a little girl who wishes to be a trainer (which I found really adorable and sweet, go Red, go teach her how to care for a Pokemon and how to catch one), and then proceeds to check out Viridian City Gym. Where he meets an acquaintance, namely Giovanni. I had a bit of a laugh at the statue and the name plate that Red encounters. I am pretty sure it may have worked in Japanese, but now we only have NNI and that is located at the beginning of the sign, no way you can make Giovanni from that. Of course there is a battle and Red finally realises that Giovanni is in no way good. It also solves what is going on in the woods around the city (the one people were talking about it + also what we saw happening when Red met that girl).
And lastly is the most important event of all, The Pokemon League! Yep, it is time to finally decide who is the best trainer of all! Red, Blue, and of course, Green are all present. I did think it was a shame that we didn't really get to see the first rounds, sure, it may have been a bit long to watch it all, but now it just felt a bit rushed. I guess I won't have to tell you who is going to battle who. It is a classic, Red vs Blue. But before that fight there is another fight that will tell the (interesting) backstory of a character I dislike oh so much, Green. I did feel a bit sorry for what happened to her, but I did think she was still a whiny little *insert bad words*. Couldn't you just have gone to Oak? Instead of stealing and now whining?
The final battle between Blue and Red was an intense one, even if I already knew the result (because come on, it is just so predictable), I just couldn't stop watching. I was curious to see what these two were going to show. What tricks did they learn? How well do they know their pokemon and their moves? Are they able to make some great combos?
The art was still decent, though again perspective seems to be a difficult one, as is making sure the characters are the right proportions. But other than that, I did quite like it and the battles are well done. And how can I resist the cuteness and charm of the pokemon?
All in all, this was a great arc to read, and I am happy to have been part of it (again, though this time in manga form). I can't wait to see what Red will get up to in the next volumes. I still got 4 volumes left, after that I guess I will have to get the next boxset if I want to read more (which yes, I do very much want).
Definitely recommended!
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
The third volume and the end of the first part in Red's journey! Yep, this volume will conclude and tie up several things together.
First up is Red and Blue's battle to get back Palette Town's inhabitants and Dr. Oak. But they are not alone, Green is there as well (for her own reasons). Yep, all three of our colour-named characters are here. It is non-stop action as these three have to band together and set aside their differences to make up a team. Only then they can defeat or have a chance at defeating Team Rocket and save people. It was quite fun to see them band together, though I have to say I am still not a fan of Green. Especially after the stunt she pulls in this one. During a vital moment. Sorry, there is a time for things, and this was definitely not the time. But hey, at least Red isn't me, because I am not sure if, after all the crap she pulled, I would have saved her. I know this sounds mean, but come on, this girl is just too annoying, too urgh.
The battles were fun to watch, I definitely was rooting for Red and Blue to defeat the big baddies. They had quite a few nice tricks up their sleeves.
And I was delighted to not only see Red/Blue/Green team up, but also several other people that they met on their journey are getting together to help out!
And no, I won't tell you how it ends, though I guess given there are still tons of volumes out, you can probably do a good bet. :P
Next up is the MewTwo situation. Another something that needs to be concluded, well, for now. I have to say it was pretty interesting, but I found it all a bit too simply solved. It also made it seem like MewTwo is not that strong, while he is supposedly very destructive and dangerous (and we see clear evidence of that).
The action doesn't stop in the next story, oh no. Red immediately has to help out a little girl who wishes to be a trainer (which I found really adorable and sweet, go Red, go teach her how to care for a Pokemon and how to catch one), and then proceeds to check out Viridian City Gym. Where he meets an acquaintance, namely Giovanni. I had a bit of a laugh at the statue and the name plate that Red encounters. I am pretty sure it may have worked in Japanese, but now we only have NNI and that is located at the beginning of the sign, no way you can make Giovanni from that. Of course there is a battle and Red finally realises that Giovanni is in no way good. It also solves what is going on in the woods around the city (the one people were talking about it + also what we saw happening when Red met that girl).
And lastly is the most important event of all, The Pokemon League! Yep, it is time to finally decide who is the best trainer of all! Red, Blue, and of course, Green are all present. I did think it was a shame that we didn't really get to see the first rounds, sure, it may have been a bit long to watch it all, but now it just felt a bit rushed. I guess I won't have to tell you who is going to battle who. It is a classic, Red vs Blue. But before that fight there is another fight that will tell the (interesting) backstory of a character I dislike oh so much, Green. I did feel a bit sorry for what happened to her, but I did think she was still a whiny little *insert bad words*. Couldn't you just have gone to Oak? Instead of stealing and now whining?
The final battle between Blue and Red was an intense one, even if I already knew the result (because come on, it is just so predictable), I just couldn't stop watching. I was curious to see what these two were going to show. What tricks did they learn? How well do they know their pokemon and their moves? Are they able to make some great combos?
The art was still decent, though again perspective seems to be a difficult one, as is making sure the characters are the right proportions. But other than that, I did quite like it and the battles are well done. And how can I resist the cuteness and charm of the pokemon?
All in all, this was a great arc to read, and I am happy to have been part of it (again, though this time in manga form). I can't wait to see what Red will get up to in the next volumes. I still got 4 volumes left, after that I guess I will have to get the next boxset if I want to read more (which yes, I do very much want).
Definitely recommended!
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
February 22, 2023
so, yeah! this is the exciting conclusion of the first arc of the pokemon manga. red & blue & green face off against sabrina & koga & lt surge, followed by red facing off against giovanni.
ok first of all, there's some SUPER hot stuff in this if you're a weird freak like me? like blue getting restrained & gagged/suffocated by a muk??? and red getting tortured with electricity by lt surge??? and sabrina being a super dommy bitch in general??? there's probably other stuff i'm forgetting, but yeah, FUCK.
red's fight with giovanni is also WAY more satisfying than the fight in the game from a story perspective? like, in the game, he's all generically "bwahahahaha!" before you fight him & afterwards he's all "oh no, you beat me, i'll stop being evil now i guess & dedicate my life to studying pokemon" and like, what the fuck ever, dude! that dialogue always seemed pretty weak to me, but something i'm willing to shrug off in a gameboy game made for babies. just saying, this is way better.
once team rocket is dealt with, our heroes head for indigo plateau. i guess in the manga there's a tournament to crown a champion of the pokemon league BEFORE facing the elite four? which actually makes a lot of story sense, but i'm glad that isn't how it's done in the game because fighting your rival last really is the most satisfying culmination imo.
the semifinals end up being set with red vs blue (hey that's a catchy name for a webseries or something ;p) & green vs A MYSTERY OPPONENT named dr. o who is just the most obvious lightly-disguised professor oak ever but obviously everyone is shocked when he reveals himself.
honestly i really feel like they did green dirty here? like, i'm glad professor oak gives her a pokedex & she's now a fully-fledged member of the pallet town trio, but it feels like she's being punished for literally nothing. idk. just rubbed me the wrong way.
red & blue's fight KICKS ASS, and again is way more satisfying storywise than their fight in the game. i still don't entirely love that the new broad strokes of their story don't have them knowing each other since childhood (with the pretty blatant implication that blue was red's childhood bully), but nevertheless i just love the way that the manga shows them having actually grown & learned from each other, and having developed a healthy amount of respect for each other that comes out in the battle.
so, yeah! all in all, this is a fucking fantastic final volume of this arc that really takes advantage of all the great setup that happened in the first two volumes. idk if they're all gonna be this good, but this makes my final verdict a pretty resounding "yeah, that ruled."
ok first of all, there's some SUPER hot stuff in this if you're a weird freak like me? like blue getting restrained & gagged/suffocated by a muk??? and red getting tortured with electricity by lt surge??? and sabrina being a super dommy bitch in general??? there's probably other stuff i'm forgetting, but yeah, FUCK.
red's fight with giovanni is also WAY more satisfying than the fight in the game from a story perspective? like, in the game, he's all generically "bwahahahaha!" before you fight him & afterwards he's all "oh no, you beat me, i'll stop being evil now i guess & dedicate my life to studying pokemon" and like, what the fuck ever, dude! that dialogue always seemed pretty weak to me, but something i'm willing to shrug off in a gameboy game made for babies. just saying, this is way better.
once team rocket is dealt with, our heroes head for indigo plateau. i guess in the manga there's a tournament to crown a champion of the pokemon league BEFORE facing the elite four? which actually makes a lot of story sense, but i'm glad that isn't how it's done in the game because fighting your rival last really is the most satisfying culmination imo.
the semifinals end up being set with red vs blue (hey that's a catchy name for a webseries or something ;p) & green vs A MYSTERY OPPONENT named dr. o who is just the most obvious lightly-disguised professor oak ever but obviously everyone is shocked when he reveals himself.
honestly i really feel like they did green dirty here? like, i'm glad professor oak gives her a pokedex & she's now a fully-fledged member of the pallet town trio, but it feels like she's being punished for literally nothing. idk. just rubbed me the wrong way.
red & blue's fight KICKS ASS, and again is way more satisfying storywise than their fight in the game. i still don't entirely love that the new broad strokes of their story don't have them knowing each other since childhood (with the pretty blatant implication that blue was red's childhood bully), but nevertheless i just love the way that the manga shows them having actually grown & learned from each other, and having developed a healthy amount of respect for each other that comes out in the battle.
so, yeah! all in all, this is a fucking fantastic final volume of this arc that really takes advantage of all the great setup that happened in the first two volumes. idk if they're all gonna be this good, but this makes my final verdict a pretty resounding "yeah, that ruled."
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