Ash wants to be the world's greatest Pokemon master. With Pikachu at his side he sets off to capture and train every Pokemon he can find. Ash is determined, but there is one huge problem, Pikachu won't listen to a single thing Ash says.

 

This is book 1 in Pokemon Chapter Books .

There are 80 pages in this book. This is a chapter book. Publishers market early chapter books at readers aged 6-10 years. This book was published 1999 by Scholastic .

Tracey West has written more than 200 books for young readers and is the author of the popular Smithsonian No Way . Way! fact book series, including No Way . Way! Road Trip ; No Way . Way! Are You My Dinner? and No Way . Way! Stinky, Sticky, Sneaky Stuff . She lives in Pearl River, New York.