Ruby & Sapphire, Paperback/Hidenori Kusaka

Adventures inspired by the best-selling Pokemon video games All your favorite Pokemon game characters jump out of the screen into the pages of this action-packed manga Ruby's father Norman is the new Gym Leader of Petalburg City. But Ruby doesn't want to follow in his father's footsteps--he wants to win Pokemon ContestsSapphire's father Professor Birch is the local Pokemon researcher. But Sapphire is tired of gathering scientific data--she wants to win Pokemon battlesWhen Ruby and Sapphire meet, they're more likely to hit each other than hit it off. But then Sapphire challenges Ruby to a competition... Which of them will achieve their dreams in just eighty days? Meanwhile, what dastardly plan is Team Aqua up to...and how does it involve Sapphire?