Pokémon Adventures: Diamond and Pearl/Platinum, Vol. 5

ポケットモンスターSPECIAL #34

by Hidenori Kusaka, Satoshi Yamamoto (Artist)

Awesome adventures inspired by the best-selling Pokémon Diamond and Pearl and Pokémon Platinum video games!

All your favorite Pokémon game characters jump out of the screen into the pages of this action-packed manga!

Lady feels betrayed when she finally discovers the truth about Diamond’s and Pearl’s identities. Is the trio’s journey—and friendship—over?! And how can our three heroes save three Legendary Lake Pokémon from Team Galactic…when each Legendary Pokemon is in a different lake?!

Meanwhile, what evil is Team Galactic secretly concocting in an abamdoned factory…?

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Comics, Adventure, Comics Manga

208 pages, Paperback

First published February 26, 2010

About the author

Created 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

Reviews

[Jeffrey · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the first of these volumes that I have actually liked. So I suppose being a supportive father does have the occasional payoff.

After Lady discovers Diamond and Pearl are not her real bodyguards, she is asked to return home. Having decided that Team Galaxy is too dangerous, instead she reteams with them to try and save all of Sinnoh Country. This splits up the team which actually markedly improves the book.

This volume focuses heavily on poor Diamond. He really gets to step out on his own, outside of Pearl's shadow, and it makes for some entertaining reading.

Still, I wouldn't recommend reading this series unless your kid asks you to.

[Gabríel Ísarr Travagini · Rating 5 out of 5]

The moment where the three main characters split up to go their separate ways was kind of emotional, I liked that. I also enjoyed Diamond's training arc. I think he is by far my favourite of the main trio.

With that being said, I need to rant about something that has been bothering me for a while, and that is that the Pokémon in this story seem to evolve at the most random times. Platinum's Prinplup evolves into Empoleon while the two are locked in a department store for seemingly no reason (aside from the authors possibly not wanting for her to be left behind while Tru and Chimler evolved into their final forms); Roark's Cranidos evolves into Rampardos in what essentially amounts to a throwaway scene; and now in this volume Platinum's Ponyta just randomly evolves into Rapidash in the middle of his owner's speech for... dramatic effect? I don't know, it feels like several of the evolutions in this story aren't really earned and that sort of robs them of the weight they should otherwise have.

Another thing that feels unearned is the mine badge Platinum obtains from Byron. I get that he had reasons to give it to her without a proper gym battle, but it still doesn't sit right with me.

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

This sub-series of Pokemon is the most annoying. I can't stand Platinum.

[Ronin Reader · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very, very generic volume, which didn’t stand out at all. Pretty disappointed so far…

[Rhys Causon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume has made it obvious that I really disliked the character of Pearl as part of the group because for the most part he is not in this volume.

Which gives Dia a chance to show how good of a character he is. The training on Iron Island was a lot more enjoyable than I thought it was going to be and Riley is just as cool a character in the games, even if he’s just a random NPC in the game.

The story finally feels like it’s kicked off properly but I get that there’s still a little bit of story to tell before we get the big battles for the climax as we’re only about half way through the Diamond and Pearl saga.

[Angel Guerrero · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me agradó mucho ver el entrenamiento y el crecimiento pero siento que la formula se vuelve a repetir, por algún motivo tienen escaso tiempo para entrenar y conseguir power ups los protagonistas antes del enfrentamiento final.

Me gustó el dibujo y los conflictos presentados, además de saber mantener tensión y generar preocupación por la historia, aunque siento poco verosímil la facilidad con la que se cede a la idea que tanto se oponía el señor Berlitz previamente, conveniente para la trama pero en general otro buen tomo en su mayoría.

[David Doel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I cannot help but be impressed with the planning behind the plot of this series. Small features in the earlier volumes come to have meaning in later events. This is children's literature, but is has much to offer to adults as well.

[Flowergirl · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this one. The beginning felt a bit rushed and I would have loved to have seen a bit more inside Platinum's head.
We got to learn a lot more about team Galactic's plan, and our three heroes are planning to stop them. There is definitely going to be a lot more training ahead of them.

[Ashley]

good

[Kane · Rating 4 out of 5]

This particular volume was fun to read.

[Raye Porter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finally getting rid of the stupid jokes and moving on with the plot

[Nick · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume focuses mainly on Dia[mond] and his stuff. I guess it's nice he caught the Shieldon. There's a lot of in-fighting.

[Sakura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Still loving this series! A great volume!

[Jessi · Rating 5 out of 5]

There's a lot of truth happening to start off this volume. Team Galactic extorted a massive amount of money from Mr. Berlitz with a lie and then discarded him and Professor Rowan like so much rubbish. Lady finally is told the truth about Diamond and Pearl. She obviously feels foolish and hurt by that, but decides that it would be hypocritical to stay mad considering she's lied to them plenty of times. She reads them a lovely letter she wrote to them and ends it by revealing her real name, Platinum. It was a great emotional moment.

Well, Team Galactic just releases Professor Rowan and Mr. Berlitz once they have the bomb completed, and a grunt comes to Platinum's window while she's supposedly sleeping and tells her all about their plan to use the Galactic Bomb to dry the lakes up and capture Mesprit, Uxie, and Azelf the next Saturday because, ya'know, villains always gotta reveal their plans somehow.

This causes the kids to split up each to one of the lakes and the manga really takes a rare moment to slow down and show how each child is affected by the loss of their companions.

Then, a large portion of the volume is devoted to Diamond and his training with Riley. Riley is awesome, of course, and this arc is what really solidified Diamond as my favorite of this group of kids. Before, I don't think I was really bonded with any of them. It was honestly just because the pokemon were drawn to him. His new combat moves were great and all, but the way that Steelix loved him made me love him too.

Cut to Pearl, who ends up at Fuego Ironworks, and hears someone calling for help from inside. Luxray returns again to help out his friend, and they try to make their way through the moving floors and gangs of Team Galactic's left behind pokemon, but it's all for naught since Pearl's going to fall into the furnace and die now.

Cut to Cynthia, who receives an ancient scroll from her granny and promises to protect them.

[Miguel Vega · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked this, the fact that Lady's name was revealed in this volume and the fact that she ends up being a really good friend to both Diamond and Pearl even though she felt lied to was great. What was even better was that she ended up doing so because of her own hypocrisy which she ended up bringing up. Their strategy to fight Team Galactic by splitting up was great and can't wait to see what they face when they face the Galactic Commanders.

[Patty · Rating 5 out of 5]

The D/P/Pt series continues to tell an emotional and action-driven story. Platinum's identity has been revealed as the heir to the Berlitz family and the tensions between Dia and Pearl continue to mount!

[Lady Light · Rating 5 out of 5]

I still love my favorite trios Dia, Pearl, and Lady but than something bad happens to separate them. It made me sad being separated from their journeys but they will meet again. Lady will learn secrets that she will have to face as well as Diamond and Pearl. Excited for the next book!!! :)

[Robert Hudder · Rating 3 out of 5]

This story ramped up in this one and put all the pieces together for rearranging at the end of the book. If reading this as a serial, it would create a lot of suspense. Not bad for a title that is supposedly selling pokemon cards.

There definitely a moral slant to these things.

[Space Playz · Rating 5 out of 5]

AMAZING

[Mary-anne Vercoe · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Parker Neff · Rating 3 out of 5]

This volume was ok. It just wasn't the excitement that I saw with the other ones. I gave this volume 3 stars for a reason. I would give a 3.5 stars out of 5 stars.

[Isabella Crowe]

:3