Pokémon Adventures, Vol. 5

Pokémon Adventures #5

by Hidenori Kusaka, Mato . (Illustrator)

R to L (Japanese Style). Red doesn't just want to train Pokémon, he wants to be their friend too. Read along as Red embarks on adventures with Pikachu, Bulbasaur and others that follow storylines from the videogames!

Pokémon trainer Red has vanished... Trainer Yellow Caballero and Red's faithful Pikachu are off to rescue him. But it will take smarts, skills, and a lot of help from friends and other Pokémon to find and rescue Red!

And watch out for the Elite Four, Yellow Caballero... Are you a strong enough Pokémon trainer to defeat all of them?

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

216 pages, Paperback

First published April 26, 1999

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

[Ill D · Rating 3 out of 5]

While still enjoyable, this is the most flawed offering thus far. With multiple lulls that err toward the coagulated, the tides of boringness here will still your beating heart. Here and there what cranked up the energy before has found itself in an uneven ritual of wiltings and erectings.

When it hits, it hits. But, when it misses, the footing feels particularly flatfooting as the constant sputter and reignitions degrade the quality. And since the darker turn of the 3rd Vol onward is murkier and murkier, the plot becomes a little too shadowy than it probably should be. Sure, things weren’t exactly perfectly manifested out in some other earlier offerings but, were suffused with more than enough charm to cover any of its sins.

Here, the malfeasances that are there drag down the up until recently perfect tension grabbing speed. Still worth reading but the flaws definitely stand out here.

[Kamil Bryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Trochę zajęło, ale nie przez niższą jakość tego numeru. Historia fajnie się rozwija, cliff hanger na koniec tomu, ZŁY ZŁOL z ULTRAZŁYM planem, urocze interakcje z pokemonami, no czego chcieć więcej.

[Freddie🏳️‍⚧️🐀 · Rating 3 out of 5]

As much as I love Yellow, geez this volume was probably the weakest. With a kinda all over the place and distracted narrative and bland conflicts... however Yellow carries the volume with their personality and love of Pokemon.

Art: I never noticed, but the backgrounds are quite good. The expressions are great. All the panels look really good, yet still fairly simple. It's also pretty cute as usual.

Character: Blue and Yellow MVP. I love their personalities and how they play off eachother. However Yellow doesn't seem as fleshed out in this and mostly serves to move the plot along.

Story: After the first few chapters with Blue and before the arrival at Cinnabar island the volume just feels kinda messy. It's not as fun or intriguing as the usual stories. It's kinda just filler. It barely moves the plot along, but it also gives up some cute pokemon moments. I need more pokemon in this manga. I liked reading Yellow's training with Blue, it shows their flaws, and how Blue has grown. Green has her own side mission, and it's fun to see her battle again, it's probably the best battle since we don't get too many in this of note. The end at Cinnabar is pretty good. Finally some stakes again and adventure.

All in all... it's just eh.

[Lawson H. · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this book, Yellow and her pokemon officially begin their rescue mission to find the pokemon trainer Red. The main focus of this book was so Yellow could improve the fighting and overall skill of Yellow's pokemon team. Yellow runs into and manages to get help from one of Red's old associates "Blue". Blue helps Yellow with her pokemon's attacks and uses wild pokemon for fighting experience. The reader gets to see some of her fighting tactics when some old Team Rocket members try to overtake a Pokemon Club Cruise! Also, Yellow needs to keep an eye out for the strongest pokemon trainers in the Kanto region. The Elite Four. Could they have anything to do with the mysterious disappearance of Red?

[Joost · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mijn minst favoriete boek uit de serie. Lees hier mijn recensie:
http://nerdygeekyfanboy.com/recensie/...

[Ellyn → Allonsythornraxx · Rating 3 out of 5]

19/06/2023
3.25 ⭐
This volume was so much fun and that cliffhanger... 🤯🤯!

read for graphicsathon round 9!!

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[Michael DeVito · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yet another good entry in the series! I feel like I liked this one a lot more than book 4. It feels more playful and fun compared to the 4th one. I hope Yellow finds Red soon!

Edit: this was a quick read, I just started it a while ago and stopped reading since I got extremely busy lol

[Matthew Noe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome Dragonair scenes

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5/5 my favourite this far!

[MajesticalLion · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series kicks a**

[Amber · Rating 4 out of 5]

5 stars for me means insane good. It's not THAT good but I loved it. So 4.5 stars from me

[Jared · Rating 4 out of 5]

From goofy things like Pikachu creating a surfboard out of water-repellant energy to the horror of a city-wide massacre from hyper beam being used to create a massive crater in the middle of the city… I can never guess where these books are going to lead. I love that about this series, but damn it’s so shocking that Pokémon has an official storyline that’s this dark.

[Santiago · Rating 4 out of 5]

Se puso interesante, me encanta como lograron transformar al Elite Four en los villanos. Aunque me da mucha intriga de lo que van a hacer en Gold y Silver porque ahí claramente Lance es bueno!

[Evan K · Rating 4 out of 5]

Decent. Not as vibrant as previous volumes but Yellow is quite likable. Blastoise vs Hitmonlee was the highlight for sure.

[celestine · Rating 2 out of 5]

So far the Yellow Saga feels much more cutesy and little-kid-oriented than the Red Saga and much more littered with filler. That being said the plot finally starts to take an interesting turn near the very end of this one, but my goodwill towards it as a begrudging adult Pokémon fan is possibly already too far gone.

[Laura K · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book! Surprisingly deep plot! Yellow is so cute I love her!

[David J. McRae · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was shocked by the concept of genocide being introduced (though the word itself was not said)... Dark but well-written... The character development in Yellow is lovely to see...

[Aarush Thakur · Rating 4 out of 5]

very nice in quality, had more potential but still one of the best

[Rowan Briggs · Rating 3 out of 5]

TLDR: It isn't bad, but it is slow. Probably one of the weaker volumes. Between 3 and 3.5.

Longer Review: I don't know why, but this volume just doesn't hold up. I really enjoyed the previous volume, but this one as a follow up to it seems a bit dull. There are some points that are good. While comical, the opening chapters are pretty funny and enjoyable. The battles are not all great, but I would say about half of them are pretty good and enjoyable to read.
The issue that surrounds the majority of the volume is that it just doesn't make sense. The problem that is moving our characters is that they are trying to find Red. However, a good chunk of the volume feels like a side quest that doesn't really help with finding Red. I do really like the closing summaries though, as weird as that sounds. The end of the volume gives summaries on each Elite Four member and what we know of them so far. It seems like a volume to build up for the upcoming one, but I just feel like it could have been executed a bit better. While not a painful read, it is a bit of a dull read when coming off the previous two.

Spoiler Review: Not too much to cover here. The Raticate evolving was funny, but that's about it. The issue with the S.S. Anne is I feel that it is somewhat of a waste of time. It isn't, because it shows that Team Rocket is back, but there were probably better ways this could have been done. It also is a bit of a conflict of interest because I think Yellow's fight on the ship is actually one of the coolest fights in the volume. Then, the stuff with Green and Bill is pretty enjoyable. It just is a tad dull, and you may tire out partway through reading the volume.

[Daniel Greear · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pokemon Adventures (Vol. 5):

This was fun. I felt like the first three volumes and Red's arc really followed the games in a lot of ways and Yellow's arcs in volumes four and five (and presumably six and seven) goes in an entirely different direction. So far, I have enjoyed the original three more but I liked volume five more than four.

It is interesting that the gym leaders are split between good and evil in the manga and that the Elite Four is evil as well. I feel like there are still more questions than answers with Yellow but he's a good character and a nice change of pace from Red. I really enjoy the teamwork between Yellow, Blue, Green, and the good gym leaders-Misty, Brock, Erika, and Blaine, in trying to find out why Red is missing.

The artwork is once again stunning and also the way the writer comes up with new and exciting ways to develop and progress the battles is entertaining as well. I truly have enjoyed reading these as they are a nice, nostalgic palette cleanse from the normalcy of modern adult life!

[Troy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Volume five fixed the pacing issues of Pokémon Adventures, Vol. 4. The pacing remains rapid and episodic, but much clearer and the transitions between different POVs are clearly defined.

With the exception of Bruno, the Elite Four are beginning to have their own personalities in the brief appearances they've been given: Agatha and Lance more so than Lorelei, admittedly.

It's a hard balance to strike, between making sure Yellow can hold her own in battle whilst keeping her Pokémon at a less evolved state and being less experienced in battle than Red, Green, or Blue, but I think it was handled well in this volume. Yellow is shown to improve, but still struggles.

The use of the Pokédex as more than a vessel of information has been interesting. It doesn't hold the secrets to the universe, but it's been shown as a much more versatile and valuable tool.

[Chelsea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Whoa! Holy tone-change Batman!
Volume 5 continues Yellow's quest to find Red...but the Elite Four is not messing around as Lance uses Dragon Rage to burn down an entire town. Yellow is just so squishy and cute, he doesn't want to hurt Pokemon, just love them. Some familiar faces as the PC trainers from the game pop up to aide Yellow on his quest. The Elite Four target the "good" gym leaders home towns of Pewter, Cerulean, and Celadon. There seems to finally be a trail leading to Red in Mt. Moon. The volume ends with the gym leaders of Team Rocket finding Blaine just after Blue enters the scene.

I am definitely feeling this arc a bit more than the original Red/Blue arcs. Green is getting her backstory fleshed out a bit, the Elite Four twist is fun and continues to bring a fresh story. Yellow's special bond and powers is also an intriguing plot to watch unfold. There's only two more volumes before this arc wraps and I am looking forward to the continued twists and turns!

[Timothy Pitkin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I do like the mystery they are building around the Elite Four, Yellow, and what remains of Team Rocket but I still really do not like Yellow. But anyway I do like some of the jokes in this Volume and seeing Blaine and Blue get more screen time is pretty cool especially since if Blaine is becoming more important that means that Mewtwo will get more action. But one thing I am not a big fan of is how important they are making the Gym Badges as in the games the only thing the Badges were for were to show that you are worthy of challenging the Elite Four and the Champion but in the Manga they actually have some power over pokemon which is kind of lame.

[Santiago Bueno · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un muy buen tomo para continuar la historia. En su mayor parte es preparación para lo que sigue, me parece, pero me gustan lo suficiente los personajes que disfruto mucho siguiendolos de todas formas. Yellow es un personaje adorable que realmente me divierte mucho seguir. El alto mando realmente me esta sorprendiendo. Sus personalidades no son nada de lo que esperaba. Son villanos, por lo menos 3 de sus miembros seguro, en toda regla. Muy imponentes y realmente una amenaza para los heroes de esta historia. Llegamos a la mitad del arco y me esta gustando bastante. Ojalá pueda leer el proximo pronto.

[Damián Lima · Rating 4 out of 5]

Continuación de la aventura de Yellow, joven del Bosque Verde con poderes curativos, que prefiere el cuidado y cariño a las batallas, en su búsqueda de Red, quien al parecer fue secuestrado por el Alto Mando. Luego de entrenar un tiempo con Blue para mejorar su manejo de los Pokémon, Yellow se enfrenta a algunos miembros del Alto Mando, se cruza con la jovial y embustera Green (quien mantiene una aventura paralela con Bill), enseña Surf a Pikachu (??) y finalmente, luego de que el Alto Mando atacara todos los pueblos, llega a una Isla para el enfrentamiento. Con respecto a otros tomos decae la acción y se estanca un poco, pero sigue siendo bastante entretenido.

[Véronique Laplante Grenier · Rating 4 out of 5]

In the fifth adventures of this series, we are still following Yellow. Red had vanishing as well as all his pokemon except of Pika. With the help of some pokemon from gym leader Brock and Misty as well as Pikachu and of his own, he will need all his courage to face the Elite Four and maybe Team Rocket. But Yellow is not use to battle and not to evolution. So when Ratty evolve into Raticate... At least Blue will be there to help him out a bit.

I really like this one and the fact that the pokédex can be use to stop evolution a bit like we can do with using the b button in the game.

[Angel Guerrero · Rating 4 out of 5]

Adoré la dinámica entre sus protagonistas y como se va construyendo la trama general, conectándola con el pasado y presentando amenazas nuevas que prometen ser interesantes.

A pesar de ser episódico se esfuerza en llevar continuidad y tener a personajes del pasado sin ser una copia y pega del arco argumental de Red, es muy carismático Yellow y esta historia es una manera muy linda de conectar con los Pokemón, así como conocer el mundo en el que viven.

El dibujo me sigue confundiendo pero de manera general creo que está bien.

[Gab Andrade · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 estrellas.

Sin duda Yellow se está volviendo para mi un personaje tan genial.
Su actitud, diferente a Red es lo que me llama la atención, contando con la mitología que tiene sus habilidades, las cuales son de lo más curioso.

Me gusta ver que no es una calca del juego, debido a que la trama, o parte de ella la abarcó la saga de Red, siendo esto completamente original.

Por el momento estoy super enganchado y lo estoy amando.

[Jessi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume had a lot of cute stories and the fetch quests brought us ever closer to finding out what happened to Red. One thing that had me giggling was the so very 90's chapter title, Hitmonlee, Baby! (One More Time).

More thoughts:

Pika babysitting Kitty was the cutest thing ever.

You can see how exasperated Blue was while trying to train Yellow.

Lance is seriously the most murderous one of the Elite Four we've met so far.

[Rihards Husko · Rating 2 out of 5]

I like Pokemon. I like the art style. I like the idea of a more dangerous, unpredictable, weirder take on the universe than the animated series. But this adaptation has a serious problem with pacing and flow that make it really difficult to keep going with. And it’s not like it has really strong characters or a particularly compelling plot to propel the reader despite those drawbacks. So… yeah, I’m struggling a bit here.