This is that real pokemon shit. Blood sweat and tears, none of that faux Disney modern nintendo bs.

The Pokemon manga designs are wild. Red’s Clefairy is my favorite

The Electric Tale of Pikachu is GOAT IMO and I wish the series had continued.

Cover of volume 2:

Ash’s battle with Misty for the Water Badge:

An Ivysaur takes Ash’s Pikachu and Bulbasaur on a tour of a town guarded by an ancient Venasaur spirit. Bulbasaur doesn’t think the spirit is real:

Ash loses control of his Charizard in the Indigo finals and forfeits the match so the other Charizard isn’t harmed any further:

Series only ran for something like 4 or 5 volumes in 1997 to 1999ish, coinciding with the anime’s release in North America.

The mouse is in the house

Bring back Fat Pikachu