Chapter Summaries

After learning that poisoned crops had sickened a family at Jones Farm, Luo Mu tightened security at his farm and warned the Pokémon to stay alert. At Thunderclap Lake he shared a huge Damp Rock among the Water-type Pokémon, then found Deerling and Mudsdale testing their strength with Wood Horn and Iron Head.

• Officer Jenny told Luo Mu that a family at Jones Farm had been poisoned after eating freshly harvested crops, and Luo Mu asked what had caused their illness.
• Luo Mu told Luxray about the poisoning and asked it to watch for suspicious people or Pokémon, so Luxray led Growlithe and Dachsbun to strengthen the farm's defenses.
• Luo Mu and Swampert placed a huge Damp Rock at the bottom of Thunderclap Lake, where Politoed, Poliwhirl, Dragonair, and the Dragonite Leader eagerly watched it.
• Luo Mu warned the Pokémon at Thunderclap Lake about the poisoning and asked them to report any clues.
• Luo Mu found Deerling and Mudsdale taking turns challenging each other with Wood Horn and Iron Head, then welcomed the three Pokémon when they came over to show him affection.

Luo Mu warned Mudsdale and the Deerling about poison before Serperior woke him to show him that the farm’s Berry trees were ready for harvest. As wild Flying-type Pokémon swarmed the orchard, Moltres drove them away, leaving the harvest safe for the moment.

• Luo Mu told Mudsdale and the Deerling about the poisoning incident at Jones Farm and urged them to watch for toxins.
• Serperior woke Luo Mu and hurried him to the orchard, where fifteen Berry trees were laden with ripe Oran Berries, Pecha Berries, and Wiki Berries.
• Luo Mu and the farm Pokémon began harvesting the Berries as wild Flying-type Pokémon gathered to raid the orchard.
• Two Dragonair tried to hold back the Fletchling, Rookidee, Starly, and Murkrow flocks, but some Pokémon broke through and took Berries.
• Luo Mu promised Moltres extra food to drive off the invaders, and Moltres’s arrival scattered the wild Flying-type Pokémon.

Luo Mu prepared Moltres’s promised extra meal and made it a Fruit Cheese Milk Salt Cake using Alcremie’s new cream flavor. The cake was ready, but Moltres had gone to its nest to protest what it believed was Luo Mu breaking his promise.

• Moltres chased away the intruders while carefully keeping its sparks from the fruit trees, then worried that Luo Mu would deny it an extra bucket of food.
• Serperior wrapped Luo Mu in Vine Whip and carried him back into the house, while Moltres grew resentful and decided to stage a hunger strike in its nest.
• Ceruledge and Alcremie stopped Luo Mu from leaving, so he began preparing lunch and the extra food he had promised Moltres.
• Luo Mu decided to make Moltres a special cake with Alcremie’s Milk Salt-flavored cream and asked Alcremie to help.
• Luo Mu and Alcremie baked a cake, covered it with cheese sauce and Milk Salt cream, and topped it with Berries.

Moltres wrestled with whether to trade some freedom for a place in Luo Mu’s care, then accepted the cake he had left and made up its mind. Meanwhile, Luo Mu learned that two brothers had come to the farm looking for Dragonite, and Lei Si recalled how Dragonite had defeated his team.

• Moltres hid in its birdhouse and considered whether being caught in a Poké Ball might improve its life.
• Luo Mu brought Moltres a special Fruit Cheese Milk Salt Cake and left it outside so Moltres could eat when it woke.
• Moltres tasted the cake, realized Luo Mu had kept his promise, and made up its mind.
• Luxray told Luo Mu that visitors had arrived specifically to see Dragonite.
• Lei Si and his younger brother Zhen Si waited outside the farm, where Zhen Si doubted that an uncommanded Dragonite had beaten Lei Si’s six Pokémon.
• Lei Si remembered first encountering Dragonite while on vacation in Paldea before his planned Battle Frontier challenge.

Lei Si brought his younger brother Zhen Si to Luo Mu’s farm and challenged Dragonite to a rematch, asking for a six-on-six battle. Just as Lei Si sent out Bibarel, Moltres descended in front of it, leaving everyone stunned.

• After losing to Dragonite at Trainer Beach, Lei Si spent nearly a month searching for it with Zhen Si and eventually found Luo Mu’s farm through Nemona.
• Lei Si introduced himself and Zhen Si to Luo Mu, explained that Dragonite had defeated him, and asked to challenge it again.
• Luo Mu agreed to the battle and let Dragonite handle Lei Si’s team alone.
• Lei Si chose Bibarel as his first Pokémon, but Moltres suddenly landed in front of it.

Luo Mu let Moltres battle Lei Si, whose team suffered a crushing defeat that helped him recognize the flaws in his cautious style. After the battle, Luo Mu invited Moltres to officially join his team, and Moltres accepted.

• Moltres chose to battle Lei Si, and Luo Mu agreed to command it while Zhen Si refereed.
• Moltres defeated Bibarel, Ampharos, Golem, Swalot, Staraptor, and Drapion, overcoming Lei Si's team with overwhelming strength.
• Lei Si found clarity in the defeat and realized that his steady, ordinary battling style needed to change; Luo Mu praised his aggressive, thoughtful use of Drapion.
• Luo Mu revealed that he taught at Naranja Academy, then offered Moltres an ownerless Poké Ball and invited it to join his team.
• Moltres accepted the Poké Ball, choosing the bonds and home it had found with Luo Mu and his companions over freedom.

Luo Mu captured Moltres after battling Lei Si, who left the farm determined to train before challenging the Battle Frontier. After welcoming Moltres into the farm family, Luo Mu assigned Growlithe to guard a newly built chicken coop, then showed the construction team a warehouse nearly full of freshly harvested Berries.

• Luo Mu successfully captured Moltres, and Moltres accepted its new place on the farm.
• Lei Si thanked Luo Mu for the battle and left with Zhen Si, planning to train before challenging the Battle Frontier in Kanto.
• Zhen Si said he wanted to travel like Lei Si, and Lei Si quietly wondered whether he might attend Naranja Academy.
• Luo Mu announced Moltres had joined the farm, and Growlithe celebrated before being assigned to protect the chicks and their eggs.
• Luo Mu showed the Machop Construction Team that the warehouse was nearly full of Berries.

Luo Mu arranged for more farm storage and set a date to travel to the Kalos Region to pursue a Pokémon butler. That night, a resentful Poison-type Pokémon infiltrated the warehouse and poisoned the stored food, and Luo Mu entered it the next morning without noticing.

• Luo Mu ordered the foreman to build two more warehouses and arranged to depart for the Kalos Region on March 21st.
• After Luxray finished its patrol, a black Poison-type Pokémon sneaked over the farm fence and entered the warehouse to poison the food in revenge against Luo Mu.
• The next morning, Luxray searched the farm for an unfamiliar scent while Luo Mu went to the warehouse to collect Berries.
• Luo Mu found the warehouse window open, entered, and mistook the poison's sweet fragrance for the Berries' aroma.

Luo Mu discovered that several baskets of Oran Berries on his farm had been contaminated with venom matching the poison used at Jones Farm. Officer Jenny investigated the case but lacked a clear lead, so Luo Mu suggested a Grafaiai, and she agreed to investigate the possibility.

• Luo Mu noticed a system warning that the Oran Berries contained toxins, and Luxray identified several contaminated baskets.
• Luo Mu and the farm Pokémon grew angry and distressed over their ruined crops, and Luo Mu decided to notify Officer Jenny.
• Officer Jenny reported that the venom matched the poison used at Jones Farm and likely came from the same unknown Poison-type Pokémon.
• Luo Mu suggested that the culprit might be a Grafaiai, and Officer Jenny said its ability to change venom color made it a lead worth investigating.

Luo Mu learned from the system that the mysterious culprit would return to his farm in four days, then took Growlithe to a remote beach for its final assessment. He left Growlithe facing a powerful Water-Tera Clawitzer, and the battle was about to begin.

• Luo Mu used the system for a clue and learned that the small black silhouette might visit his farm again in four days.
• Growlithe eagerly woke Luo Mu on the day of its final assessment, and Luo Mu prepared to take it to battle.
• Luo Mu flew with Dragonite to a remote beach, where they found a Terastallized Water-type Clawitzer near a Tera Crystal.
• Clawitzer attacked them, but Dragonite dodged its water blast and pinned it down with Dragon Claws.
• Luo Mu released Growlithe, and Dragonite let Clawitzer go so Growlithe could face it.

Growlithe battled Clawitzer and revealed that it had secretly learned Wild Charge. With Luo Mu’s support, Growlithe defeated Clawitzer and broke its Terastallization.

• Growlithe challenged Clawitzer and dodged its powerful Water Pulse before Luo Mu directed it to use Rock Tomb.
• Growlithe outmaneuvered Clawitzer, countered its Dark Pulse with Flamethrower, and struck it with a Rock-boosted Double-Edge.
• Clawitzer unleashed a wide-area barrage of water columns, but Growlithe chose to face the attack rather than defend itself.
• Luo Mu supported Growlithe’s decision, and Growlithe charged through a water column with Wild Charge.
• Growlithe knocked Clawitzer down, shattering its Tera Crystal and ending its Terastallization, while Luo Mu celebrated the surprise.

After Growlithe passed Luo Mu’s combat assessment, Moltres prepared to take it to the volcano where it was born so magma could help it evolve. Luo Mu and Moltres flew far out over the sea, and Moltres revealed that their destination lay among three islands.

• Luo Mu collected an Electric Tera Shard after Growlithe defeated Clawitzer, then praised Growlithe’s battle instincts and obedience.
• Moltres saw Growlithe return safely, and the farm Pokémon congratulated Growlithe on passing its assessment.
• The next morning, Luo Mu rode Moltres toward its birthplace while the farm Pokémon guarded the farm against the Poison-type intruder.
• After flying for hours over unfamiliar waters, Luo Mu learned from Moltres that they were heading to the volcano where it was born, near three islands.

Luo Mu brought Growlithe to Moltres’s volcanic island so it could evolve in the magma, while learning that Zapdos and Articuno inhabited the neighboring islands. He planned to confront them, but the volcano’s enormous size left him trudging down its slopes and regretting not bringing Dragonite.

• Zapdos sensed that Moltres had returned and eagerly anticipated fighting it, while the island of Articuno remained silent and frozen.
• Luo Mu discovered that the three islands were in an unknown sea, with separate freezing, stormy, and volcanic environments.
• Moltres carried Growlithe on its back to the volcano and plunged into the magma with it to help it evolve.
• After Moltres warned him through Telepathy that Zapdos and Articuno might cause trouble, Luo Mu resolved to confront them while Growlithe trained.
• Luo Mu realized the volcano would take half a day to descend and regretted not bringing Dragonite.

Luo Mu and Swampert intercepted Zapdos as it flew toward Volcano Island, then defeated and knocked it unconscious with a surprise Ice Punch and a barrage of blows. As Luo Mu examined the fallen legendary Pokémon, Moltres sensed the fighting had ended and remained confident in Luo Mu.

• Swampert carried Luo Mu down Volcano Island, where Luo Mu saw storm clouds gathering over Thundercloud Island and realized Zapdos was heading toward the crater.
• Luo Mu asked Swampert to use a long-range Hydro Pump to draw Zapdos's attention, and Zapdos changed course to confront them.
• Zapdos unleashed Thunder on Swampert, but Luo Mu had hidden nearby and ordered an Ice Punch when Zapdos descended.
• Swampert struck Zapdos into the ground and beat it for several minutes until it passed out.
• Luo Mu approached the fallen Zapdos, but Swampert stopped him from touching its electrically charged feathers.
• Moltres sensed the commotion fading and trusted that Luo Mu had dealt with the attackers.

Luo Mu defeated Zapdos and secured a promise of future help in exchange for letting it go. He returned to the volcano as Growlithe emerged from the magma transformed into Arcanine.

• Moltres helped Growlithe absorb magma energy, hoping it would bring about a superior evolution.
• Luo Mu told the defeated Zapdos that Moltres had become his Pokémon, shocking Zapdos into abandoning its pretense of unconsciousness.
• Luo Mu offered to release Zapdos in exchange for one favor, and they agreed to a one-time contract marked by a feather he plucked from Zapdos.
• Zapdos flew away to recover on Thundercloud Island, and Luo Mu decided not to search for Articuno on Snowpeak Island because it was absent.
• A surge of Fire-type and Rock Type energy rose from the crater as Growlithe leaped from the magma, and Luo Mu recognized it as Arcanine.

After Growlithe evolved into a towering Hisuian Arcanine, Luo Mu returned with it to the farm and introduced it to the other Pokémon. He then rode Arcanine across the Paldea plains, where its astonishing speed impressed Luxray and Moltres.

• Luo Mu rubbed Arcanine's head after it emerged from the magma, while Ceruledge and Swampert reacted to its transformed size and power.
• Moltres carried Luo Mu, Ceruledge, Swampert, and Arcanine back to the farm at dawn after a single day's journey.
• Luo Mu revealed Arcanine to the farm Pokémon and explained that Growlithe had evolved into a much larger-than-usual Hisuian Arcanine.
• Luo Mu rode Arcanine across the Paldea plains as Luxray and Moltres followed.
• Luxray increased its speed to keep up with Arcanine, while Moltres proudly praised Arcanine's transformation.

Luo Mu assigned the farm Pokémon jobs to prepare for raising chicks, then visited the poisoned Jones Couple to seek clues about Grafaiai. He learned they had no explanation for the poisoning, but noticed Mrs. Jones clutching her grandson’s Naranja Academy uniform.

• Luo Mu assigned the Poliwhirl to clean the chicken coop, Dolliv to care for the chicks, and Dachsbun and Arcanine to guard them.
• Luo Mu ordered chicks and visited Peter at the hospital, but Peter had no useful information about the poisoning.
• Luo Mu spoke with Mr. Jones, who said his wife, Peter, and a purchasing agent had been poisoned after tasting their crops.
• Luo Mu noticed Mrs. Jones holding her grandson’s Naranja Academy uniform, and Mr. Jones explained that the boy often visited their farm.

Luo Mu prepared his farm for the newly delivered chicks while waiting for nightfall to catch the Poisoner. Grafaiai returned to poison the farm again, but Arcanine chased it down and knocked it unconscious.

• Luo Mu returned to the farm and accepted twelve pullets, two young roosters, and chicken feed from a delivery driver.
• Luo Mu taught Dolliv and Poliwhirl how to care for the chicks while Swampert carried the feed to storage.
• Grafaiai secretly watched the farm, then crept toward the warehouse after Luxray went inside to sleep.
• Dachsbun sneezed, exposing the trap and prompting Grafaiai to flee as Arcanine woke and recognized its scent.
• Arcanine used Extreme Speed to catch Grafaiai and struck it unconscious.

Luo Mu questioned Grafaiai about poisoning his farm, and Grafaiai revealed that it had targeted people because their clothes reminded it of the human who abandoned it. Ceruledge shared its own experience of being abandoned and finding redemption, leaving Grafaiai in deep thought as Officer Jenny arrived to take it into custody.

• Luo Mu introduced himself, Moltres, and Ceruledge, then asked Grafaiai why it had poisoned the farm and three other places.
• Grafaiai explained that it hated people who wore clothes like those of the human who had abandoned it and wanted revenge.
• Ceruledge challenged Grafaiai for hurting innocent people and asked how its actions differed from those of the human who had betrayed it.
• Ceruledge told Grafaiai about being abandoned and finding redemption after meeting Luo Mu.
• Officer Jenny arrived at dawn, and Luo Mu decided to hand Grafaiai over rather than forgive it on behalf of its victims.

Officer Jenny took Grafaiai into custody while assuring Luo Mu that the Pokémon would receive proper care and that its abandonment would be investigated. Luo Mu and Ceruledge shared an affectionate moment, then chose the Pokémon who would join him for battles during the rest of the vacation in Kalos.

• Officer Jenny confirmed that Grafaiai would be detained at a League Pokémon Management Center, where it could receive education before possible release or adoption, and said the case of its abandonment would be pursued.
• Officer Jenny departed with Growlithe, and Luo Mu reflected that Grafaiai would face consequences while its former owner would also be brought to justice.
• Ceruledge came to Luo Mu’s side, and Luo Mu hugged it and told it that meeting it had been wonderful; Ceruledge returned the hug.
• Luo Mu held a meeting with his Pokémon and invited volunteers for battles during their remaining days in Kalos, including a possible rematch with Zhi Mi.
• Arcanine and Swampert volunteered to battle, and the final lineup was Swampert, Dragonite, Arcanine, and Alcremie, who wanted to explore Kalos desserts.