In Singapore it was published by Chuang Yi in English in 2005 and it was retitled Pokémon.

On October 11, 2019, it was announced that manga would end its regular publication in Bessatsu CoroCoro after 23 years, being replaced by Machito Gomi’s manga-adaptation of the then-current series of the Pokémon television series.

The story also goes to the Johto region, where Red gets introduced to trainers Gold and Silver, supposedly based on the video game characters.

[4] Ruby-Sapphire (ポケットモンスタールビー・サファイア, Poketto Monsutā Rubī-Safaia) is the first sequel, and is set in Hoenn.

Diamond-Pearl (ポケットモンスターダイヤモンド・パール, Poketto Monsutā Daiyamondo-Pāru) is the second sequel, and is set in Sinnoh.

Pocket BW (ポケットモンスターブラック・ホワイト, Poketto Monsutā Burakku-Howaito) is the fourth sequel, and is set in Unova.