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Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl Adventure! #1
Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl Adventure!, Vol. 1
Most kids spend their days at school, but not Hareta. Raised in the wild by Pokémon, he can climb as high as an Aipom, swim as fast as a Magikarp, and even eat bark like a Bidoof!
Recruited by Professor Rowan, Hareta decides to become a Pokémon Trainer. Along with this first Pokémon, Piplup, and his new friend Mitsumi, he sets off in search of the Legendary Pokémon Dialga. But Team Galactic is hunting for Dialga too. Can Hareta and Piplup defeat Team Galactic and stop their evil plans?
Recruited by Professor Rowan, Hareta decides to become a Pokémon Trainer. Along with this first Pokémon, Piplup, and his new friend Mitsumi, he sets off in search of the Legendary Pokémon Dialga. But Team Galactic is hunting for Dialga too. Can Hareta and Piplup defeat Team Galactic and stop their evil plans?
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February 8, 2013
Hareta is awesome!!! He's a kid who was raised by pokemon as a kid who now embarks on a journey. He starts with Piplup and after some getting used to, they become best friends. Along with him is the Professor Rowan's assistant, Mitsumi. Hareta's goal is to find the legend Dialga. Hareta meets Team Galactic in Jubilife City, they take him to the mines in Orebough City where he is rescued by gym leader Roark. Hareta and Roark then have a gym battle. (Note: many methods in this story do not work in the game.) Hareta gets Pilplup stuck in a mound of dirt and Piplup uses Bide to burst out, resulting in a crazy awesome sky peck, defeating Roark's Cranidos. Hareta's first badge is also almost eaten by him. In Florama Town, Hareta meets Jun, who will become his rival. They have a battle. Hareta throws Piplup out over a lake and Jun's Staravia saves him, followed by his Turtwig defeating the Magikark that was chasing Piplup. Jun urges Hareta to get a new pokemon so Hareta catches a Shinx. When they're about to battle again, Team Galactic invades the Power Plant. Hareta and Jun fight Commander Mars where Hareta uses Shinx and Piplup amazingly well. Maybe it's his ability to befriend any pokemon as soon as he meets them. Jun leaves and says that Hareta beeter be strong when they meet again. In the forest before the second gym, Hareta catches a Misdreavus and meets Gardenia, the second gym leader. After Piplup convinces her by force, Gardenia agrees to have a battle. Shinx takes out Cherubi and Turtwig but then realizes they've set traps. Shinx gets stuck in a grass knot, and Roserade defeats him. Misdreavus uses Spite but it soon defeated. It's up to Piplup. Unfortunately, Cherubi left a leech seed effect. After bad looks for Piplup, Hareta lets Piplup get hit by Magical Leaf. The vines that were leeching him disappear. Piplup goes for an Airborne Peck and thanks to Misdreavus's Spite, Magical Leaf works no more. Piplup wins and Hareta gets his next badge. Gardenia then shows Hareta a clue about Dialga in her city. The final chapter is rather simple. Hareta finds a Munchlax, a collected, maniac, physic, and Team Galactic want it. Hareta helps protect Munchlax from Team Galactic. Afterwards, Munchlax disappears (Much to sadness of the other three) but Hareta's journey continues. Overall, Hareta is cool, smooth, and hilarious.
April 20, 2017
I'm unfamiliar with the games it's based on, but this was still an enjoyable "pocket monster" adventure.
September 21, 2019
It was amazing and pulled me in to read the next book
May 28, 2020
This book is not my book but I can’t find it on here so my book teaches you about a lot of Pokémon and they all thought they were the best Pokémon but the settled that they all are the best together
February 24, 2020
This was a complete accident that I ended up getting this but I liked it.
January 25, 2016
Pokemon diamond and Pearl Adventures 1
If you didn't know what is Pokemon. Well will tell you it.Pokemon was an idea of catching bugs in the wild and then it was developed to catch creatures in poke balls go around a Pokemon region collect six gym badges beat the elite four and the main goal catch them all.This is one of the biggest franchises ever it had a tv show and a lot more.This book is based of a tv show based of a game based on a bug catching concept.This book takes on the 4th generation of Pokemon being in the Sinnoh region it last's through Pokemon Diamond, Pearl and Pokemon Platinum.This book starts with the Legendary Professor rowan want's his grand son Hareta who lived in the wild with Pokemon and Mitsumi his young assistant to go and have an adventure to find Dialga the Legendary Pokemon of time.And so far he got 2 badges and he caught a Shinx and and a Misdreavus he met a rival Jun and we will see what happens cause i got a pack with all 8 books of the series.
If you didn't know what is Pokemon. Well will tell you it.Pokemon was an idea of catching bugs in the wild and then it was developed to catch creatures in poke balls go around a Pokemon region collect six gym badges beat the elite four and the main goal catch them all.This is one of the biggest franchises ever it had a tv show and a lot more.This book is based of a tv show based of a game based on a bug catching concept.This book takes on the 4th generation of Pokemon being in the Sinnoh region it last's through Pokemon Diamond, Pearl and Pokemon Platinum.This book starts with the Legendary Professor rowan want's his grand son Hareta who lived in the wild with Pokemon and Mitsumi his young assistant to go and have an adventure to find Dialga the Legendary Pokemon of time.And so far he got 2 badges and he caught a Shinx and and a Misdreavus he met a rival Jun and we will see what happens cause i got a pack with all 8 books of the series.
August 1, 2016
great great
January 15, 2025
Rating: 3/5
As a massive fan of the Sinnoh region in the Pokémon universe, diving into Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl Adventure!, Vol. 1 by Shigekatsu Ihara was like stepping into a time machine back to my childhood. Manga isn’t necessarily my go-to, but it hit close to home. The art work was breathtaking and easy to follow.
Main character Hareta is a spirited protagonist with a unique characteristic of Pokèmon communication. This adds a refreshing layer to the narrative and sets him apart from other trainers in Pokèmon. Even if I found that him being left to grow up in a forest was odd… however I must keep in mind it is targeted towards kids. Mitsumi is a character that balances Hareta very well. Her serious and caring demeanour fits in very nicely alongside Hareta’s hectic nature. It adds a sense of stability to all the chaos. I also want to mention B-2, the Galactic grunt. He was hilarious, and while his recurring jiggling behind feels a bit immature, it consistently made me chuckle.
The novel does a great job with introducing the universe, characters, and developing it all. However the story itself does feel a bit lacklustre, largely due to pacing. It all begins so quickly and there’s lots of battles. Too many battles, and too quickly I found. Sometimes they felt aimless and a bit more depth could have been beneficial. It just felt like a formula that Ihara implemented to make the books quicker.
As a massive fan of the Sinnoh region in the Pokémon universe, diving into Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl Adventure!, Vol. 1 by Shigekatsu Ihara was like stepping into a time machine back to my childhood. Manga isn’t necessarily my go-to, but it hit close to home. The art work was breathtaking and easy to follow.
Main character Hareta is a spirited protagonist with a unique characteristic of Pokèmon communication. This adds a refreshing layer to the narrative and sets him apart from other trainers in Pokèmon. Even if I found that him being left to grow up in a forest was odd… however I must keep in mind it is targeted towards kids. Mitsumi is a character that balances Hareta very well. Her serious and caring demeanour fits in very nicely alongside Hareta’s hectic nature. It adds a sense of stability to all the chaos. I also want to mention B-2, the Galactic grunt. He was hilarious, and while his recurring jiggling behind feels a bit immature, it consistently made me chuckle.
The novel does a great job with introducing the universe, characters, and developing it all. However the story itself does feel a bit lacklustre, largely due to pacing. It all begins so quickly and there’s lots of battles. Too many battles, and too quickly I found. Sometimes they felt aimless and a bit more depth could have been beneficial. It just felt like a formula that Ihara implemented to make the books quicker.
June 6, 2019
I read this book around 2017.
And this does not disappoint.
This does not contribute to the main storyline but you can view it as a “alternate spinoff.”
Which means that it’s another adventure based in the same universe in another time but with a different cast of characters who have no connections to the main story line.
Hareta is our wild and crazy protagonist of the story.
He has no idea of the modern life,having grown up on the wild side of town.
And I don’t blame him.
He is eventually taken back to civilization and gets to be a trainer.
He is given a Piplup. He gets along with this Pokémon just fine.
Along with him,is his grandfathers assistant who also keeps a eye on him.
He manages to win a few tying battles along the way and in less then one book he already has caught two more Pokémon.
You won’t get any explanation on why or how he caught it.
That’s just how the book goes.
In the end,he goes off on a new adventure catch more Pokémon.
That’s how the first book goes. There are eight volumes total in this series. Why they didn’t do ten I don’t know.
Do I recommend this book? Yes,Pokémon is my favorite and Hareta is such a good Pokémon trainer...and protagonist.
And this does not disappoint.
This does not contribute to the main storyline but you can view it as a “alternate spinoff.”
Which means that it’s another adventure based in the same universe in another time but with a different cast of characters who have no connections to the main story line.
Hareta is our wild and crazy protagonist of the story.
He has no idea of the modern life,having grown up on the wild side of town.
And I don’t blame him.
He is eventually taken back to civilization and gets to be a trainer.
He is given a Piplup. He gets along with this Pokémon just fine.
Along with him,is his grandfathers assistant who also keeps a eye on him.
He manages to win a few tying battles along the way and in less then one book he already has caught two more Pokémon.
You won’t get any explanation on why or how he caught it.
That’s just how the book goes.
In the end,he goes off on a new adventure catch more Pokémon.
That’s how the first book goes. There are eight volumes total in this series. Why they didn’t do ten I don’t know.
Do I recommend this book? Yes,Pokémon is my favorite and Hareta is such a good Pokémon trainer...and protagonist.
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July 28, 2020
Having played the games and watched the anime, reading a Pokémon manga is a new experience as a long fan of the franchise. I never knew there are other Pokémon manga series outside Pokémon Adventures. until I stumbled upon this copy in a thrift shop run.
Here we have Hareta, a boy who grew up with Pokémon all his life. With the desire to meet the legendary Dialga, Hareta embarks Sinnoh as a Pokémon trainer alongside Mitsumi, slowly growing out his wild bubble. The volume covered up his first two gym badges in the span of 5 chapters.
Hareta, being outside the typical trainer profile makes a unique entry for the series. Slowly, but surely, his character development as a trainer is present. Though there's a running gag where he sends out his Piplup in the most mundane manner, hilarious every time. Even their adaption for the character Barry, in the form of Jun, seemed to fit as a rival but not the type who's in a hurry.
That all said, it's a fresh and wholesome read.
Here we have Hareta, a boy who grew up with Pokémon all his life. With the desire to meet the legendary Dialga, Hareta embarks Sinnoh as a Pokémon trainer alongside Mitsumi, slowly growing out his wild bubble. The volume covered up his first two gym badges in the span of 5 chapters.
Hareta, being outside the typical trainer profile makes a unique entry for the series. Slowly, but surely, his character development as a trainer is present. Though there's a running gag where he sends out his Piplup in the most mundane manner, hilarious every time. Even their adaption for the character Barry, in the form of Jun, seemed to fit as a rival but not the type who's in a hurry.
That all said, it's a fresh and wholesome read.
June 22, 2022
This was a cycling read last night. I really enjoyed it for what it was: a Pokemon adventure. This one chronicles a new trainer who is super in-tune with Pokemon by his nature and is tasked with a mission to find a rare time-controlling Pokemon. Even though he is a complete newbie, he still manages to befriend a Piplup and hold his own in Pokemon battles. Team Galatica is on the loose though and is trying to cause chaos. Read on to find out more!
August 5, 2018
Used to life in the wild, Hareta is finally given the chance to become a Pokemon trainer and begin his journey - and maybe meet the legendary Pokemon Dialga before an evil organization can get their hands on it! Ihara begins an exciting and humorous series sure to please Pokemon fans. The time to catch them all has begun!
July 8, 2025
So so much nostalgia for this series, rented it from the library as a kid who loved Gen 4 Pokemon and ended up receiving the box set of it for Christmas later and reading it again. Story is so good it made me cry as a kid and it still is proudly displayed on my bookshelf with the poster that came with it hanging on my wall
January 17, 2020
I don’t remember how I came into possession of this book but it’s been on my shelves for at least a decade so I decided to read it just for fun but also in the vain attempt to cope with the lack of a Sinnoh remake announcement.
February 7, 2022
This was my first Pokémon manga! My student got me six of this series for Christmas this year so I had to finally get started. It was cute, nostalgic, and an entertaining beginning to the story line I look forward to finishing!
April 6, 2019
Favorite book
April 19, 2019
This book is a really good one, it is super funny, action packed, has great characters, and it's Pokemon! The perfect book for anyone who likes manga, Pokemon, and Sinnoh region series of Pokemon!
May 27, 2020
cghmg
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March 4, 2021
I really enjoyed the book!! And I’m interested enough to continues the story!! and it’s it makes my more exciting to read the original red green / blue version!! 😔👏👏
August 10, 2021
Hareta, the protagonist of this series, had to be inspired by Son Goku of Dragon Ball Z. He adds humor to the story and my 4-star rating is probably too low.
September 25, 2021
Really cute!
I bought this for my sister, because she has always wanted to read a Pokémon manga.
I decided to pick this up one day, and it’s… surprisingly good. I fully recommend it!
I bought this for my sister, because she has always wanted to read a Pokémon manga.
I decided to pick this up one day, and it’s… surprisingly good. I fully recommend it!
September 25, 2021
I feel like the pacing of the story is very fast paced. Really good for children though.
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August 30, 2022
Hareta is a more likable protagonist than Ash. He grew up in the wild with Pokémon and treats them like friends instead of weapons.
November 29, 2022
Hillariously brilliant
June 16, 2023
Having read the Pokémon Adventures manga, I have to be biased and say that I can't give this one more than 3 stars. It's by no means a bad manga, but I think Adventures is just superior.
That said, this is still a humorous, fun Pokémon manga that sticks to a more light, fun tone than Adventures does. I think it's a fine read for Pokémon fans, though I think it leans towards the younger ones.
That said, this is still a humorous, fun Pokémon manga that sticks to a more light, fun tone than Adventures does. I think it's a fine read for Pokémon fans, though I think it leans towards the younger ones.
June 19, 2023
A childhood nostalgia trip…. But why is it so damn funny!?
January 17, 2024
Manga book club with my daughter.
Very strong start to this series. Very amusing characters and follows the game very closely so far.
Very strong start to this series. Very amusing characters and follows the game very closely so far.
January 4, 2019
Very amusing and I love his drawings because they are so powerful
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February 23, 2017
I think this book is interesting
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