Pokémon Adventures: X-Y, Vol. 4 - by Hidenori Kusaka (Paperback)

About the Book

X was a Poékmon Trainer child prodigy. He hated being in the spotlight, so he took to hiding in his room and avoiding everyone--including his best friend Y. But now a surprise attack has brought X out of hiding! The Legendary Poékmon Xerneas has transformed into a great tree, and whoever can possess it will also be in control of immense power! Meanwhile, Trainer Korrina has lost her battle, as well as her Key Stone. Feeling responsible for Korrina's defeat, X retreats once more into his home. Will X's friends ever get him to come back out of hiding again?!

Book Synopsis

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

X was a Pokémon Trainer child prodigy. He hated being in the spotlight, so he took to hiding in his room and avoiding everyone--including his best friend Y. But now a surprise attack has brought X out of hiding!

The Legendary Pokémon Xerneas has transformed into a great tree, and whoever can possess it will also be in control of immense power! Meanwhile, Trainer Korrina has lost her battle, as well as her Key Stone. Feeling responsible for Korrina's defeat, X retreats once more into his home. Will X's friends ever get him to come back out of hiding again?!

About the Author

Hidenori Kusaka is the writer for 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. 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 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. Yamamoto's favorite manga creators/artists include FUJIKO F FUJIO (Doraemon), Yukinobu Hoshino (2001 Nights), and Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira). He loves films, monsters, detective novels, and punk rock music. He uses the Pokémon Swalot as his artist portrait.