Prepare For Trouble

Pokemon Chapter Book #19

by Tracey West (Adapter)

The bumbling evildoers of Team Rocket, Jessie, James, and Meowth, get sent by their boss, Giovanni, to break into Professor Westwood's laboratory and to fetch a jeweled collar for his cat, but on the way Jessie meets an old friend.

Genres: Fiction, Childrens, Fantasy, Adventure

Paperback

First published March 2, 2001

About the author

Tracey West is the New York Times bestselling author of Dragon Masters, a series in the Scholastic Branches line. She has written more than 400 books for kids, including the Pixie Tricks series and the Underdogs series with Kyla May.

Some readers also know Tracey for writing books based on animation such as Pokémon and LEGO Ninjago.

She currently lives in the western Catskills of New York with her husband, Bill; their adopted dogs; and a whole mess of chickens.

Reviews

[Josephine Dimick · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love how Team Rocket keeps joking around!

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow, this kind of book brings back memories, but as Team Rocket was always my favorite part of Pokémon I especially liked this one from their point of view as they fail all their missions and get a C- at villainy.

[Becky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Team Rocket always cracks me up!

[Ashtyn Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked it because team rocket says their catch phrase! And Ash is shocked. There's a picture on that page of Ash. I really liked this book, even in chapter eight, an old friend, Jessie gets to see her old friend Blissie! They run into each other and Jessie sees that this Blissie had a chain on its neck. And Jessie had a chain too, it's an egg chain, Jessie had the bottom and Blissie had the top. It was a broken chain that was split in two and they held up their chains and their pieces fit together. They were so happy to see each other! I also liked it because of chapter seven, the Electrode Eliminator, they built this machine that has a tank and they filled up the tank with electrodes. And Ash Ketchum helped with his Dugtrio and it kept digging a tunnel where the electrode could keep safe. I also liked it because of chapter nine, Jessie and Blissie's story. They knew each other, it was just really sweet, and I felt kind of sad when I read the chapter because they had to say goodbye. It made me want to cry. I also liked it because of chapter 10, Team Rocket to the Rescue. They said they tricked Blissie into giving them the food and Ash saved Blissie because the Pokemon fake hurt Blissie. When Blissie went back, it finally understood the plan. I also liked it because of chapter 11, Blasting Off Again. They had to blast off again, just like in the movies! But Blissie and Jessie were friends. Before Blissie understood, it walked all the way back to Jessie! Blissie was so scared, but it kept going! Pikachu used thunderbolt and team rocket blasted off again because of Chikorita using Razor Leaf. But Pikachu won and team rocket blasted off again. That's all I want to say.

[Dwight · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great little adventure story for Pokémon loving little kids. My first grader loves these, and they showcase the characters and the Pokémon creatures really well. This one even had a little humanity for Team Rocket.

[Nicolas · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love blissey!!!!!!!

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read it with my kids, it held my son’s attention so I consider that a win.

[Adrienne Dixon · Rating 5 out of 5]

My kids have been very into Pokémon lately, and when I play with them I am Jessie from Team Rocket. My daughter got this book for me because of that. It was a really cute book.

[Tym · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was actually a pretty sweet tale about Jessie, James and Meowth. One of the better books of the series IMHO

[Mel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jessie and James are frickin hilarious. Miss 7 enjoyed it more then I did, lots of fun