Awesome adventures inspired by the best-selling Pokémon Diamond and Pearl and Pokémon Platinum video games!Pokémon Trainer Black meets White, a Pokémon Trainer who runs a growing talent agency for performing Pokémon. Will Black catch show biz fever too? Meanwhile, mysterious Team Plasma is urging everyone to release their beloved Pokémon into the wild! What are they thinking?!All your favorite Pokémon game characters jump out of the screen into the pages of this action-packed manga!White tests out a Pokémon battleground prototype: the Battle Subway. Meanwhile, Black is happily reunited with an old friend...under unhappy circumstances. Then Gym Leader Clay reveals a dangerous secret. Now Black must prove himself to the other Unova Gym Leaders so he can join their team to fight a common enemy—an evil organization that might jeopardize the Pokémon League Championship itself! Will Black earn the trust of the Unova Gym Leaders in time...by ringing a bell?! Read more ISBN10 1421561816 ISBN13 978-1421561813 Edition Illustrated Language English Publisher VIZ Media - Children's Dimensions 5 x 0.7 x 7.5 inches Book 5 of 9 Pokémon Adventures: Black and White Grade level Preschool - 1 Item Weight 6.4 ounces Reading age 8 years and up Print length 208 pages Publication date November 4, 2014