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Let's Find Pokemon! Special Complete Edition (2006)
note: This page contains pages and info from Let's Find Pokemon! (1999), Let's Find Pokemon! 2 (2000), and Let's Find Pokemon! 3 (2000). Let's Find Pokemon! Special Complete Edition (2006) is a collection of these 3 books published in North America and I found it redundant to include each one of these books. If I find any information about changes made between Find! 1, 2, and 3 and the publishing of the Special Complete Edition- I will make a note of it!
Other Covers:
(left to right) North American Let's Find Pokemon! (1999) // Let's Find Pokemon! 2 (2000) // Let's Find Pokemon! 3 (2000)
(left to right) Japanese : Find Pokemon! (1998) // Find Pokemon! 2 (1998) // Find Pokemon! 3 (1999)
image sources: Amazon Japan and more importantly, Winterwish's Pokemon collection blog!
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Original Description
A note to the older folks...
The world of Pokemon is a unique place where a variety of characters have fun and go on adventures. It started as a game for Nintendo's Game Boy system and grew into an animation series, comic book series, line of toys, stuffed animals, games, and more
The main character's primary goal isn't to defeat enemies but to see the world, go on adventures, raise the pokemon [they] caught, trade pokemon with friends, and research the Pokemon worlds using the Pokedex. The world of Pokemon may belong to young people, but you cna use this book to play with your children.
Let's Find Pokemon! is designed to teach your children to differentiate shapes and solve puzzles, as well as to aid their moral development.
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Basic Info
Let's Find Pokemon! Complete Edition has 86 pages and 32 full scenes. It is composed of 3 distict books: Let's Find Pokemon! (1999), Let's Find Pokemon! 2 (2000), and Let's Find Pokemon! 3 (2000). Most scenes contain 149-151 Pokemon- few contain Mew and Mewtwo and a few feature only 1-6 specific 'mons. Most scenes ask you to find 3 specific pokemon hidden in the chaos, sometimes asking you to complete another puzzle task having to do with the layout of the scene. There are a series of plots that range through the entire book which you can learn more about in Errors.
The Pokemon featured are from primarily from Kanto, with a Johto Pokemon featured ONCE in the entire book (its Togepi!).
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Region | Language | Published by | Date published | Title |
Japan | Japanese | Shogakukan Inc. | February 6th, 1998 | Find Pokemon! 1 "Pokemon wo Sagase 1" (ポケモンをさがせ! 1) |
December 20th, 1998 | Find Pokemon! 2 | |||
October 25th, 1999 | Find Pokemon! 3 | |||
North America | English | VIZ Media LLC | March 8th, 1999 | Let's Find Pokemon! |
April 5th, 2000 | Let's Find Pokemon! 2 | |||
November 5th, 2000 | Let's Find Pokemon! 3 | |||
October 17th, 2006 | Let's Find Pokemon! Special Complete Edition |
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Credits
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Art | Kazunori Aiha |
Translation | William Flanagan |
Design | Yuki Ameda, Izumi Evers, Hidemi Sahara |
Special Touch-Up and Lettering | Wayne Truman, Cynthia Bergst, Walden Wong |
Editor | Annette Roman |
Managing Editor | Masumi Washington |
Editor in Chief | Alvin Lu |
Sr. Director of Aquisitions | Rika Inouye |
Sr. VP of Marketing | Liza Coppola |
Exec. VP of Sales & Marketing | John Easum |
Publisher | Hyoe Narita |
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Page-by-Page
These will be the pages that contain searching scenes. Solutions and errors will be available (hidden by a spoiler) below each page.
How I Like to enjoy these scenes is by looking for each of the 151* Pokemon one-by-one :) I find it incredibly meditative! I'll make a note of which Pokemon are missing from each scene so you can do the same!! The Pokemon Checklist (WIP) will also be a good tool to keep track of which Pokemon you have found and have left to find in each scene. Be sure to check out the Extras page(WIP) to see some of the other stories featured in these scenes!
*Mew is available in only 1 page in this book. Some pages inexplicably have some Pokemon missing.☆★☆
(Click image to open in new tab!)Let's Find Pokemon! 1, cover
Book 1, Scene 1
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FIND:
- -Pikachu - Clafairy - Squirtle
-Charmander - Bulbasaur
Transcription:[top text box]
- Look at the pictures and find the hidden pokemon.
- If you give up, the answers are on page 20!
- The page after that (page 21) has a list of other Pokemon that you will have to search through the whole book to find. (These are a little harder!)
- Two Pokemon mini-stories are taking place from one picture to the next. You can learn about them on page 22.
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Transcription:[right text box]
Can you find the Pokemon?
Look for the 5 Pokemon pictured below!
Pikachu / Clefairy / Squirtle / Charmander / Bulbasaur
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Book 1, Scene 2
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FIND:
- -Weedle - Slowpoke - Caterpie
Transcription:
Enjoy nature in the Viridian Forest.
Trees and a Snorlax are blocking your way.
Catch the 3 Pokemon below.
Then, can you find your way through the maze?
Weedle / Slowpoke / Caterpie
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Book 1, Scene 3
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FIND:
- -Diglett - Zubat - Jigglypuff
Transcription:
The coves of Mt. Moon make a really big maze!
Catch the 3 Pokemon below and get out as quickly as you can!!
(Make it all the way through the maze.)
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Book 1, Scene 4
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FIND:
- -Tentacool - Mr. Mime -Poliwag
Transcription:
Cerulean City is Misty's hometown.
A lot of water Pokemon here.
Can you find the ones below?
Tentacool / Mr.Mime / Poliwag
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Book 1, Scene 5
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FIND:
- -Raichu - Golduck - Porygon
Transcription:
Celadon City is a big city.
Today is the day of the Celadon Fair!
Go have fun!
All the Pokemon are here for the fair, too.
Have a great time, everybody!
Raichu / Golduck / Porygon
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Book 1, Scene 6
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FIND:
- -Ghastly - Haunter - Gengar
Transcription:
The Pokemon Tower is full of gravestones.
And lots of scary ghosts!
Can you find the ghost Pokemon?
Find the other 3 Pokemon below, too!
Ghosts(how many can you find?) / Ghastly / Haunter ? Gengar
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Book 1, Scene 7
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FIND:
- - -Dratini - Pidgey - Mewtwo - Tauros
Transcription:
You made it all the way to the Safari Zone!
Now you can catch some rare Pokemon!
Try to find the ones below.
Dratini and Pidgey / Mewtwo / Tauros
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Book 1, Scene 8
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FIND:
- -Ekans - Venusaur - Slowbro
Transcription:
You finally made it Indigo Plateau!
Defeat the Elite Four here!
Put yourself in the winner's circle!
And catch the 3 Pokemon below.
Ekans / Venusaur / Slowbro
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Book 2
Let's Find Pokemon! 2
(Click image to open in new tab!)Cover of Let's Find Pokemon! 2, pg 24-25
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Book 2, Scene 1
"The World of Pokemon", pg 26-27
FIND:
- -Beedrill - Weezing - Exeggcute
- -Clefable - Eevee - Machop
HOW TO HAVE FUN WITH LET'S FIND POKEMON! 2
- Look at the pictures and find the hidden Pokemon.
- If you give up, the answers are on page 50!
- The page after that (page 49) has pictures of other Pokemon who are hidden throughout the book. (they are a little harder to find!)
- Try to find the scenes pictured on page 52.
Can you find the 6 Pokemon pictured below?
Beedrill - Weezing - Exeggcute - Clefable - Eevee - Machop
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Book 2, Scene 2
"Brock's Hometown of Pewter City", pg 28-29
FIND:
- -Weedle - Graveler - Geodude
Transcription:
Brock is Pewter City's gym leader. He's an excellent Pokemon breeder and a great guy to have as a friend. Look for the 3 Pokemon below!
Weedle - Graveler - Geodude
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Book 2, Scene 3
"The Port Town of Vermillion", pg 30-31
FIND:
- -Seel - Poliwhirl - Raichu
Transcription:
"Why, if it isn't Ash! Remember me? I'm the president of the Pokemon Fan Club."
Are you enough of a Pokemon fan to Find the 3 Pokemon below?
Seel - Poliwhirl - Raichu
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Book 2, Scene 4
"Diglett's Cave [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]", pg 32-33
FIND:
- -Diglett - Raticate - Dugtrio
Transcription:
A detatchment of determined Diglett dug this tunnel!
And now it's a huge maze! Can you make it all the way through from Pewter City to Vermillion City?
On your way, find these 3 Pokemon.
Note: Do not enter tunnels marked with this sign!
Types of Pokemon in image: Still counting! hehe
Errors: You cannot find Raticate in Diglett tunnel in R/B/G/Y. HOWEVER- this is understandable because there are literally no other pokemon other than diglett and dugtrio in Diglett cave hehe
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Book 2, Scene 5
"A Shocking Time at the Power Plant", pg 34-36
FIND:
- -Zapdos - Electabuzz - Voltorb
Transcription:
They say that beyond the mountains, just before the horizon, lies a fully automated Power Plant.
So use your Surf Attack and go!
And when you get there, catch the 3 shocking Pokemon below!
Zapdos - Electabuzz - Voltorb
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Book 2, Scene 6
"The Gleaming Skyscrapers of Saffron City", pg 37-38
FIND:
- -Lapras - Hitmonlee - Hitmonchan
Transcription:
The golden skyscrapers of Safron City glitter in the sunshine, but the city's most precious resource is its Pokemon! Can you find the 3 below?
Lapras - Hitmonlee - Hitmonchan
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Book 2, Scene 7
"Away We Go Down the Cycling Road!", pg 39-40
FIND:
- -Arcanine - Vileplume - Magneton
Transcription:
Bicycling down the Cycling Road at the seaside is so refreshing...
Feel the ocean breese blow through your hair!Off in the distance, you can see Celadon City. But where, oh where are the 3 Pokemon below?
Arcanine - Vileplume Magneton
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Book 2, Scene 8
"A Day at the Fuchsia City Beach", pg 41-42
FIND:
- -Staryu - Starmie - Tentacruel
Transcription:
The Seafoam Islands lie just above the horizon.
This is where you catch the waves at the Begining of Water Route 19
But it sure is hot! I'll bet some cool watermelon would taste really good right now!
- How many watermelons can you find?
- And what about the 3 Water Pokemon below?
Staryu - Starmine - Tentacruel
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Book 2, Scene 9
"BR-R-R! It's FR-R-R-ozen Seafoam Island", pg 43-44
FIND:
- -Articuno - Jynx - Lickitung
Transcription:
Your heart pounds at the enterance to the caves beneath the sea!
But you gather your courage and step in! All that ice could freeze your feet to the floor...
So keep moving, catch Articuno, and find your way through the frozen maze! While you're at it, catch the other 2 Pokemon below.
Note: Do not enter the tunnels marked with this sign! No cheating!
Articuno / Jynx / Lickitung
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Book 2, Scene 10
"Volcano at Sea Cinnabar Island", pg 45-46
FIND:
- -Aerodactyl - Kabuto - Omanyte
Transcription:
This island seems to float on the sea. But the truth is, there's a hot volcano underneath!
Welcome to Cinnabar Island!
Can you catch the 3 prehistoric Pokemon below?
Aerodactyl - Kabuto - Omanyte
Types of Pokemon in image: Still counting! hehe
Errors: You can't catch Aerodactyl, Kabuto, or Omanyte in R/B/G/Y as they are looooong extinct.
Though- I hear that there are scientists on the island that have been experimenting with cloning these pokemon from fossils so maybe they will return to the island someday!
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Book 2, Scene 11
"Bedtime in Pallet Town", pg 47-48
FIND:
- -Haunter - Nidoran♀ - Jigglypuff
Transcription:
At long last, it's time to go home to Pallet Town... And Mom is so glad you're back! She invites your friends Brock and Misty over for a yummy dinner. Clean your plate! And hope the weather is as nice tommorow as it was today.
Wait! Before you fall asleep, can you find the 3 Pokemon below?
Haunter - Nidora♀ - Jigglypuff
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Book 2, Scene 12
"Pikachu's Sweet Dream of Pikachu Forest", pg 49-50
Transcription:
Ash and Pikachu have the exact same dream... a dream of Pikachu Forest!
- Can you find the 6 Pikachu pictured below?
- Count the Pikachu in the picture. How many are there?
Are you sure that's all?
(Don't include Ash's sleeping Pikachu on the left or the 6 Pikachu pictured above.)
Types of Pokemon in image: just 1! (missing: electrode diglet nidoran mankey venusaur rattata fearow pidgey....(so on and so forth)
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Let's Find Pokemon! 3
(Click image to open in new tab!)Cover of Let's Find Pokemon! 3, pg 24-25
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Book 3, Scene 1
"Team Rocket's Secret Hideout", pg 56-57
FIND:
- -Gyrados - Koffing - Kakuna
- -Arbok - Nidoking - Victreebell
Transcription:[top text box]
- Look at the pictures and find the hidden Pokemon.
- If you give up, the answers are on page 78!
- The page after that (page 79) has pictures of other Pokemon who are hidden throughout the pages of this section.(they are a little harder to find!)
- Try to find the scenes pictured on page 80 and 81.
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Transcription:[right text box]
"Jessie, James, and Meowth... Your mission is to seek out rare Pokemon, Catch them, and bring them to me- at any cost!! Start by finding the Pokemon below inside our own secret hideout"
Gyrados // Koffing // Kakuna // Arbok // Nidoking // Victreebel
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Book 3, Scene 2
"Professor Oaks's Pokemon Research Lab", pg 58-59
FIND:
- -Farfetch'd - Persian - Exeggutor
Transcription:
"Oh, no! Team Rocket stole 3 of my favorite Pokemon!
Can you help me find them!?"
Farfetch'd - Persian - Exeggutor
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Book 3, Scene 3
"Chaos at the Pokemon Center", pg 60-61
FIND:
- -Seadra - Rattata - Blastoise
Transcription:
"Oh, dear! What a catastrophe! The Pokemon Center is in complete chaos! Please help me find the 3 Pokemon missing below!"
Seadra - Rattata - Blastoise
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Book 3, Scene 4
"Where in the World are we now?", pg 62-63
FIND:
- -Wigglytuff - Primeape - Poliwrath
Transcription:[left text box]
Prepare for trouble! Make it double! To protect the world from devastation... To unite all peoples within our nation... To denounce the evils of truth and love... To extend our reach to the stars above...
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Transcription:[right text box]
"Team Rocket! Blast off at the speed of light! Surrender now or prepare to fight! But first, find these 3 Pokemon- or else!!!"
Wigglytuff - Primeape - Poliwrath
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Book 3, Scene 5
"Team Rocket's Getaway!", pg 64-65
FIND:
- -Dodrio - Metapod - Sandshrew
Transcription:
"Stop right there! Hand over those Poke Balls you stole or face the consequences! And while you're at it- reveal the whereabouts of these 3 Pokemon!"
Dodrio - Metapod - Sandshrew
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Book 3, Scene 6
"What Do You See When You Look Up?", pg 66-67
FIND:
- -Pikachu - Starmie - Onix
Transcription:
Team Rocket is hiding in the forest. All the Pokemon promised to help find them, but now they're too busy playing
Misty: "Why can't you Pokemon get your act together!?"
Can you help her locate these 3 Pokemon?
Pikachu - Starmie - Onix
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Book 3, Scene 7
"A Disturbance in the Theater", pg 68-69
FIND:
- -Krabby - Dragonite - Magnemite
Transcription:
Everybody loves going to the movies. But today a few troublemakers have snuck into the theater! Even Raichu is shocked by all the ruckus!
Where are the 3 Pokemon spectators below?
Krabby - Dragonite - Magnemite
Types of Pokemon in image: still counting hehe
BONUS: Through I do not know where this theater is in Kanto, I do know that the movie still is from Pikachu's Vacation (1998)!
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Book 3, Scene 8
"Lost in the Mirror Maze", pg 70-71
FIND:
- -Bellsprout - Ditto - Beedrill
Transcription:
In this funhouse built out of glass and mirrors, you can't tell left from right! Ouch! You just walked into a glass wall!
- How many panes of clear glass are there?(make sure you're counting glass, not mirrors!)
- Where are the 3 Pokemon below?
Bellsprout - Ditto - Beedrill
Weave your way through the maze. (note: do not enter passages marked with this sign!)
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Book 3, Scene 9
"Showdown on Blastoise Island", pg 72-73
Transcription:
Jessie: "It's those brats again!"
James: "They're always interfering!"
It's time for a showdown with Team Rocket! But first, find the 6 Pokemon pictured below.
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Book 3, Scene 10
"A Heated Battle in Pokemon Stadium", pg 74-75
FIND:
- -Butterfree - Growlithe - Paras
Transcription:
"Ladies and gentlemen, we're in the midst of a ferocious Pokemon battle! Look! Weezing just used it's smokescreen attack! And Pidgeotto is counterattacking with Gust! What a contest!"
Can you find these Pokemon fans?
Butterfree - Growlithe - Paras
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Book 3, Scene 11
"Looks like Team Rocket's Blasting Off Agaaaain!...", pg 76-77
FIND:
- -Poliwag - Rhydon - Nidoqueen
Transcription:
Pikachu strikes the final blow with its Thundershock attack!
Ash: "Pikachu, you were great!"
Pikachu: "Pika, pi chu chu!?!
[Translation:"Yes, but where are these 3 Pokemon!?"]
Poliwag - Rhydon - Nidoqueen
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Book 3, Scene 12
"Team Rocket's Training Gym", pg 78-79
FIND:
- -Ivysaur - Charizard - Fearow
Transcription:
Giovanni: "A bunch of kids are preventing you from catching rare Pokemon? You need more training!"
Jessie: "I hate training!"
James: "Training is like work!"
Meowth: "If we wanted to work, we would'nt have chosen a life of crime!"
Exercise your eyes and find the 3 Pokemon below!
Ivysaur - Charizard - Fearow
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