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Pokémon Adventures #12
Pokémon Adventures: Gold & Silver, Vol. 12
Reads R to L (Japanese Style). All your favorite PokÉmon game characters jump out of the screen into the pages of this action-packed manga!
208 pages, Paperback
First published April 26, 2002
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About the author
Hidenori Kusaka
651 books398 followersCreated 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
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
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March 28, 2023
"Gotta catch 'em all!"
To be honest, when I had the Game Boy/DS games, I never actually did; part of that was because I never traded with anyone, except for one time where a glitch caused my trading partner to lose his best fighter. I'll never forget how upsetting that was...for both of us.
Still, I enjoy the manga based on those games, and this was a fun one; I'm excited to see the matchup between the Kanto and Johto gym leaders.
To be honest, when I had the Game Boy/DS games, I never actually did; part of that was because I never traded with anyone, except for one time where a glitch caused my trading partner to lose his best fighter. I'll never forget how upsetting that was...for both of us.
Still, I enjoy the manga based on those games, and this was a fun one; I'm excited to see the matchup between the Kanto and Johto gym leaders.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 16, 2025
Weer zo veel gelachen om de Nederlandse vertaling. Genieten! ❤️
November 12, 2015
I would recommend this book to everyone who likes Pokemon.This book is about a team of evil are trying to capture all of the legendary pokemon to control them.
May 16, 2020
Better than pancakes and maple syrup!!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 23, 2021
9/10
May 8, 2025
I fully admit, I'm not completely sure what's happening.
My mistake for starting with [a] book TWELVE in the series, you'd think? Not really—the overall story of the books I've read to date (most of which were prior to signing on with Goodreads, so no evidence of which and when) have exactly this same formula:
- Main Character(s) will and/or have been out to explore some new area
- AND FIND NEW POKéMANS*
occasionally:
- said new Pokémans will be a LEGENDARY (see: Mew [if I recall correctly]) but will act in a bizarre manner, like it's evasive or being controlled
- scene switches to another character/group, who PROBABLY IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING
I might be a little hyperbolic about that, but honestly... a lot of this volume felt familiar, even though I know for certain I haven't read it before today, because a very lot of the volumes I *have* read are the same sort of "NEW POKéMON LET'S GET IT" stories, over and over. For good reason!
The biggest problem is trying to remember all the characters involved, since they feel so interchangeable, like they're just retreading the same story but switching out who's in it. Gold feels like a palette swap of Red (even though Red is shown [but doesn't TECHNICALLY appear] in this volume), Silver is a swap of Blue, Crystal is a swap of Green, etc. The only main characters that differed significantly in mind were X and Y, because 1. their names are PARTICULARLY terrible (X-ey and Y-ey as nicknames—yuck) and 2. X was a depressive shut-in, in direct contrast to the kind of characters who usually get featured in younger reader media.
...this is drifting away from my main point, I think.
Anyway, this volume has Gold/Silver/Crystal/Misty/Brock/etc./whoever looking for FIVE different Legendaries, which feels particularly unfocused, since each group encounters a different one, and the story changes PER GROUP, so there's even less focus for a complete newcomer (or an incomplete newcomer, as it were). It feels like I'm not reading the same story, but it still feels coherent somehow. Does that make sense? I can't follow the larger plot as well, but I can definitely follow the fact they have monster fights.
Why read, then? Well, mostly because this book was almost exactly the maximum price allowed for the free book punchcard redemption at the local used bookstore, so why not? Also, the art is super cute.
...
Well, most of it. I can't really parse what's going on with this Pikachu, and it's bothering me a LOT:
No, it doesn't make much more sense in context.
On the whole, not a bad read, but probably better when read in proper sequence with the other books, at least within this sub-series. Can't vouch for that, though, since this is the first one I've read from it.
*sorry, I don't feel like looking up the capital version of é, though I know the escape code by heart for the lowercase FOR SOME REASON
My mistake for starting with [a] book TWELVE in the series, you'd think? Not really—the overall story of the books I've read to date (most of which were prior to signing on with Goodreads, so no evidence of which and when) have exactly this same formula:
- Main Character(s) will and/or have been out to explore some new area
- AND FIND NEW POKéMANS*
occasionally:
- said new Pokémans will be a LEGENDARY (see: Mew [if I recall correctly]) but will act in a bizarre manner, like it's evasive or being controlled
- scene switches to another character/group, who PROBABLY IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING
I might be a little hyperbolic about that, but honestly... a lot of this volume felt familiar, even though I know for certain I haven't read it before today, because a very lot of the volumes I *have* read are the same sort of "NEW POKéMON LET'S GET IT" stories, over and over. For good reason!
The biggest problem is trying to remember all the characters involved, since they feel so interchangeable, like they're just retreading the same story but switching out who's in it. Gold feels like a palette swap of Red (even though Red is shown [but doesn't TECHNICALLY appear] in this volume), Silver is a swap of Blue, Crystal is a swap of Green, etc. The only main characters that differed significantly in mind were X and Y, because 1. their names are PARTICULARLY terrible (X-ey and Y-ey as nicknames—yuck) and 2. X was a depressive shut-in, in direct contrast to the kind of characters who usually get featured in younger reader media.
...this is drifting away from my main point, I think.
Anyway, this volume has Gold/Silver/Crystal/Misty/Brock/etc./whoever looking for FIVE different Legendaries, which feels particularly unfocused, since each group encounters a different one, and the story changes PER GROUP, so there's even less focus for a complete newcomer (or an incomplete newcomer, as it were). It feels like I'm not reading the same story, but it still feels coherent somehow. Does that make sense? I can't follow the larger plot as well, but I can definitely follow the fact they have monster fights.
Why read, then? Well, mostly because this book was almost exactly the maximum price allowed for the free book punchcard redemption at the local used bookstore, so why not? Also, the art is super cute.
...
Well, most of it. I can't really parse what's going on with this Pikachu, and it's bothering me a LOT:
No, it doesn't make much more sense in context.
On the whole, not a bad read, but probably better when read in proper sequence with the other books, at least within this sub-series. Can't vouch for that, though, since this is the first one I've read from it.
*sorry, I don't feel like looking up the capital version of é, though I know the escape code by heart for the lowercase FOR SOME REASON
May 4, 2022
As though I didn’t have enough reasons to dislike Gold already, sure, let’s add ‘sexist’ to the list. Perfect.
On the one hand, I think it’s cool that this series has a fairly large cast and is doing its best to make use of it all - all of the Kanto gym leaders, the support team for our core trainers, and the central “color” cast. But it just… doesn’t do it that well. It doesn’t give enough of each character to make their dramatic moments feel earned, and I just struggle to understand the purpose of giving, say, Misty an admittedly cool, huge moment aside from plot reasons.
All that said… Tournament Arc! They’re not gonna mess that up, at least, right? Right?
2/5 - Right?
P.S. Pryce’s… ‘ability’ or whatever you want to call it is just so incredibly far beyond what anyone else has displayed in this universe in terms of power and versatility, it’s mind-boggling. Like, really? Really?
On the one hand, I think it’s cool that this series has a fairly large cast and is doing its best to make use of it all - all of the Kanto gym leaders, the support team for our core trainers, and the central “color” cast. But it just… doesn’t do it that well. It doesn’t give enough of each character to make their dramatic moments feel earned, and I just struggle to understand the purpose of giving, say, Misty an admittedly cool, huge moment aside from plot reasons.
All that said… Tournament Arc! They’re not gonna mess that up, at least, right? Right?
2/5 - Right?
P.S. Pryce’s… ‘ability’ or whatever you want to call it is just so incredibly far beyond what anyone else has displayed in this universe in terms of power and versatility, it’s mind-boggling. Like, really? Really?
July 26, 2018
Nice to see Lugia and while Gold does come back most of the story is focused on the Gym Leaders which I find kind of odd but still it was nice to learn a lot more about the gym leaders like their roles and how to become a gym leader. Also nice to see the gym leaders act off each other and interact with their own pokemon which I wish we would see more of just seeing trainers interact with their own pokemon but most of the time the pokemon just show up for battles but we never get to see them much in calmer moments of the manga.
June 9, 2024
Debo decir que me gusta mucho como avanzan las distintas tramas. La trama de los legendarios, la de la liga y la del equipo rocket me parece muy interesantes. Lo que se está quedando un poco atras son los personajes. El trio de protagonistas por separado estan bien y Silver y Gold tienen una buena dinámica, pero Cris no estoy seguro que haya logrado integrarse bien. Los hicieron conocerse muy tarde creo y por ahora no interartuaron demasiado. No queda tanto para el final y no creo que logren establecer una gran dinámica. Igualmente me viene gustando mucho la trama y ya quiero ver como sigue.
August 25, 2025
Debo reconocer que me emocionó mucho en sus últimos capítulos, se está acercando la confrontación final, ver todas las piezas colocarse en su lugar y Pokémon tan poderosos aparecer para enfrentarse a los protagonistas mientras estos hacen todo lo que pueden por hacerles frente es fenomenal.
Me gustó mucho su dibujo, sus personajes, desarrollos y la exploración del pasado para conectar con el presente de la historia, quedan muchos secretos por develar y estoy muy intrigado por conocerlos todos.
Me gustó mucho su dibujo, sus personajes, desarrollos y la exploración del pasado para conectar con el presente de la historia, quedan muchos secretos por develar y estoy muy intrigado por conocerlos todos.
February 23, 2021
So we have a plot! Kind of! Crystal finds Gold and Silver, they confront Lugia and have yet another mystery on their friends. Suicune finds an unlikely ally to be his trainer and the mystery of the Legendary Cats is finally given a bit of light. The gym leaders from Kanto and Johto all come together to the Indigo Plateau for a showdown but it's all allegedly to draw out the Masked Man.
Two more volumes to go. >_>
Two more volumes to go. >_>
July 2, 2023
4 estrellas.
Volviendo a retomar el manga siento que me he perdido de mucho, debería ya no dejar tanto espacio entre un tomo y otro.
Muy bueno, la verdad siento que la hsitoria de los juegos no tiene mucho de donde sacar, pero en el manga con su historia propia tiene un enorme potencial, me hubiera encantado ver esto animado, o algún día verlo animado, tiene mucho potencial y es bastante entretenido.
Volviendo a retomar el manga siento que me he perdido de mucho, debería ya no dejar tanto espacio entre un tomo y otro.
Muy bueno, la verdad siento que la hsitoria de los juegos no tiene mucho de donde sacar, pero en el manga con su historia propia tiene un enorme potencial, me hubiera encantado ver esto animado, o algún día verlo animado, tiene mucho potencial y es bastante entretenido.
August 9, 2020
Die erste Ausgabe der Serie, in der "epische Kämpfe" nicht zu Langweile führen, sondern durch abwechslungsreiche Perspektiven und kreative Kampfführung wirklich unterhalten. Die Hintergrundgeschichte hinter Ho-Oh, Suicune, Raikou und Entei kann sich auch sehen lassen und dann endet das Heft auch noch mit einem brutalen Cliffhanger, den man irgendwie aber doch verzeiht.
December 12, 2024
I'm so fired up to learn the great finale of the Gold, Silver, Crystal Arc! :)
The story is so different from what I have experienced in the game that I have no clue what can happen next. There are so many twists and turns that I'm impressed after each page I turn.
Let's see what volume 13 has to offer.
The story is so different from what I have experienced in the game that I have no clue what can happen next. There are so many twists and turns that I'm impressed after each page I turn.
Let's see what volume 13 has to offer.
February 23, 2025
1. I love how everyone avoids pronouns when talking about Yellow
2. this volume ended on a cliffhanger but which of the gym leaders could possibly be the man with the ICE mask, probably not the ICE type gym leader that is def a bit suspect
3. Misty ily I didn’t appreciate you enough in Red, Blue, Green & Yellow
2. this volume ended on a cliffhanger but which of the gym leaders could possibly be the man with the ICE mask, probably not the ICE type gym leader that is def a bit suspect
3. Misty ily I didn’t appreciate you enough in Red, Blue, Green & Yellow
May 11, 2025
This book was super fun!! I enjoyed seeing Gold and Silver back so much, and them being together with Crystal- I'm so happy!! ^v^ Also seeing the gym leaders was fun to haha-- very enjoyable!
(This book contains fantasy violence as well as a girl bathing (nothing is shown) I would give it a rating of all-ages)
(This book contains fantasy violence as well as a girl bathing (nothing is shown) I would give it a rating of all-ages)
November 24, 2019
More good fun, as the plot moves along at a rapid pace in this book. Quite a few interweaving threads here but they mesh quite nicely. We see more of Gold and Silver again here, and Gold still somewhat precocious still but with the expanded range of characters here it isn't quite so annoying.
December 19, 2021
So Lugia has officially been revealed, Gold and Silver are back in play, and I'm like 90% sure I know who the Masked Man is. This also has one of the dopest endings to a volume in the series so far. This volume is in the upper echelon of the series.
November 18, 2025
Pokemon Adventures (Vol. 12):
Okay addition to the overall story. I find it hard to follow the plot lines and that this one left more questions than answers. Hoping that the last two editions wrap this up in a meaningful way. This has still be a fun journey through childhood nostalgia.
Okay addition to the overall story. I find it hard to follow the plot lines and that this one left more questions than answers. Hoping that the last two editions wrap this up in a meaningful way. This has still be a fun journey through childhood nostalgia.
May 10, 2018
**** 4.5 stars ****
August 4, 2020
I love this series
October 19, 2020
Gold and Silver are back in a big way -- and not only that, there's a secret evil lurking in the shadows, ready to pounce.
The story is only going to get better from here on, I can feel it.
The story is only going to get better from here on, I can feel it.
December 8, 2020
After 2 somewhat boring volumes it pickes the pace back up! And how, It's great! Let the battle commence!
July 18, 2021
Johto is by far my favorite region, not because of the Pokemon necessarily, but because of the gym leaders and the connection between the two. This didn't disappoint.
April 9, 2022
Ya va a empezar lo bueno!!!!
July 17, 2022
Chrys is becoming one of my favorite characters along with Red, and Green. Yellow is also up there but Gold is a little sh*t and I really want Chrys to beat his a**.
September 5, 2022
Things are getting spicier
October 4, 2022
Cuối cùng thì cả 3 nhân vật chính của phần truyện Gold - Silver - Crystal cũng đã gặp nhau. Tập này trận chiến với Lugia thật epic mà cú plot ở cuối truyện cũng gây nhiều bất ngờ.
February 17, 2023
2.5 stars
June 12, 2023
This is definitely the best of the GSC books so far. It moves at a crazy-fast pace, the Suicine b-plot finally reaches its conclusion, and we’re ramping up to some genuinely great crossover stuff.
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