Chapter Summaries

Luo Mu brought Ash to a remote ruin to help Leader excavate the Paldea Ancient Coin, framing the dangerous assignment as training for Ash. Before leaving, Ash sought advice on earning Charcadet’s trust, and Luo Mu recommended letting Ceruledge speak with it first.

• Luo Mu checked the farm’s report, noted Ash’s Shiny Noctowl had joined the delivery team, and worried that the Tauros might soon produce many Pokémon Eggs.
• Luo Mu found Ash exhausted after Charcadet had wrecked his room overnight, told him to let Ceruledge help Charcadet trust him, and assigned him a fighting-related training task.
• Luo Mu and Ash flew by Dragonite to a remote wilderness, where Luo Mu showed Ash the Silver Wing that Lugia had given him.
• Luo Mu introduced Ash to Leader, the ruins expert excavating Paldea Ancient Coins, and arranged for Ash to accompany him into the ruins and face their Pokémon and traps.

Luo Mu sent the leader and Ash into a mapped ruin, where they collected Paldea Ancient Coins and Ash's Totodile and Phanpy evolved. Back at the farm, Luo Mu helped the Alolan Sandslash couple prepare for their egg to hatch, but the gathered Pokémon drowned out newborn Sandshrew's first cry.

• Luo Mu gave the leader a detailed ruin map and sent him and Ash to explore while Mimikyu watched over them.
• Calyrex found an old, psychic-infused suit of armor in a mine near Alfornada and decided to bring it to Luo Mu.
• Luo Mu trained Ninetales, Snover, and Gimmighoul at camp while the leader and Ash explored the ruin.
• The leader returned with twenty-three Paldea Ancient Coins, bringing Gimmighoul's total to ninety-nine, and Ash told Luo Mu that Totodile and Phanpy had evolved into Croconaw and Donphan.
• Luo Mu returned to the farm with Ash, where Regice brought him to the Ice Cellar to help the Sandslash couple and the Abomasnow couple prepare for the egg's hatching.
• The egg hatched into Sandshrew, but the Pokémon's excited cries covered its first sound, leaving Luo Mu unable to hear what it said.

Luo Mu cared for a newly hatched Alolan Sandshrew and watched Ash’s Pokémon evolve during their training. After Nemona reported a colossal creature appearing in thick fog by the sea, Calyrex examined Larvitar and discovered that it had closed off its heart, demanding Ash explain how it had suffered such trauma.

• Luo Mu had Regice use a carefully controlled Blizzard to harden the newborn Alolan Sandshrew’s shell, then left it with its grateful parents after feeding and photographing it.
• Luo Mu spent time with Ash’s Pokémon, while Cyndaquil evolved into Quilava and Squirtle evolved into Wartortle during the group’s training.
• Nemona told Luo Mu that she, Arven, and Pippa had seen a massive unknown Pokémon emerge from thick fog near the South Paldea Sea, and invited him to look for it the next morning.
• Luo Mu brought Calyrex to examine the Larvitar that had absorbed two Unown, and Calyrex found that Larvitar had closed off its heart as protection from severe mental trauma.
• Calyrex asked Ash to explain what had happened to Larvitar, leaving Ash and Pikachu tense and bewildered.

Calyrex helped Ash and Pikachu enter Larvitar’s mental world, where they broke the Wall of the Heart that had sealed Larvitar’s emotions. After Larvitar woke up cheerful and brave, two Unown asked Luo Mu for permission to live on the farm.

• Calyrex determined that two Unown had entered Larvitar’s sealed inner world, and Luo Mu explained Larvitar’s history of being stolen from its mother and isolated in an unfamiliar world.
• Calyrex sent Ash and Pikachu into Larvitar’s mental world, while Luo Mu spent the day watching Pokémon train and play around the farm.
• Calyrex gave Luo Mu a rusted Celebration Armor, which Luo Mu recognized as an item that could evolve Charcadet into Armarouge.
• Luo Mu decided Ash would have to win the Silver Conference before earning the Celebration Armor.
• The Unown projected an image of Ash punching apart Larvitar’s Wall of the Heart as Pikachu attacked it, and Calyrex realized they had freed Larvitar’s frozen heart.
• Ash, Pikachu, and Larvitar woke up, and the two Unown asked Luo Mu if they could live on his farm.

Luo Mu brought Ash and Pikachu to the beach near Artazon to meet Nemona, Arven, and Pippa and wait for the giant Pokémon in the fog. Ash and Nemona battled while they waited, but as breakfast ended, the mysterious Pokémon had still not appeared.

• The two Unown attached themselves to Luo Mu's doors, and he welcomed them as future door guardians for his next home.
• Luo Mu woke Ash and flew with him, Pikachu, and Dragonite to the beach where Nemona, Arven, and Pippa had been waiting overnight.
• Ash told Luo Mu about giant Pokémon he had encountered, prompting Luo Mu to suspect the creature they sought was the Giant Dragonite from Bill's Lighthouse.
• Luo Mu introduced Ash and Pikachu to Nemona, Arven, and Pippa, and Nemona promptly challenged Ash to a battle.
• Ash and Nemona battled on the beach while Luo Mu and Arven prepared breakfast, and Ash's Snorlax put up a fight against Nemona's Ursaring before losing.
• The group ate breakfast as the sky brightened, but the giant mysterious Pokémon had not arrived.

After the giant Pokémon failed to appear, Luo Mu and the others spent the day training and enjoying the beach before setting out for Artazon to challenge its Gym. When Pippa asked about Swampert, Luo Mu revealed that he had rescued Mudkip from a cross-regional poaching ring, leaving the group to reflect on their bond as they traveled toward Artazon.

• Nemona apologized when the giant Pokémon did not appear, and the group decided to wait one more night before heading to Frost Smear Mountain.
• Pippa showed Luo Mu her four Bronze Belts, while Arven presented the four Herba Mystica he had collected; Luo Mu offered Arven Sour Herba Mystica and told him to use it if needed.
• Ash had Snorlax swim into the sea and use Ice Punch to defeat Nemona's Decidueye, surprising everyone with Snorlax's agility in the water.
• Luo Mu watched Pippa and Nemona show off their evolved Pokémon, then surfed with Swampert and Dragonite while Pikachu learned to ride the waves.
• Luo Mu told Pippa, Nemona, Arven, and Ash that he had rescued Mudkip from a major poaching ring and that they had become partners afterward.
• The group cleaned up the beach and traveled toward Artazon, where Luo Mu planned to visit Gym Leader Brassius for advice about Feebas.

Luo Mu asked Artazon Gym Leader Brassius to help his Shiny Feebas develop the confidence and beauty needed to evolve into Milotic. Brassius agreed to design a plan, and Luo Mu confirmed he intended to enter Feebas in Contests.

• Nemona and Ash challenged the Artazon Gym while Luo Mu shopped for ceramics, and both earned Artazon Badges.
• Brassius told Luo Mu that Nemona had defeated her ace and that the challengers were heading toward Artazon Great Hollow.
• Luo Mu asked Brassius for advice on helping his Feebas become more beautiful, and she agreed to create a complete plan after examining it.
• Brassius photographed Feebas, praised its camera presence, and asked whether Luo Mu planned to enter it in Contests.
• Luo Mu confirmed he planned to enter Feebas in Contests to build its confidence and increase its Beauty.

Luo Mu reunited with Nemona, Ash, Arven, and Pippa in the Artazon Great Hollow, then camped with them by the beach while they waited for a huge Pokémon. That night, the creature surfaced near Artazon, and Officer Jenny ordered the town evacuated and reported the threat to the Paldea League.

• Luo Mu left Brassius to her schedule, checked on Feebas, and flew with Dragonite into the Artazon Great Hollow.
• Luo Mu rescued Nemona, Ash, Arven, and Pippa from a Toxtricity, then took them back to the beach for another night of watching for the huge Pokémon.
• Luo Mu and Arven cooked dinner, and Arven told him that Belinda had asked to meet Professor Sada and Professor Turo; Luo Mu advised him to ask his parents during their next call.
• A gigantic creature surfaced in the southwestern waters of Paldea and moved toward Artazon, while a lighthouse guard spotted it and called the police.
• Officer Jenny saw the creature from a helicopter, ordered the evacuation of Artazon, and alerted the Paldea League after realizing Brassius had left town.

Geeta called on Luo Mu to stop a colossal Dragonite from threatening Artazon, and he discovered the lonely giant was searching for its companions. As the Giant Dragonite prepared to leave, Luo Mu wondered whether the Silver Wing could lead him to answers.

• Geeta prepared to evacuate Artazon until Brassius told her Luo Mu was nearby, so she contacted him and headed toward the city.
• Luo Mu flew to Artazon, where Officer Jenny explained that a roughly 100-meter Dragonite was approaching the giant rock and asked him to redirect or stop it without force if possible.
• Luo Mu and Dragonite found the Giant Dragonite moving through dense fog and tried to communicate with it.
• The Giant Dragonite explained to Dragonite that it was searching for its own companions, then started to leave after thanking them for talking with it.
• Luo Mu took out the Silver Wing and wondered whether Lugia might know where the Giant Dragonite's companions were.

Luo Mu kept the Giant Dragonite near Artazon while he sought help finding its missing companions, and Geeta came to assess the situation. Lugia finally arrived from the sea, leaving Geeta stunned that Luo Mu had summoned the Sea God.

• Luo Mu asked the Giant Dragonite to wait nearby while he contacted a Pokémon that might know where its companions were.
• Luo Mu told Geeta the danger had been handled, and she flew to the sea alone to meet him.
• The Giant Dragonite raised its head above the water, lifting Luo Mu and Geeta high above the sea and revealing its enormous size to her.
• Luo Mu explained that the Giant Dragonite was searching for its companions and that another Pokémon was on its way to help.
• After about an hour, Lugia emerged from a waterspout, and Geeta realized Luo Mu had summoned the Sea God.

Luo Mu summoned Lugia to help the Giant Dragonite search for companions, and Lugia agreed to take it through the ocean while Luo Mu looked for the Giant Tentacruel. After Geeta left, she arranged for Luo Mu to battle Wallace at an upcoming Contest, and he agreed in exchange for help building an Apple Orchard.

• Lugia arrived after Luo Mu called it and learned that the Giant Dragonite was searching for companions.
• Luo Mu learned that the Giant Dragonite had grown huge after evolving and told it about the Giant Tentacruel near Levincia.
• Lugia agreed to take the Giant Dragonite through the ocean while Luo Mu searched for the Giant Tentacruel and handled other matters.
• The Giant Dragonite gave Luo Mu two Dragon Scales, and Lugia shrank them before taking the Giant Dragonite away.
• Geeta invited Luo Mu to battle Wallace at a Contest, and Luo Mu agreed after she offered help with his Apple Orchard.
• Luo Mu returned to the four children, showed them photos of the Giant Dragonite, and heard them regret sleeping through its departure.

Luo Mu took the Eevee Sisters to invite Tinkatink to the farm, but found it cornered by Houndour and Houndoom. As a hotheaded Houndoom prepared to use Flamethrower in the forest, Luo Mu and the sisters stepped in, while the pack’s undercover senior refused to help its leader.

• Luo Mu returned to the farm with Ash, then remembered his promise to invite Tinkatink and left with the Eevee Sisters to find it.
• On the way, Sister Eevee fought off Wild Pokémon while the younger Eevee sister supported her with Status Moves.
• Luo Mu found Tinkatink hiding in a tree as a group of Houndour and Houndoom barked at it.
• A hotheaded Houndoom prepared to use Flamethrower on the tree, and Luo Mu asked the Eevee Sisters to help him confront the pack.
• The Houndoom called on its brothers to drive Luo Mu and the Eevee Sisters away, but its trusted senior stood back while other Pokémon blocked its three underlings.

Luo Mu and the Eevee Sisters defeated the Hotheaded Houndoom, then discovered that the older Houndoom and its Houndour were already loyal to Serperior. He brought Tinkatink back to his farm, where she was shocked to learn that the vast, Pokémon-filled place was his home.

• The Hotheaded Houndoom attacked Luo Mu and the Eevee Sisters, but Luo Mu directed the sisters as they countered with Mud Ball, Double Kick, Protect, Dig, and Helping Hand.
• The older Houndoom and its Houndour submitted to Luo Mu, revealing that the older Houndoom was already one of Serperior’s subordinates.
• Luo Mu fed the Houndoom and Houndour, told them to continue following Serperior’s orders, and left with the Eevee Sisters and Tinkatink.
• Tinkatink thanked Luo Mu and the Eevee Sisters for saving her, then accepted Luo Mu’s invitation to visit his home.
• Luo Mu led Tinkatink and the Eevee Sisters to his farm, where Tinkatink realized it was his home and cried out in disbelief.

Tinkatink enjoyed the farm Pokémon’s hospitality and met Calyrex, who recognized its promise as a craftsman. Luo Mu and Calyrex began showing Tinkatink around the farm to encourage it to join before the threat of Eternatus drew closer.

• The farm Pokémon welcomed nervous Tinkatink with food, gifts, and sweet milk tea, and Oranguru noticed signs that it may once have lived with a Trainer.
• Luo Mu returned with Calyrex, and Tinkatink greeted them after the other Pokémon had gone to prepare gifts or fallen asleep.
• Luo Mu introduced Calyrex, who observed Tinkatink and judged it well suited to becoming a craftsman.
• Calyrex invited Tinkatink to tour the farm, and Tinkatink agreed, bringing Ogerpon along.
• Luo Mu and Calyrex set out to show Tinkatink the farm’s strength and inspire it to join as their craftsman.

Luo Mu showed Tinkatink the farm’s abundant resources, Corviknight flock, and powerful Fire-type Pokémon, stirring its desire to join. After Tinkatink eagerly asked to become his retainer, Luo Mu invited it to join the farm as its forging craftsman, and it accepted.

• Luo Mu toured the farm with Tinkatink, who envied its plentiful food and self-sufficient facilities.
• Luo Mu blew a whistle and summoned a flock of Corviknight and Corvisquire, whose naturally shed feathers made Tinkatink jealous.
• Luo Mu brought Tinkatink to watch Ceruledge, Arcanine, Moltres, Victini, Charizard, Quilava, and Charcadet display their flames, inspiring it to forge.
• Luo Mu mentioned that the farm might expand onto Tinkatink’s mountain and need a manager, prompting Tinkatink to ask to join as his retainer.
• Luo Mu invited Tinkatink to join the farm as its forging craftsman, and Tinkatink accepted while taking Ogerpon’s hand.

Luo Mu received Brassius's proposal for helping Feebas build confidence and evolve into Milotic, with plans ranging from competing in Contests to training at a waterfall. Brassius also offered to send fashion materials for Luo Mu's Mimikyu doll, leaving him considering whether Mimikyu should wear it and participate too.

• Tinkatink returned home with its gifts, and Ash told Luo Mu that Zhen Si's Grotle had evolved into Torterra after defeating Ash and Pikachu.
• Luo Mu prepared for his call with Brassius, while Ash continued trying to gain Charcadet's trust and Luo Mu attempted to contact Mewtwo through the Black Ball.
• Ogerpon brought Feebas's tank into view, and Brassius presented her Deification Project, focused on building Feebas's confidence so it could evolve into Milotic.
• Brassius outlined a risky plan involving Uva Academy's Campus Contests, a steadier training plan for later Contests, and a waterfall challenge inspired by Magikarp's Leaping the Dragon Gate.
• Brassius waived her fee in thanks for Luo Mu protecting Artazon and offered to send materials and sketches for his Mimikyu doll.
• After the call, Luo Mu considered having Mimikyu wear the doll costume and participate too.

Luo Mu trained Feebas for the upcoming Campus Contests while Ash tried to deepen his bond with Charcadet in the Underground Ruins. On October 8, Ash returned in a panic carrying an unresponsive Primeape, and Luo Mu realized it had stopped breathing.

• Calyrex told Luo Mu that the forbidden weapon powered by Pokémon Life Energy had caused widespread destruction and may have disrupted Paldea’s climate.
• Luo Mu and Ash washed Tauros together, and Ash decided to bring Pidgeot back after the Silver Conference.
• Brassius’s Contest equipment and manuals arrived, and Luo Mu began preparing Feebas for the Campus Contests alongside Ninetales.
• Bayleef defeated Charcadet in a battle, worsening Charcadet’s relationship with Ash, so Luo Mu sent Ash and Charcadet to the Underground Ruins with Dragonite and Ceruledge.
• Three days later, Dragonite brought Ash back to the farm, where Ash begged Luo Mu to save Primeape; Luo Mu found that Primeape had stopped breathing.

Luo Mu discovered that Primeape had collapsed because malnutrition left it without enough life force to evolve, and Calyrex restored it so it could become Annihilape. After the crisis, Luo Mu inspected a streamside plot and planned an apple orchard, while preparing for the Campus Contests and his exhibition match with Wallace.

• Luo Mu examined Primeape and learned from Ash that it had collapsed after using Rage Fist to protect Charcadet from a trap in the Underground Ruins.
• Luo Mu determined that Primeape was in suspended animation because malnutrition had left it without enough life force to complete its evolution.
• Calyrex replenished Primeape's life force, allowing it to evolve into Annihilape, and Ash and Pikachu embraced it as Charcadet apologized.
• Luo Mu surveyed the land beside the stream and considered planting an apple orchard, but noted that the farm would need more Applin and Pokémon with the Ripen Ability.
• Luo Mu returned to the farm to train Feebas and Ninetales for the Campus Contests and make bows and ribbons for Mimikyu's exhibition match with Wallace.

Ash asked to join Uva Academy’s upcoming Campus Contests after learning Zhen Si had entered, while Luo Mu managed the farm and learned more about Ho-Oh Shrine. On the day of the event, Luo Mu was stunned when Zhen Si also announced he would compete.

• Ash lost his training battles against Luo Mu’s Pokémon, then asked to enter Uva Academy’s Campus Contests after hearing Zhen Si had signed up.
• Luo Mu received aerial photographs of Ho-Oh Shrine from Delibird and read about the shrine’s history and its connection to the Silver Conference’s Sacred Fire Relay.
• Oranguru reported on the farm’s products, and Luo Mu chose to focus on expanding the farm and planting apple trees in Kitakami.
• Luo Mu told Oranguru to take Serperior to help settle the Wild Pokémon in Kitakami, reminding Serperior of its past trouble with Houndoom and Houndour.
• Uva Academy held its Campus Contests, with Geeta keeping outside media away so students could enjoy the event.
• Luo Mu was shocked when Zhen Si told him he was entering the Contests too.

Uva Academy held a Campus Contests event with prominent judges and a spectacular entrance by Wallace, who was announced as Luo Mu’s opponent in an exhibition match. Luo Mu walked onto the stage with a newly dressed Mimikyu as the audience watched.

• Zhen Si registered for the Contests after seeing Luo Mu’s name, while Botan and Shizuka declined to compete.
• Vivian introduced the six judges, including Clavell, Geeta, and Nurse Joy, to the excited Uva Academy crowd.
• Brassius applied makeup to Luo Mu and helped him dress in the Paldea League’s formal Champion outfit.
• Wallace entered with Milotic’s dazzling water-and-ice performance and was introduced as a world-renowned Coordinator and Pokémon League Champion.
• Vivian announced Wallace’s exhibition match against Luo Mu, and Luo Mu walked onto the stage beside a newly dressed Mimikyu.