Line #15 Trivia/PokemonAdventures


1	* ApprovalOfGod: Several staff members at Creator/GameFreak, Creator/{{Nintendo}} and The Pokémon Company [[https://pkspedia.com/02_datebase/06_serial/cover-belt/poken-serial-cbelt.html have sung the praises on the manga and its quality]], with Game Freak later incorporating elements from the manga [[{{RetCanon}} into the games]] proper. It's also the only manga advertised on Pokémon's Japanese website.
2	* ColbertBump: While not exactly obscure, especially in the Pokémon community, videos from the likes of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9NkU9RNBjc Mother's Basement]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9dTNWGcpoU&list=PLzfEB3Lgf9UFHbNR662SCg0LArVdNDjSu RadKatz]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNBylqAXH8o Lost Pause]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lExYAkD3Qqs Nux Taku]] promoting the series has gradually alerted the rest of the internet community of its existence.
3	* CreatorBacklash: On [[https://twitter.com/satoshi_swalot his Twitter account]], Satoshi Yamamoto admitted that he didn't personally care for some of Kusaka's creative choices in the ''Ruby and Sapphire'' arc such as the infamous DeusExMachina that resurrected dead characters at the end, Norman being so UnintentionallyUnsympathetic, and the romance between Ruby and Sapphire since he personally dislikes romance as a driving force in childrens' adventure stories (although he joked that Kusaka probably made the right call on that last one since the arc is very popular in Japan largely ''because'' of the romance, with the "love confession scene" frequently cited by fans as one of the best.)
4	* CreatorBreakdown:
5	** 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 canceled entirely. Mato has since gotten well again, but Yamamoto remains the series artist to this day.
6	** Another literal example: [=B2W2=]'s second hiatus in 2018 was likely due to Kusaka getting sick.
7	* CreatorPreferredAdaptation: Creator/SatoshiTajiri, 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 It's a long outdated quote though, and may not hold true post Generation II (and Tajiri isn't even in charge of the franchise past then anyway.)
8	* 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. It finally concluded in May of 2020, which is well after ''[[VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield Gen VIII]]'' had started.
9	* FandomNod:
10	** Platinum's birthday is October 27th (27/10)...which happens to be the Japanese ship name for Cyrus/Dawn. Um, okay...
11	** Additionally, Black's birthday is October 8th, which is "Touya Day" in Japan. As for White, her birthday is October 5th, aka "Touko Day".
12	* 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.
13	** Creator/VizMedia's own translation of the Generation I arcs were in the limbo for a while, until 2009, when they were reprinted, though even then, while the newer editions use the old translation as the basis, the older editions had some differences besides the left-to-right format that aren't represented in the newer releases.
14	* MemeAcknowledgment: The lady with the Tentacool in the Fanclub is said to be nicknmamed "A-san", where she'd go on to have a cameo in the GSC and Emerald arcs.
15	* MissingEpisode: The original mini-volume release of the ''XY'' Chapter, in both the Japanese and English versions, were missing about a half-dozen rounds during the first half that had been first published in ''Pokemon Fan'' magazine instead of ''[=CoroCoro=] Ichiban!''. The later full-volume releases included them (with some minor scene rearranging and dialogue tweaks to help the new scenes flow better). The full volumes also included some other new material near the end: some scenes with Blaine setting up his appearance during the climactic confrontation, a couple pages expanding on the defeats of Lysandre and Malva, X's proper Mega Evolution ceremony, and a new epilogue round featuring Magearna.
16	* NoExportForYou: For years, nothing past the Generation I chapters were available in the US. Viz has since picked up the slack by continuing into Gen II and starting new series for Gens IV and V, but left Gen III hanging for a long time until they finally translated it as well.
17	* OutOfOrder:
18	** It's pretty hard to piece together a timeline from the magazine releases alone due to the confusing way they're released. Fans have to wait until the volumes come out to figure out when what happens.
19	** Viz didn't start releasing the Gen III chapters until Gens IV and V had already started. There's also the fact that for a few years they've published multiple arcs concurrently in order to catch up to the Japanese releases, so following that release schedule means you're skipping around quite a bit. This eventually had a MarthDebutedInSmashBros effect, as the big shocking reveal of [[spoiler:Sird]] in ''Diamond/Pearl/Platinum'' fell flat since Viz hadn't released the ''[=FireRed/LeafGreen=]'' or ''Emerald'' chapters, so English readers had never seen her before. Carr also showed up in a ''[=HeartGold/SoulSilver=]'' scene before his original appearance in ''FRLG''.
20	* RecycledScript:
21	** In the ''XY'' arc, Alexa is attempting to reveal about Xerneas and Yveltal's battle while the news is passing it as an unknown force due to Malva's influence as the news reporter. This resembles ''Ruby and Sapphire'', where Gabby wants to reveal about the Devon chairman being attacked by Team Aqua members, but the news media only passes it as a Pokémon attack due to the news director being the leader of Team Aqua. Also, Y's relationship with her mom over her goal takes a big emphasis, similar to how Ruby believed his dad opposed him following his dream as a coordinator.
22	** Again in the ''XY'' arc, Team Flare discovers and transports Xerneas to their base, only for their enemy to awaken it, and ends up using Yveltal instead. The ''Black and White'' arc had the Gym Leaders discover the Dark Stone only for Team Plasma to steal and awaken it, so the heroes needed to awaken the Light Stone instead.
23	** Yet ''again'' in the ''XY'' arc, Lysandre has enough institutional power to control a significant portion of the Kalos region, which means that the protagonists have [[ParanoiaFuel enemies around every corner.]] This was actually done with Giovanni and Team Rocket in the Kanto region all the way back in the original ''Red, Blue and Green'' arc.
24	* ScheduleSlip: Due to the games coming out faster with less time in between, 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. However, it kicked up again with Gen VIII's arc, which was not completed by the time Gen IX rolled around.
25	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
26	** 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.
27	** Wally was initially intended to be the holder of the 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.
28	** The round known as ''Escape!'' was not intended to be included in the volumes (meaning it could have ended up a MissingEpisode), but enough fans begged Kusaka to change his mind.
29	** While the story itself would have most likely remained the same, had Mato not fallen under the illness, the art for the later volumes of the Gold & Silver arc and beyond would have looked different. On the flip side, had Kusaka not found Satoshi Yamamoto or chosen not to find a new artist when she did, the series would have been LeftHanging at vol. 9's cliffhanger.
30	** 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.
31	** Satoshi Yamamoto has occasionally revealed behind-the-scene details about the manga's production [[https://twitter.com/satoshi_swalot through his Twitter account:]]
32	*** Kusaka originally conceived of the ''[=FireRedLeafGreen=]'' and ''Emerald'' arcs as self-contained stories, with the latter being purely about Emerald challenging the Battle Frontier and having NoAntagonist. However, [[ExecutiveMeddling the editor at the time wanted heavier drama and more connections between the arcs]]. As a result, the ''FRLG'' arc was given its infamous cliffhanger ending which was to be resolved in the ''Emerald'' arc, which now featured a BigBad in Guile Hideout. Sird's elevation as a villain, which would later end up as an AbortedArc, can also be attributed to this editorial mandate.
33	*** In a case of ExecutiveMeddling that even Yamamoto agrees is a positive example, Ghetsis' final scene in the ''[=B2/W2=]'' arc was originally going to end with him led off to prison after White [[ShutUpHannibal told him off.]] But the editor felt like this was not satisfying enough of a send-off given how major and vile a villain Ghetsis had been and demanded a much bigger CatharsisFactor, leading to Whitley and a swarm of angry Pokémon terrifying Ghetsis into a LaughingMad VillainousBreakdown.
34	*** In the ''XY'' arc, Yamamoto was unsure if a panel of Lysandre and Malva bleeding on the ground would be accepted, and so he [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DYgYg8bVQAAWPM8?format=jpg&name=large had an alternate, bloodless version prepared just in case.]] However, the original panel ended up being accepted, which led many fans to believe Lysandre and Malva were dead until the full volume release expanded the scene and confirmed that they were not.
35	* WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants: By necessity. Kusaka gets plot, characters and Pokémon from whatever game comes out (with the exception of perhaps ''Pokémon 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.
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39	* When ''Pokémon 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,
40	** This is also how Pokémon Special got its name, where the manga in Tankōbon format would be under the name "Ladybug Comics Special"
41	* The writer for this series, Hidenori Kusaka, acted as an adviser for Miho Asada's ''Manga/PhantomThiefPokemon7'', also coming up with the name for the main character Hiori.
42	* Hidenori Kusaka and Satoshi Yamamoto worked on short manga for the first two ''VideoGame/PokemonRanger'' games which are canon to the larger manga canon, said manga only being available online (except for Episode 1 of the Fiore manga which was [[BonusMaterial included in]] ''The Art of Pokemon Adventures''). Kusaka also wrote walk-through manga for the Orre based games, though it was never collected into volume format.
43	* In the HG/SS games, Lyra replaced Kris. 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 [[AdaptedOut Lyra is nowhere to be seen]]. Meaning, Crystal/Kris fans got their revenge.

Context Trivia / PokemonAdventures