Recaps

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 and Mei confessed their feelings, while Lillie encouraged Mei and the other Mei to speak honestly with him.
• Mei defeated Qiao Ran in battle with Decidueye and reached Elite Four level, then Qiao Ran and his friends traveled to Rongcheng Gym.
• Mei, Acerola, Qiao Ran, and Lillie each won a Gym match against Hua Wanshuang and earned a Rongcheng Badge.
• Qiao Ran arranged a recording session for Altaria, and she later performed songs, including “Together,” during a livestream that moved Cynthia, Sabrina, and other viewers.
• Altaria admitted she feared being left behind, and Qiao Ran promised to support her singing and spend more time with her.
• Qiao Ran and his friends began climbing Mount Hokulani, battled Ultra Beasts, and caught Minior and enough Fairy-type Pokémon to complete his mission.
• Near the summit, Qiao Ran, Lillie, Mei, and Acerola fought Blacephalon and Buzzwole, then entered the open Hokulani Observatory.
• Qiao Ran triggered a concealed electric trap inside the observatory and sensed someone moving deeper in the building.

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 and his companions learned from Molayne’s satellite records that strange black-and-purple phenomena had appeared across the world, then helped the observatory researchers descend Mount Hokulani with support from Nihilego and other Ultra Beasts.
• At Aether House, Qiao Ran showed Lusamine evidence of the anomalies, recovered Anabel’s files from Nanu’s former station, and joined Acerola on Ula'ula Island to investigate Tapu Bulu’s shrine.
• A strange substance at the Ruins of Abundance trapped Qiao Ran in Distortion World No. 787, where he and Ninetales battled and defeated a corrupted Tapu Bulu as the islands around them collapsed.
• Qiao Ran and Ninetales returned to the ruins, where Tapu Bulu was restored and thanked them, then gave Qiao Ran a Grass-type Z-Crystal and awakened crystals across Ula'ula Island.
• Qiao Ran learned from Rotom that she had guided him through the shattered world, while Nihilego explained that the Ultra Beasts had fled an unlivable Ultra World and Qiao Ran offered them the Wild Area as refuge.
• Cynthia warned Qiao Ran that the spreading distortion could destroy both worlds and decided to travel to the Pokémon World to investigate Sinnoh, while Brock offered to identify the Nurse Joy in Anabel’s records.
• After Lillie and Mei arranged a lakeside meeting, Qiao Ran told Mei he wanted to travel with her forever, rescued her when a railing broke, and spent the night with her before the group planned a haunted-house outing.

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.

• Nihilego kept Qiao Ran with her overnight after he admitted forgetting his promised compensation, and he later met Anabel and gave her records of her lost years.
• Qiao Ran brought Cynthia into the Pokémon World, where Nihilego transformed her, and the group traveled to Yangcheng for Gym battles.
• Qiao Ran defeated Chen Leizhong and earned his sixth Badge, while Mei also beat Chen and earned the Yangcheng Gym Badge.
• Qiao Ran, Cynthia, and their companions traveled through Alola with Lusamine, reached devastated Konikoni City, and met Olivia, Mallow, and Lana.
• At the Life Ruins, black-and-purple mist swallowed the group and left Qiao Ran alone in the Torn World, where he defeated the corrupted Tapu Lele with Dianxi.
• Qiao Ran returned to the ritual hall, where Tapu Lele healed the group, restored Alola’s Z-Power, and gave Qiao Ran a Psychium Z.
• Olivia planned a counterattack against the Ultra Beasts, while Qiao Ran’s group rested in Konikoni City and toured its shops and local art with Mallow and Lana.

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.

• Mallow and her family bid farewell to Qiao Ran’s group, and Lana showed Qiao Ran and Tapu Lele a hidden pond of displaced Water-type Pokémon before the group left Akala Island.
• Qiao Ran’s group reached Melemele Island, reunited Mei with her mother, and planned an expedition to the War Ruins to rescue Tapu Koko.
• Qiao Ran and Cynthia entered the War Ruins’ mist and were pulled into the Torn World, where Tapu Koko attacked them until Tapu Lele arrived and defeated it.
• Qiao Ran and his companions returned to Melemele Island, where Tapu Koko restored the island’s Z-Crystals before the group departed for Poni Island.
• On Exeggutor Island, Qiao Ran showed Nebby to Mina and Hapu, then traveled with them to the Afterlife Ruins to search for Tapu Fini.
• Qiao Ran entered the Torn World alone, found Tapu Fini, and defeated her with Silvally, and Tapu Fini returned to Alola and restored Poni Island’s Z-Crystals.
• Tapu Fini told Qiao Ran that Necrozma had once absorbed two legendary Pokémon and escaped through an Ultra Wormhole, and she agreed to join the journey to the Altar of the Moone.
• Hapu gave Qiao Ran and Lillie the Sun and Moon Flutes, and Mina guided the group through Poni Canyon to the altar, where Qiao Ran entered the enormous mist alone and woke in the Torn World.