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Pokémon Adventures #3
Pokémon Adventures, Vol. 3
R to L (Japanese Style) Red doesn't just want to train Pokémon, he wants to be their friend too. Read along as Red embarks on adventures with Pikachu, Bulbasaur and others that follow storylines from the videogames!Red is improving rapidly as a Pokémon; trainer--but so is his competition. But now Red must team up with his biggest rival Blue and thief Green to defeat a common enemy! And watch out for Team Rocket, Red... They won't let you into Saffron City! Pokémon Manga; Gotta Read 'Em All! Adventures based on the Incredible Gameboy, Nintendo, and Wii RPG'S!
226 pages, Paperback
First published May 28, 1998
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About the author
Hidenori Kusaka
328 books401 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.
January 2, 2024
Tot nu toe het leukste volume in de serie naar mijn mening! In vergelijking met de vorige 2 volumes bevat deze veel meer samenhang en karakter ontwikkeling. Zeer leuk om te lezen wat de personages allemaal van elkaar geleerd hebben alsook hoe ze samenwerken om hun vijanden te verslaan. Het einde is wel vrij gesloten dus ben benieuwd hoe het verder gaat in volume 4.
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.
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.
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.
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.
December 28, 2024
It is kind of cute
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.
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.
July 23, 2024
Deel 3 volgt meer een groot verhaal in plaats van losse hoofdstukjes. Team Rocket is een stuk sterker en de gevechten hebben meer actie.
October 3, 2016
**** 4.5 stars ****
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