Chapter Summaries

Luo Mu and his Pokémon failed to sprout potato seeds, leaving him baffled until Arven arrived and recognized what had gone wrong. Arven found that the seeds had split apart, but the chapter ended before he explained why.

• Luo Mu sat in the muddy field after Serperior’s energy failed to make the potato seeds sprout, and neither Serperior nor Swampert knew what had gone wrong.
• Arven arrived with Mabosstiff and said he had come to visit Luo Mu.
• Luo Mu asked whether Arven had made dinner with Professor Sada, and Arven said they had made sandwiches, hiding that he had prepared them alone and eaten with Mabosstiff.
• Luo Mu explained how he had planted the potatoes, watered them with Swampert, and given them nutrients and Grass-type energy through Serperior.
• Arven called Luo Mu’s mistake common knowledge, dug into the Experimental Field, and saw that the seeds had split apart.

Luo Mu and Arven learned that Serperior and Swampert’s powerful moves had destroyed the potato seeds, then set out to find Grass-type Pokémon for the farm. Their search continued after Serperior subdued a flock of Fletchinder, and Luo Mu spotted a promising clue when Arven pulled white fluff from his mouth.

• Arven explained that Serperior and Swampert’s excessive energy had caused the potato seeds to burst, and Luo Mu admitted he had not realized the problem.
• Arven suggested using Pokémon with Grassy Terrain to cultivate crops, while Luo Mu revealed that Serperior had not mastered the move.
• Luo Mu asked Arven to consult Olin and Professor Futu about the struggling Pokémon Egg, and Arven agreed to speak with his parents.
• Luo Mu left Swampert to guard the incubator and reshape the ruined field, then took Arven, Serperior, and Mabosstiff into the wilderness to find Grass-type Pokémon.
• Serperior caught a Fletchinder after subduing its flock, but Luo Mu found no Talonflame with Flame Body among them.
• As they headed farther west, Arven sneezed out a clump of white fluff, and Luo Mu recognized it as a promising clue.

Luo Mu and Arven spotted a rare Eldegoss with two Gossifleur and chased them after a gust of wind carried them away. Their search came up empty until Serperior detected the Pokémon’s scent—and an unfamiliar scent—in the distant woods.

• Luo Mu spotted two Gossifleur and an Eldegoss in the grassland and quietly explained to Arven that they were rare Pokémon from Galar.
• A strong gust lifted the Gossifleur and Eldegoss into the air, and Luo Mu, Serperior, Arven, and Mabosstiff pursued them.
• Luo Mu and Arven lost sight of the three Pokémon in the forest and searched together for half an hour without finding them.
• As Luo Mu and Arven prepared to return, Serperior caught the scent of the three Pokémon and an unfamiliar presence in the distant woods.

Luo Mu and Serperior rescued Eldegoss and two Gossifleur from Skuntank’s poison and treated their injuries. After the Pokémon recovered, Luo Mu asked Eldegoss whether it would consider living on a human farm.

• Eldegoss struggled to protect two poisoned Gossifleur from Skuntank in its territory.
• Luo Mu, Arven, Mabosstiff, and Serperior arrived, and Luo Mu complained about Skuntank’s stench.
• Serperior used Sweet Scent to suppress the odor and Leaf Tornado to drive Skuntank away.
• Luo Mu gave the Gossifleur and Eldegoss antidote and treated Eldegoss’s bite wounds.
• Luo Mu invited Eldegoss to consider living on a human farm.

Eldegoss accepted Luo Mu’s offer to join the farm with the two Gossifleur, and Luo Mu brought Arven back to the farm. Dragonite returned with a Silph Co. package and Luo Mu’s phone, whose contents made him angrily curse Iono.

• Eldegoss decided to join Luo Mu’s farm so it and the two Gossifleur could live safely, and Luo Mu captured all three in Poké Balls.
• Luo Mu explained to Arven that the grass-marked Poké Balls held Pokémon belonging to the farm.
• Luo Mu returned to the farm with Arven at night and gave him a blanket to keep warm.
• Luo Mu planned to have Swampert take Arven home, but Arven panicked that his lie would be exposed.
• Dragonite landed outside, showered Luo Mu with dust, and delivered a Silph Co. box and Luo Mu’s phone.
• Luo Mu checked the phone and angrily shouted Iono’s name.

Luo Mu discovered that Iono had sent him an expensive incubation solution for the Pokémon Egg and learned why Arven had come to stay with him. The next morning, the Hint System revealed the egg came from the distant past and needed more energy and help from a Pokémon with Flame Body to hatch.

• Luo Mu saw that Iono's incubation solution had cost 150,000 League currency, then read the instructions and realized she had carefully chosen it to help the Pokémon Egg.
• Luo Mu confronted Arven about his parents' absence, and Arven explained that Professor Sada and Professor Turo had left for an emergency after leaving him a note.
• Luo Mu reassured Arven that his parents cared about him and let him sleep at the house rather than return to an empty home.
• The next morning, Luo Mu noticed the solution in the egg's incubator had changed color unusually quickly and asked the Hint System to explain.
• The Hint System identified the egg as one from the distant past with exceptional talent but insufficient energy, recommending more energy and assistance from a powerful Pokémon with Flame Body.

Luo Mu finished planting the farm’s seeds and prepared a vegetable and Pecha Berry curry for lunch. He went to wake Arven, who had stayed up until four in the morning, while waiting for the others to return.

• Luo Mu planted the Strawberry Seeds with help from Serperior and Swampert, completing the farm’s five plots.
• Luo Mu decided to wait until Dragonite, Luxray, and the others returned before naming the farm.
• Luo Mu found Arven brooding at a third-floor window and learned he had stayed up until four.
• Luo Mu sent Arven to wash up and began cooking vegetable and Pecha Berry curry rice.

Luo Mu welcomed Eldegoss and the Gossifleur to his farm, where Eldegoss sprouted crops and Luo Mu built them a home. After several peaceful days, Luxray, Ceruledge, and Mimikyu rushed back carrying a badly burned bird, leaving Luo Mu stunned.

• Eldegoss spread its cotton over the newly planted fields and made green shoots sprout, though the effort left it exhausted.
• Luo Mu shared Vegetable and Berry Curry Rice with Arven and the Pokémon, then made Eldegoss promise to accelerate growth no more than once a day.
• Luo Mu and the Pokémon built Eldegoss and the Gossifleur a small wooden house, and the two Gossifleur embraced him as they accepted their new home.
• Professor Sada came to take Arven home, and Luo Mu returned to his quiet farm routine.
• Luxray raced toward the farm with Ceruledge and Mimikyu following, carrying a charred bird with flames burning across its head, wings, and tail.

Luo Mu learned that Luxray, Ceruledge, and Mimikyu had abducted Moltres from a volcano after it attacked them and brought it to the ranch. As Moltres raged and carved a pit for the Lake Area, Luo Mu chose Dragonite to face it one-on-one and challenged it himself.

• Luxray and Serperior flung Moltres into the wasteland intended for the Lake Area, where it crashed and carved a massive pit.
• Luo Mu pieced together how Luxray, Ceruledge, and Mimikyu had fought and abducted Moltres from a volcano after it attacked them.
• Moltres recovered its strength, erupted in fury, and burned a large pit into the wasteland.
• Luo Mu chose Dragonite to battle Moltres while the other Pokémon guarded the ranch from the fight’s aftershocks.
• Luo Mu called Moltres to battle, and Moltres answered by unleashing heavenly fire from the sky.

Luo Mu and Dragonite defeated a young Moltres after Dragonite trapped it in a storm and overwhelmed it with Thunder and Dragon Pulse. Moltres woke at Luo Mu’s camp after he treated its injuries, confused that he had not captured it.

• Luo Mu sent Dragonite to battle Moltres while Mimikyu shielded him from the flames.
• Dragonite combined Hurricane and Rain Dance to contain Moltres, but Moltres broke free with Brave Bird.
• Luo Mu ordered Thunder, and Dragonite battered Moltres until it could barely stay airborne.
• Dragonite defeated Moltres with Dragon Pulse, and Luo Mu named the crater he planned to fill Thunderclap Lake.
• Officer Jenny investigated the storm, but Luo Mu sent her away with an explanation and treated Moltres’s injuries.
• Moltres woke beside Luo Mu’s campfire and learned that he had chosen not to catch it.

Luo Mu tended to the recovering Moltres and planned the next steps for his farm, including filling the new Lake Area and searching the wilderness for supplies and valuables. Before setting out, he checked on Moltres as it rested over the Pokémon Egg incubator.

• Luo Mu advised Moltres to recover at the farm because flying while weakened could leave it vulnerable to capture, and he inspected its healing wounds.
• Luo Mu checked the strawberry field and left Serperior, Eldegoss, and two Gossifleur to watch over the crops.
• Luo Mu confirmed that Luxray had absorbed the remaining electricity from Dragonite's attack, then inspected the new Lake Area and planned to divert water from a nearby lake.
• Luo Mu packed for a wilderness expedition to investigate water sources and search for valuable items, reminding his system to alert him to anything worthwhile.
• Luo Mu visited Moltres, which was resting beneath a shed with the Pokémon Egg incubator tucked under its wings, before leaving with Luxray.

Luo Mu and Luxray followed a male Oinkologne through the mountain, hoping its keen nose would lead them to valuable food. They found naturally shed Crabrawler claws, the same delicacy that had funded the start of Luo Mu’s journey as a Champion-Level Trainer.

• Luo Mu discovered that the Pokémon Egg had absorbed all the incubator’s nutrient solution in just four days and refilled it with another bottle.
• Luo Mu left Moltres to guard the egg, then searched the wilderness with Luxray for items to sell.
• Luxray caught a scent and led Luo Mu up a mountain, where they spotted a male Oinkologne sniffing out mushrooms.
• Luo Mu and Luxray followed Oinkologne as it raced toward a fresh scent.
• Luo Mu and Luxray found a pair of naturally shed Crabrawler claws and recognized them as a valuable delicacy.

Luo Mu and Luxray watched a wild Crabrawler ambush an Oinkologne over a pair of discarded claws, then fought Crabrawler after it unexpectedly Terastallized. Luxray defeated it with a Terastallized Thunderbolt, and Luo Mu left with Crabrawler’s claws and Fighting Type Tera Shards.

• Luo Mu and Luxray hid in the bushes as Crabrawler tried to ambush Oinkologne over a pair of discarded claws.
• Oinkologne dodged Crabrawler’s Ice Punch and fled, leaving Crabrawler waiting for another prey.
• Crabrawler Terastallized as Luo Mu’s Tera Orb finished charging, and Luo Mu ordered Luxray to Terastallize.
• Luxray used a Tera-boosted Thunderbolt to defeat Crabrawler and destroy the Tera Crystal.
• Luo Mu treated Crabrawler, took its claws, and accepted the Fighting Type Tera Shards Luxray collected.

Luo Mu and Luxray enjoyed a meal of wild Crabrawler claws before finding a clean wetland lake suitable for supplying water to the farm. As they searched for a Pokémon to bring home, Luo Mu spotted a Poliwag.

• Luo Mu decided to sell the Tera Shards and cooked the wild Crabrawler claws at his mountain campsite with Luxray.
• Luo Mu and Luxray ate most of the crab meat, and Luxray felt its energy and physical condition improve.
• The next morning, Luo Mu and Luxray found a lake in a wetland and confirmed its water was clean and plentiful enough for the farm.
• Luo Mu considered the local Water-type Pokémon and searched for one suited to farm work.
• Luo Mu spotted a Poliwag swimming ashore and recognized its potential to evolve into a useful Politoed.

Luo Mu recruited four young Poliwag by offering them Smoked Fish Jerky and promising safety and plenty of food. The Poliwag leader and its companions entered Poké Balls willingly, surprising Luo Mu and amusing Luxray.

• A leading Poliwag guided three companions out of the lake and helped them practice walking on land.
• Luo Mu admired the leader's courage and leadership and decided to recruit all four Poliwag.
• Luo Mu approached the group without Luxray and tossed them Smoked Fish Jerky as bait.
• After the Poliwag ate, Luo Mu offered them Poké Balls and promised them safety and better food.
• The three companions went to the Poké Balls first, and their leader followed by entering one before them.
• Luxray joined Luo Mu and found it amusing that the Poliwag had joined before he needed to use his prepared plans.

Luo Mu’s Pokémon enjoyed a feast as the farm’s lake, fields, and ranch took shape, and his savings grew ahead of his report to Naranja Academy. On the sixth morning, Moltres and Luo Mu were startled when the Pokémon Egg began flashing rhythmically.

• Luo Mu returned to the farm, checked on Moltres and the Pokémon Egg, and invited the Pokémon to a barbecue feast.
• Luo Mu introduced the four Poliwag to the farm’s Pokémon, and they were delighted by the meal.
• Swampert completed the water channel to Thunderclap Lake, Serperior netted its outlet, and the four Poliwag moved into the lake.
• Luo Mu’s crops began growing, and the Pokémon sowed pasture grass in the Ranch Area.
• Luo Mu earned 12,000 League currency and planned to buy ranch Pokémon before reporting to Naranja Academy in three days.
• Moltres and the Pokémon Egg woke Luo Mu and the others when the egg began flashing rhythmically.

Luo Mu and Moltres prepared a warm place for the Pokémon Egg and watched as it hatched. The newborn Pokémon emerged at dusk, though its identity was not revealed.

• Moltres panicked when the Pokémon Egg began flashing, but Luo Mu reassured it that the egg was about to hatch.
• Moltres told Luo Mu that it had awakened surrounded by magma and had no memory of hatching from an egg.
• Luo Mu moved the incubator beside the fireplace, where Moltres carefully lit the fire and helped keep the egg warm.
• Luo Mu and Moltres watched over the egg for a day as the other Pokémon gathered around it.
• The egg cracked, and after three minutes the newborn Pokémon cried out as it hatched.

Luo Mu cared for a newly hatched Hisuian Growlithe and watched it quickly grow comfortable with the Pokémon at the farm. Growlithe called Moltres “Mama” and Luo Mu “Papa,” leaving Serperior furious as the night ended.

• Luo Mu recognized the newborn as an extinct Hisuian Growlithe and fed it warm Moomoo Milk after gently cleaning its fur.
• Growlithe quickly opened its eyes, finished two bottles of milk, and cheerfully sniffed the Pokémon gathered around it.
• Growlithe called Moltres “Mama,” startling the Legendary Pokémon, then called Luo Mu “Papa,” prompting Serperior to smash a hole in the wooden floor with its tail.
• Luo Mu arranged for Moltres to sleep indoors near Growlithe and stayed in the living room with them.
• Serperior spent the night alone in its bed, gritting its teeth in fury.

Luo Mu traveled to Mesagoza with Dragonite and Growlithe to complete his onboarding as a battle instructor at Naranja Academy. He met Pina, the newly appointed Student Council President, who greeted him as a teacher, while Growlithe misunderstood the greeting.

• Luo Mu assigned Serperior, Eldegoss, Gossifleur, Swampert, and the Poliwag to care for the farm, while Dragonite, Ceruledge, and Growlithe went with him.
• Luo Mu left Luxray in charge of protecting the farm and flew from outside Los Platos to Mesagoza on Dragonite.
• Dragonite landed before Naranja Academy, drawing attention from returning students and their parents.
• Pina recognized Luo Mu after he recalled Dragonite and nervously greeted him as a teacher.
• Growlithe mistook Pina's greeting and spoke up, prompting Luo Mu to explain that it had hatched only a few days earlier.

Luo Mu arrived at Naranja Academy to begin his job as a Battle Studies teacher and met Pina, who guided him through the campus. In the principal’s office, Dean De Shu doubted Luo Mu’s qualifications until Principal Mu Fei revealed that he was a Champion-Level Trainer.

• Pina introduced himself as Naranja Academy’s Student Council President and guided Luo Mu and Growlithe around the campus.
• Pina asked what subject Luo Mu would teach and learned that he was the new Battle Studies teacher.
• Luo Mu met Geeta, Principal Mu Fei, and Dean De Shu in the principal’s office.
• De Shu questioned whether Luo Mu had enough practical combat experience and showed disdain for his age and small Growlithe.
• Mu Fei defended Luo Mu and said he was a Champion-Level Trainer.