| 1 | * DiedDuringProduction: It's unknown if Creator/TakeshiShudo ever actually did work on the planned third volume, and with his death in 2010, we may never know what he had intended. |
| 2 | * EarlyDraftTieIn: The books essentially contain Shudo's semi-official headcanons on the universe and his wants for the anime, which go against most of what is actually depicted in the final product even the early episodes (for example, the samurai from [[Recap/PokemonS1E4ChallengeOfTheSamurai episode 4]] of the original series is replaced with a generic bug catcher and ten-year olds are still treated like kids in the anime). |
| 3 | * GodNeverSaidThat: There is a persistent rumor that Takeshi Shudo published these books specifically to spite the higher ups of the [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Pokémon anime]] for constantly [[LighterAndSofter kidifying]] his ideas and plots. This isn't actually true; he mainly published these books to give an idea of his original vision for the series, and had a mostly amicable work relationship with those who worked on the anime. (Many of whom he worked with on previous anime series.) He mainly left because he got tired of the StrictlyFormula nature the show had fallen into, and wanted to write a version that wasn't so restricted by broadcast standards. It's not dark specifically to spite the franchise overall; it's simply a more [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome realistic]] take on the world of Pokémon from the view of someone who isn't a 10 year old like Ash is. |
| 4 | * KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The series is an obscure duo of Japanese-only light novels. They've never been rereleased and most likely never will be. |
| 5 | * NoExportForYou: The novels only came out in Japan. |
| 6 | * SelfAdaptation: The novels are based on ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' and were written by Creator/TakeshiShudo, the anime's head writer. |
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