Festival of Lights · Diwali
Qiao Ran earned his first Badge, gained new companions and saw Dianxi Mega Evolve during a performance competition. Aboard a cruise to Jinling, he befriended Eve, then pursued her after she was kidnapped, leaving her unconscious underwater as Gyarados chased them.
Qiao Ran helped Eve reunite with her sister, then entered the Aether Foundation to rescue Lillie from Nihilego. He returned to Jinling with Lillie and Nihilego, discovered Tokiwa Power could transform Suicune into a human woman, and hurried to meet Mei and the others.
Qiao Ran strengthened his bonds with his Pokémon, earned a Gym Badge, and traveled with Lillie to meet the mysterious Phoebe. At Phoebe’s mansion, he chose a fearful Mimikyu and helped her begin to trust him before their coming battle and the expedition beneath Zhenze Lake.
Qiao Ran won Phoebe’s Mimikyu battle and was pulled through a rift into Galar, where the Sacred Sword bound itself to his hand. He helped Marnie and Gloria in Spikemuth, then traveled to ruined Hammerlocke, where he and Bea faced a Gigantamax Corviknight.
Qiao Ran helped the Pokémon League convoy reach Hammerlocke, then was thrown into another world by Rose’s experiment and fought the impostors with his Pokémon. He returned to Galar, reunited with Marnie and his companions, and prepared to visit the Aether Foundation with Mei.
Qiao Ran entered a ruined Unova Singularity to uncover the source of the Genesect attacks and gained Reshiram's help. He returned to Hangcheng and largely ended the crisis, but the destruction in Unova left open the question of whether anyone had survived.
After the Genesect crisis, Qiao Ran helped Mei and Lillie train, challenged the Hangcheng Gym, and brought them closer to their goals. On the way to Magic City, the group decided to enter a performance competition, but an unknown cloaked figure abducted Qiao Ran during the qualifiers.
Qiao Ran and his companions met Sabrina, whose arrival and warnings connected the crises across their worlds, while her battle with Qiao Ran drew widespread attention. After preparing for a Gym challenge and the Performance Competition, Qiao Ran faced Nian Hai in a public farewell match and sent Zacian into battle.
Qiao Ran won his Gym challenge, helped Lillie and Mei earn Badges, and welcomed Cynthia into the group as she searched for Caitlin. While the group entered a Performance Competition, the Ultra Recon Squad warned Qiao Ran that Necrozma might target Nebby, and he returned to the stage with Vulpix and Dianxi.
Qiao Ran, Lillie, and Mei searched Alola for Lusamine and Gladion while contending with Ultra Beasts and seeking help from Team Skull. After reuniting the family on a small island, they faced an expanding spatial rift as Ultra Beasts poured through.
Qiao Ran helped close the Alolan rift, then returned to the Real World for Sabrina’s Gym Leader Election and a battle with Cynthia. After defeating Guzzlord and persuading Acerola to join their travels, the group learned that Brock had returned to Sabrina’s world after nearly twenty years there.
Qiao Ran’s group welcomed Acerola, competed on the Battle Train, and met the amnesiac Anabel in Rongcheng. Lillie confessed her feelings to Qiao Ran, forcing him to address the group’s changing relationships as they continued training and traveling together.
Qiao Ran and his friends earned Rongcheng Gym Badges, supported Altaria as she began singing publicly, and set out to climb Mount Hokulani. The group reached the apparently abandoned observatory, where Qiao Ran triggered a hidden trap and sensed someone approaching.
Qiao Ran investigated the spreading distortions, descended Mount Hokulani with the observatory researchers, and faced a corrupted Tapu Bulu inside Distortion World No. 787. After restoring Tapu Bulu, he prepared to join Cynthia’s investigation and deepened his relationship with Mei.
Qiao Ran brought Cynthia and his companions to Alola, where they helped the islanders amid Ultra Beast attacks and investigated the black mist at the Life Ruins. After defeating a corrupted Tapu Lele in the Torn World, Qiao Ran restored the island’s Z-Power and stayed in Konikoni City while its people prepared to fight back.
Qiao Ran and his companions freed Tapu Koko and Tapu Fini from the Torn World and restored their islands’ Z-Power. After learning that Necrozma may be linked to the Ultra Beast invasion, the group headed for the Altar of the Moone, where Qiao Ran entered the mist alone and woke in the Torn World.
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