History Trivia / PokemonAdventures

* ColbertBump: While not exactly obscure, especially in the Pokemon community, videos from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9NkU9RNBjc Mother's Basement]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNBylqAXH8o Lost Pause]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lExYAkD3Qqs Nux Taku]] promoting the series has alerted the rest of the internet community of its existence.

* WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants: By necessity. Kusaka gets plot, characters and Pokemon from whatever game comes out (with the exception of perhaps ''Pokemon Yellow''), which he then plays, [[JustForFun/OneOfUs fanboys over]], then uses whatever he needs to cook up the story. Goes full circle when later games suddenly have similar plot points to his.

* When ''Pokemon Adventures'' was first being published, it was actually just called Pocket Monsters, just like [[Manga/PocketMonsters that one with the Clefairy]]. However, Kusaka decided to then change the name before Volume 1's official release, in order to avoid confusion,
** This is also how Pokemon Special got its name, where the manga in Tankōbon format would be under the name "Ladybug Comics Special"

* CreatorBreakdown: A literal example; the reason Mato was replaced by Satoshi Yamamoto as the artist was because Mato fell under an illness that left her unable to draw, and Hidenori Kusaka was told he either had to find a new artist, or the series would be cancelled entirely. Mato has since gotten well again, but Yamamoto remains the series artist to this day.

** Lady Berlitz has half of the fans calling her Platinum, while the other half calls her Platina.[[note]]''Purachina'' is the Japanese loanword for "platinum", so while the game did end up getting named Platinum, those fans cling to Platina because it sounds more feminine, can fit in the seven-digit name input when the game asks you to name your character, and is technically a more literal transliteration of ''purachina''.[[/note]]

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Partially subverted. The original Chuang-Yi translation became this thanks to the publisher going out of business. However Shogakukan Asia, which has since picked up publishing the series where the former left off, has released republished compilation volumes of the former's translation, modified to retain the original Japanese right-to-left reading orientation instead of keeping it as Chuang Yi's modified left-to-right reading made for western audiences.

** Again in XY arc, Team Flare discovers and transports Xerneas to their base, only for their enemy to awaken it, and ends up using Yveltal. Which, BW arc had the Gym Leaders discover Dark Stone, where this time Team Plasma is the one to steal it and awaken it.

** Kusaka and Mato were brought in as early as 1996 to work together, with the project apparently being advertised as a gag manga. The first chapter wasn't released until almost a year later with a more action oriented approach, likely due to the Clefairy manga being released first.
** Wally was initially intended to be the holder of third Hoenn Pokédex; in the original magazine run, he registered the Pokédex he accidentally came across. This was changed in the official volume release (where Wally simply picked it up and eventually returned it to Professor Birch), as the writer realized Wally's character wouldn't have fit into the Battle Frontier.

* When ''Pokemon Adventures'' was first being published, it was actually just called Pocket Monsters, just like [[Manga/PocketMonsters that one with the Clefairy]]. However, Kusaka decided to then change the name before the volume 1's official release, in order to avoid confusion,

* ScheduleSlip: Because of the R/S arc's EndingFatigue, the manga had a schedule slip for a long time, with Gen IV starting while the Gen III arcs had yet to conclude, Gen V starting while the Gen IV arcs had yet to conclude, and Gen VI starting while the Gen V arcs had yet to conclude. [[DevelopmentHell The scheduling]] [[ArcFatigue for B2W2 aside]], Kusaka finally fixed this problem in Gen VI, as both arcs from that generation concluded just in time for Gen VII to start.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Partially subverted. The original Chuang-Yi translation became this thanks to the publisher going out of business. However Shogakukan Asia, which has since picked up publishing the series where the former left off, has released republished compilation volumes of the former's translation, modified to retain the original Japanese right-to-left reading orientation instead of keeping it as Chuang Yi's modified left-to-right reading for western audiences.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The Chuang-Yi translation is officially this thanks to the publisher going out of business.

* As of the cancellation of ''Manga/PocketMonsters'' in October 2019, ''Pokemon Adventures'' is officially the [[LongRunner longest-running]] manga in the franchise.

** [=B2W2=]'s second hiatus in 2018 was likely due to Kusaka getting sick.

** [=B2W2=]'s second hiatus was likely due to Kusaka getting sick.

* BigNameFan: Coronis, as for a long while he was literally the only source of information for English-speaking fans of what was currently going on in the series.

* DevelopmentHell: The [=B2W2=] arc fell victim to this when its magazine run ended early to make room for XY and thus was forced to go straight to the volume-only format. It says a lot about how delayed it is when both XY and ORAS (the Gen VI arcs, which came ''after'' [=B2W2=]) have finished their runs and [[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Gen VII has already started]], by the time it finally got another magazine run. Its run was paused again in 2018, which wouldn't be resumed until March of 2019. Kusaka stated that the arc wouldn't be finished until they figured out the ending for the arc, meaning it was due to creative choice. It finally concluded in May of 2020, which is well after ''[[VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield Gen VIII]]'' had started.

%%* AttentionDeficitCreatorDisorder:

* ColbertBump: While not exactly obscure, especially in the Pokemon community, videos from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9NkU9RNBjc Mother's Basement]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNBylqAXH8o Lost Pause]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lExYAkD3Qqs Nux Taku]] promoting the series has alerted the rest of the internet community of it's existence.

* When Pokemon Adventure was first being published, it was actually just called Pocket Monsters, just like [[Manga/PocketMonsters that one with the Clefairy]]. However, Kusaka decided to then change the name before the volume 1's official release, in order to avoid confusion,

* There was some consideration about doing arcs for the ''Colosseum'' games that simply did not pan out for whatever reason, most likely due to scheduling issues.
* WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants: By necessity. Kusaka gets plot, characters and Pokemon from whatever game comes out (with the exception of perhaps Pokemon Yellow), which he then plays, [[JustForFun/OneOfUs fanboys over]], then uses whatever he needs to cook up the story. Goes full circle when later games suddenly have similar plot points to his.

* There was some consideration about doing arcs for the colosseum games that simply did not pan out for whatever reason.

* ScheduleSlip: Because of the R/S arc's EndingFatigue, the manga had a schedule slip for a long time, with Gen IV starting while the Gen III arcs had yet to conclude, Gen V starting while the Gen IV arcs had yet to conclude, and Gen VI starting while the Gen V arcs had yet to conclude. [[ArcFatigue The scheduling for BW2 aside]], Kusaka finally fixed this problem in Gen VI, as both arcs from that generation concluded just in time for Gen VII to start.
%%* TroubledProduction: The [=B2W2=] arc.

* DevelopmentHell: The [=B2W2=] arc fell victim to this when its magazine run ended early to make room for XY and thus was forced to go straight to the volume-only format. It says a lot about how delayed it is when both XY and ORAS (the Gen VI arcs, which came ''after'' [=B2W2=]) have finished their runs and [[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Gen VII has already started]], by the time it finally got another magazine run. Its run was paused again in 2018, which wouldn't be resumed until March of 2019. Kusaka stated that the arc wouldn't be finished until they figured out the ending for the arc, meaning it was due to creative choice. It finally concluded in May of 2020, well after ''Gen VIII'' had started.

* DevelopmentHell: The [=B2W2=] arc fell victim to this when its magazine run ended early to make room for XY and thus was forced to go straight to the volume-only format. It says a lot about how delayed it is when both XY and ORAS (the Gen VI arcs, which came ''after'' [=B2W2=]) have finished their runs and [[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Gen VII has already started]], by the time it finally got another magazine run. Its run was paused again in 2018, which wouldn't be resumed until March of 2019. Kusaka stated that the arc wouldn't be finished until they figured out the ending for the arc, meaning it was due to creative choice.

* CreatorPreferredAdaptation: Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of Pokémon, once stated that the manga most resembles the world that he was trying to convey. It's a long outdated quote though, and may not hold true post Generation II (and Tajiri isn't even in charge of the franchise past then anyway, Junichi Masuda is).

* As seen from the early forum data, it is evident that new arcs like Black and White were generally disliked early on. However, people's reception of older arcs turn more positive as the arc finishes and new arcs are in order.

* In the HG/SS games, Lyra replaced Crystal. In the manga, [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:Crystal_HGSS_Adventures_2.png Crystal wears]] [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:HeartGold_SoulSilver_Lyra.png Lyra's]] outfit during the HG/SS arc and Lyra is nowhere to be seen (and probably won't appear). Meaning, Crys fans got their revenge.

* ColbertBump: While not exactly obscure, videos from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9NkU9RNBjc Mother's Basement]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNBylqAXH8o Lost Pause]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lExYAkD3Qqs Nux Taku]] promoting the series have alerted the rest of the internet community of it's existence.

* IKnewIt: The collective fan reaction to [[spoiler:Silver being Giovanni's son, and officially video game canon when ''[=HeartGold=] and [=SoulSilver=]'' came out]].

* DevelopmentHell: The [=B2W2=] arc fell victim to this when its magazine run ended early to make room for XY and thus was forced to go straight to the volume-only format. It says a lot about how delayed it is when both XY and ORAS (the Gen VI arcs, which came ''after'' [=B2W2=]) have finished their runs and [[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Gen VII has already started]], by the time it finally got another magazine run.
** It's run was then paused again in 2018, which wouldn't be resumed until March of 2019. Kusaka stated that the arc wouldn't be finished until they figured out the ending for the arc, meaning it was due to creative choice.