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The primary difference between it and [[Pokémon (anime)|the anime]] is that instead of [[The Protagonist|the main character]] going to a new region with different companions, [[The Protagonist]] (who usually travels without any other human accompanying them) changes every time [[The Protagonist|the previous protagonist's]] story is through. It's also somewhat violent, as it is one of the few adaptations where you actually see [[Mons|Pokémon]] and people get badly wounded and even killed.
The [[Manga]] series is authored by Hidenori Kusaka. It was illustrated by Mato for the first 9 volumes, and since volume 10, has been illustrated by Satoshi Yamamoto. It is published by Shōgakukan under the Ladybird Comics Special imprint. In the United States, [[Viz Media]] released only the first two chapters (corresponding to the Generation I games) originally, though they have started publishing the series again (starting with reprints of Gen I) and in order to catch up has launched Gen IV as a second series, ''Pokémon Adventures: Diamond and Pearl/Platinum''. The Generation V chapter, ''Pokémon Black and White'' (marked as a "Pokémon Adventures special edition"), is currently being published with its chapters taken directly from the magazines and released in mini-volumes. For the chapters Viz hasn't gotten to yet, the go-to official English translation is the [[Singapore|Singaporean]] version by [http://www.chuangyi.com.sg/new2/ecatalogtitle.php?title=POKÉMON+ADVENTURES Chuang Yi Comics]{{Dead link}}.
While there are multiple other ''Pokémon'' manga, this is the most well known (at least in English-speaking circles). If you see a ''Pokémon'' fan talk about "the manga", this is probably what they are referring to. (Some of the other manga are listed on the main ''[[Pokémon]]'' page.)
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* [[Back from the Dead]]: {{spoiler|Steven, Courtney and Norman from the climax of the RS arc.}}
** {{spoiler|As well as Guile Hideout/Archie, though he was just missing and presumed dead.}}
* [[Back-to-Back Badasses]]: Played straight in this [https://web.archive.org/web/20131113013729/http://jb2448.info/Pokemon_Adventures_32/Pokemon-Adventures-v32-c358---034 page in volume 32.]
* [[Badass]]: Norman.
** Son runs away from home? Have a gorilla swing A STAIRCASE at him.
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** The majority of the protagonists in their introduction arcs. Red for example becomes a butt monkey to his own Pikachu.
* [[Canon Foreigner|Canon Foreigners]]: Yellow and Emerald do not have game counterparts.
** Blue was based [http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/f/f3/Kensugiart4.png on] [https://web.archive.org/web/20130306164204/http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/6/6f/Sugimori_Starter_artwork.png artwork] from when the First Gen was to have a gender option. When FR/LG were released, her artwork was retooled to make her the equivalent of the female character there.
* [[Call Back]]/[[Continuity Nod]]: Quite frequently are past events brought up in the present, even if said events were hundreds of chapters ago.
** Way, way back in the RBG arc, Red was led around the Safari Zone by a mechanical Pidgey. Hundreds of chapters later, there are mechanical Starly guides in the Sinnoh Battle Frontier. It also turns out that there are mechanical Hoothoot in the Johto Safari Zone.
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* [[Extremity Extremist]]: Crys mainly using her legs to throw PokéBalls.
* [[Fallen Angel]]: {{spoiler|Cyrus; there's even a shot of him with his Honchkrow behind him with its wings outstretched at the end of the arc.}}
* [[Fanime]]: There's a group of fans making a serious attempt at animating the series '''[https://web.archive.org/web/20100330194727/http://pokespeanime.forumotion.com/forum.htm here]'''. They apparently need more animators and illustrators so support them if you can.
* [[Fan Service]]: Red's shirtlessness at the latter part of FRLG.
** What, no mentioning Blue and her fight against Sabrina?
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*** Pearl: Rash, likes to shout, but is the de-facto leader of the trio (Id)
*** Platinum: Stoic at first, but likes to experience new things and is the one who holds the trio together (Superego)
* [[Fun with Acronyms]]: The word "Rocket" in Team Rocket stands for '''R'''aid '''O'''n the '''C'''ity, '''K'''nock out '''E'''vil '''T'''usks. Seen [https://web.archive.org/web/20131112213119/http://jb2448.info/Pokemon_Adventures_14/14-016 here.]
* [[Funny Afro]]: The Hoenn director.
* [[Gambit Pileup]]: The end of the Yellow Chapter started with [[Evil Plan]], continued into some ''heroic'' [[Gambit Roulettes]], and in the end {{spoiler|Giovanni's apparent [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment}} actually turned out to be part of Lance's plan and Yellow somehow managing to outwit him. It gets crazier later on. Suffice it to say ''everyone'' gets to play [[Xanatos Speed Chess]] at some point - even <s>Guile Hideout</s> ''{{spoiler|[[Idiot Hero|GOLD]] disguised as Guile Hideout''!}}
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** Viz released the fourth gen chapter and the fifth with no plans on the third gen ones.
* [[Pacing Problems]]: Both the Platinum and HGSS chapters ran into this, even with being serialized in multiple magazines.
* [[Painting the Fourth Wall]]: Literally shown [https://web.archive.org/web/20150223122046/http://jb2448.info/Pokemon_Adventures_35/Pokemon_Special_v35_c390/Pokemon_Special_v35_c390_117-neuquant here], where the Poketch clowns are painting the panels black for the flashback in the page.
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: For some reason all the 'Dex Holders, except for Ruby and Blue, either has only one parent or none at all (and the latter two don't exactly have perfect family histories).
** Platinum also turns out to have both a mother and father.
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