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Release Date:  July 31st, 2013	Published By:  Shogakukan under the "Tentou-Mushi Comics Special" brand
Price:  505 yen (before tax)	Page Count:  203
Size:  18 x 12.6	ISBN:  ISBN 978-4-09-141688-9

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Yamamoto Satoshi "I work harder when I'm being criticized by people than I do when I'm being praised by them.  Maybe it's because of this that I'm pushed into the depths of despair and the story of how I crawl out of that abyss is where I get the power and the passion to do my work.  You could say that White is the star of this volume.  I hope you'll be fascinated in seeing how the part she plays, the expressions she makes, and the feelings she has all change."

Kusaka Hidenori "Roller coasters and ferris wheels and going up high and enjoying feeling the speed.  Isn't it amazing the way rides at amusement parks have evolved over time?  Even though this has always been the case I've recently started to like feeling a little bit scared.  However, what's more important is enjoying the rides with someone else.  But what if the person you're happening to ride with is some kind of ___?  And in an instant that ride becomes this enclosed space of terror...!?  The ferris wheel in the middle of the story!  It's the first time one of them's appeared in PokeSpe since Volume Ten! ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ "

Chapter 480 "vs. Victini"

Graphic Novel Subtitle:  "Lighthouse" (灯台)
Released in:  The October 2011 issue of CoroCoro Ichiban! (on-sale August 21st, 2011)


24 pages
Black calls Araragi-Hakase to update her on his adventure.  During this conversation, the professor asks Black to board a ship to Liberty Island to investigate a pokemon named Victini.  When Black and White arrive on the island, they notice that nobody's around.  Black uses Musha to clear his mind and focuses on a lighthouse he kept seeing in all the guidebooks.  He has a feeling that Victini is there, so he has War use Aerial Ace on the building.  When the smoke clears, three members of the Plasma-Dan and their Gothilselle appear!  One grunt tells Black that 200 years ago, a millionaire had bought the island and hidden Victini below the lighthouse to keep it from danger.  When he passed away, people became able to enter and exit the island as they pleased.  Therefore, the grunt argues, it's up to them to protect Victini by keeping it there, even if it's against the pokemon's will!  Wargle is ordered to stop Gothilselle and, with the help of Victini's power, is able to defeat the Plasma-Dan's pokemon.  After the grunts retreat, Black informs Araragi-Hakase that Victini disappeared after that.  The professor thanks Black and asks him to contact her again if he needs anything.

Chapter 482 "vs. Maracachi"

Graphic Novel Subtitle:  "Preparations" (準備)
Released in:  The August 2011 issue of Shougaku Yon-Nensei (on-sale July 3rd, 2011)


20 pages
Black passes out from the stress of deciding whether or not to risk his Gym Badges!  After praising Black for being so serious about his dreams, Giima searches the Plasma-Dan grunt and finds a paper with the words "Ancient Castle" written on it.  Elsewhere, Ryokushi, one of the Seven Sages of the Plasma-Dan, decides to go ahead with their plan to make Urgamoth appear.  Later, Black wakes up in Raimon City.  White explains that she found him like that when she got back from shopping and used his Wargle to help carry him all the way to Raimon City.  She then excitedly tells Black to look at all the work she's been doing in the meantime.  When the two of them step outside, Black sees that a Musical Hall has been built!  Black looks on in amazement as White basically runs the entire production, making all the decisions necessary to ensure a smooth show.  Black, not wanting to get into his boss' way, wanders around backstage.  There, he meets the Raimon City Gym Leader Kamitsure and challenges her to a battle.  She asks for him to wait until after the show's over, so he has no choice but to wait for opening day.

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Chapter 483 "vs. Emonga"

Graphic Novel Subtitle:  "Opening Curtain" (開演)
Released in:  The September 2011 issue of Shougaku Yon-Nensei (on-sale August 3rd, 2011)


16 pages
The day of the Pokemon Musical has arrived!  Kamitsure gets on stage and explains how they're going to show them pokemon who have been dressed up with items from something called a Goods Case.  Backstage, White finds out that the Goods Cases she was planning to hand out to everyone at the end of the show haven't arrived yet because of trouble at the Hodomoe drawbridge!  As White tries to figure out another way to get the goods to her audience in time, Kamitsure leads Black to her Gym.  Eventually, White decides to have her agency foot the bill for a cargo plane to pick up the cases and drop them off at the Musical Hall.  The plane, piloted by the Fukiyose City Gym Leader Fuuro, dazzles the crowd by skywriting a message before delivering the cargo.  The audience members all walk away with their own Goods Cases, eager to participate in the following day's festivities.  Everyone thanks White for her hard work and tells her to go to the hotel and rest.  On the way back, she bumps into N and allows herself to be led into the car of a ferris wheel, unaware of who he really is.

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Chapter 484 "vs. Zebraika"

Graphic Novel Subtitle:  "Wheeling" (回転)
Released in:  Pokemon Fan Issue 18 (on-sale July 16th, 2011)

24 pages
Black has arrived at the Raimon City Gym!  The young trainer is greeted by the Gym Leader Kamitsure and is told to ride the indoor roller coaster to her battlefield at the back of the gym.  When he arrives, the safety bar on his car won't budge, trapping him in the car!  Black wants to go through with the battle anyway, so he sends out his Dentula to fight Kamitsure's Zebraika.  As the roller coaster starts up again, Kamitsure's pokemon absorbs Tula's electric attacks and finishes it off with a powerful Nitro Charge.  Next, Black calls on his Charbu.  His pokemon is caught off guard when Zebraika uses Volt Change to switch places with Kamitsure's Emonga, but he's eventually able to use this to his advantage by striking the spot where he knows Zebraika will reappear.  As Black's car goes around a loop, he uses his new airborne status to his advantage, striking Emonga from above and defeating Kamitsure's second pokemon.  After Black's given the Volt Badge, the roller coaster takes him outside where he's attacked by the legendary pokemon Voltlus.  The electric shock frees him from the roller coaster, enabling Black to leave the Gym and continue his journey.

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Graphic Novel Subtitle:  "Mathematical Expression" (数式)
Released in:  The October 2011 issue of Shougaku Yon-Nensei (on-sale September 3rd, 2011)


20 pages
As the ferris wheel starts up, White learns that N is the king of the Plasma-Dan!  N confronts White about her being the organizer of the Pokemon Musical and asks how she can stand to turn pokemon into things to be shown off.  She answers by explaining that when she was younger, she witnessed a pokemon jump onto the stage of a human musical.  She saw how happy it was in front of an audience and decided to start something that would allow pokemon like that to perform on a large stage.  While N concedes that there are pokemon who do actually enjoy being on stage like that, he questions whether or not her Pokabu is one such pokemon.  He has his Janovy attack and, much to White's surprise, her Pokabu attacks back!  White, bewildered by all this, rushes to the door of the car and tells Pokabu to jump off with her.  As she falls to the ground, she looks up and sees that Pokabu has decided to leave her and joins N's side instead!  N releases his Janovy and watches as it runs to White's side.  Meanwhile, the Champion Adeku rides atop the sea on his Baffaron.

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Chapter 486 "vs. Nageki and Dageki"

Graphic Novel Subtitle:  "Railroad" (鉄道)
Released in:  The November 2011 issue of Shougaku Yon-Nensei (on-sale October 3rd, 2011)


20 pages
Black, War, and Char all look frantically for White.  Eventually, they find her slung over the shoulder of Renbu of the Four Heavenly Kings!  He tells Black that White had fallen from a ferris wheel and that she should probably be taken to a hospital.  Black sees N's Janovy and asks Renbu if it's his, but he says it isn't.  Renbu takes his leave and meets up with Adeku.  Later, White regains consciousness in the hospital and asks to go outside.  She explains what happened with N and how her Pokabu chose to go with N.  Black wonders if Renbu saw anything that might lead them to the Plasma-Dan but doesn't know how to find him.  Suddenly, a baker named Yoshie approaches them and offers to take him to Renbu if they can figure out why Renbu's even in Raimon City to begin with.  Based on what White's doing there with the Pokemon Musicals, Black guesses that he's in town to figure out a way to excite the townspeople about pokemon battling.  Yoshie announces that he's correct and drives them to the newly completed Battle Subway.  There, Renbu is in the middle of a battle with the Champion Adeku!

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Chapter 487 "vs. Kojondo"

Graphic Novel Subtitle:  "Decision" (決意)
Released in:  The December 2011 issue of Shougaku Yon-Nensei (on-sale November 3rd, 2011)


20 pages
Inside the Battle Subway, Renbu's Kojondo faces off against Adeku's Agilder!  After a fierce battle, Adeku wins his 1,076th victory against the Four Heavenly Kings member.  Later, the mayor of Raimon City arrives to find out what the two thought of his new battle facility.  They go outside to get Adeku, but he's too busy playing with the the wild pokemon in the area to contribute.  Black takes this opportunity to ask Renbu if he saw anything when he rescued White the day before, but he says he hasn't.  Everyone goes back inside to listen to Renbu's thoughts about the city's new battle facility.  He tells the mayor that the cramped conditions of fighting in a subway car can provide an interesting battle experience and that people will definitely be interested in it.  At that moment, the mayor introduces everyone to Nobori and Kudari, the owners of the Battle Subway.  Renbu asks Black if he'd like to try it out, but he declines, thinking he needs to help White with her problems first.  After a brief talk, she tells Black that she wants to give her Pokabu a choice between performing and battling and has decided to challenge the Battle Subway to prepare herself.

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Chapter 488 "vs. Shikijika"

Graphic Novel Subtitle:  "Parting" (別離)
Released in:  The January 2012 issue of Shougaku Yon-Nensei (on-sale December 3rd, 2011)


20 pages
Outside, White tries to capture a Shikijika as Yoshie the baker watches.  During a break from training, she explains to Yoshie that the BW Agency is taking a holiday and that they're currently in the process of returning all their talent back to their trainers.  As a result, White now has all this extra free time and can concentrate solely on her upcoming Battle Subway challenge.  She continues to throw Monster Balls at the wild Shikijika, but the more she does this the angrier it gets.  Suddenly, it begins to charge toward her, ready to attack!  Luckily, the Janovy that had started following White after her encounter with N steps in and stops the wild pokemon from hurting her.  At that moment, Black, who had been watching the whole time, spots a Protoga that he would like to capture for himself.  He joins White's side and coaches her on how to use her Janovy in battle.  Before long, both trainers have captured the pokemon they were going after!  Later, White boards the Battle Subway with her two pokemon.  She still needs one more pokemon to compete, so Black lends her his Wargle as he watches her train leave the station.

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