History Manga / TheElectricTaleOfPikachu

* LaserGuidedKarma: In Chapter 2. Misty, seeing that Ash wasn't taking his training seriously, personally steps in to put him in his place and engineers a gym challenge meant to deflate his ego. Once Ash fails Misty's gym challenge, however, the latter immediately goes overboard and subjects him to TheReasonYouSuckSpeech, dragging things out long enough for Ash's Metapod to evolve into Butterfree, who immediately turns the tables and allows Ash to succeed at the challenge anyway, leaving Misty humiliated and furious.

* PutOnABus: Pidgeotto leaves Ash to "get some R&R", during his battle with Misty, leaving a note in its pokeball. It is never seen again.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Misty returns to the Cerulean Gym with the specific purposes of putting Ash in his place for getting too big for his britches, and is only too happy to let him have it when he fails her gym challenge.

* RuleOfSexy: Gratuitous fanservice is all over the place in the first three volumes of the manga; it is apparently a rule in Kanto that pokémon center employees wear {{Stripperific}} uniforms.

* BrokenAesop: This manga's take on the episode featuring Mikey's Eevee. The original message was that unevolved Pokemon are just as valid as evolved Pokemon because of their own unique traits, and he supposedly proves it by beating his three brothers. In the manga, however, Ash carries him through every battle. Though the victories against Vaporeon and Flareon were PlayedForLaughs as Pikachu effortlessly roasts them, even in the Jolteon battle, the only reason Eevee triumphs is because Ash decides to use a mid-battle TM on it (and to top it off, it was Mimic, meaning it wasn't even Eevee itself succeeding on its own merits).

Of course, that's not why you heard of this series. (Really, who do we think we're fooling)? Chances are, one of the first things you heard about this series was the fact that it was much HotterAndSexier than the anime, and ended up subject to far-sweeping {{Bowdlerization}} by not just the English translators over at Viz, but also the editors of the Japanese paperpack editions. The original ''Magazine/CoroCoroComic'' magazine edition is especially notorious for its {{Stripperiffic}} variety of {{Fanservice}} and especially for its application to the main heroine of the show, Misty, [[YoungerThanSheLooks who appears to be all grown-up]] despite her stated age of 12. This notoriety can be laid squarely at the feet of writer-illustrator Toshihiro Ono, who… well, [[BleachedUnderpants usually writes]] [[{{Hentai}} something else entirely]].

* AmericanKirbyIsHardcore: The cover art of the collected volumes in the United States release downplays or alters the cuter art seen on the original Japanese covers, removing many of the SuperDeformed characters or replacing them outright with more detailed art. Special notice must go to the American release of the third volume, which features original art of Ash, Gary, and Ritchie preparing for battle.

* AdaptationNameChange: Averted. Gary's sister Daisy Oak didn't ''have'' a name when this came out, so Viz dubbed her May Oak instead.

* AscendedExtra: In the games for Red and Blue, the rival had an older sister (named Daisy in the remakes Fire Red and Leaf Green) who helped you out by gifting you with a Town Map. She had no representative in the actual anime, but in the manga, Gary had a sister named May, who Ash had a massive crush on.

* AbsentMindedProfessor: Sabrina is a benign and powerful gym leader who occasionally forgets to include the soy sauce when serving a meal. Not to worry, she can teleport any missing condiments right to the table.

* SympathyForTheDevil: In the chapter "Haunting My Dreams," after the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Black Fog]] [[DrivenToSuicide self-destructs]] rather than let Ash capture it, Sabrina is reduced to tears and remarks that, even though she's hated it for years for killing her Pokémon, she can't help but feel sorry for it.

* AmericanKirbyIsHardcore: The cover art for the United States art consistently downplays or alters the cuter art seen on the original Japanese covers, removing many of the SuperDeformed characters or replacing them outright with more detailed art. Special notice must go to the American release of the third volume, which features original art of Ash, Gary, and Ritchie preparing for battle.

** Parodied with Misty's affection for Mikey in Chapter Seven, who is so {{Moe}} InUniverse that her protective instincts come out when he's harassed by his brothers, only to be thrown when they accuse her of being a seductress. This ultimately culminates in a goofy romantic fantasy of Misty and Mikey running through a field together.

* InstantCosplaySurprise: Rudy springs a [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/dengeki_pikachu/v04/c001/6.html wedding dress]] on Misty in volume 4.

The series attempts to present a slightly more "grown-up" version of the anime's story, with a more explicit presentation of the violence of the Pokémon world itself. It also recasts Ash's journey as a proper ComingOfAgeStory, with a remarkable amount of CharacterDevelopment for the star. It's well-known for its mature art style; more serious, linear tone; and for its unique plot structure.

Of course, that's not why you heard of this series. (Really, who do we think we're fooling)? Chances are, one of the first things you heard about this series was the fact that it was much HotterAndSexier than the anime, and ended up subject to far-sweeping {{Bowdlerization}} by not just the English translators over at Viz, but also the editors of the Japanese paperpack editions. The original CoroCoro magazine edition is especially notorious for its {{Stripperiffic}} variety of {{Fanservice}} and especially for its application to the main heroine of the show, Misty, [[YoungerThanSheLooks who appears to be all grown-up]] despite her stated age of 12. This notoriety can be laid squarely at the feet of writer-illustrator Toshihiro Ono, who… well, [[BleachedUnderpants usually writes]] [[{{Hentai}} something else entirely]].

** Misty in particular uses a Gyarados in her battle against Ash--she would not get a Gyarados in the anime until ''Anime/PokemonChronicles'', while in this telling it was her first pokémon.
** Potter, a one-shot character whose original self was exceptionally shy and nebbish, got a shot in the arm of raw TestosteronePoisoning. He can hold his breath for indefinite periods of time, leap hundreds of feet in a single bound, run on water, flying side-kick Gyarados, you name it.

* BattleCouple: [[OfficialCouple James and Jessie]], of TeamRocket! Zigzagged, technically. The sequence of events suggests they've given up being Team Rocket after becoming a couple.