Handbook to the Galar Region

by Scholastic Inc.

The new Galar Region Pokémon are here, and kids gotta catch 'em all! The Handbook to the Galar Region has all the stats and facts kids need to know about the brand-new Pokémon from Sword and Shield , the new games for Nintendo Switch. Meet all the Pokémon of Galar, a brand-new region! Every amazing Pokémon featured in the new Sword & Shield video games is included in this comprehensive handbook. You'll discover stats and facts about many brand-new Pokémon -- and learn new things about some classic favorites as well. It's everything you ever wanted to know about the Pokémon of Galar!

Genres: Fiction, Childrens

240 pages, Paperback

Published July 7, 2020

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

[Jordan K. Anthony · Rating 5 out of 5]

The pokemon book is 240 pages
Pokemon handbook to THE halal

[daria]

240 pages of Pokémon read aloud to my son. Yes, I am absolutely counting this in my Goodreads total!

[Jazmin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’ll be the first to admit that this book is targeted towards kids and I am an adult. That said, I really was hoping it would be comparable to the original (Kanto) handbook I still have and referred to so often while playing Gen 2&3.

Three stars because it’s not bad per se but I was disappointed. My first complaint is that it is alphabetical, so Pokémon are not grouped together by evolution. This is not a total dealbreaker, but I was expecting otherwise, based on the old format. My major complaint though is that no information is given on when or how Pokémon evolve. I don’t want to a have a Pokédex tab constantly open on my phone or laptop while playing, I want to flip through and find the info instantly.

The info that it does include is fine. I really liked that there are fact boxes with information specific to Sword or Shield! The illustrations are as cute as ever.

Maybe my expectations were biased by nostalgia but as someone coming back to Pokémon as an adult, this book was quite underwhelming.

[Nathan · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s one of the best handbooks I’ve ever read.

[Daniel Zhang · Rating 5 out of 5]

good book