Pocket Monsters SPECIAL (also known as Pokémon Special; in English territories, the name was changed to Pokémon Adventures) is a long-running manga series based on the Pokémon games.

The series is written by Hidenori Kusaka and illustrated by Mato for the first 9 volumes. When Mato became ill and was unable to continue illustrating the series, Satoshi Yamamoto took over as the illustrator and still continues as the series' artist. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokémon_Adventures)

Main characters

• Generation I: Red, Green, Blue, Yellow
• Generation II: Gold, Silver, Crystal (Crys)
• Generation III: Ruby, Sapphire, Mitsuru, Emerald
• Generation IV: Diamond, Kouki, Pearl, Platinum ("Ojousama")
• Generation V: Black, White, Cheren, Bel

See also

http://netkun.com/pockemon/

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