List of Pokémon books

The following is a list of books and other publications based on the universe of the Pokémon franchise.

Official Pokémon video game strategy guidebooks

 * Pokémon Red and Blue: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
 * Pokémon Yellow: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
 * Pokémon Gold & Silver: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
 * Pokémon Crystal: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
 * Pokémon Gold Silver Crystal: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
 * Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
 * Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
 * Pokémon Emerald: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
 * Pokémon 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition Complete Pokédex
 * Pokémon Diamond and Pearl: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
 * Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Pokédex
 * Pokémon Platinum: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
 * Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
 * Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Pokédex
 * Pokémon Black and White: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
 * Pokémon Black and White Pokédex
 * Pokémon Black & Pokémon White Versions: Official National Pokédex
 * Pokémon Black 2 and White 2: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
 * Pokémon Black Version 2 & Pokémon White Version 2: The Official National Pokédex
 * Pokémon X & Pokémon Y: The Official Kalos Region Guidebook
 * Pokémon X & Pokémon Y: The Official Kalos Region Pokédex & Postgame Adventure Guide
 * Pokémon Omega Ruby & Pokémon Alpha Sapphire: The Official Hoenn Region Strategy Guide
 * Pokémon Omega Ruby & Pokémon Alpha Sapphire: The Official National Pokédex
 * Pokémon Sun & Pokémon Moon: The Official Strategy Guide
 * Pokémon Sun & Pokémon Moon: The Official Alola Region Pokédex & Postgame Adventure Guide
 * Pokémon Ultra Sun & Pokémon Ultra Moon: The Official Alola Region Strategy Guide
 * Pokémon Ultra Sun & Pokémon Ultra Moon Edition: The Official National Pokédex
 * Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! & Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!: Official Trainer's Guide & Pokédex
 * Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield: The Official Galar Region Strategy Guide
 * Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield: The Official Galar Region Pokédex
 * Pokemon Master Pokédex: Prima's Official Strategy Guide

Pokémon anime novelization series
The series of Pokémon anime novelizations, published in North America by Scholastic, comprises 28 books. The books are adapted by Tracey West, Jennifer L. Johnson, and Sheila Sweeny. While 26 books are based on actual anime episodes, Race to Danger and Talent Showdown are original stories featuring the Pokémon anime characters.


 * 1) I Choose You!
 * 2) Island of the Giant Pokémon
 * 3) Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon
 * 4) Night in the Haunted Tower
 * 5) Team Rocket Blasts Off!
 * 6) Pokémon Charizard, Go!
 * 7) Splashdown in Cerulean City
 * 8) Return of the Squirtle Squad
 * 9) Journey to the Orange Islands
 * 10) Secret of the Pink Pokemon
 * 11) The Four-Star Challenge
 * 12) Scyther, Heart Of A Champion
 * 13) Race To Danger
 * 14) Talent Showdown
 * 15) Psyduck Ducks Out
 * 16) Thundershock in Pummelo Stadium
 * 17) Go West, Young Ash
 * 18) Ash Ketchum, Pokémon Detective
 * 19) Prepare For Trouble
 * 20) Battle for the Zephyr Badge
 * 21) The Chikorita Challenge
 * 22) All Fired Up
 * 23) Ash to the Rescue
 * 24) Secrets of the GS Ball
 * 25) Prize Pokemon
 * 26) Teaming Up With Totodile
 * 27) Tough Enough
 * 28) Winner Takes All


 * Pokémon: Battle Frontier series:
 * 1) Deoxys In Danger
 * 2) Celebi Rescue
 * 3) Grovyle Trouble
 * 4) Team Rocket's Truce


 * Pokémon Reader series includes:
 * Pikachu In Love
 * Get Well, Pikachu!
 * Snack Attack!
 * Catch That Wobbuffet!
 * The Haunted Gym
 * Let it Snow!
 * Pokemon In Disguise!
 * Togepi Springs Into Action!
 * Time Out For Torchic
 * Save the Shieldon
 * Ash's Triple Threat
 * Battle for the Bolt Badge
 * Wrath of the Legends

Pokémon Junior
Pokémon Junior is a series of 15 Pokémon novels for younger readers, all adapted from the Pokémon anime series except for Save Our Squirtle! and Bulbasaur's Bad Day. The books are adapted by Tracey West, Gregg Sacon and S. E. Heller.


 * Pokémon Junior book series titles include:
 * 1) Surf's Up, Pikachu!
 * 2) Meowth, The Big Mouth
 * 3) Save Our Squirtle
 * 4) Bulbasaur's Bad Day
 * 5) Two of a Kind
 * 6) Raichu Shows Off
 * 7) Nidoran's New Friend
 * 8) A Pokémon Snow-Down
 * 9) Snorlax Takes A Stand
 * 10) Good-Bye, Lapras
 * 11) Bellossom's Big Battle
 * 12) The Snubbull Blues
 * 13) Hoothoot's Haunted Forest
 * 14) Pichu's Apple Company
 * 15) The Wobbuffet Village

Novelizations of Pokémon films

 * Pokemon The First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back
 * Pokémon the Movie 2000: The Power of One
 * Pokémon the Movie 3 - Spell of the Unown
 * Mewtwo Returns
 * Pokémon 4Ever
 * Destiny Deoxys
 * Lucario and the Mystery of Mew
 * Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
 * The Rise of Darkrai

Novelizations of Pokémon short films
The first three theatrical short films were dubbed by 4Kids Entertainment and distributed by Nintendo and Kids' WB!. Novelizations of the short films include:


 * Pikachu's Vacation
 * Adapted from Pikachu's Summer Vacation (Pokémon: The First Movie: 1999)
 * Pikachu's Rescue Adventure (Pokémon: The Movie 2000: 2000)
 * Pikachu and Pichu
 * Adapted from: Pikachu and Pichu in the City (Pokémon 3: The Movie: 2001)
 * Pikachu's Peekaboo (Pokémon 4Ever: 2002)
 * Camp Pikachu (Pokémon Heroes: 2003)
 * Gotta Dance! (Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker: 2004)
 * Pikachu's Summer Festival (Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys: 2005)
 * Pikachu's Ghost Festival (Lucario and the Mystery of Mew: 2006)
 * Pikachu's Island Adventure (Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea: 2007)

Pokémon Tales
Pokémon Tales (ポケモンえほん) is a series of picture books originally published in Japan by Shogakukan. In North America VIZ Media published the books in English.

Books published in English include:
 * 1) Charmander Sees A Ghost (おばけをみちゃったヒトカゲくん) (Story: Akihito Toda, Art: Kagemaru Himeno)
 * 2) Come Out, Squirtle! (でておいでよゼニガメくん) (Story: Tomoaki Imakuni, Art: Naoyo Kimura)
 * 3) Bulbasaur's Trouble (フシギダネこまったね) (Story: Akihito Toda, Art: Benimaru Itoh)
 * 4) Pikachu's Day (ピカチュウげんきでちゅう) (Story and art: Toshinao Aoki)
 * 5) Psyduck's Tongue Twisters (コダックのはやくちことば) (Story: Hajime Yume, Art: Kagemaru Himeno)
 * 6) Where's Clefairy's Voice? (ピッピのくるくるおんぷ) (Also titled "Clefairy's Sing-Along" - Story: Kunimi Kawamura, Art: Kagemaru Himeno)
 * 7) Fly On, Butterfree (とべとべバタフリー) (Also titled "Fly, Fly Butterfree" - Story: Toshiko Takashi, Art: Naoyo Kimura)
 * 8) Dragonite's Christmas (カイリューのメリー・しーっ) (Story: Junko Wada, Art: Naoyo Kimura)
 * 9) Meet Mew (Story: Akihito Toda, Art: Kagemaru Himeno)
 * 10) Snorlax's Snack (Story and art: Sumiyoshi Kizuki)
 * 11) Jigglypuff's Magic Lullaby (Story: Megumi Hayashibara, Art: Kagemaru Himeno)
 * 12) Lapras Makes A Friend
 * 13) Eevee's Weather Report
 * 14) Diglett's Birthday Party
 * 15) First Prize For Starmie
 * 16) Seel To The Rescue
 * 17) Mewtwo's Watching You!
 * 18) Magnemite's Mission
 * 19) Don't Laugh, Charizard!
 * 20) Gengar's Shadow
 * 21) Togepi's Tears
 * 22) A Star For Tauros
 * Movie Special: I'm Not Pikachu (Story: Junko Wada, Art: Toshinao Aoki)
 * Movie Special Volume 2: Pikachu's Unparalleled Adventure

Both Shogakukan and Viz published Pokémon Gold and Silver Tales storybooks. Books published in English include:
 * 1) Detective Chikorita
 * 2) Cyndaquil And The Mysterious Hole
 * 3) Totodile's One Gulp
 * 4) Muddy Pichu
 * 5) Wobbuffet Watches Clouds
 * 6) Swinub's Nose
 * 7) Wake Up, Lugia!
 * 8) Look Out, Houndour!
 * 9) Corsola's Brave New World