Chapter Summaries

Luo Mu took Goomy away from its wetland and began an intense training plan to build its courage and help it evolve within three days. After nearly an hour surrounded by his powerful Pokémon, Goomy began to question whether its father's intimidating aura was really so frightening.

• Luo Mu concluded that an Everstone and years of self-doubt had kept Goomy from evolving or using moves, despite its potential to become an Alpha Pokémon.
• Luo Mu persuaded the frightened Goomy to leave its group and brought it to a safer area near the great wetland.
• Luo Mu surrounded Goomy with ten powerful Pokémon and urged it to attack them as the first step in his courage training.
• Goomy spent nearly an hour fleeing from the Pokémon while Luo Mu and Calyrex watched and discussed its training.
• Exhausted but increasingly accustomed to the pressure, Goomy wondered whether its father's aura was less intimidating than it had believed.

Luo Mu helped Goomy rebuild its confidence and begin learning moves, then prepared it to face Alpha Goodra. Meanwhile, Pearly learned that the Island King was near death after a strange Pokémon stole Great Lord Sinnoh's power, and she searched for a way to save it.

• Goomy charged at Glastrier and was frozen by its chill, then Moltres thawed and treated it with Sacred Fire while Calyrex stopped the flames before they could harm it.
• Luo Mu and Swampert restored Goomy's size, and Luo Mu told it not to let anger or revenge become the reason it sought strength.
• Pearly learned from Guana that the Island King was gravely injured, while the unfamiliar Pokémon that defeated it remained unresponsive to their Calming Items.
• Over two days, Luo Mu, Calyrex, Luxray, and the others trained Goomy until it learned Water Gun and showed its unusual stamina and strength.
• Before Goomy's planned battle with Alpha Goodra, Luo Mu gave it Zygarde Cell Armor to help compensate for its physical disadvantages.

Luo Mu prepared Goomy to face its hostile clan by restoring its courage and secretly giving it powerful protection, then brought it back to challenge its father, the Alpha Hisuian Goodra leader. After Goomy declared its challenge and was struck by the leader, it emerged completely unharmed, astonishing Diamond Clan Leader.

• Luo Mu arranged for Goomy's Zygarde Cell Armor to conceal Victini's V-create energy, intending to help Goomy withstand its father's attacks.
• Diamond Clan Leader read that Lilligant had been driven berserk by lightning from the Time-Space Rift, then went to see whether Luo Mu had fulfilled his three-day promise.
• Goomy returned to its clan's island, stood up to three Goomy that tried to shove it away, and declared its intention to challenge for clan leader.
• The Alpha Hisuian Goodra leader arrived, and Goomy openly challenged it while Luo Mu watched and Diamond Clan Leader arrived in alarm.
• The Alpha Hisuian Goodra leader struck Goomy with its shell-covered tail, but Goomy sprang from the dust unharmed, leaving Diamond Clan Leader stunned.

Goomy defeated the Alpha Hisuian Goodra with the help of Calyrex-powered Zygarde Cell Armor, earning the Goodra clan’s submission and completing Azelf’s trial. As Goomy began to evolve, Luo Mu realized it had absorbed the Zygarde Cells as well.

• Goomy endured the Alpha Hisuian Goodra’s physical strike, Dragon Pulse, and Ultimate Impact without being moved, while Luo Mu’s Zygarde Cell Armor absorbed the attacks.
• Goomy drew on the power sealed in its armor and unleashed an overwhelming Dragon Pulse that knocked the Alpha Hisuian Goodra unconscious.
• Goomy’s confidence and fighting spirit transformed, and Azelf sensed the precious light of will that showed its trial had been completed.
• The Goodra clan submitted to Goomy, making it their new leader after its victory over the Alpha.
• Goomy began to evolve, and Luo Mu realized it had absorbed the Zygarde Cells along with its transformation.

Goomy evolved into an Alpha Hisuian Sliggoo, left its clan, and joined Luo Mu. Luo Mu tested its new defenses and discovered that the fused Zygarde Cells had given it the ability to soften its shell and withstand physical attacks as well as special ones.

• Goomy evolved into a large Alpha Hisuian Sliggoo after defeating the Alpha Goodra, and the Goodra clan accepted it as their new leader.
• Hisuian Sliggoo left the island without looking back, and Luo Mu welcomed it into his group with a Hisui-style ancient Poké Ball.
• On the journey back, Luo Mu asked Diamond Clan Leader to help test Hisuian Sliggoo's newly evolved abilities.
• Vaporeon's Water Pulse barely affected Hisuian Sliggoo's hard shell, while Leafeon's Leaf Blade was blunted when the shell softened and dispersed the impact.
• Leafeon's Take Down failed to injure Hisuian Sliggoo's exposed body, revealing that its defenses had strengthened across the board after fusing with the Zygarde Cells.

Luo Mu returned to Wasteland Base after completing Azelf’s trial and helped YuPu test a medicine that could save critically ill Pokémon. The next day, YuPu took him to the Peatlands, where Calyrex noticed something surprising about a Teddiursa.

• Diamond Clan Leader left Luo Mu and Calyrex outside Wasteland Base, while Pearl Clan members asked Luo Mu to check on YuPu, who had been shut in her workshop for two days.
• Luo Mu told YuPu he had completed Azelf’s trial and offered Life No. 1 to treat the Pokémon she feared was dying.
• YuPu tested Life No. 1 on several near-death Wild Pokémon, saw them recover, and sent a vial to Obsidian Fieldlands.
• After resting, YuPu took Luo Mu and Calyrex to the Peatlands on Big Bear and Bear Two.
• Calyrex spotted a Teddiursa in the Peatlands and reacted with unmistakable surprise.

Luo Mu visited the Ursaluna clan’s royal grounds, met the Land Forme, and received Azelf’s Fang after passing the Trial of Will. The Time-Space Rift then struck the Land Forme’s Arena with lightning, and its furious roar suggested that it had been transformed or driven mad.

• Calyrex recognized a young Teddiursa as the past version of the Bloodmoon Ursaluna, but Luo Mu avoided approaching it to prevent changing history.
• YuPu showed Luo Mu the Ursaluna clan’s sparring grounds and introduced him to the Land Forme, who greeted them gently.
• Luo Mu traveled with YuPu to Lake Acuity, where Azelf appeared and awarded him Azelf’s Fang for completing the Trial of Will.
• A bolt of lightning from the Time-Space Rift struck the direction of Ursaluna’s Arena, and golden light rose from the site.
• Luo Mu and YuPu heard the Land Forme roar in pain and fury, suggesting that the rift had caused something to happen to it.

Luo Mu sent Mega Swampert to stop the frenzied Land Forme from attacking the Peatlands, and Swampert defeated it in an overwhelming battle. Before the Land Forme could recover, another bolt of lightning descended from the Time-Space Rift and triggered its frenzy again.

• YuPu explained the Pearl Clan’s experience calming the Forest King, and Luo Mu decided to confront the Land Forme without a Calming Item.
• The frenzied Land Forme charged into the Peatlands and attacked the Ursaluna herd, but Mega Swampert blocked its strike and protected the Teddiursa.
• Luo Mu commanded Mega Swampert to battle the Land Forme, and Swampert used Rain Dance and Swift Swim to overpower it before knocking it unconscious.
• The golden energy faded from the defeated Land Forme, but Calyrex held back from intervening when another bolt of lightning descended from the Time-Space Rift.
• The lightning struck the weakened Land Forme, restoring its golden glow and causing it to roar in pain.

Luo Mu stopped Land Forme Ursaluna’s repeated rampages by having Luxray steal the Plate within it and hiding the Plate inside Mega Swampert’s Poké Ball, which caused the lightning to dissipate. After learning Azelf had announced his trial success throughout Hisui, Luo Mu accepted an invitation to Jubilife Village and wondered whether Swampert could use the Earth Plate’s power.

• After Land Forme was driven berserk again by lightning from the Time-Space Rift, Luo Mu ordered Luxray to use Thief and remove the Plate inside it.
• Luxray stole an earthy-yellow Plate from Land Forme, ending its rampage, and Luo Mu sent the Plate and Mega Swampert into a Poké Ball to make the lightning lose its target.
• Luo Mu treated Land Forme and learned that Azelf had announced his success in passing its trial across Hisui.
• Luo Mu decided to visit Jubilife Village to probe Wanderer’s capabilities, and the village invited him to discuss the trial and the changes across Hisui.
• Before leaving Wasteland Base, Luo Mu considered whether Mega Swampert could use the Earth Plate’s power without triggering the lightning.

Luo Mu tested whether Swampert could absorb the Earth Plate and discovered that it gained a powerful, controlled form without losing its mind. He then left Wasteland Base with Berila for Jubilife Village, where YuPu warned him about Team Galactic captain Mazegama.

• Luo Mu had Swampert emerge with the Earth Plate, and Calyrex confirmed that the Time-Space Rift remained calm.
• Swampert absorbed the Earth Plate and gained a controlled golden aura and power that surpassed its Mega Evolution.
• YuPu thanked Luo Mu for helping Land Forme and advised him to refuse Mazegama if the Team Galactic captain made excessive demands.
• Luo Mu accepted the Pearl Clan's provisions and departed Wasteland Base with Berila, accompanied by Calyrex, Shaymin, and Victini.
• Berila chatted about battling and training Pokémon as she escorted Luo Mu through the Crimson Mirelands to Jubilife Village.

Luo Mu arrived at Jubilife Village and met with its leaders to discuss the escalating rampages among the lords and ladies. After Unknown proposed that he calm the remaining nine, Mazegama accused him of orchestrating the crisis and demanded that he prove his innocence.

• Berila guided Luo Mu through Jubilife Village and recommended the Ginkgo Guild as a reliable place to trade.
• Luo Mu met Pearly, Diamond Clan Leader, Unknown, and Mazegama at Team Galactic headquarters, where Pearly and Diamond Clan Leader bickered over their friendship with him.
• Unknown reported that the Time-Space Rift’s abnormality had caused the Forest King to rampage again and affected the lords and ladies across Hisui.
• Unknown proposed that Luo Mu calm the remaining nine lords and ladies, then seek the other two trials at the lakes.
• Mazegama pointed to the timing of the crisis and Luo Mu’s arrival as suspicious, accused him of staging the events, and demanded proof of his innocence.

Luo Mu refused to prove himself to Mazegama, who threatened him and tried to stop him from leaving Jubilife Village. After Pearly and Diamond Clan Leader chose to stand with Luo Mu, Mazegama sent out his Pokémon, and Luo Mu demanded that Mazegama surrender Team Galactic or be defeated.

• Luo Mu rejected Mazegama's demand that he prove he was not behind the crises, saying he had no obligation to earn Mazegama's trust.
• Mazegama threatened to expel Luo Mu from Jubilife Village and ban him from Team Galactic's territories if he left the headquarters.
• Pearly and Diamond Clan Leader stood beside Luo Mu despite the risk of trade retaliation, and the three prepared to leave.
• Mazegama sent out Golem, Heracross, Nosepass, Hisuian Form Braviary, Clefable, and Snorlax to block their way.
• Luo Mu stopped Pearly and Diamond Clan Leader from sending out their Pokémon and demanded that Mazegama resign and return Team Galactic to him or face defeat.

Luo Mu defeated Mazegama’s team, took control of Team Galactic with Unknown’s cooperation, and arranged for Calyrex to impersonate Mazegama. With Team Galactic ordered to support the effort to quell the rampaging Kings and Queens, Luo Mu left for the Ginkgo Guild to seek someone he wanted to meet.

• Luo Mu’s Luxray, Swampert, Serperior, Ceruledge, Dragonite, and Arcanine swiftly overwhelmed Mazegama’s Pokémon, while Mimikyu trapped Mazegama with Shadow Claw.
• Luo Mu bound Mazegama and demanded that Unknown keep Team Galactic operating while placing it under his command; Unknown agreed to help resolve the Time-Space Rift crisis.
• Luo Mu sent Mazegama into Spectrier’s shadow domain and arranged for Calyrex to take Mazegama’s appearance, while Unknown handled the guards and learned the truth.
• Disguised as Mazegama, Calyrex ordered Team Galactic to assist the Pearl Clan, the Diamond Clan, and Luo Mu, and made the village’s resources available for the quelling effort.
• Luo Mu left Calyrex to maintain the disguise and headed to the Ginkgo Guild with Shaymin and Victini to look for someone he wanted to meet.

Luo Mu visited the Ginkgo Guild seeking Wanderer, but learned the elusive merchant was away, and acquired a Link Cable. He then set out to face Lake Verity’s trial and two frenzied kings, but a psychic attack struck as he approached the lake.

• Luo Mu asked Ginkgo Guild president Yin Ren to introduce him to Wanderer, but learned Wanderer was traveling and could take days to contact.
• Luo Mu found a Link Cable in the guild warehouse and returned to Team Galactic headquarters.
• Luo Mu told Unknown he would visit Lake Verity and then quell Kleavor and Sneasler, while planning to address the Obsidian Fieldlands’ Arcanine crisis afterward.
• Luo Mu summoned Moltres and flew toward Lake Verity, where a psychic ripple shot toward his forehead before he reached the island.

Luo Mu instantly completed Emolga’s Lake Verity trial by forming a bond with Arcanine and received Uxie’s Wing, then subdued Kleavor and Sneasler and collected their Plates. The next morning, he announced plans to subdue Lilligant, Basculegion, and the Volcano King.

• Emolga gave Luo Mu the trial of forming an unbreakable bond with his first Partner Pokémon, and Luo Mu realized that Arcanine fulfilled the condition.
• Luo Mu received Uxie’s Wing and completed the Lake Verity trial, while Star Yue learned of his success.
• Luo Mu’s Pokémon subdued Kleavor and Sneasler, and Star Yue began to question whether Mazegama could still lead Team Galactic and Jubilife Village.
• Luo Mu brought the Stone Plate and Mystic Plate to Calyrex, gave the Stone Plate to Arcanine, and let Calyrex absorb the Mystic Plate.
• The following morning, Luo Mu told Star Yue that he planned to subdue Lilligant, Basculegion, and the Volcano King.

Luo Mu arrived at Obsidian Fieldlands after defeating the rampaging Basculegion and taking its Ghost Plate, planning how to distribute Plates among his Pokémon. He reunited with Pearly and Guana, then revealed that his Arcanine was the Island King's long-lost child, leaving Guana eager to learn how he found it.

• Dragonite caught Basculegion with Extreme Speed and knocked it unconscious with Dragon Pulse, allowing Swampert to take its Ghost Plate.
• Luo Mu considered giving the Ghost Plate to Mimikyu and the Flame Plate from Obsidian Fieldlands to Ceruledge, while noting Luxray and Dragonite could obtain matching Plates later.
• Luo Mu flew to Obsidian Fieldlands on Moltres and landed at the camp where Pearly and Guana were waiting for him.
• Guana told Luo Mu that medicine from Elder YuPu had improved the Island King's condition, and Luo Mu offered to help it recover.
• Luo Mu revealed that Arcanine was probably the Island King's missing child, and Guana recognized its resemblance to the Island King.
• Guana asked Luo Mu how he had found Arcanine, but he could not explain that he had met it in the future.

Luo Mu healed the Island King and brought Arcanine to the Molten Arena to confront Heatran, which had stolen the Island King's Plate. Heatran emerged empowered by the Flame Plate and struck first, overpowering Arcanine's opening attack as the battle began.

• Luo Mu used Moltres's Sacred Fire to heal the Island King, and Guana asked to watch Arcanine's coming battle with it.
• Luo Mu, Arcanine, and Pearly reached the Molten Arena, while Guana and the Island King watched from a safe distance.
• Heatran burst from a lava pool, appearing wreathed in golden light and flames from the Flame Plate.
• Shaymin sensed that Heatran was in pain and calling for help, but Luo Mu chose to face it before seeking answers.
• Heatran fired a powerful Flamethrower, and Arcanine met it with Flare Blitz but was pushed back and burned by the attack.

Luo Mu’s Arcanine used Magma Mode and the Stone Plate’s power to battle the berserk Heatran across land and magma, ultimately defeating it. As Arcanine stood over Heatran, a mysterious black figure watched Luo Mu from the reverse side of the world and wondered where he had come from.

• Luo Mu ordered Arcanine to enter Magma Mode and draw on the Stone Plate, then Arcanine danced around Heatran’s attacks with speed and agility.
• Arcanine struck Heatran repeatedly, burning it and forcing it to retreat into the magma of Obsidian Fieldlands.
• Arcanine followed Heatran into the magma, where Moltres’s training let it maneuver and attack effectively.
• Heatran unleashed Magma Storm, but Arcanine broke through it with Double-Edge and knocked Heatran into a crater.
• A pitch-black figure watched Luo Mu and Arcanine from the reverse side of the world and asked where Luo Mu had come from.

In the Reversal World, Wanderer reassured Giratina that it could defeat Luo Mu and his powerful Pokémon. After soothing Heatran in the Obsidian Fieldlands and receiving the Flame Plate, Luo Mu asked it to help his student meet a not-yet-hatched member of Heatran’s species, leaving her a Volcano Stone as a way to find him.

• Wanderer urged Giratina to trust in its strength and their shared plan to challenge Arceus, and Giratina regained its confidence.
• Luo Mu gave the cleansed Flame Plate to Ceruledge after soothing Heatran, bringing his team closer to completing their mission.
• Luo Mu learned through Shaymin that Heatran had restrained its rampage to protect its home, then asked how it wanted to repay him.
• Luo Mu asked Heatran to let his student meet its kindred Pokémon when it hatched, if it agreed to go with her.
• Heatran gave Luo Mu a Volcano Stone so his student could find it later and prove herself before it considered matching her with its kin.

After quelling Heatran, Luo Mu returned to Jubilife Village with Pearly, where they found Diamond Clan Leader seeking help with a problem. Pearly’s farm master Sazanami was delayed by a battle with Berila, and Luo Mu recognized Sazanami as a time-lost wanderer whose modern tactics had overwhelmed her.

• Luo Mu obtained the Volcano Stone from Heatran, and he and Arcanine returned to the Pearl Clan camp, where Pearly celebrated the victory with a bonfire festival.
• The next morning, Luo Mu and Pearly flew to Jubilife Village, where Diamond Clan Leader explained that the Diamond Clan had run into trouble preparing to quell its remaining Nobles.
• Xīngyuè told Pearly that Sazanami was battling Berila at the Security Corps training grounds.
• Luo Mu and Pearly arrived as Sazanami’s Gliscor defeated Berila’s Infernape with precise commands, Poison Heal, and a Poison Barb Orb.
• Luo Mu recognized Sazanami as a time-lost wanderer from modern Unova who was using advanced battle tactics in Hisui.