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“10-year-old Satoshi journeys with Pikachu to become the greatest Pokémon Master, facing rival Shigeru and meeting fellow trainers.”
Pokémon: The Electric Tale of Pikachu
電撃！ピカチュウ
7.08
8,391 rank · 5,446 readers · 120 favorites
Kids
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
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Synopsis
10-year-old Satoshi journeys with Pikachu to become the greatest Pokémon Master, facing rival Shigeru and meeting fellow trainers.
10-year-old Satoshi, after finding a Pikachu messing with the wiring in his house, is on a journey to become the greatest Pokemon Master and to beat out his rival, Shigeru. Along the way, he meets with many other Pokemon trainers and advisors, including water-based trainer (and gym leader) Kasumi, ground- and rock-based trainer (and gym leader) Takeshi, and others.
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Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
7.3
/10
What 6 readers settled on.
83%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 2.05
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.05 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.2 pts
Recommenders 8.2 · others 3.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 0.67
Running avg · Nov 2012 → Nov 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “The first 3 sets of 4 each volumes take place on Ash's journey in Kanto and the last 2 issues of the 3rd volume is the closure of the first season of the cartoon. However, volume 4 contains Ash's...”
- 9 “A good addition to any collection or for any fan whether they are just starting out or an old-time fan. You don't need to know anything about Pokemon to be able to understand this manga. There is...”
- 8 “Dengeki Pikachu is based off the Pokemon Anime, but with a handful of twists that in my opinion make it more enjoyable. One of my favorite things about Dengeki Pikachu is that the author makes it...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 17%
Long · 33%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 20 × 4 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 40m approx
- Published Apr 1997 – Dec 1999
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0796 catalog