Pokémon Zensho

Pocket Monsters Zensho (Japanese: まんが版 ポケットモンスター全書 Pocket Monsters Complete Book Comics Edition) is a shōnen Pokémon manga directly based on the Pokémon games. It follows the plot of Pokémon Red and Blue closer than any other Pokémon manga. Many details not included in other manga or the anime, such as the hunt for the Safari Zone Warden's dentures, are covered. It ends with the defeat of the Elite Four.

The entire manga was released by Shogakukan in a single volume containing 10 chapters.

It is written and illustrated by Satomi Nakamura.

Publications

	Edition	Country	Company	Date	ISBN
	First Edition	Japan	Shogakukan	April 1998	ISBN 4092590849

International versions

In Greater China, the manga was translated by Ching Win Publishing Co., Ltd. to Traditional Chinese (Taiwan version) under the title 漫畫版 神奇寶貝全書 and to Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong version) under the title 漫畫版 寵物小精靈全書 by its Hong Kong subsidiary, Hong Kong Ching Win Publishing Co., Ltd..

	Edition	Country	Company	Date	ISBN
	First Edition	Hong Kong	Hong Kong Ching Win Publishing Co., Ltd.	July 2000	ISBN 9628549634
	First Edition	Taiwan	Ching Win Publishing Co., Ltd.	April 1999	ISBN 9575951948

Chapters

	Title	Title (translated)
PZ01	プロローグマサラタウン	Prologue: Masara Town
PZ02	ニビシティ	Nibi City
PZ03	ハナダシティ	Hanada City
PZ04	クチバシティ	Kuchiba City
PZ05	タマムシシティ	Tamamushi City
PZ06	セキチクシティ	Sekichiku City
PZ07	ヤマブキシティ	Yamabuki City
PZ08	グレンタウン	Guren Town
PZ09	トキワシティ	Tokiwa City
PZ10	セキエイこうげん	Sekiei Plateau

Trivia

• According to the start of the book, all 151 Pokémon appear in the Zensho manga whether it is a real Pokémon or one appearing in a picture, diagram or a sign.

External links

• Pokémon Zensho info and chapter summaries at Dogasu's Backpack
• Pokémon Zensho fair use images at Bulbagarden Archives

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