Most Popular Books by Shigekatsu Ihara

• This is the official tie-in to the Diamond & Pearl franchise. • The second coming of Pokémon is taking over the world (of retail)! • The Pokémon franchise is well known among parents as a safe bet and kid-friendly. • Diamond & Pearl is one of the top-selling video games worldwide and is the most successful Pokémon release since the original series, selling almost 9 million copies worldwide and generating over $25 billion as of August 2007. • The success of Diamond & Pearl games has generated enormous fan awareness not only of that series, but also of Pokémon across the board; even older titles such as Pokémon Adventures have seen a sales spike since the game’s debut. • The anime series Diamond & Pearl is one of Cartoon Network’s feature properties, airing in the prime weekday afternoon time-slot. • The theatrical release of the movies in the U.S.-the first in June 2008-will raise the profile of the series still higher. • For Pokémon fans who have to get ''em all (or at least all the VIZ Media licensed merchandise)! • Over 150 million Pokémon video games sold worldwide / 40 million in the U.S. • Over 14 billion trading cards sold worldwide. The fourth generation of the franchise, Diamond and Pearl, debuted in Japan in 2006, and is the most successful Pokémon release since the original series, selling more than 10 million video game units worldwide (and 3.4 million units in the U.S. since its 2007 debut).

Hareta, raised in the wild by Pok''emon, decides to become a Pok''emon trainer and sets out to find the legendary Pok''emon Dialga, but time is of the essence as he must find it before the evil Team Galactic does.

R to L (Japanese Style)The manga series tie-in to the newest generation of the Pok_mon franchise.New friends, new lands, and all-new Pok_mon-the next chapter of one of the greatest adventures! Most kids spend their days at school, but not Hareta. Raised in the wild by Pok_mon, he can climb as high as an Aipcom, swim as fast as a Magikarp, and even eat bark like a Bidoof!Will Team Galactic''s nefarious plans to capture Dialga succeed? Not if Hareta has anything to say about it!Cyrus, the brilliant and ruthless leader of Team Galactic, has set in motion his grand scheme to capture Dialga--a scheme with dire consequences for the land of Sinnoh. Hareta and his friends, together with several of Sinnoh''s Gym Leaders, go all-out to put a stop to Cyrus and his minions. Things start getting tough, but the battle against Team Galactic gains a major new ally when Hareta befriends a mysterious and amazing Pok_mon.

The manga series tie-in to the newest generation of the Pok_mon collection!Set in the country Sinnoh, the story follows the adventures of Hareta, a young boy raised in the wild with Pok_mon. Recruited by Prof. Rowan, he decides to become a Pok_mon trainer after catching his first tame one, Piplup. He and the Professor''s assistant, Mitsumi, set off on a quest to find Dialga, one of the three "Legendary" Pok_mon, which is rumored to be able to control time. But Team Galactic, lead by villainous Cyrus, is hunting for Dialga too.