I Choose You! (book)

If you were looking for the anime episode titled Pokémon - I Choose You!, see EP001.

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I Choose You! by Tracey West is the first book of the Pokémon series based on the popular TV show. This book was published by Scholastic in July 1999. It is set before Island of the Giant Pokémon.

Ash wants to be the world's greatest Pokémon master. With Pikachu at his side he sets off to capture and train every Pokemon he can find. Ash is determined, but there is one huge problem, Pikachu won't listen to a single thing Ash says.

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Debuts

• Ash Ketchum

Pokémon debuts

• Pikachu (Ash's)

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)