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| Manga Guide | Pocket Monsters Special
Pokemon Fan is a magazine centered
entirely around Pocket Monsters.
This periodical, released every three months or so, consists of
multi-page spreads that offer previews of upcoming episodes of the TV
series, updates on any new games that may be coming up, and information
on new products that are about to hit store shelves. Each issue
usually comes packaged with small items like pencil cases, Pokemon Battrio pucks, and
keychains. The cost of an issue of Pokemon Fan varies from issue to
issue but usually hovers around the 800 yen range.
The magazine first started publishing Pocket Monsters Special BW Version in its fourteenth issue. You can check out the magazine's official website here. Table
of Contents
Release Date: March 3rd, 2012 24 pages
The legendary pokemon Voltus, Tornelus,
and Landlus are coming after Black! With a jolt, the young
trainer wakes up and realizes that he was having a nightmare.
Meanwhile, on the Battle Subway, Nobori and Kudari announce that White
is ready to face them. Later, Black convinces himself that he
needs to capture some legendary pokemon of his own if he wants to stand
a chance against the Plasma-Dan. Virizion is the only one he's
actually encountered so far, so he begins looking for a way to track it
down. Suddenly, the Gym Leader Iris appears and tells him about a
rumor of the pokemon living in nearby Fukiyose Cave. Once inside,
Black meets a young girl named Shohko and her friend, a bourgeoisie
known simply as "Princess." After looking around for a bit, the
three trainers run across Virizion and Terrakion! Black sends out
his Emboar to fight the duo, but the Fire-Type pokemon is no match for
the combination of Virizion's speed and Terrakion's brute
strength. At that moment, Princess stands up and declares that
she will capture the pokemon herself. Meanwhile, Araragi-Hakase's
father begins to tell Iris about how the three pokemon Black is going
after don't trust humans...
Notes The trainers Black
meets in the Fukiyose Cave are Shohko (ショーコ) and Hime (姫), or "Princess."
There is a trainer named Shouko (ショウコ) on Route 14, but she doesn't
have the same pokemon that the Shohko in Pocket Monsters Special has.
This trainer was renamed "Ace Trainer Junko" in the English version of
the games.
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Release Date: April 20th, 2012 24 pages
"Princess" orders her Kuitaran to attack,
but a third legendary pokemon, Cobalon, appears and knocks them
back. Suddenly, one of the torches Princess was carrying causes
an explosion! One of Shohko's Minezumi is trapped in the blaze,
so the three pokemon immediately get to work. Virizion runs
through the flames and picks up the startled pokemon, Terrakion charges
into a nearby wall to create an opening for everyone to escape, and
Cobalon smothers the remaining flames by smashing a boulder. Once
outside, the legendary pokemon surround the two girls' pokemon and take
them away! Just then, Araragi-Hakase's father and Iris appear and
tell everyone about how the trio doesn't trust humans because of the
terrible things they've done in the past. Black, with the help of
Musha, tracks down the trio and confronts them. He explains that the two trainers care
about their pokemon very much and that their pokemon, in return, want
to be together with them. After silently conferring with each
other, the trio releases their prisoners and disappear. As
Araragi-Hakase wonders whether or not his words really got through to
them, Black realizes that he never actually got around to capturing any
of the legendary pokemon.
Notes Princess' real name
is confirmed to be Trish (トリッシュ). A bourgeoise with the same name
can be fought in Sazanami Town in the games.
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Release Date: June 1st, 2012 24 pages
In Kanawa Town, White shows just how much
she's grown as a battler by nearly defeating the Subway Master
Nobori. Suddenly, White's pokemon team -
which now includes a Maggyo, Uniran, and a Mamanbou - begin to wander
away as if in a trance! White follows them and finds that music
being
performed by Bel is what drew her pokemon away! As the two catch
up, Bel tells White that she's upset at not finding a purpose to her
journey the way
her friends Black and Cheren have. To cheer her up, White takes
Bel to Hiun City. Once there,
White leads her to a cafe on Slim Street and tells Bel that she wants
to introduce her to a guitarist who performs there. When they go
inside, however, they find the venue's
been wrecked by a Vulchai! The guitarist explains that the
Vulchai has been tearing up the place trying to go after
the legendary pokemon Meloetta! After White spots Meloetta
clinging to a chandelier for dear life, she sends out her Maggyo to
fight but is quickly defeated. At that moment, Bel grabs a guitar
and becomes determined to do whatever she can to help.
Notes The nicknames are
White's pokemon are:
Special thanks to 捷克羅姆 over at Bulbagarden
for the translation assistance.
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Release
Date: July 14th, 2012
24 pages
The guitarist hands Bel the sheet music
for "Ancient Song," a song whose melody Meloetta has forgotten.
After practicing for some time, Bel
is able to play the song, which in turn enables Meloetta to recall how
it
goes and start singing it all by itself! Meloetta's voice knocks
the Vulchai back, so it calls on its fellow Vulchai to come and
help
it out. Suddenly, four more Vulchai burst into the cafe!
Meloetta responds by changing into its Step Forme and makes quick work
of the flock of pokemon with its powerful Fighting-Type attacks.
When the fighting's over, White throws a Monster Ball at the boss
Vulchai and captures it! Later, Bel calls Araragi-Hakase and
tells her that she's decided to become her lab assistant. When
the professor complains that they've finished repairing her Pokemon
Zukan and that her father has already left to go deliver it to her, Bel
tells her to have him give it to White instead. Some time later,
White receives
a Pokemon Zukan from Araragi-Hakase's father and records Meloetta's
information. Now that Bel's figured out the purpose to her
journey and Meloetta's safe and sound, White prepares to leave for her
next adventure.
Notes White's Vulchai is
nicknamed Barbara (ばーばら).
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Release Date: September 20th, 2012 24 pages
In Hiougi City, a young boy named Hugh
picks out a Choroneko to give
to his kid sister for her birthday. He later presents her
with the pokemon and is amazed at how quickly it takes to her.
Meanwhile, G'Cis addresses the members of the Plasma-Dan who have
gathered at their headquarters. He also gives the
members of the Seven Sages their orders; Sumra will spread the
Plasma-Dan's message, Azul is to find information about
the legendary dragons, Ryokushi is told to research the desert near
Hiun City, Giallo is asked to find out about the Kami trio,
Rot is told to research Victini, and Vio and the Dark Trinity are told
to help out in other ways. Back in southwest Isshu, Hugh presses
his sister to
have a pokemon battle with him. They go out to Route 19 and spar
for a bit until two members of the Plasma-Dan show up and tell them
that they'll "liberate" their pokemon for them! Hugh and his
sister try
to fight back, but the grunts overpower them and manage to leave with
Hugh's sister's Choroneko. Beaten and humiliated, Hugh promises
that
he -will- become strong enough to pay the organization back for what
they've done.
Notes To commemorate Pocket
Monsters Special's fifteenth year, Pokemon Fan interrupted the BW
chapter to run this prologue to the B2W2 Chapter.
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Release
Date: November 20th, 2012
24 pages
The legendary pokemon Virizion, Terrakion,
and Cobalon all think back to their encounter with Black.
Virizion and Terrakion are convinced they can start trusting humans
again, but Cobalon refuses to forgive them for all the suffering
they've caused. Suddenly, Cobalon senses an unfriendly presence
and fires a beam at it from its forehead! After a terrific
explosion, the Dark Trinity jumps out from its hiding place and rush
toward the pokemon! Cobalon uses Metal Burst to retreat, givng
the Dark Trinity no choice but to give up capturing them. Later,
the legendary pokemon meet up with a young Keldeo near Sangi Town to
see how its training is going. As Keldeo works on perfecting its
"sword," Cobalon wonders where the Dark Trinity ran off to. On a
laboratory in an island not far off, the Dark Trinity watch as the
organization's newest creation tests outs its power. Suddenly,
the Sanyou City Gym Leaders - Dent, Corn, and Pod - appear in the lab
and challenge the Dark Trinity to a battle! As the three on three
battle in the P2 Lab begins, the four legendary deer pokemon head
toward the island to put an end to the Plasma-Dan's evil plans.
Notes The Sanyou City Gym
Leaders and the Dark Trinity are revealed not to be the same people
despite all the hints to the contrary.
According to the official website, this is part one of a two part story that's meant to tie the events of the Black & White chapter to the B2 W2 chapter. Top
Release
Date: December 20th, 2012
24 pages
As the battle continues, the Sanyou Gym
Leaders tell the Dark Trinity that they followed them to the P2 Lab to
see
what they're planning. Additionally, they managed to pick
up evolutionary stones along the way! As their newly
evolved Yanakkey, Baokkey, and Hiyakkey begin to fight back, Keldeo and
the others arrive at a cliff overlooking the lab. Keldeo observes
that while the Dark Trinity's pokemon are stronger, their battle is
driven by the fear of what their trainers will do to them if they
lose. The Sanyou trio's pokemon, on the other hand, know that
they are loved by their trainers and are genuinely enjoying the
battle. The
four legendary deer pokemon decide to help the "good humans" by using
their "swords" to defeat the Dark Trinity's pokemon. Later,
Cobalon
commends Keldeo on its battle but adds that it'll need to have
"resolution" if it wants to become stronger. As the Dark Trinity
retreat, they mention that their research on returning the Kami Trio to
their "reijuu" forms is now complete. The legendary pokemon also
depart, leaving Dent, Pod, and Corn behind to declare that they'll step
down
as Gym Leaders so they can focus on becoming stronger.
Notes Despite being featured on the
title page, N, G'Cis, the Goddesses, and the Seven Sages do not make an
appearance in this chapter.
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Release
Date: February 20th, 2013
24 pages
The Isshu League continues with a
three-on-three match between Black and Iris! As Iris' Onondo is
attacked by Black's Wargle, it evolves into Ononokusu! Iris says
that she knew it was about time for it to evolve since it's been
fighting so many tough battles lately. Black, knowing that he'll
lose if even one of his
pokemon is knocked out, switches out his Wargle with Dentula.
Likewise, Iris sends out her Crimgan. As
the two pokemon fight, Iris thinks back to her time in Fusube City, aka
the Village of the Dragons, and how she first met Shaga and
Adeku. She then reveals that her ultimate goal is to become the
Champion and defeat N so she can avenge her mentor's defeat.
Black doesn't let up and sends out his Protoga, so Iris sends her
Ononokusu back out to counter Protoga's Hard Rock Ability. As
Ononokusu swings at its opponent with its sword-like fangs, Protoga use
its powerful jaws to catch them and then
deliver a devastating Ice Beam at point blank range! After Iris'
pokemon is knocked out, Black approaches
Iris and tells her that she doesn't have anything to worry because he
also wants to take down N.
Notes N/A
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Release
Date: April 20th, 2013
24 pages
The battle between Black and Reshiram and
N and Zekrom begins! As Black wonders why Reshiram keeps ignoring
him and just does whatever it wants, Araragi-Hakase's father approaches
Black and updates his Pokemon Zukan for him
with newly gathered information about the legendary dragon duo.
Thanks to this update, Black finds out that Zekrom and Reshiram both
have
signature attacks that become more powerful when launched immediately
after the other's. He then turns to his partner and decides that
it's a waste of time to fret over the whys and hows of him being chosen
as the "Hero of Truth" and should just focus on working with Reshiram
to win this battle instead. Just then, Zekrom goes into Overdrive
mode and fires off a Cross Thunder, giving Black a glimpse of exactly
how these signature attacks work. Black knows that Reshiram will go
down if it's hit one more time, so he has Reshiram wait to fire off its
Cross Flame attack immediately after
Zekrom's Cross Thunder. Reshiram leaps out of the way just as
its powered-up Cross Flame attack hits its target, knocking Zekrom to
the ground and knocking it out! Has Black really become the "Hero
of Truth?"
Notes N/A
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Release
Date: June 1st, 2013
24 pages
G'Cis approaches the now victorious Black
and announces that N is his son! The chief of the Plasma-Dan's
Seven Sages continues by stating that his plan was to gain the people's
trust by displaying the organization's overwhelming power and therefore
earn them the authority needed to convince those who haven't liberated
their pokemon yet to go ahead and do so. They can't allow a
single person to be seen as stronger than them, however, so G'Cis says
that Black will have to be eliminated. Reshiram is too tired to
fight back so Black calls on his other pokemon to battle G'Cis.
However, the pokemon in G'Cis' party - Sazandra, Shibirudon,
Gamageroge, and Deathkan - were all chosen specifically to fight
against the trainer who's gotten in the Plasma-Dan's way so many times
before! Black has his Musharna eat his dreams to help him see
that a fifth pokemon, Ulgamoth, has been giving the others support from
out of sight. Once that pokemon's flames are stamped out, Black
has his team defeat G'Cis' pokemon in one massive melee attack!
As G'Cis runs away, Black has his Protoga trap him with a Stone Edge
attack! Is this the end of the Plasma-Dan?
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