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Pokémon Adventures: X•Y, Vol. 1

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Pokémon Adventures: X•Y, Vol. 1 follows X, a Pokémon Trainer prodigy who shuns the spotlight and isolates himself from even his best friend, Y. However, when Vaniville Town faces an unexpected threat, X must step out of hiding to use his champion skills. Together with Y, he confronts the dangers posed by two Legendary Pokémon and the enigmatic Team Flare.
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Awesome Pokémon adventures inspired by the best-selling Pokémon X and Y video games!

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Awesome Pokémon adventures inspired by the best-selling Pokémon X and Y video games!

Pokémon Adventures: X•Y, Vol. 1 follows the story of X, a Pokémon Trainer child prodigy who loathed being in the spotlight. To escape attention, he took to hiding in his room and avoiding everyone—including his best friend, Y. However, a surprise attack forces X out of hiding!

Now, it’s up to X to harness the skills that once made him a champion to defeat the threat looming over Vaniville Town.

Can the reclusive X and the determined Y help their friends fend off the menacing duo of Legendary Pokémon and the mysterious Team Flare?

Series: Pokémon Adventures: X•Y

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781974725854

Publisher: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 March 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Satoshi Yamamoto
  • By Satoshi Yamamoto

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 191.0mm

Weight: 284g

Pages: 304

About the Author

Hidenori Kusaka is the writer for Pokémon Adventures. Running continuously for over 20 years, Pokémon Adventures is the only manga series to completely cover all the Pokémon games and has become one of the most popular series of all time. In addition to writing manga, he also edits children’s books and plans mixed-media projects for Shogakukan’s children’s magazines. He uses the Pokémon Electrode as his author portrait.

Satoshi Yamamoto is the artist for Pokémon Adventures, which he began working on in 2001, starting with volume 10. Yamamoto launched his manga career in 1993 with the horror-action title Kimen Senshi, which ran in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine, followed by the series Kaze no Denshosha. Yamamoto’s favorite manga creators/artists include FUJIKO F FUJIO (Doraemon), Yukinobu Hoshino (2001 Nights), and Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira). He loves films, monsters, detective novels, and punk rock music. He uses the Pokémon Swalot as his artist portrait.

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