How Do You Do, Pikachu?

This article is about the first issue of the Magical Pokémon Journey manga. For the first chapter of the manga, see PPP01.

Magical Pokémon Journey: How Do You Do, Pikachu? is the first monthly issue released by VIZ Media of the Magical Pokémon Journey manga created by Yumi Tsukirino. It contains the first two chapters of the manga. The chapters originally released in this book were later rereleased as part of Volume 1. As a bonus, it contained a section of fan art submitted by readers which was not part of the regular volume.

Blurb

PIKACHU, CLEFAIRY & JIGGLYPUFF

Hazel goes to her Grandpa, a Pokémon researcher and inept magician, for a love potion to hook her beloved Pokémon trainer-friend Almondo. But the resulting potion doesn't make hearts flutter--it makes Grandpa's lab explode! For the promise of more and better love potion, Hazel is convinced to travel the world studying any Pokémon she finds...

IN THIS ISSUE: Hazel meets Pikachu, but how can she win its trust when her beloved Almondo just wants to catch it? And, will Pikachu be flattered by Hazel's drawing of it? Then, the story of how Hazel saved Clefairy from Ekans and Arbok!

Publications

	Edition	Country	Company	Date	ISBN
	First Edition	US/Canada	VIZ Media	March 24, 2000	ISBN 1569314462
	First Edition	Italy	Planet Manga	December 2000	ISBN Unknown

Chapters

Important events

Hazel sets out to catch Pokémon for Grandpa.
Hazel meets Pikachu.
Hazel meets Clefairy.
Arbok and the Ekans Brothers are introduced.

This article is part of Project Manga, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each series of Pokémon manga.