Chapter Summaries

Luo Mu considered his Pokémon’s training and the possibility of gathering nutrient-rich soil from Silver Mountain before an unknown metal Pokémon arrived at the farm and attacked Corviknight. Luxray intercepted its Mental Blade, and the chapter ended as Luxray faced the powerful intruder alone.

• Botan revealed that she had obtained a recording of the Orange Archipelago livestream, and Nemona and Pippa dragged her to her dorm to watch it.
• Arven told Luo Mu that Olin and Professor Turo had made progress in their research and might be out of contact for a while before he left for Galar.
• Luo Mu considered his team’s development and imagined bringing Silver Mountain soil back to help the Naclstack grow.
• Corviknight and the Corvisquire tried to stop a metal Pokémon resembling Gardevoir and Gallade, but their attacks failed to break its defenses.
• The intruder slashed at Corviknight with a pink-purple Mental Blade, and Luxray destroyed the attack with lightning before blocking its path.
• Luxray warned Arcanine and Dachsbun to stay back and prepared to battle the intruder.

Luo Mu and his Pokémon confronted Iron Warrior, who had come to challenge Ceruledge to a sword fight, and allowed it to leave after Ceruledge won. After informing Geeta and learning Iron Warrior would likely return, Luo Mu prepared to travel to Johto for the Dragon Tamer Clan’s invitation.

• Luo Mu arrived as Luxray fought Iron Warrior, and his Pokémon contained the battle’s damage while Luxray drove Iron Warrior back.
• Iron Warrior focused on Ceruledge, and Luo Mu let them duel; Ceruledge won after a contest of swordsmanship and spared its opponent.
• Luo Mu learned Iron Warrior had tracked Ceruledge after witnessing it defeat Tyranitar, and suspected Iron Warrior might be the hero who had once saved Hanzawa.
• Luo Mu told Geeta about Iron Warrior, while Ceruledge gained a small improvement in its swordsmanship and Iron Warrior departed, likely to return for another match.
• Luo Mu left Ceruledge and other fighters to guard the farm, then prepared to travel to Johto ahead of the Dragon Tamer Clan’s invitation.

Luo Mu arrived in Goldenrod City and watched Whitney’s Miltank defeat a challenger’s Quilava before asking to buy Miltank from her farm. After learning that Luo Mu was a celebrated Trainer who already cared for a Miltank entrusted by an association member, Whitney reconsidered selling to him.

• Luo Mu entered Goldenrod City with Vulpix and Victini, while members of Team Rocket watched them from the streets.
• At Goldenrod City Gym, Luo Mu watched Whitney’s Miltank defeat a challenger’s Quilava with Rollout.
• Whitney enthusiastically promoted her farm’s dairy products before Luo Mu asked whether she sold Miltank.
• Whitney recognized Luo Mu as the Trainer who had helped resolve the Orange Archipelago crisis, but said her farm generally did not sell Miltank to outsiders.
• Luo Mu told Whitney that he already raised a Miltank entrusted to him by a Goldenrod City Miltank Association member, then released it from its Poké Ball.

Luo Mu bought four young Miltank from Whitney before luring a Team Rocket squad into an alley and defeating them with Victini’s V-Create. With the grunts unconscious and the Goldenrod City police likely on their way, Luo Mu ordered Serperior to bind them and retrieve their Pokémon.

• Whitney confirmed Luo Mu’s connection to Hanzawa, sold him four young Miltank at a discount, and gave him a book of Miltank massage techniques.
• Luo Mu sensed Team Rocket members following him after he left the ranch, so he entered an alley and waited for them to attack.
• A Team Rocket squad demanded Luo Mu’s Pokémon, money, and Miltank, then ordered Hypno to use Hypnosis.
• Victini resisted Hypno’s move and unleashed V-Create, knocking out the squad and their Pokémon.
• Luo Mu praised Victini and ordered Serperior to bind the grunts and return their Pokémon to their Poké Balls.

After subduing Team Rocket grunts in Goldenrod City, Luo Mu learned about a pharmacy tradition in Vermilion City and traveled there hoping to find Shuckle. When the pharmacies refused to sell theirs, he decided to search the Safari Zone, where he began exploring after noticing Bea at the local Gym.

• Luo Mu handed the defeated Team Rocket grunts over to Officer Jenny, who recognized him as Champion Luo Mu and directed him to Vermilion City for Shuckle pharmacies.
• Luo Mu flew to Vermilion City, but the pharmacies refused to sell their rare, family-raised Shuckle, so he picked up a Safari Zone flyer.
• Luo Mu planned to search the Safari Zone for wild Shuckle before heading to Silver Mountain, while Serperior watched over the tired Dragonite.
• Luo Mu spotted Bea and her Machamp heading into the Cianwood Gym on his way to the Safari Zone.
• Director Baoba verified Luo Mu's identity and gave him thirty Safari Balls, reminding him that catching Pokémon through battles was forbidden.
• Luo Mu entered the Safari Zone, considered which area to explore first, and showed Victini and Vulpix a Little Cat Pokémon.

Luo Mu searched the Safari Zone for Shuckle, helped Vulpix defeat a hostile Arbok with Victini’s support, and drew attention with a powerful icy attack. After failing to find Shuckle, he headed for the mountain area, where Suicune appeared and recognized the Lugia feather he wore.

• Luo Mu searched the grassland and forest for Shuckle, passed up an Abra, and watched Victini make a friend among the wild Pokémon.
• An Arbok attacked Luo Mu in the forest, and Vulpix overcame its fear to block the venom and freeze Arbok with Victini’s support.
• The icy wind spread through the Safari Zone, and Suicune sensed the unusual golden energy and followed it toward Luo Mu.
• Luo Mu left the forest without finding Shuckle, praised Vulpix, and searched the wetlands and desert before heading to the mountain area.
• Suicune revealed itself on the highland as Luo Mu prepared to call Dragonite, then recognized Lugia’s Silver Wing and wondered whether Luo Mu was chosen by Lugia.

Luo Mu followed Suicune to a cave, where Comfey and Victini healed two Shuckle rescued from a forest fire. Suicune asked Luo Mu to adopt the homeless Shuckle, and after bringing them back to the hotel, he discovered that one had a blue shell and was Shiny.

• Suicune led Luo Mu to a mountain cave where two Shuckle were suffering from severe burns.
• Comfey treated the Shuckle, and Victini replenished Comfey's energy and boosted its healing.
• Suicune explained that the Shuckle had lost their clan in a forest fire and asked Luo Mu to adopt them; Luo Mu agreed and caught them in Safari Balls.
• Suicune departed, and Luo Mu returned to the hotel with the Shuckle after finding none of the other Pokémon he had spotted on the way.
• Luo Mu gave the Shuckle a sand bath to remove the soot and discovered that one had a blue shell and was Shiny.

Luo Mu flew into the Silver Mountain Range to secretly find nutrient-rich soil, learned that poachers were operating there, and sent Lorelei evidence of their presence. As he headed deeper toward Tyranitar territory, the poachers pressed on with their mission, and Lorelei forwarded Luo Mu’s report to Lance.

• Luo Mu left Vermilion City on Dragonite and entered the Silver Mountain Range by an unofficial aerial route.
• Dragonite subdued a territorial Ursaring, and Luo Mu learned that armed people had driven deeper into the mountains and photographed their tire tracks.
• Luo Mu sent Lorelei the tracks, coordinates, and a brief report, then continued deeper while hoping to deter the poachers by resembling Lance.
• Luo Mu planned to find a Tyranitar preparing to raise an egg and take some of the nutrient-rich soil it had gathered underground.
• A poacher boss rejected his crew’s suggestion to turn back after seeing a Dragonite rider and ordered them to continue toward their target.
• Lorelei received Luo Mu’s report on the Sevii Islands and forwarded it to Lance in Blackthorn City.

Luo Mu and Dragonite entered a Sandstorm in Silver Mountain and discovered two young Tyranitar battling a Duraludon. Suspecting Larvitar were buried beneath the battlefield, Luo Mu sent the Alolan Sandslash pair to dig for nutrient-rich soil and climbed into their burrow while Serperior and Dragonite prepared to restrain the fighters if needed; Lance also headed to Silver Mountain after learning Luo Mu was there.

• Dragonite carried Luo Mu deeper into Silver Mountain, where they found signs of a Tyranitar territory beneath a violent Sandstorm.
• Lance learned that Luo Mu had entered Silver Mountain by a poacher's route, left Clair in charge of Dragon Gathering preparations, and rode Dragonite toward the mountains.
• Luo Mu spotted two young Tyranitar fighting a Duraludon and deduced that they were holding back because their Larvitar were underground.
• Luo Mu summoned the Alolan Sandslash pair and instructed them to dig around the strongest life force without harming it or waking it.
• Luo Mu asked Serperior and Dragonite to restrain the battling Pokémon if they threatened the Larvitar with a full-powered Ground-type attack, then entered the Sandslash pair's burrow.

Luo Mu secretly harvested nutrient-rich soil from Larvitar’s cavern, trading Poffins and Energy Cubes so the young Pokémon would accept the loss. When he emerged, he found Lance and a Dragon Legion confronting the Tyranitar couple and Duraludon.

• Lance arrived as the Poacher Gang prepared to attack an injured female Tyranitar and steal her Egg, then defeated the poachers and recognized that she had been injured fighting Moltres.
• Lance searched Silver Mountain for Luo Mu while Luo Mu and the Sandslash couple dug up Larvitar’s food-rich soil.
• Larvitar noticed the theft and nearly cried, but Luo Mu fed it a Poffin and later exchanged Energy Cubes for the soil he had taken.
• Luo Mu taught Larvitar to open the Energy Cube boxes, then left with the Sandslash couple, who buried the passage to protect the cavern.
• Luo Mu returned to the surface and saw Lance’s Dragon Legion suppressing the Tyranitar couple and Duraludon, with Serperior nearby.

Luo Mu emerged from Silver Mountain after helping the Tyranitar family, then traveled to Blackthorn City for the Dragon Tamer Clan’s Dragon Feast. He arrived at the gathering, where Clair welcomed him and Drasna and Cynthia recognized him.

• Lance mistook Luo Mu for a poacher, but accepted his explanation that he had entered Silver Mountain to dig soil and let him explore legally after submitting an application.
• Lance invited Luo Mu to the Dragon Feast before leaving to deal with poachers, and Luo Mu’s Dragonite declared it would surpass Lance’s Dragonite.
• Luo Mu reached Silver Mountain’s summit, then traveled to Blackthorn City and reviewed the list of prominent Dragon-type Trainers invited to the feast.
• Clair welcomed Luo Mu at the Dragon Tamer Clan’s manor and explained that the gathering encouraged Dragon-type Trainers to share experiences and socialize.
• Luo Mu and Dragonite began eating at the banquet, while Drasna recognized him and Cynthia remembered his Poffin.

At a banquet, Iris met Luo Mu and asked him for a Pokémon battle after sensing a storm through her connection with Dragonite. Luo Mu accepted her challenge with Sandslash, and the battle began under Cynthia’s refereeing.

• Cynthia and Drasna approached Luo Mu, but Drayden and Iris reached him first and introduced themselves.
• Iris connected spiritually with Dragonite and glimpsed a storm, prompting Cynthia to explain Iris’s unusual ability to communicate with Dragon-type Pokémon.
• Iris asked Luo Mu to battle and sent out Excadrill, while Luo Mu chose his male Sandslash instead of Dragonite.
• Cynthia refereed the one-on-one battle as Iris attacked first with Metal Claw.
• Sandslash blocked Metal Claw, summoned Hail, and used its Slush Rush speed boost to strike Excadrill from behind with Brick Break.

Iris and Excadrill lost to Luo Mu and Sandslash, but Comfey healed Excadrill and Iris vowed to challenge him again. Cynthia recognized Luo Mu from a dessert contest and eagerly discussed visiting his farm, before Lance arrived and the Dragon Elder announced the Dragon Den Trial and its rewards.

• Iris spotted a gap in Sandslash’s attacks and had Excadrill land a Stomping Tantrum, but Sandslash used Icicle Crash and its speed to defeat Excadrill.
• Cynthia declared Sandslash and Luo Mu the winners, and Comfey healed Excadrill as Iris regained her determination to train and challenge Luo Mu again.
• Cynthia revealed that she had judged Luo Mu’s dessert at a contest, and she, Drasna, Drayden, and Iris expressed interest in visiting Luo Mu Farm.
• Luo Mu described plans for Moomoo Milk and matcha ice cream, leaving Cynthia visibly eager to try it.
• Lance arrived at the Dragon Tamer Clan’s manor, where the Dragon Elder announced that the Dragon Den Trial would begin the next morning and offered a Dragon-type Pokémon or a secret Extreme Speed technique as rewards.

At the Dragon Feast, Iris gained permission to stay in Johto for the Dragon Den Trial, while Lance was drawn into a battle with Drayden. Clair challenged Luo Mu, and their Dragonite-versus-Kingdra match began in heavy rain, ending the chapter with Kingdra firing a Hydro Pump at Dragonite.

• The Dragon Elder announced that Pokémon in the Dragon Den Trial had to willingly choose their Trainers, and Drasna decided to participate while Cynthia and Drayden declined.
• Luo Mu noticed Iris's disappointment and persuaded Drayden to let her stay another day for the trial.
• Lance tried to challenge Luo Mu, but Drayden intercepted him and invited him to battle, while Clair went to challenge Luo Mu.
• Luo Mu accepted Clair's challenge and sent out Dragonite against her Kingdra in a one-on-one battle.
• Kingdra used Whirlpool, which Dragonite cut apart with Air Cutter, then summoned rain with Rain Dance to boost its Swift Swim speed.
• Clair ordered Kingdra to fire a powerful Hydro Pump at Dragonite's belly.

Luo Mu’s Dragonite defeated Clair’s Kingdra after revealing its ability to control wind with a technique learned from Lugia. Clair’s defeat left her determined to keep pursuing the strength of her cousin Yulong Lance.

• Clair’s Kingdra used the rain and its Swift Swim speed to evade Dragonite’s attacks, while Cynthia recognized Dragonite’s talent for controlling wind.
• Luo Mu had Dragonite use Dragon Dance to boost its speed, and Dragonite’s wind control protected it from Icy Wind before Heat Wave overcame Kingdra’s Ice Beam.
• As Kingdra prepared a point-blank Draco Meteor, Luo Mu ordered Dragonite to answer with Draco Meteor, and Dragonite survived the collision behind Storm Shield and Multiscale.
• Luo Mu revealed that Lugia had taught Dragonite the wind-shield technique, which Dragonite could use without spending its attention on a move.
• Clair continued the battle, but Dragonite’s Hurricane and Air Cutter overwhelmed Kingdra, leaving Clair defeated.

After watching Lance defeat Drayden, Luo Mu learned that Lance’s Dragonite used the Dragon Tamer Clan’s Extreme Speed technique and decided to seek its secret manual. The next morning, he joined the Dragon Den Trial, where Zinnia also appeared, and the Dragon Elder began explaining the trial’s first stage.

• Cynthia praised Luo Mu and Clair’s battle while Drasna noticed Cynthia’s eagerness to challenge Luo Mu.
• Lance defeated Drayden, then considered the plan proposed by the Galar Region as the guests departed.
• Luo Mu recalled Lance’s Dragonite using the Dragon Tamer Clan’s Extreme Speed technique and resolved to pass the hidden trial.
• The next morning, Luo Mu arrived at the Dragon Tamer Clan estate with Cynthia, Drasna, and Iris, where Zinnia stood among the trial participants.
• The Dragon Elder announced that participants had to find the Dragon’s Den entrance in the lake, break through its Whirlpool and Hurricane, and pass through the Dragon Shrine.

Luo Mu and Dragonite searched the Dragon's Den for its hidden trial, befriended a group of Lapras, and followed their directions to the Dragon Holy Land. There, they encountered Zinnia and a giant Dragonite as Zinnia asked about the trial.

• Cynthia, Drasna, and Iris discussed the Dragon's Den and its rumored hidden core before setting out across the lake.
• Luo Mu and Dragonite found the cave entrance and blasted through the powerful airflow, giving other trainers a chance to advance.
• Zinnia and Salamence entered the Dragon's Den through the airflow as Zinnia resolved to grow stronger and capture a Dratini.
• Luo Mu befriended a group of Lapras, and their keen hearing helped him locate the waterfall leading to the Dragon Holy Land.
• Luo Mu and Dragonite emerged into the Dragon Holy Land and found Zinnia speaking with a giant Dragonite about the hidden trial.

Dragonite set Luo Mu and Zinnia a hidden trial to make afternoon-tea desserts, with Lance’s Extreme Speed Manual as the prize. After losing the cooking contest, Zinnia stole the manual and attacked the Dragon Holy Land, but Luo Mu’s Pokémon stopped her; Luo Mu then prepared to restore the damaged sanctuary with Comfey’s Z-Move.

• Dragonite revealed that the hidden trial was a dessert-making contest using only ingredients from the Dragon Holy Land, and the winner would receive Lance’s Extreme Speed Manual.
• Luo Mu gathered local ingredients and made desserts the Pokémon loved, while Zinnia copied his ingredients and made an unsuccessful dish with help from Xijiana.
• After losing, Zinnia broke into the forbidden Dragon Temple, took the manual, and tried to escape on Salamence as Giant Dragonite flew into a rage.
• Luo Mu sent Dragonite to restrain Giant Dragonite and ordered Serperior to stop Zinnia; Victini strengthened Serperior, whose Frenzy Plant captured Zinnia and Salamence.
• Luo Mu recovered the manual and, with Victini empowering Comfey, used Grassy Terrain Z to make grass and flowers flourish across the damaged Dragon Holy Land.

Luo Mu restored the Dragon Holy Land, helped bring Zinnia to the Dragon Tamer Clan, and returned to his ranch with new Pokémon and an Extreme Speed Manual. Back home, he considered selling Moomoo Milk and watched three Naclstack evolve after eating soil from the Silver Mountain Range.

• Luo Mu used Comfey and Victini’s power to restore the Dragon Holy Land, then challenged Zinnia over her actions and handed her over to Lance and Clair.
• Clair awarded Luo Mu the Extreme Speed Manual, and Lance and Clair took Zinnia and Salamence away while Luo Mu returned to the meeting point.
• Luo Mu and the other Trainers parted ways after the Dragon Feast, and he flew from Johto to Paldea before returning to his ranch.
• Luo Mu introduced four new Miltank to the ranch and asked Luxray to make the resident Miltank exercise, then considered starting a fresh Moomoo Milk delivery service.
• The three Naclstack and two Shuckle ate Silver Mountain Range soil in the Salt House, and the Naclstack evolved into larger Pokémon.
• The evolved Naclstack produced a much larger pile of high-quality Rock Salt, leaving Luo Mu excited about their future production.

Luo Mu prepared to launch a fresh Moomoo Milk delivery service in Los Platos, recruiting Three Hairs’s Corviknight clan and planning to promote the business at the town’s Pokémon Marathon Tournament. He also visited his growing watermelon field with Victini, who eagerly began picking fruit before it was ripe.

• Luo Mu settled the Shuckle siblings in the Berry Orchard, where they chose to dig out their own home and prepare to make Berry juice.
• Luo Mu and Oranguru calculated that selling fresh Moomoo Milk could bring in more than 45,000 League currency a day and decided Three Hairs’s Corviknight clan would handle deliveries for food and Berries.
• Luo Mu learned that Los Platos’s Pokémon Marathon Tournament would take place in late July and decided to use the awards ceremony to advertise the milk service.
• Luo Mu began preparing the service, ordering glass bottles and having Oranguru design labels illustrated by Hassaku and Colza.
• Luo Mu visited the Farming Area’s watermelon field with Luxray and Victini, where Victini excitedly started picking watermelons despite Oranguru’s warning that they needed a few more days to ripen.