All your favorite Pokémon game characters jump out of the screen into the pages of this action-packed manga! 

Trainer Ruby must battle his scariest opponent yet-his father! Meanwhile, Sapphire is having trouble getting in her quota of Gym battles. One Gym Leader wants to just hand her a badge without a proper fight, and another has been...kidnapped?! Behind the scenes, it looks like Team Magma, with a little help from Team Aqua, might be the reason Ruby and Sapphire are on a losing streak!