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Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook: The Need-to-Know Stats and Facts on Over 875 Characters (Pokémon) Paperback – August 3, 2021
If you want to catch 'em all, you gotta read about 'em all! This mega-bestselling book has all the stats and facts kids need to know. Essential information on over 875 characters is jam-packed into 560 illustrated, full-color pages.
The handbook includes:
- Stats and facts on Pokémon from Abomasnow to Zygarde
- Insider info about moves, types, Mega Evolution, Legendary and Mythical Pokémon, and Ultra Beasts
- The scoop on Galarian forms including Gigantamax
It's your comprehensive guide to the world of Pokémon!
- Print length560 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade level2 - 5
- Dimensions6 x 1 x 9 inches
- PublisherScholastic Inc.
- Publication dateAugust 3, 2021
- ISBN-101338714120
- ISBN-13978-1338714128
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- Publisher : Scholastic Inc.; Deluxe edition (August 3, 2021)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 560 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1338714120
- ISBN-13 : 978-1338714128
- Reading age : 6+ years, from customers
- Grade level : 2 - 5
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Dimensions : 6 x 1 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #20,592 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Customers find the Pokémon handbook comprehensive, detailing over 875 characters, and appreciate it as a reference guide for fans. The book is particularly suitable for 8-year-olds and helps with reading practice, while its colorful graphics make it visually appealing. Moreover, customers consider it a perfect gift for Pokémon enthusiasts and say the writing is easy to understand. However, several customers report issues with pages falling out of the book.
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Customers praise the book's comprehensive content, providing detailed information about all Pokémon characters.
"...This book is perfect for kids loving Pokémon. Tons of facts and tons of Pokémon...." Read more
"My child loves reading this because it includes a wealth of information and pictures of Pokemon. It also includes evolution stages." Read more
"...Tons and tons of content for Pokemon lovers to devour...." Read more
"...All the pokeymon cards are n it. Very colorful and full of facts" Read more
Customers appreciate the comprehensive coverage of Pokémon characters in this handbook, with detailed listings for each entry.
"...This book is perfect for kids loving Pokémon. Tons of facts and tons of Pokémon...." Read more
"...It gives all details on each character. He loves bringing it to school with him along with his trading cards. Great book!" Read more
"...is absolutely loving going through it and learning more facts about the various pokemon characters...." Read more
"If you like Pokemon, they're all in there (I hope!). Entries are alphabetical, but each includes a small diagram of all forms of a given Pokemon..." Read more
Customers find the book highly readable, particularly praising it as an awesome resource for 8-year-old Pokémon lovers and a great way to practice reading.
"Our child loves Pokémon! This book is perfect for kids loving Pokémon. Tons of facts and tons of Pokémon...." Read more
"My three young boys love it! Fun to look at and read for hours!" Read more
"...I gotta say, this book has worked wonders in getting my son excited about reading!..." Read more
"The book is really fun for my kids with great pictures and facts. Pokemon are listed m alphabetically by name rather than by number...." Read more
Customers find the handbook to be a perfect gift, particularly for Pokémon fans and first graders, with one customer mentioning it was a big hit at a birthday party.
"...It was a perfect gift for my 7-year-old brother who loves Pokemon (and I caught myself peeking at it for longer than I should have, too!)..." Read more
"I thought it was a cute gift for my nephew. But unlike the other gifts that came to the house my kids weren’t that interested in looking at it...." Read more
"...The book was a big hit at birthday ." Read more
"If you are a Pokemon fan or know someone who is, this is the ideal gift! I love how neat and compact the book is as well." Read more
Customers appreciate the writing quality of the book, finding the pages easy to read and pronounce, with one customer noting that it helps with learning difficult words.
"...pages, with information and illustrations presented in an easy-to-digest format...." Read more
"...In addition, entries include a phonetic pronunciation (helpful for me, a clueless parent), height and weight (metric and English), geographic regions..." Read more
"...But no words were left unreadable and no pages stuck together...." Read more
"...I like that the book gives pronunciation for the names along with imperial and metric...." Read more
Customers find the book offers good value for money.
"Waited for library binding it is well worth it. Super sturdy and my son loves it. Spends hours reading it and learning new things...." Read more
"...Amazon had the best price on it too. Worth every penny." Read more
"...This is fine, and reasonably priced. But, DO NOT HOPE you will learn much about the game from this book." Read more
"...It is a Scholastic book, which are always high quality! Worth every penny!" Read more
Customers appreciate the color scheme of the handbook, finding it beautiful and thoroughly enjoying the colorful graphics, with one customer noting the glossy pages.
"This book is so high quality! Beautiful, thick, glossy pages, with information and illustrations presented in an easy-to-digest format...." Read more
"...All the pokeymon cards are n it. Very colorful and full of facts" Read more
"...I love how neat and compact the book is as well." Read more
"...fully comprehend all the descriptions/ words, but she thoroughly enjoys the colorful graphics...." Read more
Customers report issues with pages falling out of the book, with multiple customers noting that 4 pages have fallen out.
"This book is our son’s 2nd Pokémon book. Within 3 days, 4 pages have fallen out...." Read more
"My kid loves the book. He reads it everyday but the pages falls off bery easily. Maybe if i bought the spiral bound its better" Read more
"...made to withstand daily use; some corners are already peeling and getting loose, but if your kid is on to Pokemon it will be a great gift...." Read more
"...She used to be able to tape the individual pages in, but now chunks of it fall out. Now we need to look for another book that will be more sturdy." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2024Our child loves Pokémon! This book is perfect for kids loving Pokémon. Tons of facts and tons of Pokémon. I finally learned how to pronounce many of names and understand which ones my son keeps bringing up in conversations.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2024My child loves reading this because it includes a wealth of information and pictures of Pokemon.
It also includes evolution stages.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2024My son loves this ultimate guide of pokemon characters. It gives all details on each character. He loves bringing it to school with him along with his trading cards. Great book!
5.0 out of 5 starsMy son loves this ultimate guide of pokemon characters. It gives all details on each character. He loves bringing it to school with him along with his trading cards. Great book!Ultimate guide
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2024
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- Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2024My three young boys love it! Fun to look at and read for hours!
- Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2023Wow! I am quite impressed with what's included in this book. Tons and tons of content for Pokemon lovers to devour. The book is made well, and my daughter is absolutely loving going through it and learning more facts about the various pokemon characters.
It's been really fun to go through it with her, and it's given us some great bonding time.
This book is definitely something I'd recommend to anyone looking to learn more about the characters, and for any child that's a big fan. It's become her go to book, and she wants to read it every day!
- Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2024This book is so high quality! Beautiful, thick, glossy pages, with information and illustrations presented in an easy-to-digest format. It was a perfect gift for my 7-year-old brother who loves Pokemon (and I caught myself peeking at it for longer than I should have, too!) and it would be great for an older fan as well.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2025Good but it came bent
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Lo compre para regalárselo a mi hijo de 7 años para incentivarlo a la lectura con algo que a el le gusta y si acerté porque le gusto muchoo
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- Monodip ChakrabortyReviewed in India on March 11, 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars Very dangerous
Very good for pokemon go players
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CésarReviewed in Mexico on June 17, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Buen libro y excelente calidad.
El libro tiene muy buena calidad, el contenido le agradará a todo fanatico de Pokemón.
- kooiReviewed in Singapore on May 12, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars 8-year old loves it!
My daughter who is a Pokémon fan cant stop reading it
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BbrReviewed in Brazil on April 18, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars SUPER EXTRA DELUXE ESSENTIAL BOOK OF POKEMON
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Ultra Beasts também. O livro é todo em inglês,os pokémon são organizados de A a Z de Abomasnow a Zygarde são 560 páginas. Não demorou muito pra chegar e é recomendado pra fans de Pokémon que jogam e colecionam pokémon.
BbrSUPER EXTRA DELUXE ESSENTIAL BOOK OF POKEMON
Reviewed in Brazil on April 18, 2024
Ultra Beasts também. O livro é todo em inglês,os pokémon são organizados de A a Z de Abomasnow a Zygarde são 560 páginas. Não demorou muito pra chegar e é recomendado pra fans de Pokémon que jogam e colecionam pokémon.
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- KatjaReviewed in Italy on January 5, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for all Pokemon fan
My goddaughter is enthusiastic about it. Personally, I've only seen it via Skype but it looks like a real Pokemon encyclopaedia, depicting their whole world. A must have for all Pokemon fan :-)