List of Pokémon books facts for kids

The following is a list of books and other publications based on the universe of the Pokémon franchise.

Official Pokémon video game strategy guidebooks

• Pokémon Red and Blue: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
• Pokémon Yellow: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
• Pokémon Gold & Silver: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
• Pokémon Crystal: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
• Pokémon Gold Silver Crystal: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
• Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
• Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
• Pokémon Emerald: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
• Pokémon 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition Complete Pokédex
• Pokémon Diamond and Pearl: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
  • Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Pokédex
• Pokémon Platinum: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
• Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
  • Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Pokédex
• Pokémon Black and White: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
  • Pokémon Black and White Pokédex
  • Pokémon Black & Pokémon White Versions: Official National Pokédex
• Pokémon Black 2 and White 2: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
  • Pokémon Black Version 2 & Pokémon White Version 2: The Official National Pokédex
• Pokémon X & Pokémon Y: The Official Kalos Region Guidebook
  • Pokémon X & Pokémon Y: The Official Kalos Region Pokédex & Postgame Adventure Guide
• Pokémon Omega Ruby & Pokémon Alpha Sapphire: The Official Hoenn Region Strategy Guide
  • Pokémon Omega Ruby & Pokémon Alpha Sapphire: The Official National Pokédex
• Pokémon Sun & Pokémon Moon: The Official Strategy Guide
  • Pokémon Sun & Pokémon Moon: The Official Alola Region Pokédex & Postgame Adventure Guide
• Pokémon Ultra Sun & Pokémon Ultra Moon: The Official Alola Region Strategy Guide
  • Pokémon Ultra Sun & Pokémon Ultra Moon Edition: The Official National Pokédex
• Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! & Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!: Official Trainer's Guide & Pokédex
• Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield: The Official Galar Region Strategy Guide
  • Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield: The Official Galar Region Pokédex

Pokémon Junior

Pokémon Junior is a series of books published in North America by Scholastic, based upon a series of short films featuring Pikachu and many other Pokémon who also appeared on the Pokémon anime. They show different Pokémon for all trainers who look the same as in the anime, though their heads are never shown. Bill Michaels, Gregg Sacon, S. E. Heller, and Tracey West adapted Pokémon children's novels.

Novelizations of short films

The first three theatrical short films, entitled Pikachu: The Movie were dubbed by 4Kids Entertainment and distributed by Nintendo and Kids' WB!. Novelizations of them include:

• Pikachu's Vacation
  • Adapted from Pikachu's Summer Vacation (Pokémon: The First Movie: 1999)
• Pikachu's Rescue Adventure (Pokémon: The Movie 2000: 2000)
• Pikachu and Pichu
  • Adapted from: Pikachu and Pichu in the City (Pokémon 3: The Movie: 2001)
• Pikachu's Peekaboo (Pokémon 4Ever: 2002)
• Camp Pikachu (Pokémon Heroes: 2003)
• Gotta Dance! (Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker: 2004)
• Pikachu's Summer Festival (Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys: 2005)
• Pikachu's Ghost Festival (Lucario and the Mystery of Mew: 2006)
• Pikachu's Island Adventure (Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea: 2007)

Novelizations of films

Novelizations of films include:

• Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea

Pokémon Tales

Pokémon Tales (ポケモンえほん, Pokémon Ehon) is a series of picture books originally published in Japan by Shogakukan. In North America VIZ Media published the books in English.

Books published in English include:

1. Charmander Sees A Ghost (おばけをみちゃったヒトカゲくん) (Story: Akihito Toda, Art: Kagemaru Himeno)
2. Come Out, Squirtle! (でておいでよゼニガメくん) (Story: Tomoaki Imakuni, Art: Naoyo Kimura)
3. Bulbasaur's Trouble (フシギダネこまったね) (Story: Akihito Toda, Art: Benimaru Itoh)
4. Pikachu's Day (ピカチュウげんきでちゅう) (Story and art: Toshinao Aoki)
5. Psyduck's Tongue Twisters (コダックのはやくちことば) (Story: Hajime Yume, Art: Kagemaru Himeno)
6. Where's Clefairy's Voice? (ピッピのくるくるおんぷ) (Also titled "Clefairy's Sing-Along" - Story: Kunimi Kawamura, Art: Kagemaru Himeno)
7. Fly On, Butterfree (とべとべバタフリー) (Also titled "Fly, Fly Butterfree" - Story: Toshiko Takashi, Art: Naoyo Kimura)
8. Dragonite's Christmas (カイリューのメリー・しーっ) (Story: Junko Wada, Art: Naoyo Kimura)
9. Meet Mew (Story: Akihito Toda, Art: Kagemaru Himeno)
10. Snorlax's Snack (Story and art: Sumiyoshi Kizuki)
11. Jigglypuff's Magic Lullaby (Story: Megumi Hayashibara, Art: Kagemaru Himeno)
12. Lapras Makes A Friend
13. Eevee's Weather Report
14. Diglett's Birthday Party
15. First Prize For Starmie
16. Seel To The Rescue
17. Mewtwo's Watching You!
18. Magnemite's Mission
19. Don't Laugh, Charizard!
20. Gengar's Shadow
21. Togepi's Tears
22. A Star For Tauros

• Movie Special: I'm Not Pikachu (Story: Junko Wada, Art: Toshinao Aoki)
• Movie Special Volume 2: Pikachu's Unparalleled Adventure

Both Shogakukan and Viz published Pokémon Gold and Silver Tales storybooks. Books published in English include:

1. Detective Chikorita
2. Cyndaquil And The Mysterious Hole
3. Totodile's One Gulp
4. Muddy Pichu
5. Wobbuffet Watches Clouds
6. Swinub's Nose
7. Wake Up, Lugia!
8. Look Out, Houndour!
9. Corsola's Brave New World