Super Duper Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook

by Scholastic Inc.

The latest edition of the bestselling Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook is here -- and it includes all-new Pokémon! With 640 color pages and info on more than 1,000 Pokémon, this is a must-have for Pokémon fans of all ages.

Gotta catch 'em all! This revised and updated edition of the mega-bestselling Essential Handbook and Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook has all the stats and facts fans need about the world of Pokémon. Need-to-know info on more than 1,000 Pokémon is jam-packed into 640 illustrated, full-color pages.

The handbook is easy to read and organized simply and effectively into one comprehensive, user-friendly reference book. This updated edition features tons of extra pages devoted to the newest Pokémon from the Scarlet and Violet video games. It is truly essential for Pokémon Trainers of all ages.

Kindle Edition

Published August 6, 2024

About the author

For more than 100 years, Scholastic has been meeting children where they are – at school, at home and in their communities – by creating quality content and experiences, all beginning with literacy. Scholastic delivers stories, characters, and learning moments that empower all kids to become lifelong readers and learners through bestselling children's books, literacy- and knowledge-building resources for schools including classroom magazines, and award-winning, entertaining children's media.

Reviews

[SnailsAndSlugs · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute but the alphabetical order is ludicrous and it could have used another round of editing. A lot of stuff like this: "It is born with a wondrous power that lets it bond with any kind of Pokémon. It starts its life with a wondrous power that permits it to bond with any kind of Pokémon." Or: "It lives in the crater of a volcano. It is well known that the humps on its back erupt every 10 years. If angered, the humps on its back erupt in a shower of molten lava. It lives in the craters of volcanoes." 🤣

[RaonBice · Rating 2 out of 5]

Using an alphabetical order while the pokedex exists is the worst idea possible, it's just confusing. Adding the regions would've been helpful too. The info and the descriptions were very interesting and useful, but the overall layout was hard to follow so I ended up reading only about the Pokémon I was interested in. I wanted to learn more about the new generations but I ended up skipping them altogether.

[Susan ...relish every word!!! · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best book…to help me understand my Pokémon!!!

[Justin Fjord · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pokemon Super Duper Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (yes, I’m really reviewing this) is a comprehensive round-up of all the Pokemon, but it could’ve used another editing pass: lots of typos and even some Pokédex entries that don’t make sense out of video game context

[Jessie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a good guide to have and learn about ll the pokemon up to date. I do wish they had their strengths listed along with their weaknesses. Some of the descriptions were pretty ridiculous, others much more realistic. 

[VannahReads · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wish it included regions for all the pokemon listed like where they're commonly found

[Luis · Rating 5 out of 5]

bien ❤️‍🩹

[Wanda ❣️ · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wanted to like this, but the index in the back has NO PAGE NUMBERS?!?! Why was it done in alphabetical order too??

[Sara Mai · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really fun book with some general fun facts about each pokémon but I expected more information. Some had very bare descriptions. Fun collector’s item

[Maven Witch · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are many mistakes, such as incorrect Poké Dex numbers or the wrong evolution, and for a few Pokémon, since the bios are taken from what I assume to be whatever the two most recent games’ Dex entries are for it, the bios are repeated verbatim twice in a row. Most of these mistakes could be remedied by a simple once over from an editor but since it’s a children’s book that care is clearly not put into these, which is disappointing.
Also, they really need to just start calling these Pokémon Handbook Vol. 8 or something, these titles are getting crazy 😂
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[✨ Maris’ ✨ · Rating 4 out of 5]

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