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==Publications==
==Publications==
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{{publications|cover=|edition=First|country={{color2|000|Pokémon in Indonesia|Indonesia}}|company=???|date=Unknown|ISBN=97989652161}}
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==Important events==
==Important events==
* [[Misty]] rejoins the group.  
* {{an|Misty}} rejoins the group.  
* {{OBP|Ash Ketchum|EToP|Ash}} wins the [[Fuchsia Free-For-All Race]] on behalf of [[Lara Laramie]].
* {{OBP|Ash Ketchum|EToP|Ash}} wins the [[Fuchsia Free-For-All Race]] on behalf of [[Lara Laramie]].
* Ash helps [[Mikey]] get accepted into the fellowship The Knights of the E Stone.
* Ash helps [[Mikey]] get accepted into the fellowship The Knights of the E Stone.
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==Party changes==
==Party changes==
* Ash's {{AP|Charmander|Charizard}}, {{AP|Bulbasaur}}, {{AP|Squirtle}} and {{p|Oddish}} appear for the first time in ''[[ET08|You Gotta Have Friends]]''. Their capture is not depicted in the manga. Instead, there is a notice at the bottom of the panel saying that "Ash has been busy since the last comic!".
* Ash's {{AP|Charmander}}, {{AP|Bulbasaur}}, {{AP|Squirtle}} and {{p|Oddish}} appear for the first time in ''[[ET08|You Gotta Have Friends]]''. Their capture is not depicted in the manga. Instead, there is a notice at the bottom of the panel saying that "Ash has been busy since the last comic!".


==Gym battles==
==Gym battles==
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==Monthly releases==
==Monthly releases==
[[File:EToP-PSB issue 1.png|thumb|right|Issue #1]]
[[File:Pikachu Shocks Back issue 1.png|thumb|Issue #1]]
Just like the first volume, Pikachu Shocks Back was released by [[VIZ Media]] as [[List of Electric Tale of Pikachu monthly issues|four monthly issues]] containing one chapter each, comprising the entire first volume collectively, which was released separately. These monthly comic book issues were released in 1999. As a bonus, these monthly releases each contained fan letters and fan artwork which were not included in the regular volume releases.  
Just like the first volume, Pikachu Shocks Back was released by [[VIZ Media]] as [[List of Electric Tale of Pikachu monthly issues|four monthly issues]] containing one chapter each, comprising the entire first volume collectively, which was released separately. These monthly comic book issues were released in 1999. As a bonus, these monthly releases each contained fan letters and fan artwork which were not included in the regular volume releases.  



Revision as of 02:44, 19 May 2014

Volume 1
Electric Tale of Pikachu
Volume 3
The Electric Tale of Pikachu volume 2
Info
Chapters included ET05 - ET08
Manga series The Electric Tale of Pikachu

Volume 2: Pikachu Shocks Back is the second of four volumes of the manga series The Electric Tale of Pikachu created by 小野 敏洋 Toshihiro Ono.

Publications

Edition Country Company Date ISBN
First Edition by Shogakukan First
Edition
Japan Shogakukan June 27, 1998 ISBN 4091493424
First Edition by VIZ Media First
Edition
US/Canada VIZ Media December 28, 1999 ISBN 156931411X
First Edition by Chuang Yi First
Edition
Singapore Chuang Yi February 2000 ISBN 9812318534
First
Edition
Indonesia ??? Unknown ISBN 97989652161

Chapters

Important events

  • Misty rejoins the group.
  • Ash wins the Fuchsia Free-For-All Race on behalf of Lara Laramie.
  • Ash helps Mikey get accepted into the fellowship The Knights of the E Stone.
  • Ash and company are separated from Pikachu, but are reunited in the Hidden Village.
  • Ash's Pikachu meets a herd of wild Pikachu and befriends them.
  • Ash loses Pikachu twice in this volume, but they are reunited both times.

Party changes

Gym battles

  • Jessie and James are shown battling Koga in a montage sequence in ET07, though it is not stated if they win or lose.

Monthly releases

Issue #1

Just like the first volume, Pikachu Shocks Back was released by VIZ Media as four monthly issues containing one chapter each, comprising the entire first volume collectively, which was released separately. These monthly comic book issues were released in 1999. As a bonus, these monthly releases each contained fan letters and fan artwork which were not included in the regular volume releases.

The following monthly comic book issues were released:

Other special releases

A sampler of To Evolve or Not to Evolve, That Is the Question! was included with the VIZ Media anime home video release "The Great Race".


This article is part of Project Manga, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each series of Pokémon manga.