Ash Ketchum, Pokémon Detective (Pokémon Classic Chapter Book #10) (10)

Pokemon Chapter Book #18

by Tracey West

Gotta catch this action-packed adventure about Ash, Pikachu, and their friends! This chapter book features classic characters featured on Netflix and in Pokémon Go! Is a Pokémon lost, missing, or acting strange? Ash Ketchum, Pokémon P.I., is on the case. With the help of his friends and trusty sidekick, Pikachu, Ash must solve mysteries involving spooky Pokémon like Hoothoot, Spinarak, and Stantler.

Genres: Fiction, Childrens, Mystery

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 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

[Sophie Crane · Rating 4 out of 5]

This Featured adaptations of Illusion Confusion!, Spinarak Attack & The Little Big Horn.

[Dan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This review is by my kids.

We liked the mysteries in this book. There were so many great pokemon that helped Ash and his friends solve the mysteries and fight. (Then my middle child started listing all the Pokemon in the book and my oldest keep saying five stars over and over again)

Me: I am glad they liked the story :)

[Brett McArdle-Navarrete · Rating 3 out of 5]

My son loves Pokemon and he loves these chapter books. It's fun reading them with him.

[Mike Pritchard · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ash Ketchum, Pokémon Detective tells the story about Ash, Misty and Brock helping to solve mysteries, such as reuniting a lost Pokémon, figuring out why a Pokémon is acting strange, or investigate why a Pokémon is acting strange. This book introduces new Pokémon to the series, such as Hoothoot, Spinarak and Stantler. The team is able to successfully assist in solving these mysteries.

This book demonstrates how teamwork makes a difference. The team works with Officer Jenny to assist with reuniting a Stantler with its herd, as well as stopping Pokémon thieves. I like this book because it shows that it doesn’t take much to help out other people. Whether that is helping out your family or friends, or going as far as helping out law enforcement with solving a mystery or crime, you will be appreciated for it. This book should encourage readers to help out wherever and whenever possible.

I have always had a thing for the Pokémon world. I played the games when I was younger, and still play some of the games today, twenty years later. I used to watch the TV show, own a movie, and love the books. I used to read the books all the time as a kid, and have reread some of them. I am reading some of the books for my YouTube channel, Northern Reader. I have a lot of videos coming, and more book reviews coming as well.

[The Book Box]

Mom and I read this over a few nights.

[James]

bad

[J.B. Mathias · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a pretty meh series of stories. These are the kind of episodes of the show you'd call filler episodes.

[Andrea Yorke · Rating 2 out of 5]

This little junior novel was a cute read, and although I never would've read it on my own, when a child asks you to read with them, you just do it!

[Joshua Lewis · Rating 4 out of 5]

One team of 5 poke'mon cause lots of mischief but the good poke'mon always win. There are lots of carnival type celebrations including the best sunfloras. My favorite person was one of the winners. (Ash)

[Tym · Rating 3 out of 5]

First half was actually kind of annoying but the second half was a cute story starring Brock and a little stantler

[Leaping Leo369 · Rating 2 out of 5]

Really quite not engaging really boring