Rating: Not for me

Reading Level: Early Elementary

I was surprised to initially generally be ok with this Pokémon story; then I came across this chick:

Why does her mini skirt have to be so short that I can tell she isn’t wearing boxer briefs? Why? Why? Why?!!!! Uggggghhhhh…

I wish this girl would wear some proper clothes!

If you can get over “little miss” from above (which I clearly am not able to do), here are a few other potential issues to consider:

  • Name calling (“losers!”, “twerp”, “dimwit,” etc.)
  • Quick to fight via Pokémon; hotheadedness
  • The villains are unkind & treacherous, sabotaging the heroes and others. At one point, one villain actually smacks the other on the head.
  • One kid doesn’t hide his attraction to a beautiful blonde gal (not the villain pictured above).
  • Creation conservatives also may not like that there is talk of the Pokémons evolving.

Unfortunately, my 7-year-old bookworm son got ahold of this one before I was able to censor it, and he loved it. What to do? I distracted him with other better books like Wedgie and Gizmo.

Not all are the same; be sure to check out reviews of other Pokemon books.

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