Chapter Summaries

Luo Mu rescued Kimura and the others from Tyranitar with Ceruledge, then released Tyranitar in the wilderness. Kimura realized he had failed Charcadet as a Trainer, while a mysterious red-eyed Pokémon watched Luo Mu depart and recorded Ceruledge as a powerful opponent.

• Luo Mu and Ceruledge defeated Tyranitar and rescued Kimura and the others, who thanked Luo Mu without learning the truth about Kimura's past with Charcadet.
• Luo Mu avoided exposing Kimura's actions, recalled Tyranitar, and told Kimura he had reached Champion-level before leaving with Ceruledge.
• Kimura admitted that he had never been qualified to be Charcadet's Trainer and wept with remorse.
• Luo Mu released Tyranitar in a rocky wilderness area, where a red-eyed Pokémon resembling a fusion of Gardevoir and Gallade watched Dragonite carry him away and recorded Ceruledge as strong.
• Luo Mu handed Nurse Joy video evidence of Tyranitar's release and returned to the farm late at night, where Ceruledge insisted on standing guard beside his bed.

Luo Mu learned that Naranja Academy was undergoing a sweeping purge and suspension after Geeta exposed widespread misconduct, then received an unexpected visit from Hassaku. Hassaku asked Luo Mu what being a teacher was like, hinting that he was considering teaching at the academy.

• Miltank quickly adapted to the farm and earned a reputation for eating constantly.
• Kimura turned himself in for abandoning Charcadet, and authorities revoked his Gym Challenge eligibility and barred him from Trainer-related activities for several years.
• Geeta exposed corruption and bullying at Naranja Academy, leading to dismissals, expulsions, resignations, and a half-month suspension.
• Luo Mu reassured Arven and the others that they should wait and see what happened to the academy.
• Hassaku arrived at Luo Mu's farm after using his Elite Four authority to find Luo Mu's address.
• Hassaku asked Luo Mu what being a teacher was like.

Luo Mu learned that Hassaku had applied to teach art at Naranja Academy and heard that Geeta planned to send him and others to Blueberry Academy in Unova. Hassaku gave him two unidentified Pokémon Eggs, which Luo Mu determined held a Tropius and an Applin, and Luo Mu accepted them for his farm.

• Hassaku asked Luo Mu about Naranja Academy’s teacher benefits and applied to become an Art Teacher after hearing the salary and vacation details.
• Geeta called Hassaku, approved his application, and told him to pass along that she would soon have a commission for Luo Mu involving a trip to Unova with a business-trip bonus.
• Hassaku explained that Blueberry Academy was an ocean-based sister school of Naranja Academy and suggested Geeta’s commission would help reassure others about Naranja Academy’s uncertain situation.
• Hassaku gave Luo Mu two Pokémon Eggs from his mixed group of Pokémon, and Luo Mu used the system to identify them as Tropius and Applin.
• Luo Mu accepted the eggs and had Oranguru carry them upstairs, then offered Hassaku Combee honey and crops to take home for his Pokémon.

Luo Mu considered the possibilities of Blueberry Academy’s Terarium Dome, then dealt with the Corvisquire that kept harassing his farm’s chicks. The flock fled from Moltres again, and Luo Mu gathered the Pokémon involved at the Chicken Coop that afternoon.

• After Hassaku left, Luo Mu searched for Blueberry Academy’s Terarium Dome and imagined using its habitat technology to build a renowned Pokémon farm.
• The next morning, Corvisquire harassed the Chicken Coop again, frightening the chicks and provoking Arcanine and Dachsbun to drive them off.
• Luo Mu called on Moltres to chase away the Corvisquire, but the flock fled before it could attack and planned to return the next day.
• Moltres held back from using a powerful attack because it might damage the farm, its crops, or Luo Mu’s Herba Mystica.
• That afternoon, Luo Mu gathered several Pokémon involved in the dispute outside the Chicken Coop, where the young chicks were still easily frightened.

After the Corvisquires’ harassment left the chicks distressed, Dolliv proposed evolving so it could fight back against the flying flock. With intensive training and support from Luo Mu and the other Pokémon, Dolliv evolved into Oliwia and demonstrated its powerful olive-oil attacks.

• Luo Mu rejected Arcanine’s plan to have Moltres carry it into the sky to attack the Corvisquires, and Oranguru explained why guarding the coop in shifts would not solve the problem.
• Dolliv resolved to stop the Corvisquires and proposed evolving into Oliwia, whose powerful oil shots could hit flying enemies.
• Luo Mu and the Pokémon arranged intensive training for Dolliv while others took turns guarding the Chicken Coop.
• Luo Mu obtained a Leaf Stone and Miracle Seed, while Comfey and the Eldegosses supported Dolliv’s training.
• After three days, Dolliv evolved into Oliwia and fired powerful olive-oil shots that made Serperior’s Frenzy Plant tremble.

Luo Mu and his Pokémon defeated the Corvisquire gang and made them work as paid sky patrols. He then received a panicked call from Arven, whose parents had been out of contact for three days.

• Oliwia used a powerful olive-oil barrage to knock the Corvisquire from the sky while Oranguru and the other Pokémon captured those who tried to flee.
• Three Hairs surrendered the Rookidee Gang, and the gang signed a contract to guard Luo Mu Farm’s airspace.
• Luo Mu arranged for ten Corvisquire to patrol each day in exchange for seven Berries apiece.
• Luo Mu researched the Paldea Great Pit and considered asking Geeta for information before Arven called him.
• Arven told Luo Mu that his parents had not contacted him for three days, despite usually checking in regularly.

After Arven reported that his parents had stopped contacting him from the Paldea Great Pit, Luo Mu decided to investigate and sought Geeta's help. He traveled to Medali to recruit Aoki, whom Geeta had recommended as a guide into Area Zero.

• Luo Mu reassured Arven, confirmed with Geeta that Professor Sada and Professor Turo had been out of contact for four or five days, and volunteered to enter the Great Pit.
• Geeta warned Luo Mu about the Great Pit's dangers and told him to take Aoki, who had escorted the professors before.
• Luo Mu told Arven to wait at home, chose Pokémon to accompany and protect him, and gathered his battle items before leaving.
• Luo Mu flew to Medali and went to the Treasure Cafeteria, expecting to find Aoki there after Geeta ordered him to enter the Great Pit.
• Luo Mu found Aoki eating omurice at the counter, looking exhausted from his work as a Gym Leader and League employee.

Luo Mu met Aoki at the Treasure Cafeteria, where Aoki explained their route and preparations for a rescue operation in Area Zero. They traveled to the Area Zero Gate and entered the League building, leaving just before their descent into the Great Pit.

• Luo Mu ordered a grilled rice ball and met Aoki, who joked that the rescue mission meant more unpaid overtime.
• Aoki outlined a route from the Area Zero Gate through Observation Stations 1 and 3 toward the lower area, and Luo Mu showed that he had packed supplies.
• Aoki explained that the mist above the Great Pit disoriented people and Pokémon, making entry through the Area Zero Gate the safest option.
• Aoki led Luo Mu and Dragonite through a tunnel to the Area Zero Gate building, where League staff were tense over the loss of contact below.

Luo Mu and Aoki entered Area Zero at night to investigate the loss of contact with researchers below, fighting Wild Pokémon and treating Oricorio at Observation Station 1. As they continued downward, Aoki explained his role in keeping Area Zero’s monsters contained, and Roaring Moon appeared and charged at them.

• Luo Mu and Aoki descended into Area Zero and set out at night for Observation Station 1, hoping to reach the missing researchers quickly.
• Serperior and Oricorio fought off more than a hundred Venomoth that attacked after being drawn to their flashlight beams, and Comfey cured Oricorio after it was poisoned.
• Luo Mu and Aoki reached Observation Station 1, but their attempts to contact Observation Stations 2, 3, and 4 failed, so they continued downward.
• Aoki told Luo Mu that the monsters described in the Scarlet Book and the Violet Book were real and that he had been assigned to Medali to stop them leaving the Great Pit.
• Roaring Moon attacked a Corviknight overhead, sent it crashing near Luo Mu and Aoki, and then charged at them.

Luo Mu and Aoki teamed up to defeat the powerful Roaring Moon in Area Zero. After Mimikyu’s Z-Move knocked Roaring Moon unconscious, Luo Mu caught it with an Ultra Ball.

• Luo Mu and Aoki decided to work together after Roaring Moon’s aura and aerial strength proved dangerous.
• Aoki sent Braviary after Roaring Moon while Luo Mu prepared Mimikyu and coordinated the attack.
• Braviary outmaneuvered Roaring Moon in the air as Oricorio disrupted its flight and Serperior prepared to bind it.
• Roaring Moon entered a berserk state and charged Braviary, which drove it down to the ground despite being injured.
• Serperior restrained Roaring Moon with Frenzy Plant, allowing Mimikyu to strike it with Let’s Snuggle Forever until it lost consciousness.
• Luo Mu threw an Ultra Ball and caught the unconscious Roaring Moon.

Luo Mu and Aoki reached the middle layer of Area Zero while investigating the loss of contact with the lower levels. They encountered a mechanical Pokémon resembling Tyranitar on the only route to Observation Station 3, and Luo Mu urged Aoki not to attack as the creature watched them.

• Luo Mu and Aoki reached Observation Station 2 but still could not contact the lower levels, and Braviary needed to rest after its battle with Roaring Moon.
• Aoki warned Luo Mu that Roaring Moon was too dangerous to bring back to his farm, and Luo Mu explained his plans to study, tame, or hand it over for research.
• Luo Mu and Aoki traveled toward Observation Station 3, using Tauros and Mimikyu to make their way through the middle layer of Area Zero.
• Luo Mu and Aoki encountered a mechanical Pokémon resembling Tyranitar on the route to Observation Station 3.
• Luo Mu stopped Aoki from preparing to attack and told him to pass the creature without showing hostile intent as its electronic eyes fixed on them.

Luo Mu and Aoki reached Observation Station 4, where they found a powerful Paradox Pokémon resembling Raikou disrupting the station with thunderclouds and magnetic energy. Luo Mu began a battle with it, revealing Mega Evolution for Swampert.

• Luo Mu restrained Aoki as they rode Tauros past Iron Thorns without provoking it.
• At the ruined Observation Station 3, Aoki identified signs of an Electric-type attack, and Luo Mu concluded the missing researchers had likely fled deeper into Area Zero.
• Luo Mu and Aoki fought off groups of Wild Pokémon in the caves and reached Observation Station 4, which appeared undamaged beneath strange thunderclouds.
• A colossal Paradox Pokémon resembling Raikou emerged near the station, and Luo Mu suspected it had caused the destruction and communication failure.
• Luo Mu sent Aoki to cover the rear and challenged the creature alongside Swampert.
• Ancient Raikou attacked with a thunder dragon, and Luo Mu activated Swampert's Mega Evolution.

Luo Mu’s Mega Swampert defeated and captured Roaring Thunder Drum after learning its Dragon typing and weaknesses. At Observation Station 4, Luo Mu and Aoki found Olin and Futu unconscious and injured, with the station’s medical equipment ruined.

• Luo Mu Mega Evolved Swampert, which battled Roaring Thunder Drum while Aoki watched and prepared to support them.
• A researcher at Observation Station 4 identified Roaring Thunder Drum as an Electric- and Dragon-type Pokémon weak to Ground, Ice, Fairy, and Dragon moves.
• Mega Swampert froze Roaring Thunder Drum with Ice Punch, then restrained it with Earthquake and defeated it with Continental Crush.
• Luo Mu captured Roaring Thunder Drum, and Aoki reflected on how much Luo Mu had grown stronger.
• Moru explained that Roaring Thunder Drum had trapped the researchers and damaged the station’s equipment, leaving Olin and Futu injured and unconscious without functioning medical equipment.

Luo Mu had Comfey treat the wounded professors, then went outside to try communicating with Roaring Thunder Drum. The injured Paradox Pokémon accepted a temporary truce, leaving Luo Mu poised to learn why it had stayed near Observation Station 4.

• Aoki assessed Olin and Futu's injuries, and Luo Mu sent Comfey to heal them.
• Luo Mu asked Moru about Roaring Thunder Drum and said he planned to communicate with or tame the Paradox Pokémon.
• Roaring Thunder Drum awoke bound and threatened Luo Mu, but backed down when it saw Swampert and the other Pokémon ready to fight.
• Luo Mu offered a temporary truce in exchange for learning why Roaring Thunder Drum had lingered near Observation Station 4 without attacking it.
• Roaring Thunder Drum lowered its body and restrained its aura, signaling that it accepted the truce.

Luo Mu learned why Roaring Thunder Drum had come to Area Zero and treated its wounds, then tried to communicate with and tame Roaring Moon. Roaring Moon remained hostile and untamable, and after Roaring Thunder Drum knocked it unconscious, Luo Mu turned his attention to the Pokémon’s thick golden fur.

• Luo Mu and Moru used Roaring Thunder Drum’s nods and shakes to learn that it wanted to return to its homeland and had arrived in Area Zero with Olin and Futu.
• Luo Mu treated Roaring Thunder Drum’s wounds with Potions, and it lowered itself to let him climb down.
• Luo Mu released Roaring Moon with his Pokémon ready to restrain it, but Roaring Moon attacked him with Flamethrower.
• Dragonite drenched Roaring Moon with Hydro Pump, and Roaring Thunder Drum struck it with Thunderbolt after Luo Mu failed to communicate with it or make it submit.
• Roaring Thunder Drum knocked Roaring Moon unconscious, while Luo Mu eyed its thick golden fur and thought of it as a big fluffy cat.

Luo Mu reunited Professors Olin and Futu with Roaring Thunder Drum and learned how the professors had arrived in Area Zero. Futu revealed that he and Olin had discovered the Great Zero Hollow before being transported to an unfamiliar land, while Roaring Thunder Drum had only chased them because it wanted to go home.

• Futu and Olin emerged from Observation Station 4, and Luo Mu urged Olin to contact Arven now that Roaring Thunder Drum had stopped disrupting the magnetic field.
• Futu thanked Moru for helping protect them, while Luo Mu learned that Aoki was asleep and Comfey was helping him recover.
• Olin called Moru inside to help repair equipment damaged by Roaring Thunder Drum's magnetic field, and Futu spoke with Luo Mu outside.
• Futu explained that he and Olin had found a vast, Tera Energy-rich hollow beneath Area Zero's lowest level and named it the Great Zero Hollow.
• Futu said that after they began exploring, he and Olin were suddenly transported to an unfamiliar land and encountered Roaring Thunder Drum, which later chased them toward Observation Station 4.
• Luo Mu explained that Roaring Thunder Drum had pursued the professors because it was frightened and wanted to return home, while Futu said they still could not explain the apparent spatial or temporal transfer.

Luo Mu and Aoki left Area Zero with Roaring Thunder Drum, while releasing the untamable Roaring Moon back into a valley. After securing League approval for Roaring Thunder Drum to stay with him, Luo Mu returned to his farm, where his Pokémon enthusiastically welcomed him home.

• Olin asked Luo Mu to let her observe Roaring Thunder Drum and Roaring Moon, and Roaring Thunder Drum chose to leave with Luo Mu rather than stay in Area Zero.
• Luo Mu and Aoki declined the professors’ invitation to explore the Great Zero Hollow and flew toward the Area Zero Gate.
• Luo Mu decided Roaring Moon was too wild to take home and released it in a valley.
• Geeta and the Pokémon League approved Luo Mu’s qualification to keep Roaring Thunder Drum after reviewing Professor Sada’s report.
• Luo Mu and Aoki ate at the Treasure Cafeteria, then Luo Mu flew back to Los Platos with Dragonite.
• Luo Mu’s Pokémon rushed to greet him at the farm, and Oranguru used Confusion to lift them off him.

Luo Mu took Arven fishing at a lake, where Arven caught fish far more successfully than Luo Mu. Their quiet outing was interrupted by a Slowpoke that began fishing with its fragrant tail, leaving Luo Mu unsure whether it was trying to evolve.

• Luo Mu milked the Skiddo and Miltank while Roaring Thunder Drum tried the pasture grass and found it unpleasant.
• Arven thanked Luo Mu for saving his parents, then agreed to accompany him fishing as payment.
• Luo Mu brought Arven, Luxray, Mabosstiff, and Three Hairs to a lake near the Corvisquire flock's territory.
• Arven told Luo Mu that the academy would reopen the next day and that its principal and many teachers had changed; Luo Mu reassured him that Geeta had personally approved the replacements.
• Arven caught one big fish after another while Luo Mu barely caught anything, and Arven borrowed Luo Mu's bucket when his own filled up.
• A Slowpoke joined them and lowered its sweet-smelling tail into the water to fish, prompting Luo Mu to explain how it attracted food and wonder whether it was fishing to evolve.

Luo Mu and Arven watched Slowpoke fish before a Shellder tried to attack its tail and was knocked out by Mabosstiff. Luo Mu taught Arven about Shellder’s potential, and Arven caught it; that night, Ceruledge cooked a feast at the farm.

• Arven fed Slowpoke the fish it caught, but a Shellder leaped from the lake and targeted its tail.
• Mabosstiff struck Shellder with Dark Pulse, while Slowpoke shed its tail and fled.
• Luo Mu explained Shellder’s Water typing and Skill Link potential, persuading Arven to catch it.
• Luo Mu and Arven returned to the farm with their fish, the shed tail, and Shellder.
• Ceruledge grilled fish and Slowpoke tail for the farm Pokémon, and Luo Mu joined the feast.

Naranja Academy reopened with Clavell as principal and Luo Mu promoted to head of Battle Studies. After Hageru challenged him to a Pokémon battle, Luo Mu faced her before a crowd of students, revealing the mysterious Paradox Pokémon Roaring Thunder Drum as the match began.

• Geeta welcomed the academy community back and introduced Clavell as the new principal, while Luo Mu learned he had been promoted to head of Battle Studies.
• Luo Mu considered which students to train, including Nemona, Pippa, and Arven, before Hageru asked him to battle her.
• Clavell persuaded Luo Mu to accept Hageru’s challenge, and the news drew a large crowd of students to the school field.
• Hageru sent out Kommo-o, while Luo Mu released Roaring Thunder Drum, a Pokémon the students had never seen before.
• Clavell recognized Roaring Thunder Drum as a Paradox Pokémon and prepared to intervene, but Geeta called to assure him she had approved its release from Area Zero and urged him to watch the battle.