by Hidenori Kusaka (Author), Satoshi Yamamoto (Illustrator)

Awesome Pokémon adventures inspired by the best-selling Pokémon X and Y video games!

X was a Pokémon Trainer child prodigy. But now he's depressed and hides in his room avoiding everyone--including his best friend Y. An attack on their hometown by Legendary Pokémon Xerneas and Yveltal, led by Team Flare, forces X outside... Now what?

As the Gym Leaders desperately try to prevent Team Flare from firing their Ultimate Weapon, our friends Trevor, Tierno and Shauna meet a mysterious stranger who reveals vital information about the weapon's arcane history. Then, when Legendary Pokémon Xerneas awakens, it looks like an epic battle with Legendary Pokémon Yveltal is about to start. So why is Blue searching for a Legendary Pokémon whose name starts with a "Z"...?

Author Biography

Hidenori Kusaka is the writer for VIZ Media's Pokémon Adventures. Running continuously for over 20 years, Pokémon Adventures is the only manga series to completely cover all the Pokémon games and has become one of the most popular series of all time. Kusaka is currently working on the 14th story arc, Pokémon: Sun & Moon. In addition to writing manga, he also edits children's books and plans mixed-media projects for Shogakukan's children's magazines. He uses the Pokémon Electrode as his author portrait.

Satoshi Yamamoto is the artist for VIZ Media's Pokémon Adventures, which he began working on in 2001, starting with volume 10. Yamamoto launched his manga career in 1993 with the horror-action title Kimen Senshi, which ran in Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine, followed by the series Kaze no Denshosha. He is currently working on the 14th story arc in the Pokémon series, Pokémon: Sun & Moon. Yamamoto's favorite manga creators/artists include Fujiko Fujio (Doraemon), Yukinobu Hoshino (2001 Nights) and Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira). He loves films, monsters, mysteries, punk rock music and livin' the good life. He uses the Pokémon Swalot as his artist portrait.

Number of Pages: 96

Dimensions: 0.4 x 6.9 x 5.5 IN

Illustrated: Yes

Publication Date: October 04, 2016

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Pokémon X-Y, Vol. 8 - Paperback

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